“s shoulder and egging her on in the way in which moms seem to sometimes delight in provoking their daughters.”
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Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association. Stephens has won eight WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2017 US Open. She was also the runner-up at the 2018 French Open. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 63, and has won one WTA Tour doubles title.
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sports · American tennis player (born 1993) · tennis player · also Sloane Stephens, Sloane A. Stephens, Stephens
Born 20 March 1993 · Q54670
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The people need to know! I waited all day. They walked by three times and never signed our posters.
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2026· 14 entries
“The people need to know! I waited all day. They walked by three times and never signed our posters.”
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“s Fed Cup, where they both competed for the U.S. team. Williams”
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“I kept playing when I shouldn”
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Eurosport: Sloane Stephens - Sinja Kraus Related Videos: Live Tenis Updates
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Sportscape Magazine: “What Really Moves You Forward?”: Marta Kostyuk Beats Sloane Stephens in Cincinnati
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Sportskeeda: Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Jannik Sinner's girlfriend, Marta Kostyuk & tennis world mesmerized by Eva Lys turning up the glam in new photoshoot
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Public attention spiked: 3,369 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 841, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: ““What Really Moves You Forward?”: Marta Kostyuk Beats Sloane Stephens in Cincinnati” (Sportscape Magazine).
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Public attention spiked: 7,237 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.6× the usual 841, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 2,810 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 841, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 2,663 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 841, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 5,086 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6× the usual 841, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-29785-65 (talk): Standard tennis project infobox size for years and years per Help:Infobox/picture imagesize says nothing about .8
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Stephens announced she and Altidore had decided to end their marriage
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In a social media post on February 21, 2026, Stephens announced she and Altidore had decided to end their marriage.
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2023· 1 entry
The Guardian: Sloane Stephens says racist abuse of athletes is getting worse
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2022· 1 entry
The Guardian: Coco Gauff into French Open semi-finals after victory over Sloane Stephens
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2021· 6 entries
The Guardian: Sloane Stephens reveals torrent of online abuse received after US Open loss
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The Guardian: US Open 2021: Sloane Stephens defeats Coco Gauff to reach third round – as it happened
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The Guardian: Sloane Stephens sees off Muchova to reach French Open fourth round
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Before the Miami Open and is working with ATP tennis player Darian King who is also her practice partner
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Beating Keys in straight sets in the 2nd round
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At the US Open and Sloane prevailed in a third set tiebreak
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2019· 3 entries
The Guardian: Johanna Konta roars back to knock Sloane Stephens out of Wimbledon
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The Guardian: Sloane Stephens: 'You should be scared of the living, not the dead'
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The Guardian: Pavlyuchenkova beats Stephens to set up quarter-final with unseeded American Collins
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2018· 2 entries
Won the WTA Miami Open with WTA Tour Womens (2018).
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Continued her success by winning her first Premier Mandatory title at the Miami Open, reaching a second major final at the French Open, entering the top 10 for the first time, and finishing runner-up at the WTA Final
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2017· 5 entries
Won the Fed Cup with United States Tennis (2017).
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Won the US Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2017).
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Stephens defeated Keys in the final of the US Open to win her first major title
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Her favorite player growing up was Kim Clijsters, who congratulated Stephens in person after her 2017 US Open title.
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When she won the 2017 US Open, she recalled an instance at age 11 when her mother believed Stephens had high upside in spite of being told by an instructor at a junior tennis academy that she would be lucky to get a tennis scholarship to a Division II college.
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2016· 1 entry
Her first major at the 2017 US Open, and her first Premier Mandatory title in 2018
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2015· 1 entry
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
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2013· 1 entry
Along with Williams and Agnieszka Radwańska
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2012· 1 entry
Played for United States Billie Jean King Cup team (2012).
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2010· 1 entry
Stephens partnered with Tímea Babos to win the doubles title at all three majors in which they participated
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2009· 2 entries
And 2010, while also skipping the Australian Open
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When she debuted in the league with the New York Buzz, followed by a season each with the Washington Kastles in 2014, the Philadelphia Freedoms in 2017 and 2018, and the New York Empire in 2019
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2008· 1 entry
Where she reached her first doubles final at a Grand Slam with Mallory Burdette
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2007· 1 entry
While her biological father died in a car crash in 2009
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2002· 1 entry
And the first to win the US Open since Lindsay Davenport in 1998
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1993· 2 entries
In Plantation, Florida, to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, both of whom were accomplished athletes
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Born 1993-03-20.
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