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Whitney Osuigwe
Country (sports) United States
Born (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22)
Bradenton, Florida
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDesmond Osuigwe
Prize moneyUS$803,406
Singles
Career record155–156
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (August 12, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 407 (September 23, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019, 2021)
French OpenQ2 (2019)
WimbledonQ1 (2019, 2021)
US Open1R (2018, 2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record95–74
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 118 (August 5, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 121 (September 23, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2019, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2018)
Last updated on: 25 September 2024.

Whitney Osuigwe (/əˈsɪɡw/ ə-SIG-way;[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 105 and a doubles ranking of No. 118 achieved in August 2019 and 2024 respectively.

In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion.[3] She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in Paris in 28 years.

Personal life

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Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age six, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis.[4][5]

Junior career

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In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She started by reaching the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in December, and then won two Grade-1 clay-court tournaments in back-to-back weeks in February. Osuigwe capped off her dominance in this part of the season by winning the 2017 Junior French Open over fellow American Claire Liu.

In doing so, she became the first American to win the girls' event since Jennifer Capriati in 1989, the fifth American champion overall, and the ninth youngest winner of the event at under 15 years and 2 months. This was also only the second time the final was contested between two Americans, with the other occurring in 1980.[6]

Osuigwe would go on to finish the season as the number-one-ranked junior in the world, for which she was named the combined 2017 ITF Junior World Champion. Furthermore, she then won the Orange Bowl before the year came to a close.

On August 12, 2018, Osuigwe won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships which earned her a wildcard entry into the main draw of the US Open.[7]

Professional career

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Osuigwe made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Miami Open, losing to her fellow wildcard and junior rival Claire Liu.

In January 2019, Osuigwe played alongside David Ferrer on the Spain team in the 2019 Hopman Cup, replacing Garbiñe Muguruza who was out due to injury. Osuigwe played only the mixed-doubles match, losing to the French team which consisted of Lucas Pouille and Alizé Cornet.

In March 2019, she entered the Miami Open main draw as a wildcard, winning her first-round match against fellow wildcard Mari Osaka, the sister of Naomi Osaka.[8]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[9]

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R Q1 1R Q2 A 0 / 2 0–2
French Open A A Q2 Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 NH Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q3 A 0 / 3 0–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 5 0–5
WTA 1000
Miami Open A 1R 2R NH Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 2 1–2
Career statistics
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Tournaments 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 Career total: 10
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 1–10
Year-end ranking 1120 226 132 160 247 290 368 $610,068

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2023 Midland Tennis Classic,
United States
Hard (i) United States Hailey Baptiste United States Sophie Chang
United States Ashley Lahey
2–6, 6–2, [10–1]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W80 tournaments (2–0)
W25 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2018 ITF Wesley Chapel, United States W25 Clay United States Francesca Di Lorenzo 2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2018 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States W80 Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 2019 Charlottesville Open, United States W80 Clay United States Madison Brengle 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 2–2 May 2019 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States W100 Clay United States Taylor Townsend 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Hard Andorra Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2023 ITF Jackson, United States W25 Clay Hungary Tímea Babos 5–7, 5–7

Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (2–1)
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (2–3)
W25/35 tournaments (4–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (4–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2018 ITF Orlando, United States W15 Clay United States Caty McNally Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Belarus Ilona Kremen
6–2, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 2018 ITF Jackson, United States W25 Clay United States Sanaz Marand Italy Gaia Sanesi
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Apr 2018 Charlottesville Open, United States W80 Clay United States Ashley Kratzer United States Sophie Chang
United States Alexandra Mueller
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 Ashland Tennis Classic, United States W60 Hard United States Sanaz Marand Serbia Jovana Jakšić
Mexico Renata Zarazúa
3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss 2–3 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, United States W100 Hard (i) United States Hailey Baptiste United States Catherine Harrison
United States Quinn Gleason
5–7, 2–6
Win 3–3 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, United States W60 Hard United States Hailey Baptiste United States Angela Kulikov
United States Rianna Valdes
7–6(7), 7–5
Win 4–3 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Hard United States Hailey Baptiste United States Francesca Di Lorenzo
United States Makenna Jones
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jul 2023 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W25 Clay United States Victoria Osuigwe Spain Alicia Herrero Liñana
Argentina Melany Krywoj
6–1, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 6–3 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, United States W100 Clay United States Hailey Baptiste Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova
France Carole Monnet
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss 6–4 Jan 2024 ITF Vero Beach, United States W75+H Clay United States Hailey Baptiste United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 6–5 Feb 2024 Georgia's Rome Open, United States W75 Hard (i) United States Hailey Baptiste United States Angela Kulikov
United States Jamie Loeb
walkover
Win 7–5 Feb 2024 Guanajuato Open, Mexico W100 Hard United States Hailey Baptiste United States Ann Li
Canada Rebecca Marino
7–5, 6–4
Win 8–5 Mar 2024 ITF Spring, United States W35 Hard United States Alana Smith United States Malkia Ngounoue
Brazil Thaísa Pedretti
6–4, 6–4
Win 9–5 Jul 2024 Lexington Challenger, United States W75 Hard United States Alana Smith United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley
7–6(5), 6–3

ITF Junior finals

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Grand Slam tournaments

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2017 French Open Clay United States Claire Liu 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass United States Caty McNally Serbia Olga Danilović
Slovenia Kaja Juvan
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass United States Caty McNally China Wang Xinyu
China Wang Xiyu
2–6, 1–6

ITF Junior Circuit

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Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
Grade A (1–2)
Grade 1 (4–0)
Grade 4 (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2015 ITF Plantation, U.S. Grade 4 Clay United States Carson Branstine 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2016 ITF Plantation, U.S. Grade 4 Clay United States Carson Branstine 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Feb 2017 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Grade 1 Clay Serbia Draginja Vukovic 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Feb 2017 ITF Criciúma, Brazil Grade 1 Clay United Kingdom Emily Appleton 7–5, 6–4
Win 4–1 Oct 2017 ITF Tulsa, United States Grade 1 Hard United States Natasha Subhash 6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Oct 2017 ITF Osaka, Japan Grade A Hard China Wang Xinyu 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Nov 2017 ITF Mexico City Grade A Clay United States Alexa Noel 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Dec 2017 ITF Bradenton, U.S. Grade 1 Clay France Clara Burel 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 6–3 Dec 2017 ITF Plantation, U.S. Grade A Clay Ukraine Margaryta Bilokin 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
Grade A (1–1)
Grade 1 (3–1)
Grade 4 (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Plantation, U.S. Grade 4 Clay United States Alexa Noel United States Alana Smith
United States Peyton Stearns
2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2017 ITF Criciúma, Brazil Grade 1 Clay United States Hailey Baptiste United States Elysia Bolton
United States Vanessa Ong
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 1–2 Apr 2017 ITF Indian Wells, United States Grade 1 Hard United States Caty McNally United States Taylor Johnson
United States Ann Li
6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win 2–2 May 2017 ITF Milan, Italy Grade A Clay United States Caty McNally Chinese Taipei Cho I-hsuan
Japan Ayumi Miyamoto
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2–3 Nov 2017 ITF Mexico City Grade A Clay United States Ellie Douglas United States Dalayna Hewitt
United States Peyton Stearns
4–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Dec 2017 ITF Bradenton, U.S. Grade 1 Clay United States Caty McNally Thailand Thasaporn Naklo
Japan Naho Sato
6–3, 6–1
Win 4–3 Jul 2018 ITF Roehampton, UK Grade 1 Grass United States Caty McNally Denmark Clara Tauson
China Wang Xinyu
7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7)

References

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  1. ^ "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Whitney OSUIGWE". Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Floridian Whitney Osuigwe wins USTA girls 18s tennis championship". August 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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Awards
Preceded by ITF Junior World Champion
2017
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under

2017
Succeeded by