Katherine Sebov

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Katherine Sebov
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Katherine Sebov (born January 5, 1999) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 136, on 10 April 2023. Sebov has a career-high combined ITF junior ranking of No. 22, achieved on 20 July 2015.

Early life

Sebov was born in Toronto and is of Ukrainian descent.[1][2] Her coaches are Simon Bartram in Toronto and Robert Lansdorp in Los Angeles.[3][4]

Tennis career

2013–14

Sebov made her professional debut in November 2013 at the $50k Toronto Challenger but was defeated in the qualifying second round in singles and in the first round in doubles.[5] In July 2013, she had won her first junior singles title at the G-4 in Vancouver.[6] In July 2014 at Wimbledon, she qualified for her junior Grand Slam main-draw debut where she lost in the first round in singles and in the quarterfinals in the doubles.[7] In September 2014, Sebov advanced to the third round in singles as a qualifier at the junior US Open and was defeated in the first round in doubles.[8]

2015

In January, Sebov won her second singles junior title, this time at the G-1 in Traralgon.[9] A week later, she reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles at the junior event of the Australian Open.[10] In March, she qualified for the main draw of the $25k event in Rancho Santa Fe, but fell in the first round to CiCi Bellis.[11] Sebov made it to the second round in singles and to the first round in doubles at the junior French Open in May.[12] In June at the junior competition of Wimbledon, she was eliminated in the first round in singles and in the second round in doubles.[13] In July, she qualified for the main draw of the $50k Granby Challenger, defeating compatriot Catherine Leduc (world No. 155), Julia Glushko, and fellow Canadian Petra Januskova. She was eliminated by Amandine Hesse (No. 224) in the opening round.[14] At the US Open junior singles tournament, she fell in the first round.[15]

2016

At the Australian Open, Sebov advanced to the third round of the junior event in singles but was defeated in the first round in doubles.[16] She decided to focus on the pro circuit for the rest of the season and did not play any other junior tournaments. In May, she reached back-to-back semifinals at $10ks in Antalya.[17][18] In October, she qualified at the $50k in Saguenay where she was defeated by Sachia Vickery in the second round.[19] Two weeks later in Toronto, she qualified for her second straight $50k main draw, but was once again stopped in the second round, by eventual winner CiCi Bellis.[20]

2017

In January, Sebov qualified and reached the semifinals of the $25k tournament in

Challenger de Granby but was defeated by Cristiana Ferrando.[25]

2018

In March at a $25k tournament in Toyota, Sebov reached her second final, losing to Dejana Radanović in three sets.[26]

2022–23: Grand Slam & WTA 1000 & top 150 debuts

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2022 Canadian Open as a wildcard.

She qualified for her major main-draw debut at the 2023 Australian Open.[27][28] Ranked No. 172, she made her debut at the Miami Open also as a qualifier, and defeated Linda Fruhvirtová in the first round, for her first WTA 1000 and top-50 win.[29]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[30]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Charleston Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A A NH A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Miami Open A A A A A NH A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q1 NH Q1 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0[a] 0 0 0[a] 0 0 1 2 3 Career total: 6
Overall win-loss 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 0 / 6 6–7 46%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1
Jul 2017
Challenger de Granby
, Canada 		60,000 Hard Italy Cristiana Ferrando 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2018 ITF Toyota, Japan 25,000 Hard Serbia Dejana Radanović 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2018 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Quirine Lemoine 7–6(10), 7–6(4)
Loss 1–3 Jun 2019 ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal 25,000+H Hard Turkey İpek Soylu 7–6(2), 6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2019 ITF Saskatoon, Canada 25,000 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1-5 Jan 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard South Korea Han Na-lae 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 2022 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) India Karman Thandi 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–6 Dec 2022 ITF Tauranga, New Zealand 25,000 Hard Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová 6-0, 6–4
Win 3–6 Mar 2023 ITF Toronto, Canada 25,000 Hard (i) Japan Himeno Sakatsume 6-4, 7–6(4)
Loss 3–7 Jul 2023 Championnats de Granby, Canada 100,000 Hard United States Kayla Day 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win 4–7 Oct 2023 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) Hungary Fanny Stollár 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Partner Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2021 ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 25,000 Carpet (i) Poland Maja Chwalińska Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková
Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová 		7–5, 6–4

Head-to-head record

Record against top 100 players

Sebov's win–loss record (3–3, 50%) against players who were ranked world No. 100 or higher when played is as follows:[31]

*statistics as of 21 March 2023

Notes

  1. ^ a b During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but as matches counted.

References

  1. ^ Katherine Sebov bio at WTA
  2. ^ "Young Canadians impress at Granby tennis tourney". The Gazette. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "The last Canadian standing at the U.S. Open: 15-year-old Katherine Sebov beaten in girls' singles". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "ITF profile - Katherine Sebov". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Drawsheet: $50,000 Toronto". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Drawsheet: Canadian U18 ITF World Ranking Event". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Drawsheet: The Junior Championships, Wimbledon". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Drawsheet: US Open Junior Tennis Championship". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Drawsheet: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Drawsheet: Australian Open Junior Championships". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Rancho Santa Fe, CA". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Drawsheet: Roland Garros Junior French Championships". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Drawsheet: The Junior Championships, Wimbledon". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  14. ^ "Drawsheet: $50,000 Granby". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  15. ^ "Drawsheet: US Open Junior Tennis Championship". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  16. ^ "Drawsheet: Australian Open Junior Championships". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  17. ^ "Drawsheet: $10,000 Antalya". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  18. ^ "Drawsheet: $10,000 Antalya". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  19. ^ "Drawsheet: $50,000 Saguenay". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  20. ^ "Drawsheet: $50,000 Toronto". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  21. ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Orlando, FL". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  22. ^ "Drawsheet: $100,000 Midland, MI". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  23. ^ "Tie details - Americas Zone Group I". FedCup.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  24. ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Rancho Santa Fe, CA". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  25. ^ "Drawsheet: $60,000 Granby". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  26. ^ "Drawsheet: $25,000 Toyota". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  27. ^ "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open".
  28. ^ "Canada's Katherine Sebov qualifies for Australian Open main draw". Toronto Star. 12 January 2023.
  29. ^ "Giorgi outlasts Kanepi in Miami, ties for longest match of the year".
  30. ^ "Nadia Podoroska [ARG] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Results". WTATennis.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

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