Kayla Cross
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| Birthdate | March 21, 2005 |
| Birthplace | London, Ontario, Canada |
| From | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5’7” (1,70m) |
| Style of play | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Best WTA singles ranking | No. 1486 (June 13, 2022) |
| Profile on CdnTennis.ca | |
Biography
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. 1486 on June 13, 2022. She has also reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 15 on March 7, 2022.
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 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.
Cross' parents put her into tennis as her dad and two brothers played the sport. At age six, she started playing tennis at the London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ontario.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Victoria Mboko (CAN) | Clervie Ngounoue (USA) Diana Shnaider (RUS) |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Victoria Mboko (CAN) | Rose Marie Nijkamp (NED) Angella Okutoyi (KEN) |
6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |