Who will be the next American woman to win a Major Tennis Title

[bluzman61]

The Championships at Wimbledon 2019 is around the corner. With many names emerging as title contenders, who will be the next American woman to win a major title (Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, or Rolland Garros)?

Let's look at some names, listed in order of current rankings...

2 Naomi Osaka

Two time slam champion just lost her #1 rank, American-raised but plays under the Japanese banner, so she’s not on this list for consideration.


9 Sloane Stephens

Age 26. Won US Open in 2017. Lost in first rounds in two of next three majors. Most recent non-major title: Miami 2018. Seems as likely to lose in the first round as being in the final.

11 Serena Williams

Age 37. 72 titles; 23 Major Titles. Won Australian Open in 2017. Resume speaks for itself. Always a threat, but hasn’t won a title since giving birth two years ago.

17 Madison Keys

Age 24. No Major Titles; four WTA titles. Won Charleston in 2019. Finalist US Open 2017. Was the next big thing for American tennis, but hasn’t made that Major title breakthrough yet.

26 Amanda Anisimova

Age 17. Youngest player in Top 32. Won her first WTA title in Bogota. One of the fastest-rising players on tour along with...

28 Sofia Kenin

Age 20. 2 WTA Titles this year (Hobart and Acapulco). A strong Kenin-Anisimova rivalry could be in the works. Both born in Russia but came to America as young children.

34 Danielle Collins

Age 25. No WTA Titles. Really starting making waves in the last two years.

45 Venus Williams

Age 39. Won 7 Grand Slam titles (5 Wimbledon and 2 US Open). Last Slam title in 2008 (Wimbledon). Finalist twice in 2017 (Australian and Wimbledon). 49 career WTA Titles, most recent in 2016 (Kaohsiung)

54 Alison Riske

Age 28. Two WTA Titles, most recently this year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, and a finalist in Shenzhen. Always a sleeper threat.

64 Jennifer Brady

Age 24. No WTA Titles. Best result this year as a finalist in Indian Wells. Bests grand slam result is Round of 16 (Australian and US Open) both in 2017

74 Jessica Pegula

Age 25. Newcomer to the Top 100, but has only one win in a major tournament match. Was a finalist in 2018 in Quebec City.

88 Madison Brengle

Age 29. No Titles. Best result in major is Round of 16 in 2015 (Australian Open). Best result overall: 2015 Hobart (Finalist)

92 Bernarda Pera,

Age 24. Boron in Croatia. Best GS result: 3rd round (Australian Open)

96 Lauren Davis

Age 25. 1 career WTA title (2017 Auckland). Never been to Round of 16 in a major. Failed to qualify for 2019 Wimbledon but enters the tournament as a “Lucky Loser.”

Others:
109 Christina McHale, Fell in qualifying but enters as a “Lucky Loser.”
120 Taylor Townsend, Entered
123 Varvara Lepchenko, Fell in qualifying
127 Allie Kiick, Fell in qualifying
131 Nicole Gibbs
137 Sachia Vickery, Fell in qualifying
160 Francesca Di Lorenzo, Fell in qualifying
164 Caty McNally, Qualified
168 Danielle Lao, Fell in qualifying
174 Robin Anderson, Fell in qualifying
191 Kristie Ahn, Qualified
293 Shelby Rogers, Entered
268 Caroline Dolehide, Fell in qualifying

Two more notables...

301 Cori “Coco” Gauff

Age 15. Qualified for 2019 Wimbledon tourney. Youngest qualifier in Open Era. Will play Venus Williams in her debut match.

557 CoCo Vandeweghe

Age 27. Was #9 in 2018. Fallen to 557. 2 WTA titles (Rosmalen 2014, 2016). Ankle surgery keeping her out of action this year.

I think Serena Williams has one more title in her. She would love to go out on top.

And I don't like Serena, never have. But you can't deny her competitiveness and ability as a tennis player. I'd rank her #2 all-time among women's tennis players, behind only Martina Navratilova.

 

[Alan Stallion]

I think Serena Williams has one more title in her. She would love to go out on top.

Yeah, I think Serena will finally do it this time after coming up one short her previous two finals.

I'm still pretty excited about the up-and-comers in Sofia Kenin and Amanda Anisimova

The United States as of this tournmanet now have 17 players in the Top 100, so there is a lot of excitement in American women's tennis (American men have got a long way to catch up)

 

[Alan Stallion]

As the Australian Open semifinals approach, the lone American woman is Sofia Kenin. She'll have a tough task taking on the #1 Ash Barty, and the winner of that will face the winner of Halep/Muguruza (Halep looked very sharp in the QF)

 

[Alan Stallion]

My pick in the poll, Sofia Kenin, did it!

Congratulations to Sofia for winning the Australia Open!!!

 

[sealybobo]

My pick in the poll, Sofia Kenin, did it!

Congratulations to Sofia for winning the Australia Open!!!

I got it right too. Glad to see America has some future stars to make the majors more interesting.