Robin Kimberly Anderson (born April 12, 1993) is an American tennis player.[1][2]
 Anderson at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Robin Kimberly Anderson |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Residence | Matawan, New Jersey |
| Born | April 12, 1993 Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | UCLA |
| Prize money | $629,664 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 293–209 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (June 6, 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 255 (October 14, 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| French Open | Q2 (2019) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2016, 2022) |
| US Open | Q2 (2019, 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 140–99 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 181 (May 7, 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 288 (October 14, 2024) |
| Last updated on: October 14, 2024. | |
Personal life
editAnderson's parents are Denom and Trudy Anderson, and she has two siblings, Matthew and Samantha.
Career
editCollege
editAnderson attended UCLA from 2011 to 2015, where she was on the tennis team each year, leading the Bruins to the NCAA championship in 2014.[2] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate female tennis player in 2014, and earned the award as well in the following year, 2015.[3][4]
Professional
editAnderson reached her first WTA 125 singles final at the 2021 Midland Tennis Classic, losing to top seed Madison Brengle.[5][6]
She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open on her Grand Slam tournament debut, after winning the USTA's Australian Open Wildcard Challenge,[7][8] but lost in the first round to Sam Stosur.[9]
Partnering Dalayna Hewitt, Anderson was runner-up at the 2024 W75 Calgary National Bank Challenger, losing to Kayla Cross and Maribella Zamarripa in a champions tiebreak in the final.[10][11]
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States |
Hard (i) |  Madison Brengle
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2–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2011 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States |
10,000 | Hard |  Bojana Bobusic
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Redding, US | 25,000 | Hard |  Adriana Pérez
|
6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2015 | Landisville Challenge, US | 25,000 | Hard |  Naomi Broady
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2016 | Midland Tennis Classic, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Naomi Broady
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7–6(6), 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Redding, US | 25,000 | Hard |  Chanel Simmonds
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2018 | ITF Fort Worth, US | 25,000 | Hard | Maria Mateas
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2018 | ITF Lubbock, US | 25,000 | Hard |  Rebecca Marino
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Mar 2019 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Vitalia Diatchenko
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Oct 2019 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Indy de Vroome
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6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Feb 2021 | ITF Orlando, US | W25 | Hard | Katie Swan
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–8 | Jun 2021 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W25 | Hard | Olivia Gadecki
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6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(8) |
| Win | 4–8 | May 2022 | ITF Orlando Pro, US | W60 | Hard | Sachia Vickery
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–8 | Oct 2022 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) |  Jang Su-jeong
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2023 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Arina Rodionova
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6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet |  Viktória Hrunčáková
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Jul 2024 | Dallas Summer Series, US | W50 | Hard (i) | Clervie Ngounoue
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6–2, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–11 | Sep 2024 | ITF San Rafael, US | W35 | Hard | Ashley Kratzer
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7–6(6), 6–2 |
Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 12 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Sacramento Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Lauren Embree
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Naomi Broady Storm Sanders
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Redding, US | 25,000 | Hard | Lauren Embree
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Jacqueline Cako Allie Kiick
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6–4, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF El Paso, US | 25,000 | Hard | Maegan Manasse
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Jennifer Brady  Alexa Guarachi
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6–3, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2016 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | 50,000 | Grass | Alison Bai
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Sanaz Marand Melanie Oudin
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2016 | Stockton Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Maegan Manasse
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 Kristýna Plíšková  Alison Van Uytvanck
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jan 2017 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay |  Anhelina Kalinina
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 Paula Kania Katarzyna Piter
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–4 | June 2018 | ITF Bethany Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay | Maegan Manasse
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Quinn Gleason Sanaz Marand
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2–6, 7–6(6), [10–3] |
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 2019 | ITF Osaka, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Maegan Manasse
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 Risa Ushijima Minori Yonehara
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7–6(2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2019 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 60,000 | Clay | Anhelina Kalinina
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 Rebeka Masarova Rebecca Šramková
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4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2019 | Manchester Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass |  Laura Ioana Paar
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 Duan Yingying Zhu Lin
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2019 | Lexington Challenger, US | 60,000 | Hard |  Jessika Ponchet
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Ann Li Jamie Loeb
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7–6(4), 6–7(5), [10–7] |
| Win | 6–6 | Nov 2019 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Jessika Ponchet
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Mélodie Collard Leylah Fernandez
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7–6(7), 6–2 |
| Win | 7–6 | Oct 2020 | ITF Cherbourg, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Jessika Ponchet
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Harriet Dart Sarah Beth Grey
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2021 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80+H | Hard | Amandine Hesse
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Estelle Cascino Sarah Beth Grey
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6–3, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2021 | ITF Florence, US | W25 | Hard | Elysia Bolton
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Emily Appleton Yuriko Miyazaki
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3–6, 6–1, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jan 2023 | Canberra International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Hailey Baptiste
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 Irina Khromacheva Anastasia Tikhonova
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–9 | May 2023 | ITF Pelham, US | W60 | Clay | Elysia Bolton
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Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–10 | Jun 2023 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | W40 | Hard | Elysia Bolton
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Andrea Gámiz Sofia Sewing
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Oct 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W60 | Hard (i) |  Fernanda Contreras Gómez
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Sofia Sewing Anastasia Tikhonova
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6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 9–11 | Oct 2023 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Dalayna Hewitt
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Mia Kupres  Johanne Svendsen
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–11 | Sep 2024 | ITF San Rafael, US | W35 | Hard | Alana Smith
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Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–12 | Oct 2024 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | Dalayna Hewitt
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Kayla Cross Maribella Zamarripa
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7–6(3), 5–7, [10–12] |
References
edit- ^ "Robin Anderson - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Robin Anderson - Women's Tennis". UCLA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "UCLA's Anderson Named 2014 Honda Sport Award Winner for Tennis". UCLA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Robin Anderson of UCLA Repeats as Honda Sport Award Winner for Tennis". CWSA. June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Brengle triumphs in all-American final over Anderson, wins second WTA 125 title in Midland". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Brengle wins second championship in Midland". Huron Daily Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Introducing the 2022 Australian Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Robin Anderson wins Australian Open Wild Card Challenge". USTA. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sam Stosur achieves Australian Open feat for the first time in 19 years to keep farewell tour alive". Nine. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Rebecca Marino crowned Calgary National Bank Challenger champ". Calgary Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Marino, Cross Victorious at Calgary National Bank Challenger". Tennis Canada. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
