Coach. [216] She lost in the second round to Danka Kovini, in three sets. 11 in October and became the second-highest ranked American. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. [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. In the semifinals, Stephens won a rematch of the 2017 US Open final against Madison Keys, the first all-American semifinal there since 2002. [130][45], Stephens extended her losing streak to eight matches at the Australian Open. 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. [106] Her last tournament of the year was the 2016 Rio Olympics, which ended with a first round loss to Eugenie Bouchard. [9][10], Stephens moved to her mother's hometown of Fresno in California at the age of two. Serena Williams, who reached the finalsof her previoustwo tournaments, is the No. [278], After her US Open victory, Stephens accrued several new sponsors, including Mercedes-Benz. [75] Although Stephens continued to struggle outside of the majors after the US Open, she was named the second alternate for the WTA Tour Championships. Varvara Gracheva ousted Sloane Stephens in their quarter-final match at the ATX Open on Friday. Sloane Stephens is building her resume of accomplishments both on and off the court!. Gracheva won 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an hour and 51 minutes against . She credits her time away from playing tennis that was spent on her studies and her job with the Tennis Channel for improving her perspective on being a professional tennis player.[250]. During each tournament, she defeated four top 50 players including Lucie afov and 14th-seed Petra Kvitov at both events, and also No. [103] Part of her prize in Charleston included a car from the title sponsor Volvo, which Stephens was unaware of until after the tournament.
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