Storm Sanders

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Storm Sanders
Full name Storm Sanders
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Born (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 30)
Rockhampton, Australia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 2012
Plays Left-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money $202,297
Singles
Career record 85–84
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking 202 (10 February 2014)
Current ranking 357 (15 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2014, 2015, 2016)
French Open Q1 (2014)
Wimbledon —
US Open Q1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record 67–51
Career titles 5 ITF
Highest ranking 170 (1 February 2016)
Current ranking 170 (15 February 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2016)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2014)
Last updated on: 15 February 2016.

Storm Sanders (born 11 August 1994) is an Australian tennis player.

Sanders has won one singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 10 February 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 202. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at world number 170 in the doubles rankings.[1]

Sanders debuted on the ITF junior tour in December 2007,[2] and on the senior tour in November 2008.[3] She won her first professional tournament in February 2013.

Professional career

2013

Sanders began her year ranked 674 in the world. Her first tournament was the 2013 Apia International Sydney, where she received a wildcard into qualifying. She stunned Eugenie Bouchard in the first round in two tiebreak sets, but lost in the second round against Misaki Doi. Sanders then received a wildcard into qualifying at the 2013 Australian Open where she lost in the first round against Yuliya Beygelzimer. In February, after failing to qualify for the McDonald's Burnie International, Sanders celebrated a breakthrough victory, winning the $25,000 Launceston Tennis International ITF tournament.[4][5] She won through both the qualifying and main draws without dropping a set. She also achieved the rare feat of defeating the top seeds in both the qualifying draw (Mari Tanaka) and the main draw (Olivia Rogowska) en route to victory. Sanders reached the top 500 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the tournament win. A month later, she reached the final of the $25,000 ITF event in Ipswich, Queensland, losing to Jelena Pandžić in three sets.[6]

In July, together with her British partner Naomi Broady, Sanders won the $50,000 2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Doubles, defeating Robin Anderson and Lauren Embree in straight sets.[7]

In US Open qualifying, Sanders lost in the first round to Uzbekistan's Nigina Abduraimova.[8]

2014

Sanders began the season at the 2014 Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard into qualifying. She opened with a three set win over Irina-Camelia Begu.[9] Although taking the opening set, Sanders lost against third seed Hsieh Su-wei in three sets in the second round.

The following week, Sanders was awarded a wildcard to the main draw of the Hobart International. A first round win over Peng Shuai[10] saw her match up with second seed Kirsten Flipkens in the second round. Pushing the top-20 ranked Belgian to the brink, Sanders lost in a tough three set match, lasting over two and a half hours.[11] Despite the close loss, it was announced that Sanders had been given a wildcard into the singles main draw of the 2014 Australian Open,[12] having been given wildcards for the doubles draw the previous two years. She played Italian Camila Giorgi in round one, losing on her Grand Slam singles debut in three sets.[13] She also lost in the first round of women's and mixed doubles.

2015

Given a wildcard for the 2015 Hobart International,[14] Sanders lost in round one to Camila Giorgi in three sets. Sanders was then given a wildcard for the 2015 Australian Open, but lost at the first stage again, this time to world number 46 Klára Koukalová in straight sets.[15]

ITF finals (6–8)

Singles (1–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 4 February 2013 Launceston, Australia Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 18 March 2013 Ipswich, Australia Hard Croatia Jelena Pandžić 5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 28 September 2015 Tweed Heads, Australia Hard Hungary Dalma Gálfi 2–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles (5–6)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 May 2011 Landisville, United States Hard Australia Brooke Rischbieth United States Chieh-Yu Hsu
United Kingdom Nicola Slater		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 23 May 2011 Sumter, United States Hard Australia Ebony Panoho Australia Bojana Bobusic
United Kingdom Nicola Slater		 6–4, 5–7, [6–10]
Runner-up 3. 5 September 2011 Alice Springs, Australia Hard Australia Brooke Rischbieth Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
United Kingdom Samantha Murray		 6–3, 5–7, [3–10]
Runner-up 4. 21 November 2011 Bendigo, Australia Hard United Kingdom Samantha Murray Australia Stephanie Bengson
Australia Tyra Calderwood		 6–2, 1–6, [5–10]
Runner-up 5. 18 March 2013 Ipswich, Australia Hard Australia Viktorija Rajicic Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Winner 1. 1 July 2013 Sacramento, United States Hard United Kingdom Naomi Broady United States Robin Anderson
United States Lauren Embree		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 27 January 2014 Burnie, Australia Hard Australia Jarmila Gajdošová Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miki Miyamura		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 7 July 2014 Sacramento, United States Hard Russia Daria Gavrilova United States Maria Sanchez
United States Zoe Gwen Scandalis		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 22 June 2015 Baton Rouge, United States Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds United States Samantha Crawford
United States Emily Harman		 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Winner 4. 20 July 2015 Granby, Canada Hard Australia Jessica Moore United Kingdom Laura Robson
Canada Erin Routliffe		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 5. 5 October 2015 Cairns, Australia Hard Australia Jessica Moore United States Jennifer Elie
United States Asia Muhammad		 6–0, 6–3

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 0–3
French Open A A 0–0
Wimbledon A A 5–5
US Open A A 4–6
Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3

References

  1. ↑ Storm Sanders at the Women's Tennis Association
  2. ↑ Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
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