Katie Swan
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| Full name | Katie Swan |
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| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom
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| Born |
24 March 1999 Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Prize money | $80,422 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 41–22 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 338 (20 March 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 353 (24 April 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2015) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2015) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–6 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 539 (30 January 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 540 (20 March 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2015) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2014, 2016) |
| Last updated on: 20 March 2017. | |
Katie Swan (born 24 March 1999 in Bristol) is a British tennis player. Based in Wichita, Kansas, United States, since 2013.
Swan was born in Bristol, to parents Nicki and Richard. Whilst on holiday in Portugal when she was seven, she took tennis lessons to pass the time. Her teacher had once played for Portugal and told her parents, that she showed real talent. On the family’s return to Abbots Leigh, Bristol, Swan had regular tennis lessons with Rob Hawkins, junior programme manager and head coach at the David Lloyd club. Hawkins coached Swan until she was eleven, watching her develop into a promising player on the international circuit.
Swan was head girl at Bristol prep The Downs School and was a keen hockey player, representing Avon and her school when they qualified for the Under-13 national finals. She briefly attended the independent Bristol Grammar School until the family moved to Wichita, Kansas in 2013 due to her father’s job in the oil industry. Swan is one of the very few junior players on the competitive circuit who is still in school, Wichita Collegiate School, though she has been taking online classes since August 2015.
In 2007, Rob Hawkins brought Swan to the attention of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) when she was eight and as a result, she began to receive LTA support and funding.
In 2009, Swan won her first international tournament in Croatia, the prestigious Smrikve Bowl event for 10-year-olds, and went on to win an Under 10s international title.
In 2014, Swan was a member of the four-strong GB squad, coached by Judy Murray, that triumphed in the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual Under-18s competition against the USA.
On 30 January 2015, Swan defeated Dalma Gálfi after facing three match points to reach her first junior Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, where she lost 6–1 6–4 to Tereza Mihalikova. .
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