[142], For the second straight year, Stephens began the Asian hardcourt season with multiple losses. But she was able to reach the semifinals of both Premier 5 tournaments that month, the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open. [220], Seeded second at the first edition of the Mrida Open in Mexico, Stephens got her first win of the year by beating qualifier Lolia Jeanjean in the first round. She lost in the third round to No. She won the tournament without dropping a set for her first career WTA title. [209] Due to her quarterfinal result at Roland Garros, her ranking improved from 64 to 47. [135] Stephens entered the French Open having never reached the quarterfinals. She favors her forehand, and will run around her backhand at times to play her stronger groundstroke. [159], As the top seed in Acapulco, Stephens was beaten in the first round by world No. She finally did end her season upon being diagnosed with a stress fracture. [57], Back in the United States, Stephens played at the Citi Open in late July and made it to her second career WTA semifinal. [265] Although the pair worked well together, Stephens split with Annacone in late 2014 after not matching the success from her previous year that season. 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Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles in total. A year after her breakthrough, she reached the fourth round and was again defeated by world No. 1, Simona Halep, her first loss in a WTA singles final. 3, 2021: French Open fourth round, out of top 50, 2022: First title since 2018, French Open quarterfinal, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 15:01, https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605598193718161408, "For a Rising Tennis Star, a Connection, Then Dealing With Loss", "She beat Venus to reach the U.S. Open final. By the end of the year, she fell to No. 20, Julia Grges, en route to her first WTA quarterfinal. Sloane Stephens Is Learning Spanish from Her BFF Rafael Nadal: 'Rafa's [137] Keys defeated Stephens for the first time in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Charleston Open. Sloane Stephens, through Personal Tumult, Leads by Example Naomi Osaka rallies to beat Sloane Stephens in return to Indian Wells. 110 Sloane Stephens Coach Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 110 Sloane Stephens Coach Premium High Res Photos Browse 110 sloane stephens coach stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. [208] She was defeated in the quarterfinals by 18th seed, world No. The 2017 titlist took to Twitter on Monday to announce that she will no longer be. 25, Jamie Hampton. Stephens ended the year with a 411 record and ranked 39. [95], Stephens did not play again until the Washington Open in August. Austin mayor Kirk Watson presents Sloane Stephens with the 2023 Catalyst award Thursday night along with a $250,000 check to her foundation that works to introduce tennis to young players . She became a promising junior player, reaching an ITF junior ranking of world No. [168] Seeded eighth in Strasbourg, she was beaten in the first round by Nao Hibino. Now, Stephens has Nadal's former coach in her corner. [127] Nonetheless, the United States won the tie 32 to give Stephens her first Fed Cup crown. [5] Stephens's father was a Pro Bowl running back for the New England Patriots in the National Football League. Stephens moved to Florida to train at a tennis academy, ultimately working with Nick Saviano. Nadal's former coach Roig to work with American Stephens 11 towards the end of 2013, she regressed and stayed outside the top 25 to the end of 2015. In her first tournament back, she made it to the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International to set up an encounter with world No. After departing from Saviano for the first time in 2009, Sloane began working with an ex-Bahamas tennis player who turned coach, Roger Smith. [290] She was also a fan of the Williams sisters and kept a poster of Serena in her bedroom as a kid. 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. When the WTA Tour resumed tournament play in August, Stephens competed at the first edition of the Top Seed Open. 17 after the tournament. [66], Following the Australian Open, Stephens was forced to miss the United States' quarterfinal Fed Cup tie after aggravating her abdominal injury during her deep run at the tournament. Back home at the Citi Open, Sloane Stephens's hitting partner is Seeded fourth, she overcame a bee sting to beat Magdalena Frch in the first round. [46] She then made it through qualifying at the French Open to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut in singles. 1, Victoria Azarenka, she rose to a career-high ranking of No. [49] With this third-round appearance, Stephens made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings and also became the youngest player in the top 100 at 18 years old. As the top seed, she was eliminated in the first round by lucky loser and world No. [123][124] She also became the lowest-ranked US Open champion ever, and the fifth-lowest at any Grand Slam tournament. [268] While working with Saviano, Stephens won her first WTA title, but did not manage to ascend back up the WTA rankings. While 19 years old, Stephens rose to prominence at the 2013 Australian Open with a semifinal run beating world No. [93] In her only grass-court tune-up, Stephens made it to the semifinals at the Eastbourne International. She reached the French Open quarterfinals and third round of Wimbledon this year but struggledduring the hard court tournaments in the run up to the U.S. Open next week. The 29-year-old Stephens announced she's hired Francisco Roig as her new coach. This tennis match is between Heather Watson and Sloane Stephens. [101] Her third and last title of the year came on clay at the higher-level Charleston Open, a low-level Premier event. Sloane Stephens splits with coach Paul Annacone - USA TODAY 3 after Wimbledon in 2018. [237] Her relationship with Serena became strained after their match at the 2013 Australian Open. 