Stephens's stepfather died from cancer in 2007, while her biological father died in a car crash in 2009. [288][289], Her favorite player growing up was Kim Clijsters, who congratulated Stephens in person after her 2017 US Open title. [89][90], Despite these good results, Stephens got off to a slow start in the clay-court season. [130][45], Stephens extended her losing streak to eight matches at the Australian Open. [241] In 2015, Stephens won the first set of their encounters at the Indian Wells Open and the French Open, but ultimately lost in three sets in both instances. [63][64] This was the first top-ten victory of Stephens's career and made her much more prominent. In contrast, Venus Williams is amongst the top 20% of most aggressive players, while Serena Williams, Madison Keys, and CoCo Vandeweghe are all in the top 10% with aggression scores above 25%. 25, Jamie Hampton. "[131] In the coming months, she would prove to be correct, first by snapping her losing streak at her next tournament in Acapulco. 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Darian has also represented Barbados at the Davis Cup and holds a record of 40-22 at the tournament. He is best known for coaching Sloane Stephensto the US Opentitle in 2017. [241] Her only victory against Serena came at the 2013 Australian Open when she was still relatively unknown as a 19-year-old. Stephens, ranked No. At the Auckland Open, Stephens won her first tournament with the two of them together. 4 Simona Halep in the fourth round. Now she's won . 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Although her ranking was high enough to qualify, she narrowly missed out on that goal as she was the fifth-highest ranked American with each country only being allotted at most four players in each draw. (Courtesy of Othmane Garma) Comment on this story [143][144] She then closed out the season by participating in her first WTA Finals in Singapore. The 2017 titlist took to Twitter on Monday to announce that she will no longer be. Stephens had frequently been regarded as a potential successor to Serena Williams to become the next top American women's tennis player, if not the best in the world. 3 Garbie Muguruza, and No. [80] Once again, Stephens did not have a good clay-court season, winning multiple matches in just two out of six tournaments. Sloane Stephens has reconnected with coach Kamau Murray days ahead of this year's U.S. Open, which Stephens won in 2017 while working with Murray. [88] Stephens then improved on that result with a quarterfinal appearance at the Miami Open, which included a win over rival Madison Keys in their first encounter. [140] Nonetheless, she moved up to No. [69] She then lost to world No. Her best Grand Slam performance was a quarterfinal loss to Johanna Konta at the French Open, where she could not defend her runner-up finish from the previous season. 6 in the world, her best year-end ranking to date. [258][259], Stephens has been perceived as having a nonchalant attitude towards losing matches and striving to meet expectations. Sloane Stephens had to think outside of the box when it came to staying competition-ready throughout the coronavirus pandemic . We aims to be available wherever and whenever you need it. 10, Karolna Plkov, in the second round. We have collected in the table the data about the trophies won by Sloane Stephens under the guidance of various coaches.CoachesYears of CompletionTitlesFrancisco Gonzalez 2002 2004John and Chris Evert2004- 2005Nick Saviano2005 2009; 20152015 Washington DC OpenRoger Smith2009 2012David Nainkin 2012 2013Paul Annacone 2013 2014Thomas Hogstedt 2014 2015Kamau Murray 2015 2018; 2019 20212018 Miami Open 2017 US Open 2016 Auckland Open 2016 Acapulco Open 2016 Charleston OpenDarian King2021 till date2022 Guadalajara Openif(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'thetennistime_com-leader-1','ezslot_15',560,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-leader-1-0'); Hi all, I'm Nick. Stephens, ranked No. [67] She played in the Fed Cup playoff tie in April and lost her only match against Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson. Halep won the first set of the match after saving four set points, two while serving at 65 and two more in the tiebreak. [141] At the US Open, Stephens was unable to defend her title, losing to Anastasija Sevastova in the quarterfinals in a rematch of last year's meeting at this tournament in the same round. Kamau is arguably the most successful coach of Sloane so far since he led her to her highest career ranking and five out of the seven career titles she has won. [44] Early in the year, she played in her first Australian Open main draw and made it to the second round. [75] Although Stephens continued to struggle outside of the majors after the US Open, she was named the second alternate for the WTA Tour Championships. [135] Stephens entered the French Open having never reached the quarterfinals. [79], Stephens returned to the United States Fed Cup team in April for their home playoff tie against France. 3 in the singles rankings after the tournament. Upon his recommendation, Stephens moved to Florida to train at an elite junior tennis academy. On the WTA results with. Stephens and Murray went "on a break" -- in Murray's . Sloane Stephens is a top-rated American female tennis player with a lot to offer and a potential successor to the retired Serena Williams. She spent four years with Saviano before moving on and later reconciled with him in 2015.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'thetennistime_com-box-4','ezslot_5',153,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-box-4-0'); Saviano was a former professional tennis player and popular coach known for his long-term relationship with the former worlds number 5, Eugenie Bouchard. 18, Emma Raducanu, in three sets. [83] After playing in one more tournament in September, she ended her season early to recover from a wrist injury. "[224] Both players have been ranked in the top 10 by the WTA. [40], In the middle of 2009, Stephens participated in World TeamTennis as a member of the New York Buzz. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. [219] At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Anastasia Potapova. [244] Halep won their first encounter in 2012 at the Barcelona Ladies Open. Veteran Spaniard Francis Roig is set to be the new coach of former US Open champion Sloane Stephens. "Looking back on it now, I should have asked to. In the opening round, she defeated Rka Luca Jani for her first Grand Slam tournament match win. [281][282][283], Stephens has previously signed a deal with the American Express credit card company and was formerly an endorser of the Listerine mouthwash product. [118] Her semifinal was against No. [134], Despite winning the second biggest title of her career, Stephens was unable to make the quarterfinals in any of her French Open preparation tournaments. [264] Nonetheless, under Nainkin, Stephens had her breakthrough tournament at the 2013 Australian Open and reached a career-best ranking of No. She reached the French Open quarterfinals and third round of Wimbledon this year but struggledduring the hard court tournaments in the run up to the U.S. Open next week. [165] At the Cincinnati Open, she was defeated in the first round by Caroline Garcia.