Samantha Crawford

Samantha Crawford
	Crawford at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United States
Born	February 18, 1995 (age 29); Atlanta, Georgia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Prize money	US$ 573,320
Singles
Career record	145–131
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 98 (July 11, 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
French Open	1R (2016)
Wimbledon	2R (2016)
US Open	1R (2012, 2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	66–57
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 216 (July 13, 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016)

Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an American tennis player.

In her career, Crawford won one singles title and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings.

As a junior, Atlanta-born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final.

Career

2012

Crawford received a wildcard into the qualifying of the US Open. She got into the competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier, and played Eleni Daniilidou for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager Laura Robson.

2015

In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hardcourt events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.^[1]

2016

At the Brisbane International, Crawford caused an upset by defeating top-15 player Belinda Bencic in the second round. She subsequently went on to reach her first semifinal on the WTA Tour, but lost the match to former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets.^[2]

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2012	ITF Yakima, United States	50,000	Hard	Shelby Rogers	4–6, 7–6⁽³⁾, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jan 2015	ITF Plantation, United States	25,000	Clay	Sachia Vickery	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–3	May 2015	ITF Raleigh, United States	25,000	Clay	Julia Boserup	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–4	Aug 2015	Lexington Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Nao Hibino	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–4	Nov 2015	Scottsdale Challenge, United States	50,000	Hard	Viktorija Golubic	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	1–5	Mar 2022	ITF Naples, United States	15,000	Clay	Madison Sieg	2–6, 0–1 ret.

Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2012	ITF Yakima, United States	50,000	Hard	Madison Keys	Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao	6–3, 2–6, [12–10]
Win	2–0	Feb 2013	ITF Surprise, United States	25,000	Hard	Sachia Vickery	Emily Harman Xu Yifan	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	3–0	Feb 2014	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Xu Yifan	Danielle Lao Keri Wong	3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss	3–1	Jul 2014	Carson Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Sachia Vickery	Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 1–6
Win	4–1	Feb 2015	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	Asia Muhammad	İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović	6–0, 6–3
Win	5–1	Jun 2015	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Hard	Emily Harman	Storm Sanders Chanel Simmonds	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–1
Loss	5–2	Nov 2016	Scottsdale Challenge, United States	50,000	Hard	Melanie Oudin	Ingrid Neel Taylor Townsend	4–6, 3–6
Loss	5–3	Oct 2022	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	3–6, 4–6