Storm Sanders

Storm Sanders (born 11 August 1994 in Rockingham) is an Australian tennis player.

Storm Sanders

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	11 August 1994 Rockingham, Australia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 401,489
Singles
Career record	137–125 (52.3%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 202 (10 February 2014)
Current ranking	No. 276 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2014, 2015, 2016)
French Open	Q1 (2014)
US Open	Q1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record	146–104 (58.4%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 63 (9 October 2017)
Current ranking	No. 75 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2016)
French Open	1R (2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2017)
US Open	1R (2020)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2018)
Last updated on: 7 August 2020.

Sanders has won one singles title and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 February 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 202. On 9 October 2017, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.

Sanders debuted on the ITF junior circuit in December 2007,[1] and on the senior circuit in November 2008.[2] She won her first professional tournament in February 2013.

Professional career

2013

Sanders began her year ranked 674 in the world. Her first tournament was the Apia International Sydney, where she received a wildcard into qualifying. She stunned Eugenie Bouchard in the first round in two tiebreak sets, but lost in the second round against Misaki Doi. Sanders then received a wildcard into qualifying at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round against Yuliya Beygelzimer. In February, after failing to qualify for the McDonald's Burnie International, Sanders celebrated a breakthrough victory, winning the $25,000 Launceston Tennis International tournament.[3][4] She won through both, the qualifying and main draws, without dropping a set. She also achieved the rare feat of defeating the top seeds in both the qualifying draw (Mari Tanaka) and the main draw (Olivia Rogowska) en route to victory. Sanders reached the top 500 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the tournament win. A month later, she reached the final of the $25,000 event in Ipswich, Queensland, losing to Jelena Pandžić in three sets.[5]

In July, together with her British partner Naomi Broady, Sanders won the $50,000 Gold River Women's Challenger, defeating Robin Anderson and Lauren Embree in straight sets.[6]

In US Open qualifying, Sanders lost in the first round to Uzbekistan's Nigina Abduraimova.[7]

2014

Sanders began the season at the Brisbane International, after receiving a wild card into qualifying. She opened with a three set win over Irina-Camelia Begu.[8] Although taking the opening set, Sanders lost against third seed Hsieh Su-wei in three sets in the second round.

The following week, Sanders was awarded a wild card to the main draw of the Hobart International. A first-round win over Peng Shuai[9] saw her match up with second seed Kirsten Flipkens in the second round. Pushing the top-20 ranked Belgian to the brink, Sanders lost in a tough three set match, lasting over two and a half hours.[10] Despite the close loss, it was announced that Sanders had been given a wildcard into the singles main draw of the Australian Open,[11] having been given wild cards for the doubles draw the previous two years. She played Camila Giorgi in round one, losing on her Grand Slam singles debut in three sets.[12] She also lost in the first round of women's and mixed doubles.

2015

Given a wild card for the Hobart International,[13] Sanders lost in round one to Camila Giorgi in three sets. She was then given a wild card for the Australian Open, but lost at the first stage again, this time to world No. 46 Klára Koukalová in straight sets.[14]

2016

In July, she qualified for the Jiangxi International - the first time Sanders has come through qualifying at a WTA-level event.[15]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	W–L
Australian Open	Q1	Q1	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	Q2	Q1	0–4
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH		0–0
US Open	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–4
Year-end ranking	721	242	323	371	293	676		428

Doubles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	W–L
Australian Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R		1-8
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R		0–2
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	NH		1–2
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R		0–1
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–2	0–1	0–2	0–3	0–0	2–13
Year-end ranking	545	280	262	242	134	68	106	109

