Whitney Osuigwe

Whitney Osuigwe
Osuigwe at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
Born (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002
Bradenton, Florida
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDesmond Osuigwe
Prize moneyUS$875,919
Singles
Career record192–173
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (August 12, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 217 (March 17, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019, 2021)
French OpenQ2 (2019)
WimbledonQ2 (2025)
US Open1R (2018, 2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record109–87
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 115 (October 21, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 231 (March 17, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2019, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2018)
Last updated on: 17 March 2025.

Whitney Osuigwe (/əˈsɪɡweɪ/ ə-SIG-way;[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105 and a best doubles ranking of No. 115, achieved in August 2019 and 2024, respectively.

In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion.[3] She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in Paris in 28 years.

Personal life

Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age six, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis.[4][5]

Juniors

In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She started by reaching the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in December, and then won two Grade-1 clay-court tournaments in back-to-back weeks in February. Osuigwe capped off her dominance in this part of the season by winning the 2017 Junior French Open over fellow American Claire Liu.

In doing so, she became the first American to win the girls' event since Jennifer Capriati in 1989, the fifth American champion overall, and the ninth youngest winner of the event at 15 years and 2 months. This was also only the second time the final was contested between two Americans, with the other occurring in 1980.[6]

Osuigwe would go on to finish the season as the number-one-ranked junior in the world, for which she was named the combined 2017 ITF Junior World Champion. Furthermore, she then won the Orange Bowl before the year came to a close.

On August 12, 2018, Osuigwe won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships which earned her a wildcard entry into the main draw of the US Open.[7]

Professional

Osuigwe made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Miami Open, losing to her fellow wildcard and junior rival, Claire Liu.

In January 2019, Osuigwe played alongside David Ferrer on the Spain team in the 2019 Hopman Cup, replacing Garbiñe Muguruza who was out due to injury. Osuigwe played only the mixed-doubles match, losing to the French team which consisted of Lucas Pouille and Alizé Cornet.

In March 2019, she entered the Miami Open main draw as a wildcard, winning her first-round match against fellow wildcard Mari Osaka, the sister of Naomi Osaka.[8]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[9]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R Q1 1R Q2 A A A 0 / 2 0–2
French Open A A Q2 Q1 Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 NH Q1 A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q3 A A 0 / 3 0–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 5 0–5
WTA 1000
Miami Open A 1R 2R NH Q1 Q1 Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2
Career statistics
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Tournaments 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 Career total: 10
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 1–10
Year-end ranking 1120 226 132 160 247 290 368 $610,068

