1. Kayla Day was born on September 28,1999 and is an American professional tennis player.
17 Facts About Kayla Day
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Kayla Day has a career-high singles ranking of world No 84 by the WTA.
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Kayla Day officially turned professional in 2017, at the Australian Open.
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Kayla Day started playing tennis when she was seven years old.
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Kayla Day was No 1 in the girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s national US rankings.
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In 2016, Kayla Day climbed to the top of the ITF junior rankings by winning the 2016 Junior US Open, reaching semifinals at the 2016 Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year.
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Kayla Day achieved her best doubles result at a major event as a runner-up at the 2016 Junior US Open with partner Caroline Dolehide.
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Kayla Day won the 2016 USTA Girls 18s National Championships to earn a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open.
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Kayla Day has been coached from the beginning by Larry Mousouris, who has coached two other Junior US Open winners.
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Kayla Day made her WTA Tour debut at the Connecticut Open in New Haven, after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way.
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Shortly after turning 17, Kayla Day won her first career title at the $50k tournament in Macon, Georgia.
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Kayla Day won three matches in the French Open qualifying to make her first main draw at Roland Garros, as well as her first Grand Slam tournament appearance since the 2017 US Open.
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Kayla Day defeated wildcard Kristina Mladenovic and 20th seed Madison Keys to reach the third round of a major for the first time.
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Kayla Day claimed the title at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, defeating Katherine Sebov in the final and moving to world No 94 as a result.
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Kayla Day lost to Viktoriya Tomova in the first round at the Australian Open.
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Kayla Day reached a career-high ranking of No 84 on 1 April 2024.
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Kayla Day lost to lucky loser Hailey Baptiste in the first round at the French Open.