US Open Women | 09/04 16:00 | 27 | [3] Sloane Stephens v Anastasija Sevastova [18] | 2-6,3-6 | |
US Open Women | 09/02 23:00 | 26 | [3] Sloane Stephens v Elise Mertens [15] | 6-3,6-3 | |
US Open Women | 08/31 16:00 | 25 | [3] Sloane Stephens v Victoria Azarenka [79] | 6-3,6-4 | |
US Open Women | 08/29 16:00 | 24 | [3] Sloane Stephens v Anhelina Kalinina [134] | 4-6,7-5,6-2 | |
US Open Women | 08/27 20:15 | 23 | [3] Sloane Stephens v Evgeniya Rodina [80] | 6-1,7-5 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/16 21:45 | 26 | [14] Elise Mertens v Sloane Stephens [3] | 7-6,6-2 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/15 15:00 | 25 | [85] Tatjana Maria v Sloane Stephens [3] | 3-6,2-6 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/12 17:30 | 29 | [1] Simona Halep v Sloane Stephens [3] | 7-6,3-6,6-4 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/11 22:00 | 28 | [3] Sloane Stephens v Elina Svitolina [5] | 6-3,6-3 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/10 17:45 | 27 | [19] Anastasija Sevastova v Sloane Stephens [3] | 2-6,2-6 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/09 15:00 | 26 | [27] Carla Suarez Navarro v Sloane Stephens [3] | 2-6,5-7 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/08 18:20 | 25 | [191] Francoise Abanda v Sloane Stephens [3] | 0-6,2-6 | |
WTA Washington | 08/01 18:30 | 26 | [91] Andrea Petkovic v Sloane Stephens [3] | 2-6,6-4,6-2 | |
WTA Washington | 07/31 18:30 | 25 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands v Sloane Stephens | 5-7,4-6 | |
Wimbledon Women | 07/02 12:00 | 23 | [55] Donna Vekic v Sloane Stephens [4] | 6-1,6-3 | |
French Open Women | 06/09 13:00 | 29 | [1] Simona Halep v Sloane Stephens [10] | 3-6,6-4,6-1 | |
French Open Women | 06/07 14:50 | 28 | [13] Madison Keys v Sloane Stephens [10] | 4-6,4-6 | |
French Open Women | 06/05 14:15 | 27 | [10] Sloane Stephens v Daria Kasatkina [14] | 6-3,6-1 | |
French Open Women | 06/03 13:10 | 26 | [24] Anett Kontaveit v Sloane Stephens [10] | 2-6,0-6 | |
French Open Women | 06/02 09:00 | 25 | [57] Camila Giorgi v Sloane Stephens [10] | 6-4,1-6,6-8 | |
French Open Women | 05/30 16:50 | 24 | [136] Magdalena Frech v Sloane Stephens [10] | 2-6,2-6 | |
French Open Women | 05/27 11:50 | 23 | [106] Arantxa Rus v Sloane Stephens [10] | 2-6,0-6 | |
WTA Nurnberg | 05/22 16:00 | 25 | [10] Sloane Stephens v Yulia Putintseva [93] | 7-5,4-6,6-7 | |
WTA Rome | 05/17 17:30 | 26 | [10] Sloane Stephens v Caroline Garcia [7] | 1-6,6-7 | |
WTA Rome | 05/16 09:00 | 25 | [10] Sloane Stephens v Kaia Kanepi [59] | 6-0,5-7,6-4 | |
WTA Rome | 05/14 19:00 | 24 | [10] Sloane Stephens v Barbora Strycova [25] | 6-7,6-3,6-1 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/09 12:50 | 26 | [9] Sloane Stephens v Karolina Pliskova [6] | 2-6,3-6 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/07 18:00 | 25 | [9] Sloane Stephens v Samantha Stosur [57] | 6-1,6-3 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/06 14:00 | 24 | [9] Sloane Stephens v Silvia Soler-Espinosa [218] | 6-3,6-2 | |
WTA Stuttgart | 04/25 12:30 | 25 | [16] Coco Vandeweghe v Sloane Stephens [9] | 6-1,6-0 |
Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 3, after Wimbledon in 2018. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 85 and has won one WTA title.
Born to athletic parents with backgrounds in collegiate swimming and professional American football, Stephens was introduced to tennis at the club across the street from her house in Fresno, California. Her stepfather was a competitive recreational tennis player and was her primary inspiration for beginning to play the sport. Stephens moved to Florida to train at a tennis academy, ultimately working with Nick Saviano. She became a promising junior player, reaching an ITF junior ranking of world No. 5 and winning three out of four major girls' doubles titles in 2010 with her partner Tímea Babos.
While 19 years old, Stephens rose to prominence at the 2013 Australian Open with a semifinal run beating world No. 3, Serena Williams. Although she reached No. 11 towards the end of 2013, she regressed and stayed outside the top 25 to the end of 2015. She switched to a new coach, Kamau Murray, under whom she returned to elite level and won three WTA titles in the first half of 2016. Her successful year was cut short by a foot injury that kept her out for months.
She returned from injury in the middle of 2017 and won the US Open singles title in her fifth tournament back. She was also awarded WTA Comeback Player of the Year for her successful season. In 2018, she continued her success by winning her first Premier Mandatory title at the Miami Open, reaching a second Grand Slam singles final at the French Open, entering the top 10 for the first time, and finishing runner-up at the WTA Finals.