Claire Liu
Liu at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Thousand Oaks, California, US
Born (2000-05-25) May 25, 2000 (age 26)
Thousand Oaks, California, US
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $2,567,060
Singles
Career record 278–196
Career titles 1 WTA Challenger
Highest ranking No. 52 (January 30, 2023)
Current ranking No. 146 (June 29, 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2023)
French Open 2R (2023, 2026)
Wimbledon 3R (2026)
US Open 2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record 30–33
Career titles 1 WTA Challenger
Highest ranking No. 257 (January 30, 2023)
Current ranking No. 889 (June 29, 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2023)
US Open 1R (2017, 2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2015)
Last updated on: June 29, 2026.
Claire Liu
Simplified Chinese 刘婧文
Traditional Chinese 劉婧文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Liú Jìngwén
Bopomofo ㄌㄧㄡˊㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh Liou Jinqwen
Wade–Giles Liu2 Ching4wen2
Tongyong Pinyin Lióu Jìngwún
Yale Romanization Lyóu Jìngwén
MPS2 Lióu Jìng-wén
IPA [ljǒʊ tɕîŋ wə̌n]

Claire Liu[a] (born May 25, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. On 30 January 2023, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 52.

Liu has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as eight titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2017, she was the world No. 1 in the junior rankings, winning the Wimbledon girls' singles title and finishing runner-up at the French Open. Liu also won a junior Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016.

Personal life

Liu grew up in Thousand Oaks, California. Both her parents are Chinese immigrants.[1] In 2023, she began maintaining a blog that recounts her experiences on the professional tennis tour and personal life.[2][3]

Career

Juniors

Junior Grand Slam performance - Singles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: F (2017)
  • Wimbledon: W (2017)
  • US Open: 2R (2013, 2016)

Junior Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: QF (2017)
  • Wimbledon: W (2016)
  • US Open: QF (2016)

Liu won the Wimbledon junior doubles tournament in 2016 with fellow American Usue Maitane Arconada, defeating Mariam Bolkvadze and Caty McNally in the final. The following year, after losing the French Open junior final to Whitney Osuigwe, she won the Wimbledon singles title against Ann Li, making her the first American to win the event since Chanda Rubin in 1992.[4] With this Grand Slam success, Liu rose to world No. 1 in the girls' junior rankings.[citation needed]

2015: First professional title, mixed doubles major debut

She won her first professional title in March 2015 at a clay-court tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit.[5] At age 14, Liu was the youngest tennis player to win a professional tournament since Anna Kournikova in 1996.[6]

On her debut at the US Open, Liu was granted a wildcard into the qualifying tournament, losing in the final round. Liu, alongside Taylor Fritz, was given a wildcard for the mixed-doubles draw; they were defeated in the first round.[citation needed]

2017–2021: First major match win, top 100

After securing two ITF tournament wins in 2017, Liu was granted again a wildcard into the qualifying for the US Open and earned a spot in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam championship for the first time.[7] She was defeated in the first round by Duan Yingying.[citation needed]

Liu qualified for the main-draw at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships and won her first match at a major by defeating Ana Konjuh,[8] before losing in the second round to 11th seed eventual champion, Angelique Kerber, in three sets.[9]

In October 2019, Liu won her fourth title on the ITF Circuit at a $25k tournament in Florence, South Carolina.[10]

After finishing as a runner-up in two tournaments in 2020 and another two in 2021, Liu won consecutive tournaments in May 2021 at the $60k event in Charlottesville, Virginia[11] and the $100k Charleston Pro Tennis.[12] As a result, she entered the top 100 on 23 August 2021.[citation needed]

2022: First WTA Tour final and 125 title

In May, Liu won her first WTA 125 title at the Trophee Lagardère in Paris, defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final.[13][14] The following week she reached her first WTA Tour final in Rabat, losing to Martina Trevisan.[15]

She made it through to the semifinals at the Jasmin Open in Monastir, Tunisia, defeating top seed Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals for her first win over a top-10 ranked player.[16][17] Her run was ended in the last four by fifth seed and eventual champion Elise Mertens.[18]

2023: WTA 1000 third round, Challenger final

At the 2023 Australian Open, Liu overcame Madison Brengle to reach the second round,[19] where she lost to 12th seed Belinda Bencic.[20] She reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time at the Miami Open, losing to 25th seed Martina Trevisan.[21]

Liu made it through to the second round at the French Open thanks to a win over qualifier Ylena In-Albon,[22] but lost to top seed and eventual champion Iga Świątek.[23]

In July, she reached the quarterfinals at the Swedish Open, losing Louisa Chirico in three sets.[24] The following week at the Hungarian Open, Liu recorded wins over fourth seed Yulia Putintseva[25] and eighth seed Anna Karolína Schmiedlová en route to the semifinals,[26] where she lost to Kateryna Baindl.[27]

Liu was runner-up at the Chicago Challenger, losing to Viktoriya Tomova in the final.[28] She reached the quarterfinals at the Korea Open, where she lost to top seed and eventual champion Jessica Pegula.[29]

2024–2025: Hiatus and comeback

In May 2024, Liu won the ITF tournament in Saint-Gaudens, France, defeating Séléna Janicijevic in the final.[30] She qualified for the 2024 Miami Open and defeated Petra Martić,[31] before retiring due to injury in her second round match against 10th seed Daria Kasatkina by retiring.[32] She also qualified for the 2024 Charleston Open, but lost in the first round to wildcard entrant Shelby Rogers.[33] Liu took the rest of the 2024 season off for a mental health break.[34]

Seven months after her previous match, Liu returned to competitive tennis at the ITF W75 event in Nonthaburi, Thailand, in January 2025, reaching the semifinals before withdrawing due to a neck problem.[34] She qualified for the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells in March, but lost to Polina Kudermetova in the first round.[35] Liu also qualified for the Miami Open, but again was eliminated in the first round, this time by Linda Fruhvirtová.[36]

Liu made it through qualifying at the US Open,[37] but lost to Cristina Bucșa in the first round.[38] In October 2025 at the Guangzhou Open, she qualified for the main-draw and defeated fourth seed Alexandra Eala,[39] Anna Bondár[40] and Ella Seidel to reach her first WTA semifinal since July 2023.[41] Liu lost in the last four to Lulu Sun.[42]

2026: Major third round

Liu qualified for the main-draw at the French Open[43] and made it into the second round where she lost to Maria Sakkari.[44] The following month, she qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon and defeated Hanne Vandewinkel[45] and Zeynep Sönmez to reach the third round at a major for the first time.[46][47] In the third round, Liu lost to seventh seed Coco Gauff in three sets.[48]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[49]

Singles

Current through the 2025 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 A Q2 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 0 / 4 1–4 20%
French Open A A A Q2 Q1 A Q2 1R 2R Q1 A 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon A A A 2R Q1 NH 2R 2R 1R 1R A 3R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
US Open Q3 A 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 8 1–8 11%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–4 2–4 0–3 0–2 3–2 0 / 21 9–21 30%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[b] A A A A A A A Q2 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai Championships[b] A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 1R Q1 NH 1R 2R 2R Q2 1R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Miami Open A Q1 A 2R A NH Q1 Q1 3R 2R 1R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A A 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A A Q1 A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A NH Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–5 0 / 13 7–13 35%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 2 7 0 1 5 15 20 5 5 Career total: 60
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–4 0–0 0–1 1–3 8–10 9–13 1–4 3–5 0 / 42 24–42 36%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 5–3 5–5 0–1 0–0 0 / 12 13–12 52%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 5–7 0–0 0–1 3–5 14–15 14–20 1–5 3–5 0 / 60 40–60 40%
Year-end ranking 566 670 263 138 333 222 94 60 94 267 209 $2,354,118

Doubles

Current through the 2023 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2017 2018 ... 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
French Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0 / 4 1–4
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 2 1 1 Career total: 6
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0 / 6 2–5
Year-end ranking[c] 933 629 467 403 273

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco WTA 250 Clay Italy Martina Trevisan 2–6, 1–6

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 Clarins Open Paris, France Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Aug 2023 Chicago Challenger, United States Hard Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 Veneto Open, Italy Grass United States Madison Brengle Vitalia Diatchenko
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2023 Golden Gate Open, US Hard United States Hailey Baptiste United Kingdom Jodie Burrage
Australia Olivia Gadecki		 6–7(4), 7–6(6), [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–1)
W60/75 tournaments (3–0)
W25 tournaments (3–3)
W10 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (8–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Orlando, United States 10k Clay Hungary Fanny Stollár 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 2017 ITF Naples, United States W25 Clay United States Danielle Collins 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2017 ITF Caserta, Italy W25 Clay Spain Paula Badosa 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–0 Oct 2019 ITF Florence, US W25 Clay United States Peyton Stearns 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–1 Jan 2020 ITF Malibu, US W25 Hard Argentina Nadia Podoroska 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–2 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, US W100 Hard (i) Belarus Olga Govortsova 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Feb 2021 ITF Boca Raton, US W25 Hard United States Varvara Lepchenko 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 4–4 Mar 2021 ITF Newport Beach, US W25 Hard United States Danielle Lao 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 5–4 Apr 2021 Charlottesville Open, US W60 Clay China Wang Xinyu 3–6, 6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win 6–4 May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro, US W100 Clay United States Madison Brengle 6–2, 7–6(6)
Win 7–4 May 2024 Open Saint-Gaudens, France W75 Clay France Séléna Janicijevic 6–1, 6–7(3), 6–0
Win 8–4 May 2026 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Clay Czech Republic Anna Sisková 6–7(0), 7–6(4), 7–6(5)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2019 Landisville Tennis Challenge,
United States		 W60 Hard United States Vania King United States Hayley Carter
United States Jamie Loeb		 4–6, 6–2, [10–5]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2017 French Open Clay United States Whitney Osuigwe 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
Win 2017 Wimbledon Grass United States Ann Li 6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2016 Wimbledon Grass United States Usue Maitane Arconada Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze
United States Caty McNally		 6–2, 6–3

Wins over top-10 players

  • Liu has a 1–8 (11%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2022
1. Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2 Jasmin Open, Tunisia Hard QF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 73 [50]

Notes

  1. ^ Chinese: 刘婧文; pinyin: Liú Jìngwén
  2. ^ 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, and Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ 2016: WTA ranking-838, ... 2019: WTA ranking-472, 2020: WTA ranking-462.

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