Sloane Stephens

At a glance

Born 1993-03-20.

Known as: tennis player. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Sloane Stephens is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association. Stephens has won eight WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2017 US Open. She was also the runner-up at the 2018 French Open. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 63, and has won one WTA Tour doubles title.

Early life

Early life and background Stephens was born on March 20, 1993, in Plantation, Florida , to Sybil Smith and John Stephens , both of whom were accomplished athletes. Her mother was the first African-American woman to be named a first-team All-American swimmer in Division I history. She is enshrined in the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame and recognized as the greatest swimmer in the history of the university. [ 1 ]

Path and career

Professional career 2007–11: Tour debut, entering the top 100 Stephens at the 2011 Washington Open Stephens played her first professional events on the ITF Women's Circuit in late 2007. [ 1 ] In the spring of 2008, she received a qualifying wildcard into her first WTA Tour event, the Miami Open , where she lost her opening round match. [ 2 ] She would lose in qualifying the next two years as well. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

Why this date

Sloane Stephens appears on our March 20 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.