Kelly Williford (born October 21, 1994) is an American born-Dominican female tennis player.
Country (sports) | Dominican Republic |
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Born | New Jersey, United States | October 21, 1994
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 12,775 |
Singles | |
Career record | 34–65 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 1070 (16 December 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 1135 (22 February 2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 42–49 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 619 (6 August 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 816 (22 February 2021) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 5–7 |
Last updated on: 24 February 2021. |
On 16 December 2019, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 1070. On 6 August 2018, she peaked at No. 619 in the doubles rankings.
Williford has represented the Dominican Republic in the Fed Cup, where she has a win–loss record of 5–7.
She is a native of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey,[1] where she attended Ridge High School before moving on to play for the Virginia Tech Hokies women's tennis team.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
editDoubles: 8 (1 title, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Mrągowo, Poland | 15,000 | Clay | Akiko Okuda | Angelica Moratelli Marine Partaud |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Akiko Okuda | Victoria Kan Maria Zotova |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2019 | ITF Norman, United States | 15,000 | Hard | Amy Zhu | Fernanda Labraña Anna Turati |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Metepec, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Kirsten-Andrea Weedon | Sarah Lee Amber Washington |
1–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–5 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 25,000 | Hard | Ana Carmen Zamburek | Emina Bektas Quinn Gleason |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–6 | Oct 2021 | ITF Norman, United States | 15,000 | Hard | McKenna Schaefbauer | Oona Orpana Martina Zerulo |
2–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–7 | May 2022 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Kariann Pierre-Louis | Saki Imamura Miho Kuramochi |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 1–7 | Sep 2022 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Anna Ulyashchenko | Nadia Echeverría Alam Jessica Hinojosa Gomez |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6] |
References
edit- ^ Coleman, Brian (December 30, 2014). "Locals Inch Closer to USTA National Indoor Championship Glory". New York Tennis Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ Kelly Williford, Virginia Tech Hokies women's tennis. Accessed Sep 3, 2019. "High School: Ridge; Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J."
External links
edit- Kelly Williford at the Women's Tennis Association
- Kelly Williford at the International Tennis Federation
- Kelly Williford at the Billie Jean King Cup