1. Destanee Aiava has career-high WTA rankings of world No 147 in singles, achieved on 11 September 2017, and No 133 in doubles, achieved on 5 August 2024.
28 Facts About Destanee Aiava
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Destanee Aiava made her Grand Slam main-draw debut after winning the 2016 U18 Australian Championships, granting her a wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open.
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Destanee Aiava thus became the first player, male or female, born in 2000 or later to participate in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.
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Destanee Aiava was born in Melbourne to a New Zealand father of Samoan descent and a mother from American Samoa.
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Destanee Aiava's mother, Rosie, was a professional kickboxer and rugby player who represented the Australian national rugby team and her father, Mark, was a professional powerlifter.
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In 2005, at four years of age, Destanee Aiava watched Serena Williams win the Australian Open final and was inspired to begin playing tennis.
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In 2012, at the age of 12, Destanee Aiava represented Australia at Roland Garros in the Longines Future Tennis Aces Tournament.
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The years following, Destanee Aiava mainly played on the junior circuit.
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In early 2015, Destanee Aiava made her professional debut at the Burnie International, after receiving wildcards in the singles and doubles, where she lost early in both.
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At the Launceston Tennis International, Destanee Aiava won her first professional main-draw match against Lu Jiajing.
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Destanee Aiava made the quarterfinals of a $15k tournament in Melbourne in April 2015.
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In March 2016, Destanee Aiava made her first career final at a $25k tournament in Canberra.
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Destanee Aiava thus became the first player born in the 21st century to play at a Grand Slam championship.
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Destanee Aiava commenced the year by qualifying for the Brisbane International and her first appearance in a WTA Tour main draw.
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Destanee Aiava defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round, before losing to two-time Grand Slam champion and world No 9, Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Destanee Aiava made her major debut at the Australian Open as a wildcard, losing in round one to Mona Barthel.
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Destanee Aiava was awarded a wildcard into the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to another wildcard entry, Ajla Tomljanovic.
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Destanee Aiava received wildcard for the Australian Open, where she was defeated in the first round by world No 1 and top seed, Simona Halep.
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Destanee Aiava had two set points in the first set before going off-court to receive a medical time out.
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Destanee Aiava reached the quarterfinals of the Burnie International and Zhuhai Open, before reaching the final of the Clay Court International.
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Destanee Aiava began the season at the Brisbane International where she qualified for the main draw with victories over Vania King, Mandy Minella and Christina McHale.
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Destanee Aiava then defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round, before falling to second seed Naomi Osaka.
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Destanee Aiava received her third Australian Open wildcard entry, losing to 17th seed Madison Keys.
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In January 2022, Destanee Aiava lost in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying.
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Destanee Aiava lost in the first round to fourth seed Elena Rybakina.
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Destanee Aiava defeated Eva Lys in the final qualifying round at the Australian Open to make it into the main-draw.
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Destanee Aiava then claimed her first Grand Slam tournament win by defeating Greet Minnen in a match which went to a deciding set tiebreak.
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Destanee Aiava lost in the second round to 10th seed Danielle Collins in another three set match.