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Katherine Hui (born 29 January 2005) is an American tennis player. She became the girls' singles champion at the 2023 US Open.[1][2]

Early and personal life

From San Diego, California, Hui graduated from Santa Fe Christian High School in 2023 and committed to Stanford University.[3] Her parents, Yimei and Yan, were born in China before moving to the United States.[4]

Juniors

Hui qualified for the prestigious junior tournament Les Petits As in Tarbes in January 2019.[5] At the tournament, she lost to eventual champion Linda Fruhvirtová in the quarterfinals.[6] Hui and her partner, Kayla Cross from Canada, were the runners-up in doubles.

In 2022, at the Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships, Hui reached the semifinals.[7] In 2023, at the Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships, she reached the final but was defeated in three sets by Clervie Ngounoue.[8]

Awarded a wildcard into the girls' singles at the 2023 US Open, Hui won the tournament by defeating Tereza Valentová in straight sets. She did not lose a set throughout the tournament.[9]

Professional career

Awarded a wildcard for the qualifying competition to the 2023 US Open women's singles, Hui lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard.[10]

She received a wildcard for the 2024 San Diego Open for her WTA Tour main-draw debut[11] in which she lost to seventh seed Donna Vekić.

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2023 US Open Hard Czech Republic Tereza Valentová 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Katherine Hui". wta. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Katherine Hui". itf. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster".
  4. ^ Fisher, Brenden (30 June 2023). "KATHERINE HUI AN EXEMPLARY FIGURE OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND SUCCESS". ustasocal.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Hui Is Nationally-Ranked Tennis Champion". sfcs.net. December 20, 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ Thien, Glae (26 July 2019). "San Diego tennis teen ready for challenge of older girls". San Diego Tribune.
  7. ^ "SAN DIEGO'S KATHERINE HUI OUSTS TOP-SEED". Sportslifemagazine.com. August 13, 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ Thien, Glae (23 August 2023). "San Diego's Hui falls to top-seeded Ngounoue in Billie Jean King 18s championship". San Diego Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ Sode, Scott (8 September 2023). "Americans Katherine Hui, Learner Tien reach 2023 US Open junior singles finals". usopen.org.
  10. ^ "Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of U.S. Open qualifier". Sportsnet.ca. August 22, 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024".
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