Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an
American
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former professional tennis player.
She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit. On 30 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the age of 16 at the
2008 US Open. In 2019, she was given a wildcard bid and reached the fourth round of the
US Open where she became the first
Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since
Lilia Osterloh
Lilia Osterloh (born April 7, 1978) is a retired tennis player from the United States.
Osterloh started a professional career in August 1997.
She reached her highest singles ranking in April 2001, when she became world No. 41 Her career-high dou ...
accomplished the feat in 2000.
Ahn is of
Korean
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People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
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** ...
descent and was born in
Flushing Hospital
Flushing Hospital Medical Center (also known as Flushing Hospital) is one of the oldest hospitals in New York City. It survived a 1999 bankruptcy and subsequently affiliated first with the New York Presbyterian Hospital and then with the MediSys ...
, having later lived in
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She graduated from
Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the
Stanford women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was All-American in singles, ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Pac-10 Championships singles champion.
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.''
Singles
''Current through
2021 US Open.''
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Notes
References
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1992 births
Living people
American female tennis players
American sportspeople of Korean descent
People from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey
Tennis people from New Jersey
Korean-American tennis players
Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players
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