Person in history
Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens, American tennis player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1993 · March 20
- Age this year
- 33No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- tennis player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 33rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1993.
- September 12STS-51
- November 1Maastricht Treaty
- September 14Lufthansa Flight 2904
- June 1Dobrinja mortar attack
- April 11Prison riot
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1993Farrah MoanSeptember 11
- 1993Niall HoranSeptember 13
- 1993Alice MertonSeptember 13
- 1993Marcus PetersJanuary 9
- 1993J. T. MillerMarch 14
- 1993Beau WebsterDecember 1
- 1993Max Power (footballer)July 27
- 1993Bryson DeChambeauSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Sloane Stephens”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sloane-stephens, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Sloane Stephens
When was Sloane Stephens born?
March 20 1993.
How old would Sloane Stephens be today?
33 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 20?
Trevor Zegras, Cooper Hoffman, Hyunjin (Stray Kids singer) and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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