Storm Sanders

Storm Sanders
Full name Storm Sanders
Country  Australia
Born 11 August 1994
Rockhampton, Australia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays left-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money $112,126
Singles
Career record 60–63
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking 202 (10 February 2014)
Current ranking 454 (19 January 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2014, 2015)
French Open Q1 (2014)
Wimbledon
US Open Q1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record 47–37
Career titles 3 ITF
Highest ranking 232 (3 February 2014)
Current ranking 258 (19 January 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2014)
Last updated on: 19 January 2015.

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

Sanders has won one singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 10 February 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 202. On 3 February 2014, she peaked at world number 232 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 (4–6)

Singles (1–1)

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

Doubles (3–5)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 May 2011 United States 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 United States 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia Ipswich, Australia Hard Australia Viktorija Rajicic Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Winner 1. 1 July 2013 United States 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 Australia Burnie, Australia Hard Australia Jarmila Gajdošová Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miki Miyamura
6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 7 July 2014 United States Sacramento, United States Hard Russia Daria Gavrilova United States Maria Sanchez
United States Zoe Gwen Scandalis
6–2, 6–1

References

  1. Storm Sanders at the Women's Tennis Association
  2. Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
  3. Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation
  4. "Sanders' barn-storming victory". The Examiner. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. Trollope, Matt (24 November 2013). "Storm Sanders: back in the game". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. Richards, Matt (25 March 2013). "Ebelthite, Pandzic claim Ipswich titles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  7. "Walker Returns after Summer Travels with USTA Collegiate Team". Memphis Tigers. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  8. McGowan, Marc (5 November 2013). "This teenager is taking the tennis world by Storm". acelandtennis.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  9. Malone, Paul; Stannard, Damien (27 December 2013). "Ashley Barty, Storm Sanders, Jarmila Gajdosova win Brisbane qualifying matches". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  10. "Australian teenager Storm Sanders scores big upset win in Hobart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  11. Beniuk, David (8 January 2014). "Storm pushes Hobart seed to brink". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  12. "Eight Australians handed final wildcard entries into Australian Open main draw". ABC. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  13. Salvado, John (14 January 2014). "Storm Sanders beaten at Australian Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  14. "Storm Sanders secures last Hobart wildcard". Daily Mail. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  15. O'Donoghue, Craig (19 January 2015). "Open experience ends for West Aussie". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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