Desirae Marie Krawczyk (; born January 11, 1994) is an American professional

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player who specialises in doubles. Krawczyk has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 10, achieved in July 2022, and has won seven titles on the

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, including two at the

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level. Krawczyk is a four-time

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champion in mixed doubles, having won the 2021 French and US Opens partnering

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, as well as the

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and

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alongside

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. She was also runner-up at the

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in women's doubles, partnering

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, and the pair were semifinalists at the 2021 US Open.

Professional career

2018: Maiden doubles title and Major debut

In July 2018, she won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the

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, partnering with Chilean Guarachi.

2020: First major doubles final

She reached her first

final at the

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women's doubles event, partnering Alexa Guarachi, and finished runner-up.

2021: Three major titles in mixed doubles

Krawczyk won the mixed-doubles titles at the

(her first Grand Slam title), partnering Salisbury, and at

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, partnering Skupski. Seeded second, she reached her third mixed-doubles Grand Slam final at the US Open, again with Salisbury. They won the title, defeating

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and

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in the final in straight sets. She became the first player to win three Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles in a year since Martina Hingis and Leander Paes in 2015.

2022: Wimbledon mixed doubles title & doubles semifinal & top 10 debut

At the 2022 Madrid Open she reached her first

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doubles final. Partnering with

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, she lost to Olmos and

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. At the

she won her second consecutive title at this Major in mixed doubles partnering again with Skupski and fourth overall. At the same tournament, partnering

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, she reached the semifinals for the third time at a Major in doubles in her career. She made her top 10 debut in the doubles rankings on 11 July 2022.

Personal life and background

She is of

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descent on her father's side, and of

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descent on her mother's side.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Doubles

''Current through the 2022 US Open.''

Mixed doubles

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Mixed doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Other significant finals

WTA 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

WTA 125 tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Notes

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krawczyk, Desirae 1994 births Living people American female tennis players American sportspeople of Filipino descent American people of Polish descent Arizona State Sun Devils women's tennis players Tennis people from California People from Palm Desert, California French Open champions Wimbledon champions US Open (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles 21st-century American women