Full name Kayla Day Coach(es) Henner Nehles Height 1.73 m Prize money 97,000 USD Parents Andrew B. Day, Dana Day | Career record 42 - 22 Turned pro 2016 Highest ranking 195 (November 14, 2016) | |
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Born September 28, 1999 (age 17)Santa Barbara, California, United States ( 1999-09-28 ) Plays Left-handed (Two-handed backhand) Similar Viktória Kužmová, Sofia Kenin, Anastasia Potapova, Claire Liu, Madison Brengle | ||
Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999) is an American professional tennis player. She is the reigning US Open junior champion and the reigning USTA Girls' 18s national champion.
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Personal life
Day started playing tennis when she was 7 years old.
Junior career
Day has been No. 1 in the Girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings. In 2016, she climbed to No. 1 in the ITF junior rankings by winning the Junior US Open, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year. She also won the 2016 USTA Girls 18s national championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the US Open.
2016
Day made her WTA debut at the 2016 Connecticut Open in New Haven after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career grand slam at the US Open and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.
Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50,000 tournament in Macon. The following week, she reached the semifinal at Scottsdale to enter the Top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first grand slam of 2017.
