Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player.
In her career, she won seven singles 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 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
Asian Americans are Americans with ancestry from the continent of Asia (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).
Although this term had historically been used fo ...
woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since
Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000.
Ahn is of
Korean descent and was born in
Flushing Hospital, having later lived in
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She graduated from
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the
Stanford
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women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was an 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.
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Singles
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Notes
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1992 births
Living people
American female tennis players
American sportspeople of Korean descent
People from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Tennis players from Bergen County, New Jersey
American tennis players of Korean descent
Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players
21st-century American sportswomen