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'''Carson Branstine''' (born September 9, 2000 in Irvine, California, United States) is an American-Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. |
'''Carson Branstine''' (born September 9, 2000 in Irvine, California, United States) is an American-Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 343 on June 17, 2024 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 203 on September 18, 2017. |
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Branstine represented the United States from 2014 to February 2017, but started representing Canada, the birth country of her mother, in March 2017. She won the 2017 Australian Open and French Open junior doubles titles with [[Bianca Andreescu]]. In her first tournament as a Canadian, the ITF G1 in Carson, she went on to win both the singles and doubles titles. Also in 2017 at the [[Tournoi de Québec|Coupe Banque Nationale]], she advanced, with compatriot [[Bianca Andreescu|Andreescu]], to her first WTA doubles final where they were defeated by the first seeds Tímea Babos and Andrea Hlaváčková. In 2018, she won her first professional doubles title with [[Bianca Andreescu|Andreescu]] at the ITF 25K in [[Challenger de Gatineau|Gatineau]]. In 2019, Branstine reached her first professional singles title, losing to Elizabeth Mandlik at the ITF W15 in Carson, United States. Also in 2019 at the W25 [[Challenger de Gatineau]], she advanced to her second professional singles title where she was defeated by compatriot [[Leylah Annie Fernandez]]. In 2021, she won her first pro singles title at the ITF W15 in Cairo, defeating Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the final. She was a part of the University of Southern California tennis team for the 2019–20 season and transferred to the University of Virginia in 2021. In 2023, she won two singles titles and one doubles title at ITF W15s in Monastir. In 2024, Branstine won the title at the ITF W35 in Monastir and a doubles title at the ITF W35 in Hammamet. She was a member of the Texas A&M University team from 2021 to 2024. Also in 2024, she captured the singles title at the ITF W75 in Sumter over Sophie Chang. |
Branstine represented the United States from 2014 to February 2017, but started representing Canada, the birth country of her mother, in March 2017. She won the 2017 Australian Open and French Open junior doubles titles with [[Bianca Andreescu]]. In her first tournament as a Canadian, the ITF G1 in Carson, she went on to win both the singles and doubles titles. Also in 2017 at the [[Tournoi de Québec|Coupe Banque Nationale]], she advanced, with compatriot [[Bianca Andreescu|Andreescu]], to her first WTA doubles final where they were defeated by the first seeds Tímea Babos and Andrea Hlaváčková. In 2018, she won her first professional doubles title with [[Bianca Andreescu|Andreescu]] at the ITF 25K in [[Challenger de Gatineau|Gatineau]]. In 2019, Branstine reached her first professional singles title, losing to Elizabeth Mandlik at the ITF W15 in Carson, United States. Also in 2019 at the W25 [[Challenger de Gatineau]], she advanced to her second professional singles title where she was defeated by compatriot [[Leylah Annie Fernandez]]. In 2021, she won her first pro singles title at the ITF W15 in Cairo, defeating Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the final. She was a part of the University of Southern California tennis team for the 2019–20 season and transferred to the University of Virginia in 2021. In 2023, she won two singles titles and one doubles title at ITF W15s in Monastir. In 2024, Branstine won the title at the ITF W35 in Monastir and a doubles title at the ITF W35 in Hammamet. She was a member of the Texas A&M University team from 2021 to 2024. Also in 2024, she captured the singles title at the ITF W75 in Sumter over Sophie Chang. |
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| Birthdate | September 9, 2000 |
| Birthplace | Irvine, California, United States |
| From | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Residence | Irvine, California, United States |
| Height | 5’11” (1,80m) |
| Style of play | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Turned pro | 2024 |
| Best WTA singles ranking | No. 343 (June 17, 2024) |
| Best WTA doubles ranking | No. 203 (September 18, 2017) |
| Profile on CdnTennis.ca | |
Biography
Carson Branstine (born September 9, 2000 in Irvine, California, United States) is an American-Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 343 on June 17, 2024 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 203 on September 18, 2017.
Branstine represented the United States from 2014 to February 2017, but started representing Canada, the birth country of her mother, in March 2017. She won the 2017 Australian Open and French Open junior doubles titles with Bianca Andreescu. In her first tournament as a Canadian, the ITF G1 in Carson, she went on to win both the singles and doubles titles. Also in 2017 at the Coupe Banque Nationale, she advanced, with compatriot Andreescu, to her first WTA doubles final where they were defeated by the first seeds Tímea Babos and Andrea Hlaváčková. In 2018, she won her first professional doubles title with Andreescu at the ITF 25K in Gatineau. In 2019, Branstine reached her first professional singles title, losing to Elizabeth Mandlik at the ITF W15 in Carson, United States. Also in 2019 at the W25 Challenger de Gatineau, she advanced to her second professional singles title where she was defeated by compatriot Leylah Annie Fernandez. In 2021, she won her first pro singles title at the ITF W15 in Cairo, defeating Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the final. She was a part of the University of Southern California tennis team for the 2019–20 season and transferred to the University of Virginia in 2021. In 2023, she won two singles titles and one doubles title at ITF W15s in Monastir. In 2024, Branstine won the title at the ITF W35 in Monastir and a doubles title at the ITF W35 in Hammamet. She was a member of the Texas A&M University team from 2021 to 2024. Also in 2024, she captured the singles title at the ITF W75 in Sumter over Sophie Chang.
Branstine was born in Irvine, California to an American father, Bruce, and a Canadian mother, Carol Freeman, from Toronto. She has two older sisters, Cassidy and Constance, both of whom play collegiate tennis. Her cousin Freddie Freeman is a professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). She was a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montréal from 2016 to 2019.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Carpet (i) | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Tímea Babos (HUN) Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) |
3–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | Carson, United States | W15 | Hard | Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2019 | Gatineau, Canada | W25 | Hard | Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Priska Madelyn Nugroho (INA) | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2022 | Lubbock, United States | W15 | Hard | Liv Hovde (USA) | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2023 | Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2023 | Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Emily Welker (GER) | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2024 | Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (AND) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2024 | Antalya, Turkey | W35 | Clay | Cristina Dinu (ROU) | 3–6, 0–3 retired |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2024 | Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | Sara Cakarevic (FRA) | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jun 2024 | Sumter, United States | W75 | Hard | Sophie Chang (USA) | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–1 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | Gatineau, Canada | $25,000 | Hard | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Hsu Chieh-yu (TPE) Marcela Zacarías (MEX) |
4–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2023 | Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Selina Dal (GER) | Eliessa Vanlangendonck (BEL) Emily Welker (GER) |
3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2024 | Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | Ekaterina Reyngold (RUS) | Émeline Dartron (FRA) Margaux Rouvroy (FRA) |
6–3, 6–0 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Maja Chwalińska (POL) Iga Świątek (POL) |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Olesya Pervushina (RUS) Anastasia Potapova (RUS) |
6–1, 6–3 |