Kayla Cross (born 21 March 2005) is a Canadian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, Ontario |
| Born | 21 March 2005 London, Ontario[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$73,241 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 91–65 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 269 (18 November 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 269 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 81–47 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 204 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 18 November 2024. | |
Cross has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 269, achieved on 18 November 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 182, achieved on 21 October 2024.[2]
Having lost as a wildcard entry in the first singles qualifying round,[3] Cross made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles, partnering Victoria Mboko.[4]
She reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, losing both doubles competitions at the Australian Open[5] and at Wimbledon.[6]
Cross was runner-up at the 2024 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, losing to Maria Mateas in the final.[7]
She won the biggest title of her career to date when she took the doubles crown at the W75 2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger alongside Maribella Zamarripa, defeating Robin Anderson and Dalayna Hewitt in a champions tiebreak in the final.[8][9]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Championnats de Granby, Canada | W75 | Hard |  Maria Mateas
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3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | Saskatoon Challenger, Canada | W35 | Hard | Mia Kupres
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4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2024 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | Louisa Chirico
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6–7(3), 3–6 |
Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W25 | Hard | Marina Stakusic
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Kendra Bunch Katarina Kozarov
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6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Marina Stakusic
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Catherine Harrison Sabrina Santamaria
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6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W25 | Clay |  Renata Zarazúa
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 Tiphanie Fiquet Ashley Lahey
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6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2023 | ITF Feld am See, Austria | W25 | Clay |  Sofia Costoulas
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 Denisa Hindová Chiara Scholl
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2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | Sofia Sewing
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 Ekaterine Gorgodze Elvina Kalieva
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard |  María Herazo González
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Liv Hovde Clervie Ngounoue
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2023 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde
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Carmen Corley Ivana Corley
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7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 2–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde
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Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–7 | Nov 2023 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) |  Elena Pridankina
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Eliessa Vanlangendonck Stéphanie Visscher
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w/o |
| Win | 3–7 | May 2024 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | W35 | Clay | Jaeda Daniel
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Ashton Bowers Mia Yamakita
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7–6(3), 7–6(2) |
| Win | 4–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | Ariana Arseneault
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Margaux Maquet María Martínez Vaquero
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6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 5–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | Ariana Arseneault
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 Zhibek Kulambayeva Sahaja Yamalapalli
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6–1, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W35 | Hard (i) | Maribella Zamarripa
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Jessica Failla Anna Rogers
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–7 | Oct 2024 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | Maribella Zamarripa
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Robin Anderson Dalayna Hewitt
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6–7(3), 7–5, [12–10] |
| Win | 8–7 | Nov 2024 | ITF Miami, United States | W35 | Hard | Anna Rogers
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 Aya El Aouni Olivia Lincer
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7–5, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Victoria Mboko
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Clervie Ngounoue Diana Shnaider
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Victoria Mboko
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Rose Marie Nijkamp Angella Okutoyi
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6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |
References
edit- ^ "Kayla Cross". Tennis Canada.
- ^ "Kayla Cross". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Cross gains experience in National Bank Open defeat". Toronto Observer. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "National Bank Open: Andreescu and a flurry of Canadians get started in Day 2". Sportsnet. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Impressive showing Down Under for Cross". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Cross earns hardware at Wimbledon, nearly upsets No. 1 seed". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Arseneault, Kupres Reign at Home in Granby". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Rebecca Marino crowned Calgary National Bank Challenger champ". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Marino, Cross Victorious at Calgary National Bank Challenger". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2024.