Ayan Broomfield (born August 13, 1997) is a Canadian
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Broomfield has won two doubles title on the
ITF tour in her career. On April 27, 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 680. On May 4, 2015, she peaked at world number 467 in the doubles rankings.
Broomfield made her
WTA Tour debut at the
2014 Coupe Banque Nationale
The 2014 Coupe Banque Nationale was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Tournoi de Québec and the first with National Bank of Canada as the main sponsor, and was part of the WTA International tournam ...
, having received a wildcard with
Maria Patrascu into the doubles tournament.
She decided to follow the college route and was part of the
Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...
tennis team from January 2016 to May 2017.
On May 25, 2019, playing for the
UCLA Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). ...
, she and teammate
Gabby Andrews won the doubles event at the 2019
NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship
The NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's tennis tournament to determine the Team Championships, Singles Championships, and Doubles Championships for women's tennis athletes from Division I ...
, defeating Kate Fahey and
Brienne Minor
Brienne Alexandra Minor (born November 25, 1997) is an American tennis player currently playing for the University of Michigan. On May 29, 2017, she won the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, becoming the first African-American ...
of the
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisio ...
.
A short documentary titled ''Ayan Broomfield Tennis Story'' premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 22, 2019. She was body double for select scenes of
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is ...
matches on the 2021 biographical film ''
King Richard''.
La tenista Marcela Zacarías, de la pista al cine en 'El método Williams': "Fue increíble hacer de Arantxa"
- Andrés García, Marca, 27 January 2022
Her partner is men's tennis player Frances Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe Jr. ( ; born January 20, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has ranked Tiafoe as high as world No. 17 in singles, on October 10, 2022, and world No. 160 in doubles, on No ...
.
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
References
External links
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UCLA Bruins profile
Ayan Broomfield Documentary Short
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1997 births
Living people
Canadian female tennis players
Tennis players from Toronto
Clemson Tigers women's tennis players
UCLA Bruins women's tennis players