Jennifer Elizabeth Brady was born on April 12,1995 and is an inactive American professional tennis player.
34 Facts About Jennifer Brady
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Jennifer Brady reached a career-high singles WTA ranking of world No 13 on 22 February 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of 44 on 19 August 2019.
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Jennifer Brady first rose to prominence following her surprise run to the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open as a qualifier, registering victories over Heather Watson and 14th seed Elena Vesnina.
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Jennifer Brady reached the fourth round of that year's US Open, defeating Barbora Strycova and Monica Niculescu before falling to then-world No 1, Karolina Pliskova.
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Jennifer Brady won her first WTA singles title at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, where she defeated Jil Teichmann in straight sets.
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Jennifer Brady progressed to her first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2020 US Open, defeating former world No 1, Angelique Kerber, en route.
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At the first Grand Slam of the following year, Jennifer Brady reached her first major final at the 2021 Australian Open, where she lost to Naomi Osaka.
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Jennifer Brady had previously attended the University of California, Los Angeles and made her debut for the Bruins tennis team in 2013.
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Jennifer Brady completed her sophomore year of college before turning professional in 2014.
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Jennifer Brady made her Grand Slam debut at the 2014 US Open, having received a wildcard with Samantha Crawford for the women's doubles main-draw.
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Jennifer Brady won four singles and fives doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
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Jennifer Brady first played in the main draw of a WTA 125 tournament at the Carlsbad Classic in November 2015, reaching the semifinals.
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Jennifer Brady reached the singles main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the Australian Open, after winning all three of her qualifying matches.
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Jennifer Brady's run came to an end in the fourth round with a straight set loss to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
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Jennifer Brady began the year by reaching the semifinals in doubles of the Australian Open with Alison Riske, before falling to the world No 2 team of Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.
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Jennifer Brady had a strong showing at the Premier Mandatory China Open where she defeated fellow Americans Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys, before falling to US Open champion Bianca Andreescu in the third round.
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Jennifer Brady began the season at the Brisbane International, where she made it through qualifying and went on to defeat Maria Sharapova, before stunning world No 1 and home favorite, Ash Barty, in the round of 16.
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Jennifer Brady went on to lose in the quarterfinals to No 4, Petra Kvitova, in straight sets.
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Jennifer Brady got a tough draw at the Australian Open, where she fell to No 4, Simona Halep, in the first round.
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Jennifer Brady did push the former world No 1 though, as Halep had to save three set points in the first set.
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Jennifer Brady made it through qualifying at the Dubai Championships and then secured her second win over a top-10 opponent of her career when she defeated No 6, Elina Svitolina, in the first round.
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Jennifer Brady participated in the all-star Credit One Bank Invitational in Daniel Island, an exhibition event that served as the Charleston tournament after organizers reformatted the tournament after the COVID-19 pandemic as a Laver Cup style event.
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Jennifer Brady was the only undefeated player for the entire exhibition event.
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Jennifer Brady defeated Heather Watson, sixth seed Magda Linette, Marie Bouzkova, Coco Gauff, and Jil Teichmann without dropping a set, or facing a tiebreak in any set.
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Jennifer Brady then recorded another straight-sets win over the 23rd seed Yulia Putintseva to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal, which she lost to Naomi Osaka in three sets.
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Jennifer Brady played doubles in the same tournament with Garbine Muguruza, they lost in the quarterfinals.
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At the Australian Open, Jennifer Brady beat Aliona Bolsova, Madison Brengle, Kaja Juvan, Donna Vekic, Jessica Pegula, and Karolina Muchova to reach her first major final in which she was defeated by Naomi Osaka, in straight sets.
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At her debut at the Olympics, Jennifer Brady was the 11th and only American seed in the tournament.
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Jennifer Brady is an aggressive player who possesses an all-court game.
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Jennifer Brady possesses an effective kick serve, that prevents opponents scoring free points on second serves.
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Jennifer Brady possesses an effective two-handed backhand, with which she can hit winners from any position on the court.
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Jennifer Brady has played one season with World TeamTennis starting in 2019, when she made her debut with the Washington Kastles.
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Jennifer Brady is endorsed by Asics for clothing and shoes, and by Babolat for racquets.
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Jennifer Brady uses the Babolat Pure Aero racquet on court.