WTA career finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2017	Nottingham Open, United Kingdom	International	Grass	Monique Adamczak	Jocelyn Rae Laura Robson	6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss	1–1	Sep 2017	Japan Women's Open, Japan	International	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan	0–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss	1–2	Sep 2017	Guangzhou Open, China	International	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	2–6, 3–6
Win	2–2	Feb 2020	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	International	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Barbara Haas Ellen Perez	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Sep 2020	İstanbul Cup, Turkey	International	Clay	Ellen Perez	Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk	1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2013	Launceston International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Mar 2013	ITF Ipswich, Australia	25,000	Hard	Jelena Pandžić	5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Sep 2015	ITF Tweed Heads, Australia	15,000	Hard	Dalma Gálfi	2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win	2–2	Nov 2019	Playford International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Lizette Cabrera	6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $50,000/$60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (8–7) Clay (3–0) Grass (1–2) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2011	ITF Landisville, United States	10,000	Hard	Brooke Rischbieth	Hsu Chieh-yu Nicola Slater	5–7, 3–6
Loss	0–2	May 2011	ITF Sumter, United States	10,000	Hard	Ebony Panoho	Bojana Bobusic Nicola Slater	6–4, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss	0–3	Sep 2011	ITF Alice Springs, Australia	25,000	Hard	Brooke Rischbieth	Maria Fernanda Alves Samantha Murray	6–3, 5–7, [3–10]
Loss	0–4	Nov 2011	Bendigo International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Samantha Murray	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	6–2, 1–6, [5–10]
Loss	0–5	Mar 2013	ITF Ipswich, Australia	25,000	Hard	Viktorija Rajicic	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win	1–5	Jul 2013	Gold River Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	Robin Anderson Lauren Embree	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–5	Jan 2014	Burnie International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Jarmila Gajdošová	Eri Hozumi Miki Miyamura	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–5	Jul 2014	ITF Sacramento, United States	50,000	Hard	Daria Gavrilova	Maria Sanchez Zoe Gwen Scandalis	6–2, 6–1
Loss	3–6	Jun 2015	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Samantha Crawford Emily Harman	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Win	4–6	Jul 2015	Challenger de Granby, Canada	50,000	Hard	Jessica Moore	Laura Robson Erin Routliffe	7–5, 6–2
Win	5–6	Oct 2015	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Jessica Moore	Jennifer Elie Asia Muhammad	6–0, 6–3
Loss	5–7	Jun 2016	Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom	50,000	Grass	An-Sophie Mestach	Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	6–7	Oct 2016	Canberra International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Jessica Moore	Alison Bai Lizette Cabrera	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–7	May 2017	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	25,000	Clay	Vivian Heisen	Diāna Marcinkēviča Rebeka Masarova	7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	8–7	Jun 2017	Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Monique Adamczak	Chang Kai-chen Marina Erakovic	7–5, 6–4
Loss	8–8	Mar 2019	ITF Mildura, Australia	25,000	Grass	Olivia Rogowska	Alana Parnaby Alicia Smith	6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win	9–8	May 2019	ITF Rome, Italy	25,000	Clay	Arina Rodionova	Gabriela Ce Cristina Dinu	6–2, 6–3
Win	10–8	May 2019	Internacional de Solgironès, Spain	60,000	Clay	Arina Rodionova	Dalma Galfi Georgina Garcia-Perez	6–4, 6–4
Win	11–8	Nov 2019	Playford International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Naiktha Bains Tereza Mihalíková	6–3, 6–4
Win	12–8	Jan 2020	ITF Burnie, Australia (2)	60,000	Hard	Ellen Perez	Desirae Krawczyk Asia Muhammad	6–3, 6–2

References

1. "Storm Sanders". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
2. Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation
3. "Sanders' barn-storming victory". The Examiner. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
4. Trollope, Matt (24 November 2013). "Storm Sanders: back in the game". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
5. Richards, Matt (25 March 2013). "Ebelthite, Pandzic claim Ipswich titles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
6. "Walker Returns after Summer Travels with USTA Collegiate Team". Memphis Tigers. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
7. McGowan, Marc (5 November 2013). "This teenager is taking the tennis world by Storm". acelandtennis.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
8. Malone, Paul; Stannard, Damien (27 December 2013). "Ashley Barty, Storm Sanders, Jarmila Gajdosova win Brisbane qualifying matches". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
9. "Australian teenager Storm Sanders scores big upset win in Hobart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
10. Beniuk, David (8 January 2014). "Storm pushes Hobart seed to brink". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
11. "Eight Australians handed final wildcard entries into Australian Open main draw". ABC. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
12. Salvado, John (14 January 2014). "Storm Sanders beaten at Australian Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
13. "Storm Sanders secures last Hobart wildcard". Tennis. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
14. O'Donoghue, Craig (19 January 2015). "Open experience ends for West Aussie". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
15. "Aussies in action: Kyrgios seeded second in Atlanta". Tennis Australia. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

External links

• Storm Sanders at the Women's Tennis Association
• Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation
• Storm Sanders at Tennis Australia