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Kayla Day

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Kayla Day
Day at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLake Nona, Orlando, Florida
Born (1999-09-28) September 28, 1999 (age 25)[1]
Santa Barbara, California
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
CoachPat Cash
Prize moneyUS$ 1,189,418
Singles
Career record231–184
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 84 (April 1, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 196 (October 28, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017, 2024)
French Open3R (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023, 2024)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record35–37
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (January 29, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 349 (October 28, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
US Open2R (2017)
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999)[1] is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 84 by the WTA. As a junior, she won one junior Grand Slam title, at the 2016 US Open. There, she finished runner-up in the doubles event, partnering with Caroline Dolehide.

Despite having success as junior, Day has mostly spent time playing on the ITF Women's Circuit instead of WTA Tour, due to her ranking. She officially turned professional in 2017, at the Australian Open.[2]

Early life and background

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Day started playing tennis when she was seven years old.[3] Her mother is from the Czech Republic.[4]

Junior career

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She was No. 1 in the girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s national US rankings.[3] In 2016, Day climbed to the top of the ITF junior rankings by winning the 2016 Junior US Open, reaching semifinals at the 2016 Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year.[5][6] She also achieved her best doubles result at a major event as a runner-up at the 2016 Junior US Open with partner Caroline Dolehide.[7] She won the 2016 USTA Girls 18s National Championships to earn a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open.[6][8] Day has been coached from the beginning by Larry Mousouris, who has coached two other Junior US Open winners (Michael Falberg and Tim Trigueiro).

Professional career

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2016-2017: Turned professional, first title, Grand Slam & Premier-level debut

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Day made her WTA Tour debut at the Connecticut Open in New Haven, after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career Grand Slam at the US Open, and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.

Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at the $50k tournament in Macon, Georgia. The following week at Scottsdale, she reached the semifinals to enter the top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, she won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first major event of 2017.[9]

Day picked up her first tour wins of the season — and first wins of her career at a Premier Mandatory event — at the 2017 Indian Wells Open, including a victory over 2017 Australian Open semifinalist Mirjana Lučić-Baroni to reach the third round of the tournament.

2022: WTA 1000 debut

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After almost five years of absence at the WTA 1000 level, she qualified for the main draw at the Guadalajara Open where she lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard.[10]

2023: French Open third round, top 100

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Day won three matches in the French Open qualifying to make her first main draw at Roland Garros, as well as her first Grand Slam tournament appearance since the 2017 US Open.[11] She defeated wildcard Kristina Mladenovic[12] and 20th seed Madison Keys to reach the third round of a major for the first time.[13][14] Day lost to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in round three.[15]

She claimed the title at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, defeating Katherine Sebov in the final and moving to world No. 94 as a result.[16]

2024: Career-high ranking in top 85

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Day lost to Viktoriya Tomova in the first round at the Australian Open.[17]

At the Indian Wells Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacing fourth seed and defending champion, Elena Rybakina, directly in the second round[18] where she lost to Nadia Podoroska.[19] She reached a career-high ranking of No. 84 on 1 April 2024.[citation needed]

She lost to lucky loser Hailey Baptiste in the first round at the French Open.[20]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Korea Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 ... 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R Q3 A Q2 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A Q2 Q1 A 3R 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon A Q1 A A Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 2R 1R Q1 Q2 1R Q1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Win–loss 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 0 / 7 3–7 30%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[a] A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai[a] A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A 3R 1R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Miami Open A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Career statistics
2016 2017 2018 ... 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 2 5 2 2 6 Career total: 17
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–2 3–5 0–2 0–2 3–6 0 / 17 7–17 29%
Year-end ranking[b] 195 154 300 195 87 $860,655

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60/75,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2016 Tennis Classic of Macon, United States 50,000 Hard United States Danielle Collins 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Feb 2017 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States 25,000 Hard Canada Bianca Andreescu 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2021 ITF Fort Worth, United States 25,000 Hard Estonia Kaia Kanepi 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2021 ITF Austin, United States 25,000 Hard Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 May 2022 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–5 Jun 2022 ITF Wichita, United States 25,000 Hard United States Elizabeth Mandlik 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2022 ITF Redding, United States 25,000 Hard United States Jamie Loeb 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–5 May 2023 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay United States Ann Li 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–5 Jul 2023 Championnats de Granby, Canada 100,000 Hard Canada Katherine Sebov 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 5–6 Oct 2023 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard United States Emma Navarro 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–7 Apr 2024 Charlottesville Open, US W75 Clay United States Louisa Chirico 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2017 Midland Tennis Classic, US 100,000 Hard (i) United States Caroline Dolehide United States Ashley Weinhold
United States Caitlin Whoriskey 		6–7(1), 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 Rancho Santa Fe Open, US 25,000 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
United States Chiara Scholl 		6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 2–1 Feb 2019 Rancho Santa Fe Open, US 25,000 Hard United States Sophia Whittle Hong Kong Eudice Chong
China You Xiaodi 		6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 3–1 Oct 2024 Edmond Open, United States W75 Hard Australia Jaimee Fourlis United States Sophie Chang
United States Rasheeda McAdoo 		7–5, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' singles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2016 US Open Hard Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–2

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 US Open Hard United States Caroline Dolehide United States Jada Hart
United States Ena Shibahara 		6–4, 2–6, [11–13]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status, while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ 2015: WTA ranking–988, ... 2019: WTA ranking–440, 2020: WTA ranking–475, 2021: WTA ranking–375.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kayla Day | Player Stats & More". WTA Official. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Rubin, Stephanie (January 11, 2017). "Kayla Day to make Slam debut as Pro in Melbourne". Baseline. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kayla Day cruises into Junior singles' semi-final". Wimbledon. July 7, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Meet Kayla Day, American Teenager with Plenty to Smile About". WTA Tennis. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Pantic, Nina (September 13, 2016). "A brand new day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". tennis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Kayla Day Junior Singles Activity". ITF Junior. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "A Brand New Day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". Tennis.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries". Tennis Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Tennis Phenom Kayla Day Goes Pro". independent.com. January 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Andreescu solves Kvitova to reach Guadalajara last 16". October 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Santa Barbara's Kayla Day outlasts Avanesyan to reach French Open main draw". keyt.com. May 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Kayla Day wins French Open first round match". keyt.com. May 30, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  13. ^ "Tracing Kayla Day's path to a milestone moment at the French Open". Women's Tennis Association.
  14. ^ "Keys hits remarkable 74 unforced errors during match against Kayla Day at Roland Garros". tennisuptodate.com. June 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "Roland-Garros: Schmiedlova cruises past Kayla Day to reach the last 16". Tennis Majors. June 3, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  16. ^ "Kayla Day wins Granby 100k and cracks top 100 rankings". keyt.com. July 23, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  17. ^ "Australian Open: Tomova into second round, Svitolina next". Tennis Majors. January 15, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  18. ^ "BNP Paribas Open: Last year's champion Elena Rybakina withdraws 4 hours before first match". Desert Sun.
  19. ^ "Indian Wells: Podoroska advances to third round". Tennis Majors. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  20. ^ "Roland-Garros: Baptiste into second round". Tennis Majors. May 27, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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