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2023 Midland Tennis Classic,
United States 		Hard (i) Hailey Baptiste Sophie Chang
Ashley Lahey 		2–6, 6–2, [10–1]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–2)
W80 tournaments (2–0)
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W50 tournaments (2–0)
W25/35 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2018 ITF Wesley Chapel, United States W25 Clay Francesca Di Lorenzo 2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2018 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States W80 Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 2019 Charlottesville Open, United States W80 Clay Madison Brengle 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 2–2 May 2019 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States W100 Clay Taylor Townsend 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Hard Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2023 ITF Jackson, United States W25 Clay Tímea Babos 5–7, 5–7
Win 3–4 Nov 2024 ITF Boca Raton, United States W50 Hard Eva Vedder 7–6(8), 6–3
Loss 3–5 Jan 2025 ITF Palm Coast, United States W35 Clay Elizabeth Mandlik 1–6, 7–6(4), 3–6
Loss 3–6 Jan 2025 ITF Vero Beach, United States W75 Clay Solana Sierra 7–6(6), 4–6, 5–7
Win 4–6 Mar 2025 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W50 Hard Ana Sofía Sánchez 6–2, 7–5
Win 5–6 Apr 2025 ITF Boca Raton, United States W35 Clay Akasha Urhobo 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–6 Apr 2025 FineMark Women's Pro Tennis Championship, United States W100 Clay Astra Sharma 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–1)
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (2–4)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (4–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (4–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2018 ITF Orlando, US W15 Clay Caty McNally Dia Evtimova
Ilona Kremen 		6–2, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 2018 ITF Jackson, US W25 Clay Sanaz Marand Gaia Sanesi
Chanel Simmonds 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Apr 2018 Charlottesville Open, US W80 Clay Ashley Kratzer Sophie Chang
Alexandra Mueller 		6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 Ashland Classic, US W60 Hard Sanaz Marand Jovana Jakšić
Renata Zarazúa 		3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss 2–3 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, US W100 Hard (i) Hailey Baptiste Catherine Harrison
Quinn Gleason 		5–7, 2–6
Win 3–3 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, US W60 Hard Hailey Baptiste Angela Kulikov
Rianna Valdes 		7–6(7), 7–5
Win 4–3 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, US W25 Hard Hailey Baptiste Francesca Di Lorenzo
Makenna Jones 		6–2, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jul 2023 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W25 Clay Victoria Osuigwe Alicia Herrero Liñana
Melany Krywoj 		6–1, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 6–3 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, US W100 Clay Hailey Baptiste Nigina Abduraimova
Carole Monnet 		6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss 6–4 Jan 2024 ITF Vero Beach, US W75+H Clay Hailey Baptiste Allura Zamarripa
Maribella Zamarripa 		3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 6–5 Feb 2024 Georgia's Rome Open, US W75 Hard (i) Hailey Baptiste Angela Kulikov
Jamie Loeb 		walkover
Win 7–5 Feb 2024 Guanajuato Open, Mexico W100 Hard Hailey Baptiste Ann Li
Rebecca Marino 		7–5, 6–4
Win 8–5 Feb 2024 ITF Spring, US W35 Hard Alana Smith Malkia Ngounoue
Thaísa Pedretti 		6–4, 6–4
Win 9–5 Jul 2024 Lexington Challenger, US W75 Hard Alana Smith Carmen Corley
Ivana Corley 		7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 9–6 Nov 2024 ITF Austin, US W50 Hard Alana Smith Diae El Jardi
Thaisa Pedretti 		2–6, 6–4, [12–14]
Loss 9–7 Jan 2025 Georgia's Rome Open, US W75 Hard (i) Eva Vedder Sophie Chang
Angela Kulikov 		6–7(3), 4–6

ITF Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2017 French Open Clay Claire Liu 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass Caty McNally Olga Danilović
Kaja Juvan 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass Caty McNally Wang Xinyu
Wang Xiyu 		2–6, 1–6

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
Grade A (1–2)
Grade 1 (4–0)
Grade 4 (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2015 ITF Plantation, US Grade 4 Clay Carson Branstine 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2016 ITF Plantation, US Grade 4 Clay Carson Branstine 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Feb 2017 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Grade 1 Clay Draginja Vukovic 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Feb 2017 ITF Criciúma, Brazil Grade 1 Clay Emily Appleton 7–5, 6–4
Win 4–1 Oct 2017 ITF Tulsa, US Grade 1 Hard Natasha Subhash 6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Oct 2017 ITF Osaka, Japan Grade A Hard Wang Xinyu 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Nov 2017 ITF Mexico City Grade A Clay Alexa Noel 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Dec 2017 ITF Bradenton, US Grade 1 Clay Clara Burel 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 6–3 Dec 2017 ITF Plantation, US Grade A Clay Margaryta Bilokin 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
Grade A (1–1)
Grade 1 (3–1)
Grade 4 (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Plantation, US Grade 4 Clay Alexa Noel Alana Smith
Peyton Stearns 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2017 ITF Criciúma, Brazil Grade 1 Clay Hailey Baptiste Elysia Bolton
Vanessa Ong 		6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 1–2 Apr 2017 ITF Indian Wells, US Grade 1 Hard Caty McNally Taylor Johnson
Ann Li 		6–3, 7–6(8)
Win 2–2 May 2017 ITF Milan, Italy Grade A Clay Caty McNally Cho I-hsuan
Ayumi Miyamoto 		6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss 2–3 Nov 2017 ITF Mexico City Grade A Clay Ellie Douglas Dalayna Hewitt
Peyton Stearns 		4–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Dec 2017 ITF Bradenton, US Grade 1 Clay Caty McNally Thasaporn Naklo
Naho Sato 		6–3, 6–1
Win 4–3 Jul 2018 ITF Roehampton, UK Grade 1 Grass Caty McNally Clara Tauson
Wang Xinyu 		7–6(4), 7–6(7)

References

  1. ^ "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Whitney OSUIGWE". Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. June 29, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Floridian Whitney Osuigwe wins USTA girls 18s tennis championship". August 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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