Country (sports) | United States |
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Born |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
April 12, 1995
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $62,098 |
Singles | |
Career record | 75-44 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 77 (February 13, 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 77 (February 13, 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2017) |
French Open | Q3 (2016) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
US Open | Q3 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 31-22 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 287 (June 6, 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 377 (January 16, 2017) |
Jennifer Brady (born April 12, 1995) is an American tennis player.
Brady has won four singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 30 January 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of world no. 78. On 6 June 2016, she peaked at world no. 287 in doubles.
Brady made her WTA tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having received a wildcard with Samantha Crawford in the doubles tournament.
Brady had previously attended the University of California, Los Angeles, having made her debut for the Bruins tennis team in fall 2013. She completed her sophomore year of college before turning professional in 2015.
Brady first played in the main draw of a WTA singles tournament at the Carlsbad (California) Classic in November 2015, reaching the semifinals. She reached the quarterfinals at Guangzhou China in September 2016, where she also reached the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou doubles tournament.
At the 2017 Australian Open, after three singles qualification rounds, defeated Maryna Zanevska and Heather Watson before defeating number-14 seed Elena Vesnina in the third round in the singles tournament. Her run came to an end in the fourth round with a straight set loss to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.