GIRLS AMONG WOMEN…

Written by: Staff on 29th August 2011

GIRLS AMONG WOMEN…

A fan rests on the grass outside Arthur Ashe Stadium on the first day of the 2011 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 29 August 2011. The US Open runs through 11 September 2011. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

(Courtesy of USTA)

Lauren Davis of Gates Mils, Ohio, who makes her US Open main draw debut today, earned a wild card into the main draw of the women’s singles as the USTA Girls’ 18s national champion. In the Open Era, the reigning USTA Girls’ 18s champions have a 25-40 record in the US Open. Chris Evert had the best performance of any reigning USTA Girls’ 18s champion, reaching the semifinals in 1971 before losing to eventual champion and No. 1 seed Billie Jean King, 6-3 6-2. Two-time USTA National 18s champion Tracy Austin reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 1977 and 1978.

USTA Girls’ Junior Champions in the US Open (during the Open Era)

Year USTA Singles Champion (seed) Round reached (player lost to w/ seeding)

2011 Lauren Davis plays today against Angelique Kerber

2010 Shelby Rogers first round (l. to Shuai Peng)

2009 Christina McHale second round (l. to No. 29 Maria Sharapova)

2008 Gail Brodsky first round (l. to No. 13 Agnes Szavay)

2007 Ashley Weinhold first round (l. to No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze)

2006 Lauren Albanese second round (l. to No. 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova)

2005 Mary Gambale first round (l. to Dally Randriantefy)

2004 Jessica Kirkland first round (l. to Dally Randriantefy)

2003 Theresa Logar first round (l. to Q-Maria Kirilenko)

2002 Alexandra Podkolzina first round (l. to Anca Barna)

2001 Amber Liu first round (l. to Eleni Daniilidou)

2000 Kristen Schlukebir first round (l. to Ruxandra Dragomir)

1999 Laura Granville first round (l. to Fabiola Zuluaga)

1998 Laura Granville second round (l. to Kim Po)

1997 Jacqueline Trail second round (l. to Paola Suarez)

1996 Lilia Osterloh second round (l. to Elena Likhovtseva)

1995 Aubrie Rippner first round (l. to WC-Keri Phebus)

1994 Meilen Tu first round (l. to Silvia Farina)

1993 Janet Lee first round (l. to Tami Whitlinger)

1992 Maria Vento first round (l. to No. 16 Mary Pierce)

1991 Lindsay Davenport first round (l. to Debbie Graham)

1990 Lisa Raymond first round (l. to Q-Karin Kschwendt)

1989 Jennifer Capriati DID NOT PLAY*

1988 Laxmi Poruri second round (l. to No. 14 Katerina Maleeva)

1987 Ann Grossman first round (l. to Raffaella Reggi)

1986 Tami Whitlinger first round (l. to Helen Kelesi)

1985 Stephanie Rehe first round (l. to Terry Phelps)

1984 Melissa Gurney third round (l. to Petra Delhees Jauch)

1983 Caroline Kuhlman first round (l. to Louise Allen)

1982 Leigh Ann Eldredge first round (l. to Barbara Hallquist)

1981 Lisa Bonder first round (l. to Jo Anne Russell)

1980 Kate Gompert first round (l. to No. 11 Kathy Jordan)

1979 Andrea Jaeger first round (l. to Karen Susman)

1978 Tracy Austin (No. 5 seed) QUARTERFINALS (l. to No. 2 Chris Evert)

1977 Tracy Austin QUARTERFINALS (l. to No. 5 Betty Stove)

1976 Lynn Epstein first round (l. to Jo Anne Russell)

1975 Beth Norton third round (l. to No. 2 Virginia Wade)

1974 Rayni Fox first round (l. to Martina Navratilova)

1973 Carrie Fleming DID NOT PLAY

1972

Ann Kiyomura DID NOT PLAY

1971 Chris Evert SEMIFINALS (l. to No. 1 Billie Jean King)

1970 Sharon Walsh third round (l. to No. 5 Virginia Wade)

1969 Sharon Walsh first round (l. to Joyce Williams)

1968 Kristy Pigeon (No. 8 seed) second round (l. to Maryna Godwin)

* Capriati won the 1989 USTA Girls’ 18s singles title at the age of 13. She was not eligible to compete in the US Open main draw (or any other professional event) that year. Capriati competed in the 1989 US Open Junior Championships, winning both the girls’ singles and doubles titles.