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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Bradenton, Florida | April 17, 2002
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Desmond Osuigwe |
Prize money | US$779,555 |
Singles | |
Career record | 136–139 (49.5%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 105 (August 12, 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 372 (November 20, 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019, 2021) |
French Open | Q2 (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2019, 2021) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2019, 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 75–62 (54.7%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 156 (November 13, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 156 (November 20, 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2019, 2022) |
French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon Junior | F (2017) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2018) |
Last updated on: November 20, 2023. |
Whitney Osuigwe (/əˈsɪɡweɪ/ ə-SIG-way;[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player.
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
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
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
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, 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
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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
Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
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 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Miami Open | A | 1R | 2R | NH | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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 | 9% |
Year-end ranking | 1120 | 226 | 132 | 160 | 247 | 278 | $610,068 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2023 | WTA 125 Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2018 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Tyler, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2019 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2019 | ITF Tyler, United States | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2023 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2018 | ITF Orlando, United States | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Ashland, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2020 | ITF Nicholasville, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | ITF Orlando, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7), 7–5 |
Win | 4–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [10–7] |
Win | 6–3 | Nov 2023 | ITF Charleston, United States | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
ITF Junior finals
Junior Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Legend |
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Grade A (1–2) |
Grade 1 (4–0) |
Grade 4 (1–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Grade 4 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2016 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Grade 4 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Grade 1 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Criciúma, Brazil | Grade 1 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Tulsa, United States | Grade 1 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Osaka, Japan | Grade A | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2017 | ITF Mexico City | Grade A | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Bradenton, U.S. | Grade 1 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 6–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Grade A | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Legend |
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Grade A (1–1) |
Grade 1 (3–1) |
Grade 4 (0–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | ITF Plantation, U.S. | Grade 4 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2017 | ITF Criciúma, Brazil | Grade 1 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Wells, United States | Grade 1 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 2–2 | May 2017 | ITF Milan, Italy | Grade A | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2017 | ITF Mexico City | Grade A | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Bradenton, U.S. | Grade 1 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Roehampton, UK | Grade 1 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) |
References
- ↑ "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ↑ RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Whitney OSUIGWE". Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ↑ "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Floridian Whitney Osuigwe wins USTA girls 18s tennis championship". August 13, 2018.
- ↑ Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.