Jamie Hampton lived in Enterprise, Alabama, until she was 13; then, she moved to Auburn, Alabama and trained with tennis coach Geoff Waring in Montgomery, Alabama.
20 Facts About Jamie Hampton
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Jamie Hampton turned pro in 2009, playing her first US Open in 2010.
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Jamie Hampton was then beaten by the eventual finalist, Maria Sharapova.
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Jamie Hampton then received a wildcard into the Indian Wells Open where she made it into the fourth round before having to retire due to cramping against Agnieszka Radwanska, having defeated former champion Jelena Jankovic in the second round en route.
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Jamie Hampton had to go through qualifying to play in the Miami Open, and then lost in the first round to Polona Hercog, whom she had beaten earlier at Indian Wells.
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Jamie Hampton beat compatriot Sloane Stephens but then lost to US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the second round.
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Jamie Hampton was forced to retire in the first round of the French Open against Arantxa Rus due to an injury.
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The next week, Jamie Hampton played in the Pan Pacific Open.
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Jamie Hampton defeated Ayumi Morita and Tamarine Tanasugarn to get to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed Samantha Stosur.
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Jamie Hampton lost a tight two-set semifinal with two tiebreaks to the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up and world No 4, Agnieszka Radwanska.
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Jamie Hampton suffered a lower-back injury late in the second set.
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At the Brussels Open, Jamie Hampton defeated Roberta Vinci to reach the semifinals, but lost in straight sets to Kaia Kanepi.
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At the French Open, Jamie Hampton defeated 25th seed Lucie Safarova in the first round in a tough three-set match and flew by Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the second round.
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Jamie Hampton defeated seventh seed Petra Kvitova in the third in straight sets before she lost to Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round.
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Jamie Hampton lost in the final to Elena Vesnina in straight sets.
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Jamie Hampton reached the semifinals of the Stanford Classic in California, where she was seeded fourth.
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At the US Open, where Jamie Hampton was seeded at a Major for the first time, she reached the third round, but was again defeated by Sloane Stephens.
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Jamie Hampton had a strong start to her 2014 season, advancing to the semifinals in Auckland, when she was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury against Venus Williams.
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Jamie Hampton subsequently withdrew from the Australian Open, and then underwent six surgeries over the next 18 months.
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In May 2020, six years after playing her last match on tour, Jamie Hampton announced on Twitter that she was retiring from the tour due to nagging injuries.