12 Facts About Kayla Day

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Kayla Day was born on September 28,1999 and is an American professional tennis player.

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Kayla Day has a career-high ranking of No 122 by the Women's Tennis Association.

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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 US national rankings.

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In 2016, Kayla Day climbed to No 1 in the ITF junior rankings by winning the 2016 Junior US Open, reaching the 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 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 a $50k tournament in Macon, Georgia.

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Kayla Day won three matches in the French Open qualifying tournament to make her first main draw for the French Open, as well as her first Grand Slam tournament appearance since the 2017 US Open.