50 Facts About Katie Boulter

Katie Charlotte Boulter was born on 1 August 1996 and is a British professional tennis player.

Katie Boulter is the current British No 1 in women's singles.

Katie Boulter was ranked the No 10 junior tennis player in the world in March 2014.

Katie Boulter is based at the Lawn Tennis Association's National Tennis Centre in Roehampton and was coached by Jeremy Bates, Nigel Sears and Mark Taylor.

Katie Boulter was born in Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, the second of two children to David and Susan and has an older brother, James.

Katie Boulter's maternal grandmother, Gill Gartshore, was a county champion tennis player.

Katie Boulter herself started playing tennis aged 5, and went on to represent Great Britain three years later, aged 8.

Katie Boulter has said that when she was younger, beating her older brother was a motivating factor.

Katie Boulter played the piano before her tennis career began to take precedence.

Katie Boulter has an interest in fashion and made an appearance in Vogue magazine in 2018.

Katie Boulter went on in 2011, aged 14, to become a finalist in the Junior Orange Bowl Tennis Championships in Coral Gables, Florida.

Katie Boulter was awarded the Aegon Junior Player Award that month.

Katie Boulter claimed her first senior doubles title at a $10k event in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2013.

In January 2014, Katie Boulter went on to have further doubles success and was a finalist at the Australian Open girls' doubles event with Ivana Jorovic.

In May 2014, in Sharm El Sheikh, Katie Boulter won her first senior singles title over fellow Briton Eden Silva.

Katie Boulter won the doubles title at the same event partnering Nina Stojanovic, to whom she had lost a previous final in singles.

Katie Boulter received a wild card for the Nottingham Open, going on to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal with a run which included a win over former US Open champion Samantha Stosur.

Katie Boulter then received a wildcard into the Wimbledon main draw, where she won her first-round match over Veronica Cepede Royg.

Katie Boulter lost in the second round to Naomi Osaka in straight sets.

Katie Boulter began the 2019 season in Hobart, Tasmania where she did not qualify, losing to Greet Minnen in three sets.

Katie Boulter lost her last 16 match against Petra Kvitova in three sets.

In round three, Katie Boulter lost to Harmony Tan, in straight sets.

Katie Boulter became the British player No 1 on 12 June 2023, following a semifinal showing at the Surbiton Trophy.

Katie Boulter reached the quarterfinals at the Nottingham Open as one of four British players for a historic first at a WTA event.

Katie Boulter went one step further to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal with a win over compatriot Harriet Dart.

Katie Boulter defeated another Briton, Heather Watson, to set up an all-British final with Jodie Burrage, the first since 1977.

Katie Boulter had won her first WTA Tour title, after defeating Burrage in the final.

Katie Boulter received a special exempt entry into the next UK tournament in Birmingham, but lost in the first round to Zhu Lin in straight sets.

Katie Boulter came through two rounds of qualifying to gain a place in the main draw of the Canadian Open in Montreal.

Katie Boulter won her first-round match against Rebecca Marino, but lost in round two to Coco Gauff.

Katie Boulter lost to Peyton Stearns in round three, in two sets, but reached a new career-high ranking of 50, on 11 September 2023.

Katie Boulter was a member of the Great Britain team for the 2024 United Cup alongside Cameron Norrie.

Katie Boulter defeated Jessica Pegula in the round-robin stage but the team was eliminated before the knock-out phase.

Katie Boulter reached the second round of the Australian Open with a win over Yue Yuan but lost to 12th seed and eventual runner-up Zheng Qinwen.

Katie Boulter played the Linz Open where she defeated sixth seed Jasmine Paolini, before losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round.

At the San Diego Open, the unseeded Katie Boulter defeated Lesia Tsurenko, second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, seventh seed Donna Vekic, and third seed Emma Navarro to reach her first WTA 500 final.

Katie Boulter lost in the first round of the singles at the Paris Olympics, going down in straight sets to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

Katie Boulter lost in the third round to fourth seed Coco Gauff.

At the final WTA 1000 event of the season, the Wuhan Open, Katie Boulter lost in the first round to qualifier Lesia Tsurenko.

Katie Boulter defeated Sara Errani in the first round at the Ningbo Open to set up a meeting with sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia which she lost in straight sets.

At the Hong Kong Open, where she was second seed, Katie Boulter defeated Aoi Ito, Wang Xiyu, Anastasia Zakharova and sixth seed Yue Yuan to reach in her third final of the year, which she lost to top seed Diana Shnaider.

At the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Spain, Katie Boulter defeated Laura Siegemund in straight sets to seal Great Britain's first round win over Germany.

Katie Boulter then overcame Leylah Fernandez as Great Britain defeated defending champions Canada to reach the semifinals.

At the United Cup, Katie Boulter defeated Nadia Podoroska and then partnered Charles Broom to overcome Maria Lourdes Carle and Tomas Martin Etcheverry as Great Britain won their opening group match against Argentina.

Katie Boulter then defeated Australia's Olivia Gadecki as Great Britain progressed to the quarterfinals as group winners.

At the Miami Open, Katie Boulter was defeated in the first round by Peyton Stearns.

Katie Boulter then lost to Suzan Lamens, before teaming with Jodie Burrage to defeat Lamens and Demi Schuurs in the decisive doubles as Great Britain beat the Netherlands to secure a place at the finals.

Katie Boulter was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome as a teenager.

Katie Boulter is a supporter of Leicester City Football Club.

Katie Boulter got engaged to Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur on 23 December 2024.