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Ahn, of Korean descent, made her US Open main-draw debut in 2008 as a 16-year-old qualifier. She declined to collect her first-round prize money after falling to No. 6 Dinara Safina, 6-3, 6-4, in order to maintain her college eligibility. After four years at Stanford (Class of 2014) and three as a full-time professional, Ahn earned her way back into a Slam main draw via a 2018 Australian Open wild card.
Ahn has matured into a consistent Top 100 player on the WTA tour. After ending her first full year on tour.
A four-year Stanford student-athlete, Ahn scored the clinching point in the Cardinal’s 2013 NCAA championship victory over Texas A&M. Despite battling injury throughout her college career, the three-time All-American stepped up when it mattered most to make No. 12 Stanford the lowest-ever seed to win an NCAA title. (That claim now belongs to the 2016 Stanford team, which won the title as a No. 15 seed).
Ahn has won seven ITF titles to date, three prior to her college career and two each in 2015 and 2017. Both 2017 titles came on the USTA Pro Circuit – at the $60,000 event in Dothan, Ala., where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final, and the $80,000 event in Tyler, Texas, where she got past Danielle Collins for the trophy – for the biggest wins of her career.
She has recorded a number of impressive victories in the past year, defeating world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, Tatjana Maria at the Korean Open in September. Ahn also took current world No. 11 Julia Goerges to a third-set tiebreak at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., last, and has had compelling wins against Sam Stosur, the 2011 US Open champ.
Ahn is well on her way to a long and successful professional career in tennis. She is a fierce competitor on and off the court while being an inspiration for many women to come.
