Katherine Ip

Katherine Cheng Ip (Chinese: 葉澄; born 17 September 1995)[1] is a professional American-born Hong Kong tennis player.

Katherine Ip
Country (sports) Hong Kong
Born (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Prize money$12,096
Singles
Career record51 - 35
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking662 (04 November 2013)
Current ranking981 (03 October 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2013)
French Open Junior1R (2013)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2013)
US Open Junior1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record17 - 23
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking675 (25 July 2016)
Current ranking731 (03 October 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2013)
French Open Junior1R (2013)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2013)
US Open Junior2R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–2
Last updated on: 03 October 2016.

Early life

In September 1995, Ip was born in San Francisco, California, United States. Her brother is Kenneth Ip, and her parents are Elki Cheng and Roney Ip. [2]

Early Career and Education

Ip was ranked as high as 35 in the world in juniors and is one of the few tennis players in Hong Kong to have participated in all four junior Grand Slams. Ip has won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF tour. On November 11, 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 662. On July 25, 2016, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 675.

Ip had graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas (class of 2017) with a 4.0 GPA. At Rice, she played tennis for the Owls. Ip was the third player in program's history to earn an All-American status when she won a pair of matches at the NCAA Division 1 Tennis Championship. She is an external vice president for the Hong Kong Students' Association. She organizes events and maintains the budget of the Hong Kong Student Association. [3]

Playing for Hong Kong at the Fed Cup, Ip has a win–loss record of 7–2.[4]

Ip made her WTA main draw debut at the 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open in the doubles event partnering Eudice Chong.

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 1 December 2012 Kolkata, India Hard Rishika Sunkara 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 19 August 2013 New Delhi, India Hard Shweta Rana 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 27 July 2014 New Delhi, India Hard Kim Da-bin 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 25 July 2015 Hong Kong Hard Eudice Chong Choi Ji-hee
Lee So-ra		 2–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 10 July 2016 Gimcheon, South Korea Hard Jessy Rompies Kim Hae-sung
Kim Mi-ok		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 15 July 2016 Hong Kong Hard Eudice Chong Alexandra Bozovic
Kaylah McPhee		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 24 June 2017 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Eudice Chong Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen		 2–6, 3–6

References
  1. Katherine Ip at the International Tennis Federation
  2. "riceowls.com Katherine Ip". Retrieved Apr 24, 2017.
  3. "magazine.rice.edu Katherine Ip". Retrieved Apr 24, 2017.
  4. Katherine Ip at the Fed Cup
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