Robin Montgomery

Robin Montgomery
Montgomery at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWashington, D.C.
Born (2004-09-05) September 5, 2004 (age 21)
Washington, D.C.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned proMarch 2019
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,217,563
Singles
Career record133–88
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (June 9, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 135 (July 21, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023, 2025)
French Open2R (2025)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open1R (2020, 2023)
Doubles
Career record46–30
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (September 11, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 223 (July 21, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open2R (2023)
Last updated on: 23 July 2025.

Robin Montgomery (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 95, attained on 9 June 2025, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 119, achieved on 11 September 2023. She won the girls' singles and girls' doubles titles at the 2021 US Open. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard into the women's singles main draw.[1]

Early life

Montgomery was born in Washington, D.C.[2] She began playing tennis at the age of four,[3] and currently trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland.[4][5]

Career

2019: Orange Bowl winner

Montgomery in 2021

In August 2019, Montgomery competed in the girls' singles at the US Open where she reached the third round.[6] In September, she represented the U.S. in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic and secure victory for the US team.[7] In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl.[8]

2020: Turned pro, first ITF Circuit title & major debut

Montgomery reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles tournament in January, and in March, she won her first ITF tournament, a $25k event in Las Vegas.[2] As of August 2020, she was the No. 5 in the junior world rankings.[6]

Following the break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery took part in the Western & Southern Open as a wildcard entrant in the qualifying competition, losing in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.[9] The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance.[6] She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.[10]

2021: WTA 1000 debut, US Open junior singles and doubles titles

She made her WTA 1000 debut in the main draw of the Miami Open as a wildcard entrant.

At the US Open, Montgomery defeated Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first major singles title. She followed this victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title. She and partner Ashlyn Krueger defeated fellow American duo, Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva, in three sets. Montgomery became the first girl to achieve the feat of winning both titles at the US Open since Michaëlla Krajicek in 2004, and was the first American to take the girls' singles title since Amanda Anisimova in 2017.[11]

2023–2024: First WTA 1000 & major wins, WTA 500 quarterfinal, top 100

She qualified for the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas but lost in the first round.[12]

She received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Indian Wells Open and for the main draw of the Miami Open,[13] where she reached the second round, defeating Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000-level win.

In 2024, she qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[14] She also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition in Miami. At the Madrid Open, also as a main draw wildcard, she reached the third round, losing to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.[15]

At the beginning of the grass-court season, she qualified for the Rosmalen Open and then reached her first tour-level quarterfinal defeating Jule Niemeier.[16][17] She also qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[18]

At the beginning of the American summer swing, she reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal at the Washington Open as a wildcard entrant, after defeating Shelby Rogers and receiving a walkover from fourth seed Ons Jabeur.[19][20] She qualified for the main draw at the Cincinnati Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.

2025

At Indian Wells where she received a wildcard entry, she defeated again Jule Niemeier in the first round, recording her first tournament win.[21]Following her first-round match win at the Charleston Open over Viktoriya Tomova, Montgomery reached the top 100 on 7 April 2025.[22][23]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 are included in win–loss records.[24]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ2AQ20 / 00–0 – 
French OpenAAAQ1Q32R0 / 11–150%
WimbledonNHAAQ22RQ30 / 11–150%
US Open1RQ1A1RQ1A0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–10–00–00–11–11–10 / 42–433%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[a]AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Dubai [a]AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Indian Wells OpenNHA1RQ11R2R0 / 31–325%
Miami OpenNH1R1R2RQ10 / 31–325%
Madrid OpenNHAAA3R0 / 12–167%
Italian OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Canadian OpenNHAAAQ10 / 00–0 – 
Cincinnati OpenQ1AAA1R0 / 10–10%
Guadalajara OpenNHA1RNMS0 / 10–10%
Wuhan OpenNH0 / 00–0 – 
China OpenNHA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–10–21–22–31–10 / 94–931%
Career statistics
202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%
Tournaments1134Career total: 9
Titles0000Career total: 0
Finals0000Career total: 0
Overall win-loss0–10–10–31–40 / 91–910%
Year-end ranking491371247187107$496,510

