26 Facts About Storm Sanders

Storm Sanders reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 119, on 18 October 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No 5, on 22 May 2023.

Storm Sanders has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as two singles titles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Storm Sanders won her first professional tournament in February 2013.

Storm Sanders represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic were held in 2021, reaching the quarterfinals in the women's doubles competition.

Storm Sanders's father signed her up with a local tennis club where she was coached by Robert Beak.

Storm Sanders stunned Eugenie Bouchard in the first round in two tiebreak sets, but lost in the second round against Misaki Doi.

Storm Sanders then received a wildcard into qualifying at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round against Yuliya Beygelzimer.

Storm Sanders won through both, the qualifying and main draws, without dropping a set.

Storm Sanders achieved the rare feat of defeating the top seeds in both the qualifying draw and the main draw en route to victory.

Storm Sanders reached the top 500 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the tournament win.

Storm Sanders opened with a three-set win over Irina-Camelia Begu.

Storm Sanders played Camila Giorgi in round one, losing on her Grand Slam singles debut, in three sets.

Storm Sanders lost in the first round of women's and mixed doubles.

Storm Sanders was then given a wildcard for the Australian Open, but lost at the first stage again, this time to world No 46, Klara Koukalova, in straight sets.

Storm Sanders lost to Vania King in the first round.

Storm Sanders attempted to qualify for the Hobart International and Australian Open, losing in the first round.

Storm Sanders made two further WTA tournament finals that year.

Storm Sanders won the Playford International in her second tournament back.

Storm Sanders won her second WTA doubles title at the 2020 Thailand Open.

Storm Sanders received a wildcard for her debut at the WTA 1000 level at the 2021 Miami Open and recorded her first win against qualifier Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

Storm Sanders reached the semifinals in doubles at the same event.

Storm Sanders recorded the biggest win of her singles career, beating world No 18, Belgian Elise Mertens, in her BJK Cup debut.

Storm Sanders then defeated Belarusian Yuliya Hatouka promoting Australia to the semifinals where she lost to Swiss Jil Teichmann.

Storm Sanders reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the 2022 Australian Open partnering Caroline Dolehide.

Storm Sanders entered the 2022 Miami Open as a lucky loser replacing seventh seed Garbine Muguruza in the second round.

Storm Sanders reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the Australian Open with new partner Elise Mertens.