About Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American tennis player. She has won five WTA singles titles, including her first major at the 2017 US Open. With the victory, she became the lowest ranked player (83rd) to ever win the women's singles title and the first American woman outside the Williams sisters to win a Slam since Jennifer Capriati in 2002.

She has also reached the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open, defeating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals and won her first title at the 2015 Citi Open. Stephens holds a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 and is currently ranked world No. 17 as of September 12, 2017.