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (2–1)
W25 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2020Las Vegas Open, United StatesW25HardChina You Xiaodi2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Nov 2020ITF Orlando, USW25HardUnited States Alycia Parks6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Apr 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25HardUnited Kingdom Eden Silva4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Oct 2022ITF Templeton Pro, USW60HardUnited States Madison Brengle6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win2–3Nov 2022Calgary Challenger, CanadaW60Hard (i)Poland Urszula Radwańska7–6(6), 7–5
Loss2–4Jan 2023ITF Orlando, USW25HardUnited States Peyton Stearns2–6, 0–6
Win3–4May 2023Open Saint-Gaudens, FranceW60ClayFrance Alice Robbe7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–2)
W60 tournaments (2–0)
W25 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2020ITF Reims, FranceW25HardFrance Séléna JanicijevicUnited Kingdom Harriet Dart
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey		w/o
Win2–0Jul 2021ITF Evansville,
United States		W25HardUnited States Kylie CollinsUnited States Lauren Proctor
United States Anna Ulyashchenko		5–7, 6–3, [10–2]
Win3–0Mar 2022Arcadia Pro Open, USW60HardUnited States Ashlyn KruegerUnited Kingdom Harriet Dart
Mexico Giuliana Olmos		w/o
Win4–0Feb 2023ITF Orlando Pro, USW60HardUnited States Ashlyn KruegerNetherlands Arianne Hartono
Netherlands Eva Vedder		7–5, 6–1
Loss4–1Apr 2023ITF Charleston Pro, USW100ClayUnited States Ashlyn KruegerUnited States Sophie Chang
United States Angela Kulikov		3–6, 4–6
Loss4–2May 2023Bonita Springs Championship, USW100ClayUnited States Ashlyn KruegerUnited States Makenna Jones
United States Jamie Loeb		7–5, 4–6, [2–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win2021US OpenHardBelarus Kristina Dmitruk6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2021US OpenHardUnited States Ashlyn KruegerUnited States Reese Brantmeier
United States Elvina Kalieva		5–7, 6–3, [10–4]

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–3 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
ResultW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundScoreRankH2H
2022
Loss0–1United States Coco GauffNo. 8San Diego Open, USHard1R3–6, 3–6No. 2940–1
2024
Loss0–2 Aryna SabalenkaNo. 2Madrid Open, SpainClay3R1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6No. 1830–1
Loss0–3Tunisia Ons JabeurNo. 10Wimbledon, UKGrass2R1–6, 5–7No. 1610–1

Notes

  1. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery, Still Just 15, Was Ready for Her U.S. Open Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Macpherson, Alex (January 1, 2020). "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Gabrielle Montgomery". USTA. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Bembry, Jerry (September 28, 2021). "Robin Montgomery, the future of women's tennis". Andscape. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Chiesa, Victoria (August 30, 2020). "Teens Robin Montgomery, Katrina Scott guaranteed debut to remember". US Open. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (September 30, 2019). "Team USA three-peats as Junior Fed Cup champs". USTA. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  8. ^ "Montgomery and Tirante win the Orange Bowl". ITF. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "In pictures: The story of the 2020 Western & Southern Open". WTA. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  10. ^ Pratt, Steve (August 31, 2020). "Yulia Putintseva eliminates wild card Robin Montgomery". US Open.
  11. ^ Sode, Scott (September 11, 2021). "Junior Wrap: Robin Montgomery, Daniel Rincon win US Open singles titles". US Open. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tennis, WTA – Austin Open 2023: Vandeweghe gets past Montgomery". March 2023.
  13. ^ "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". Women's Tennis Association. March 14, 2023.
  14. ^ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans".
  15. ^ "Madrid Open: Who Is Aryna Sabalenka's Next Opponent? Meet America's Robin Montgomery, Who Created US Open History as a Junior Player". April 28, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  16. ^ @TennisChannel (June 13, 2024). "Through to her first WTA quarterfinal 👏 19-year-old American Robin Montgomery takes down Jule Niemeier in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to secure her spot in the final 8. #LibemaOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "WTA roundup: Top seed Jessica Pegula upset in Netherlands". June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Katie Volynets, Robin Montgomery among four U.S. women to qualify at Wimbledon". June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "Mubadala Citi DC Open Wildcards Include Rublev, Raducanu; Tournament has Sold Out". July 24, 2024.
  20. ^ "Hometown native Montgomery beats Rogers to secure first win in Washington". July 29, 2024.
  21. ^ "Indian Wells 2025: Azarenka delivers as the favorite without any problems". March 6, 2025.
  22. ^ "WTA roundup: Katie Volynets posts double bagel in Charleston". Reuters. April 1, 2025.
  23. ^ "Robin Montgomery and all the Top 100 breakthroughs of 2025". WTATour. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  24. ^ "Robin Montgomery [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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