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. "I've known him for a really long time. Stephens was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Sheldon Farrell, who married Smith in 1997 and worked as a business consultant. Her successful year was cut short by a foot injury that kept her out for months. Stephens was born on March 20, 1993 in Plantation, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, both of whom were accomplished athletes. Sloane Stephens has reunited with former coach Kamau Murray, with the pair to work together during the US Open. [79], Stephens returned to the United States Fed Cup team in April for their home playoff tie against France. 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. [207] She reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2019 by defeating 23rd seed and world No. Sloane has spent time with quite a couple of coaches and top ex-players during the course of developing into a professional player. Sloane took Franciscos advice at 11 and proceeded to Boca Raton to train. They played for a third time in 2021 at the US Open and Sloane prevailed in a third set tiebreak. 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He is best known for coaching Sloane Stephensto the US Opentitle in 2017. Varvara Gracheva ousted Sloane Stephens in their quarter-final match at the ATX Open on Friday. Seeded sixth, she won her seventh WTA singles title by beating Marie Bouzkov in the final. Just a week before the US Open, former champion Sloane Stephens has parted ways with coach Sven Groeneveld. She attended several WTA events in the United States including Indian Wells, the Miami, and Charleston, where she interviewed fellow tennis players and also provided analysis. [45], In the off-season, Stephens hired Kamau Murray to be her new coach. [238][239] Nonetheless, Stephens has said the two of them still had a good relationship. [166] This loss brought her record for the year to 1-7. 5 and winning three out of four major girls' doubles titles in 2010 with her partner Tmea Babos. [44] Early in the year, she played in her first Australian Open main draw and made it to the second round. 802, she finished the 2010 season just inside the top 200 at No. [278], After her US Open victory, Stephens accrued several new sponsors, including Mercedes-Benz. [59] Her final tournament of the year was the US Open. Sloane Stephens on Grandparents' Deaths, Australian Open - PEOPLE.com [285] Moreover, Stephens has worked with Time Warner Cable as part of their Connect a Million Minds campaign to motivate the importance of education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Their two biggest matches came in 2018, both of which were three set finals. [141] At the US Open, Stephens was unable to defend her title, losing to Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals in a rematch of last year's meeting at this tournament in the same round. 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. 4 Simona Halep in the fourth round. Who is Sloane Stephens coach? 2023 - vimbuzz.com I'm always cheering for her."[231]. [11] Although she started out at the Evert Tennis Academy for a year working with John and Chris Evert, she then moved to the Nick Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, where she stayed for several years. 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I am so honored to be featured among this amazing group on this year's Create & Cultivate 100 List in the Sports category! 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. Stephens has talked about her newly formed player-coach partnership with longtime friend Darian King this week. She returned to play and win her next match, but ultimately lost in the third round. [218] Seeded fourth at the Hobart International, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier, compatriot, and eventual champion, Lauren Davis. He worked alongside Othmane Garma while coaching Sloane and worked briefly with Monica Puig before reconciling with Sloane. [33] In the spring of 2008, she received a qualifying wildcard into her first WTA Tour event, the Miami Open, where she lost her opening round match. 2 seed in the WTT Playoffs. Sloane Stephens splits with coach Sven Groeneveld just before US Open [179] At the Italian Open, she fell in the final round of qualifying to Tamara Zidanek. Nonetheless, the United States won the tie 32 to secure a place in the 2014 World Group. Sloane Stephens It's fair to say the 2017 US Open champion has endured a turbulent start to the season. The two have reuinted this year. She began training at the Evert Tennis Academy founded by John Evert and also run by his sister, International Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert. After two lopsided split sets, Stephens won a tight third set to reach her first Grand Slam singles final. 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