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==Biography== |
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'''Kayla Cross''' (born March 21, 2005 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. |
'''Kayla Cross''' (born March 21, 2005 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 600 on May 8, 2023 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 367 on May 8, 2023. She has also reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 15 on March 7, 2022. |
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In 2019, Cross won her first ITF singles title on the junior circuit at the G5 in Calgary. The same year, she won two more junior ITF singles titles at the G5 in Victoria and at the G5 in Kamloops, and four junior ITF doubles titles at the G5 in George Town, the G5 in Calgary, the G5 in Victoria and the G5 in Kamloops. In 2021, she won four junior ITF doubles titles at the G3 in San José, the G3 in Santo Domingo, the G2 in Tashkent and the GA in Mérida. Also in 2021, Cross was awarded a wildcard in the qualifying draw of the [[Canadian Open|National Bank Open]] where she lost in straight sets to Océane Dodin in the first round. In 2022, she reached the doubles final at the junior Australian Open with fellow Canadian [[Victoria Mboko]]. She won three junior doubles titles in 2022, at the G1 in Traralgon, the G1 in Porto Alegre and the G1 in Roehampton. At the junior 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Cross reached the doubles final again with compatriot [[Victoria Mboko]] and the third round in singles. Also in 2022, Cross won her first professional doubles title at the ITF 25K in [[Saskatoon Challenger|Saskatoon]] with compatriot [[Marina Stakusic]]. The same year, she qualified for her first WTA singles main draw at the 250 in [[Championnats de Granby|Granby]], losing in the opening round to world No. 55 Anna Bondár. She also lost in the first round in doubles with fellow Canadian [[Victoria Mboko]]. Cross advanced to the third round in singles of the junior 2022 US Open. She is currently a part of the Vanderbilt University tennis team. |
In 2019, Cross won her first ITF singles title on the junior circuit at the G5 in Calgary. The same year, she won two more junior ITF singles titles at the G5 in Victoria and at the G5 in Kamloops, and four junior ITF doubles titles at the G5 in George Town, the G5 in Calgary, the G5 in Victoria and the G5 in Kamloops. In 2021, she won four junior ITF doubles titles at the G3 in San José, the G3 in Santo Domingo, the G2 in Tashkent and the GA in Mérida. Also in 2021, Cross was awarded a wildcard in the qualifying draw of the [[Canadian Open|National Bank Open]] where she lost in straight sets to Océane Dodin in the first round. In 2022, she reached the doubles final at the junior Australian Open with fellow Canadian [[Victoria Mboko]]. She won three junior doubles titles in 2022, at the G1 in Traralgon, the G1 in Porto Alegre and the G1 in Roehampton. At the junior 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Cross reached the doubles final again with compatriot [[Victoria Mboko]] and the third round in singles. Also in 2022, Cross won her first professional doubles title at the ITF 25K in [[Saskatoon Challenger|Saskatoon]] with compatriot [[Marina Stakusic]]. The same year, she qualified for her first WTA singles main draw at the 250 in [[Championnats de Granby|Granby]], losing in the opening round to world No. 55 Anna Bondár. She also lost in the first round in doubles with fellow Canadian [[Victoria Mboko]]. Cross advanced to the third round in singles of the junior 2022 US Open. She is currently a part of the Vanderbilt University tennis team. |
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