Former Major Champion and Rising American Stars Headline USTA Pro Circuit Acceptance List TYLER, TX (October 12, 2017) The USTA announced Thursday that Francesca Schiavone, 2011 French Open Champion, will headline the field at the RBC … [Read more...]
Maria Sharapova, Taylor Townsend and Others Awarded US Open Wildcards
FORMER US OPEN CHAMPION MARIA SHARAPOVA; RISING STARS TAYLOR TOWNSEND, KAYLA DAY AND SOFIA KENIN; USTA GIRLS’ 18S CHAMPION ASHLEY KRATZER; AND NCAA CHAMPION BRIENNE MINOR HIGHLIGHT WOMEN’S US OPEN WILD-CARD RECIPIENTS Usue Arconada, Kelly Chen, … [Read more...]
U.S. Teens Taylor Fritz and Kayla Day Notch Wins at BNP Paribas Open
(March 10, 2017) American teenagers Taylor Fritz and Kayla Day scored match wins at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday. The 17-year-old Kayla Day, reigning U.S. Open Girls’ champion defeated 32nd seed and recent Australian Open semifinalist Mirjana … [Read more...]
2016 US Open Girls’ Champion Kayla Day Claims USTA Australian Open Wild Card
From the USTA: (November 14, 2016) Kayla Day, 17, of Santa Barbara, Calif., has earned a berth into the main draw of the 2017 Australian Open after clinching the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge this weekend. This will mark Day’s … [Read more...]
Kayla Day Wins US Open Junior Girls’ Title
(September 11, 2016) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Southern Californian Kayla Day celebrated two milestone achievements on Sunday. The 16-year-old Day, the No. 5-seed from Santa Barbara, defeated the No. 13-seed Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2, on … [Read more...]
US Players go 10-13 on Day 1 of the US Open
Embed from Getty Images (August 29, 2016) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY -Thirty-nine players are representing the United States are playing in the US Open this year. Americans went 10-13 on day one of the US Open with a few five-set struggles for seeded … [Read more...]