Storm Hunter

Storm Hunter
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 30)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNicole Pratt[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 3,257,473
Singles
Career record226–181
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 114 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record262–154
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 1 (6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 3 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2024)
French Open3R (2023)
WimbledonF (2023)
US OpenSF (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2023)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2021)
French Open2R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US OpenW (2022)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2022)
Record: 7–4
Last updated on: 14 March 2024 [2].

Storm Hunter (née Sanders; born 11 August 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. She reached world No. 1 in doubles on 6 November 2023, becoming the third Australian woman to hold the top spot.[3] She also has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 119 on 18 October 2021.

Hunter won her first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the 2022 US Open. She has also won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as three singles titles[4] and twenty-one doubles titles[5] on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Hunter debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in December 2007,[6] and on the senior circuit in November 2008.[7] She won her first professional tournament in February 2013.

She also represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic were held in 2021, reaching the quarterfinals in the women's doubles competition.

  1. ^ Joshua Mayne (18 January 2024). "Who is Storm Hunter's coach? The former player behind the Australian tennis star". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Storm Hunter - Overview". WTA. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Storm Hunter clinches year-end top ranking in doubles".
  4. ^ "Storm Hunter Women's Singles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Storm Hunter Women's Doubles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Storm Sanders". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
  7. ^ Storm Hunter at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata