Kaitlyn Christian (born January 13, 1992) is a
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 from the United States.
Christian is primarily a doubles player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 38, achieved in February 2019, and a career-high singles ranking of 570, reached in September 2017.
Personal life
Christian was
Emma Stone
Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...
's
body double
In filmmaking, a double is a person who substitutes FOR another actor such that the person's face is not shown. There are various terms associated with a double based on the specific body part or ability they serve as a double for, such as stunt ...
as
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States ...
in the 2017 film ''
Battle of the Sexes'',
and she also is credited as portraying tennis player
Kerry Melville
Kerry Melville Reid (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tou ...
in the film. She also portrayed tennis player
Shaun Stafford
Shaun Stafford Beckish (born December 13, 1968), née Shaun Stafford, is an American former college and professional tennis player who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour from 1989 to 1996. As a collegiate tennis player, Stafford ...
in the 2021 film ''
King Richard''.
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
WTA career finals
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
WTA 125 tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
Doubles: 19 (13–6)
References
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1992 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Sportspeople from Orange, California
USC Trojans women's tennis players
Tennis people from California
Universiade medalists in tennis
Universiade bronze medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade