He is best known for coaching Sloane Stephensto the US Opentitle in 2017. [8] She has a younger half-brother, Shawn Farrell, who played baseball and football at Notre Dame High School outside of Los Angeles. [93] In her only grass-court tune-up, Stephens made it to the semifinals at the Eastbourne International. [6][25], In 2010, Stephens partnered with Tmea Babos to win the doubles title at all three majors in which they participated. [162] After Monterrey, the WTA tour was suspended from the rest of March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[163][164]. [74] Two weeks later, Stephens entered the US Open as the 15th seed, where she faced Williams again in the fourth round. Murray also . [77] She was able to recover in time to open her season at the Australian Open. [41] Although she seldom played on the pro tour that year, Stephens decided to turn pro in October following a strong junior season. [200] At the Indian Wells Open, she fell in the first round to 2018 champion Naomi Osaka. 1 seed, followed by this year's French Open champion, Ashleigh Barty, at No. [145][146][147] After a dismal start in the semifinals where she lost the first eight games of the match against Karolna Plkov, she recovered and won the match in three sets. 28, finishing the season at No. In the first such match, the French Open final, Halep came from a set down to defeat Stephens for her first Grand Slam title. [293][294] She had previously dated fellow American tennis player Jack Sock for over a year. Upon his recommendation, Stephens moved to Florida to train at an elite junior tennis academy. She started training under Saviano when she left Evert tennis Academy and began training at the Nick Saviano High-Performance Tennis Academy at the age of 12. [186] In Montreal, she was beaten in the second round by top seed and world No. After the US Open, Stephens competed at the Italian Open. Former top 100 player Francisco Gonzlez, the head of tennis at the club, recognized Stephens had impressive ability given her limited experience and recommended her to pursue more rigorous training opportunities. After Stephens was able to push the match to three sets Halep was able to regroup and win the match. She was eliminated in the second round by compatriot, seventh seed, and eventual champion, Danielle Collins. [157] At the first edition of the Adelaide International, she was defeated in the first round in straight sets by world No. [160] Seeded fifth at the Monterrey Open, she got her first victory of the year by beating compatriot, Emma Navarro, in the first round. 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[18] Her first breakthrough result came at the US Open in 2008, where she reached her first doubles final at a Grand Slam with Mallory Burdette. [159], As the top seed in Acapulco, Stephens was beaten in the first round by world No. [297] She finished her degree while recovering from foot surgery earlier in the year. (Elsa/Getty Images) This article is more than 3 years old. [176], Stephens began her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. Although she disliked that they were uninterested in signing autographs at a match she attended and has also commented that neither of them tried to serve as one of her mentors, Stephens has stated she developed a good relationship with the Williams sisters. (Courtesy of Othmane Garma) Comment on this story [45], Stephens struggled throughout the 2019 season. 4 in the world, making her the first American woman other than the Williams sisters to be ranked in the top 5 in singles since Lindsay Davenport in 2006. Her stepfather was a competitive recreational tennis player and was her primary inspiration for beginning to play the sport. [72] The highlight of her clay-court season in the lead up to the French Open was the Fed Cup semifinals on the road against France, where she won both of her singles rubbers over Pauline Parmentier and Kristina Mladenovic to lead the United States to a 32 victory. [280] Her other health-related endorsements include doTerra, Precision Nutrition, and Colgate. American professional tennis player Madison Keys, 24, is back at the US Open (she was defeated by Sloane Stephens at the finals in 2017), and on the heels of winning the Western & Southern Open. Defending champion Naomi Osaka enters as the No. [98] Their partnership proved successful immediately. [84], Stephens returned from injury to start the season at the Auckland Open and the Hobart International, but lost in the second round at both tournaments. [53], After early losses at her first few clay-court events of the year, Stephens finished this part of the season with three impressive results. [279] She has appeared in television advertisements for Built with Chocolate Milk, a campaign to encourage chocolate milk as a recovery drink. Chicago defeated the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final, but ultimately fell to the New York Empire in a supertiebreaker. However, she got a lucky loser spot into the main draw. In contrast, Venus Williams is amongst the top 20% of most aggressive players, while Serena Williams, Madison Keys, and CoCo Vandeweghe are all in the top 10% with aggression scores above 25%. She upset eighth seed, world No. Sloane Stephens is building her resume of accomplishments both on and off the court!. 83 in the world, and still needed to use a protected ranking to be accepted into the main draw due to the entry deadline being over a month before the event. [193] She beat Nuria Prrizas Daz during the tie against Spain. [178] In Madrid, she was defeated in the second round by Ons Jabeur. [198], In February, Stephens competed at the Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara, Mexico. [113], By August, Stephens's ranking had continued to fall to as low as No. She defeated No. [212] This was her first loss to Tomljanovi, having led their Head to Head 6-0. [87] Her first two successful tournaments of the year came at the Premier Mandatory events in March. I'm just gonna keep improving and getting better and looking forward to the next tournaments. [121][122] She became the first American woman other than the Williams sisters to win a major title since Jennifer Capriati won the Australian Open in 2002 and the first to win the US Open since Lindsay Davenport in 1998. [258][259], Stephens has been perceived as having a nonchalant attitude towards losing matches and striving to meet expectations. [7], Smith left Stephens's father after his multiple arrests in 1994. 24, and 2019 champion, Madison Keys, in the second round. [219] At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Anastasia Potapova. 3 after Wimbledon in 2018. We have collected in the table the data about the trophies won by Sloane Stephens under the guidance of various coaches.CoachesYears of CompletionTitlesFrancisco Gonzalez 2002 2004John and Chris Evert2004- 2005Nick Saviano2005 2009; 20152015 Washington DC OpenRoger Smith2009 2012David Nainkin 2012 2013Paul Annacone 2013 2014Thomas Hogstedt 2014 2015Kamau Murray 2015 2018; 2019 20212018 Miami Open 2017 US Open 2016 Auckland Open 2016 Acapulco Open 2016 Charleston OpenDarian King2021 till date2022 Guadalajara Openif(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'thetennistime_com-leader-1','ezslot_15',560,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-leader-1-0'); Hi all, I'm Nick. "[242] International Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert has praised their rivalry, saying, "I liked [their match in the 2018 Canadian Open final] a lot, because that is a contrast in personalities and styles, in moods, in coaches. [71] Her best win at these two majors came in the first round of Wimbledon against world No. [140] Nonetheless, she moved up to No. [213] At the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, she lost in the second round to world No. The foundation is run by Stephens, her mother, and her uncle Ronald Smith. 13 and was named WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Stephens did not talk with her biological father until she was 13 years old, when he expressed interest in getting to know her after being diagnosed with degenerative bone disease. 28, Yulia Putintseva. "I've known him for a really long time. IBM is already working with American stars Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe -- neither of whom advanced to the third round of this year's U.S. Open -- to test out Coach Advisor, using them to . [247] Since then, Halep has won all six of their encounters. Stephens, ranked No. Stephens has a 5-2 record against Madison Keys, winning their first three matches in straight sets. However, unlike the previous year, Stephens was able to win two matches on the continent at the China Open. Chris Evert was a top ex-tennis player with an incredible record of 89.97% (1309-146) in the Singles (second highest in the history of male and female tennis). He also recorded a Singles title and three Doubles career titles during his time. Sloane Stephens is "on a break" from her coach, Kamau Murray, Murray has told the New York Times. She has made the list of the Tennis International Hall of Fame, which is well-deserved considering her 157 Singles titles and 32 Doubles titles. [59] Her final tournament of the year was the US Open. 10 Angelique Kerber in the fourth round and quarterfinals, and No. [82], Stephens did not do well at the US Open either, losing in the second round to world No. [88] Stephens then improved on that result with a quarterfinal appearance at the Miami Open, which included a win over rival Madison Keys in their first encounter. The current coach and hitting partner of Sloane Stephens is Darian King. Her second title of the year also came on hardcourt at the Mexican Open. 3, Agnieszka Radwaska. [134][225] They have also both been labelled as leaders of the next generation of American women's tennis. [18] During the US Open, she left New York after her first match to attend her biological father's funeral in Louisiana. She favors her forehand, and will run around her backhand at times to play her stronger groundstroke. She lost in the third round to No. [97] She maintained a steady ranking all year, dropping no lower than No. Similar to the case of Annacone, she also spent some time with Thomas after departing from Annacone. 3 in the world. Thomas was able to win only a Singles career title before retiring from playing tennis.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'thetennistime_com-banner-1','ezslot_10',154,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-banner-1-0'); After leaving Thomas, Sloane returned to her former coach, Nick Saviano. 22 in the world. Sloane Stephens' Coach on 'Creative' Ways They Kept Up Her Training Regimen amid Pandemic Still, she says, "The pandemic has taught me to focus more on what I can control and less on what I cannot. Kamau also established a Tennis Programme named XS in Chicago. [46] She then made it through qualifying at the French Open to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut in singles. [138], Stephens is an all-court player, having reached the quarterfinals or better at all four majors. [118] Her semifinal was against No. [123][124] She also became the lowest-ranked US Open champion ever, and the fifth-lowest at any Grand Slam tournament. [99][100] Stephens would win two more WTA titles during the season. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles in total. 17 Anastasija Sevastova to set up the first all-American semifinals at a major since Wimbledon in 1985, and the first at the US Open since 1981. 336. [248] Their next big match, the final at the Canadian Open, was ranked as the match of the year by the WTA. She spent four years with Saviano before moving on and later reconciled with him in 2015.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'thetennistime_com-box-4','ezslot_5',153,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-box-4-0'); Saviano was a former professional tennis player and popular coach known for his long-term relationship with the former worlds number 5, Eugenie Bouchard. On the contrary, Stephens has also shown the ability to use her mindset of not worrying about disappointing outcomes to bounce back from injury and poor tournaments. She showed an improvement in form at the US Open. 109, Maria Kirilenko. [288][289], Her favorite player growing up was Kim Clijsters, who congratulated Stephens in person after her 2017 US Open title. [215], Two weeks after the US Open, Stephens played at the Emilia-Romagna Open. In contrast, she has a more compact swing with her two-handed backhand. 3, Serena Williams. After losing to an up-and-coming Caroline Garcia and picking up a win against Virginie Razzano, Stephens and her partner Madison Keys lost to the two of them in the final doubles match to relegate the United States into World Group II the following year. [216] She lost in the second round to Danka Kovini, in three sets. 151, Kristna Kuov. [72], At the Cincinnati Open in August, Stephens scored her second big upset of the year when she knocked out Sharapova, the No. [217], Stephens started her season at the ASB Classic in Auckland. [68] Despite these struggles, Stephens produced another good Grand Slam tournament result at the French Open, where she defeated three unseeded opponents none ranked higher than No. She became the first woman to be coached by Annacone. [3] In March 2010, Stephens qualified for the Indian Wells Open to make her WTA debut a week before turning 17. Sloane Stephens had to think outside of the box when it came to staying competition-ready throughout the coronavirus pandemic . [168] Seeded eighth in Strasbourg, she was beaten in the first round by Nao Hibino. [11] She started playing tennis at the age of nine at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, a tennis facility located across the street from her house where her stepfather regularly played and her mother was taking lessons. Thomas is an ex-Swedish professional player and coach who has worked with many top players such as Tommy Haas, Magnus Norman, Eugenie Bouchard, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Simona Halep, Madison Keys, and Johanna Konta. The match win and her run into a Grand Slam singles semifinal garnered international attention and put her on the cusp of cracking the top 10 of the WTA rankings later in the season. [47][45] In August, Stephens entered the Southern California Open as a wildcard and defeated No. In the semifinals, Stephens won a rematch of the 2017 US Open final against Madison Keys, the first all-American semifinal there since 2002. She finally did end her season upon being diagnosed with a stress fracture. She lost in the first round of the Citi Open and the Rogers Cup before a second-round loss last week in Cincinnati, a disappointing stretch of matches entering what has been her most successful major tournament. [128] This was the first title for the United States since 2000. She won her only match, a doubles dead rubber with partner Liezel Huber, as the United States won the tie 50 to return to the top-level World Group in 2013. Murray had spent most of this season coaching Monica Puig, who was informed "at the end of last week" that Murray was moving on, she wrote in a statement toSporting News. [266], Stephens briefly worked with Thomas Hgstedt in late 2014. Darian has also represented Barbados at the Davis Cup and holds a record of 40-22 at the tournament. Stephens later stated, "I kept playing when I shouldn't have,"[60] as part of an effort to try to qualify for the Olympics. On Thursday she elaborated on her coaching situation and told Tennis Now that she. [104], In contrast to previous years where Stephens struggled at smaller tournaments while still doing well at bigger tournaments, she struggled at the Grand Slam tournaments and high-level Premier events in 2016. Input your search keywords and press Enter. Whereas the other leading Americans are some of the most aggressive players on the WTA Tour, Stephens has a more passive approach. 3 Angelique Kerber. Veteran Spaniard Francis Roig is set to be the new coach of former US Open champion Sloane Stephens. She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. [189] She was defeated in the third round by 16th seed and 2016 champion, Angelique Kerber.
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