Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is a former American

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player. In her career, Crawford won one singles title and five doubles titles on the

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. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings. As a junior,

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-born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open, defeating

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in the final.

Career

2012

Crawford received a wildcard into the qualifying of the US Open. She got into the competition with wins over

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and

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, and played

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for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager

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2015

In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hardcourt events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.

2016

At the

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, Crawford caused an upset by defeating top-15 player

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in the second round. She subsequently went on to reach her first semifinal on the

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, but lost the match to former world No. 1 and eventual champion,

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, in straight sets.

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)

Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Junior career

Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 title

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Samantha 1995 births Living people Tennis players from Atlanta American female tennis players US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles American people of Chinese descent Chinese-American tennis players 21st-century American women