Laura Granville
Laura Granville (born May 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58 and finished with an overall record of 93-3.[1] Granville won the NCAA singles championship as well as the ITA Player of the Year in both 2000 and 2001.[2]
 Granville at the 2009 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Born | May 12, 1981 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,327,584 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 249–177 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (June 9, 2003) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2004, 2006) |
| French Open | 3R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2002, 2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 121–98 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (July 23, 2007) |
In 2001, Stanford won the women's tennis national team championship, and Granville was also a doubles finalist. She retired in 2010 after seven full years on the WTA Tour and returned to Stanford, where she completed her studies and graduated in 2012. She was inducted into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
Granville is now in her sixth season as the head coach of the Princeton University women's tennis team. In 2014, the Princeton women's tennis program won the Ivy League title and defeated Arizona State 4-3 to win its first-ever NCAA tournament match.[3]
Career highlights
1996—Won the Illinois girl's high school tennis state singles championships as a sophomore at The Latin School of Chicago.
1998—Claimed the United States Tennis Association national girls' 18 singles and earned a wildcard into the US Open main draw, losing in the second round (defeating World No. 96 Paola Suárez en route.)
1999—Repeated as the United States Tennis Association national girls' 18 singles and earned a wildcard into the US Open main draw.
2000—Won the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) women's tennis singles championships as a freshman at Stanford University.[4]
2001—Won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player[5][6]
2001—Won her second consecutive NCAA women's tennis singles championships as a sophomore at Stanford University.[7]
2001—Turned professional after her sophomore year and reached three ITF circuit semifinals.
2002—Won two ITF tournaments, was the runner-up in two ITF tournaments, reached her first-ever WTA tour quarterfinals in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. and Luxembourg (beating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the first round), won three singles matches at Wimbledon (including a defeat of Mary Pierce), reached the third round at the tournament in Montreal, and made her Top 100 and Top 50 debuts.
2007—Defeated former World No. 1 Martina Hingis in the third round at Wimbledon to match her career best showing there. Defeated 2013 Wimbledon Champion Marion Bartoli indoors at Memphis.[8]
2008—Won the Midland, Michigan, U.S. ITF tournament.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 15 August 2004 | Vancouver | Hard |  |
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2-3)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (2–3) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 19 May 2003 | Strasbourg | Clay |  |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 19 February 2005 | Memphis | Hard | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 24 July 2005 | Cincinnati | Hard | |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 5 November 2006 | Quebec City | Carpet (i) | |
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 4 January 2010 | Auckland | Hard |  |
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6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Home of College Tennis". ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Rally Leads Women's Tennis to Program's First NCAA Tournament Match Victory". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Granville Captures NCAA Singles Title". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Laura Granville Named Honda Sports Award Winner". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ConferenceMay 26, Pac-12; 2001. "Laura Granville Wins Second Straight NCAA Singles Championship". Pac-12. Retrieved 2020-03-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Staff; agencies (2007-06-29). "Wimbledon: Martina Hingis crashes out on graveyard of champions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
External links
- Laura Granville at the Women's Tennis Association
- Laura Granville at the International Tennis Federation