Grace Min
Grace Min at the 2015 Wimbledon
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Born |
May 6, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Roger Anderson, USTA Player Development Program |
| Prize money | US $364,108 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 165–103 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 97 (2 March 2015) |
| Current ranking | 97 (2 March 2015) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2015) |
| French Open | 1R (2013, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2013, 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 19–24 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 308 (17 September 2012) |
| Current ranking | 768 (2 February 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 2 February 2015. | |
Grace Min (born May 6, 1994) is an American tennis player who won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title. She also won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles with Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Min's highest singles ranking was Number 100 on 2 February 2015, making her the fourteenth highest ranked American.
Grace's first tournament was the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, an under 14 tournament at the Bollettieri Sports Academy. Aged twelve and seeded tenth, Grace received a bye into the second round, where she was defeated by Nataliya Pintusova 6–3 6–4.
Her next tournament was the Prince Cup in Miami, Florida. In the first round she defeated tenth seed Melina Ferrero 2–6 6–0 10–8, for her first victory of the year. She then fell to qualifier Laurie Gingras 6–3 6–3 in the second round.
Her final tournament of the year was the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida. In the first round, she crushed German Sarah Ott 6–1 6–0, and backed it up by another straight sets victory over qualifier Yuki Kristina Chiang 6–1 6–2. Next, she demolished Donna Vekić 6–0 6–1, but was eventually defeated by Chanelle Van Nguyen 6–3 6–1 in the fourth round.
The first tournament of the year was an under 14 tournament in Bolton, England, but Grace lost in the second round to ninth seed Nastja Kolar 6–2 6–3. She then headed to Tarbes, France, where she was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Les Petits As. She qualified for the tournament, defeating Eugenie Prince, Manon Peral and Marine Even all in straight sets to qualify. She reached the semifinals of the tournament before her unexpected run was cut short by top seed Anna Orlik 6–3 7–5. Her success in the tournament greatly improved her ranking.
Grace then played the USTA National Open and the Easter Bowl, losing in the first round of the former and the quarterfinals of the latter. She then headed to Waco, Texas for the ITF Spring Circuit, where she lost in the third round to tenth seed Chieh-Yu Hsu 6–1 6–3.
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