Robin Anderson (tennis) explained

Robin Kimberly Anderson (born April 12, 1993) is an American tennis player.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Anderson's parents are Denom and Trudy Anderson, and she has two siblings, Matthew and Samantha.

Career

College

Anderson attended UCLA from 2011 to 2015, where she was on the tennis team each year, leading the Bruins to the NCAA championship in 2014. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate female tennis player in 2014, and earned the award as well in the following year, 2015.^{[3] [4]}

Professional

Anderson reached her first WTA 125 singles final at the 2021 Midland Tennis Classic, losing to top seed Madison Brengle.^{[5] [6]}

She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open on her Grand Slam tournament debut, after winning the USTA's Australian Open Wildcard Challenge,^{[7] [8]} but lost in the first round to Sam Stosur.^[9]

Partnering Dalayna Hewitt, Anderson was runner-up at the 2024 W75 Calgary National Bank Challenger, losing to Kayla Cross and Maribella Zamarripa in a champions tiebreak in the final.^{[10] [11]}

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend W100 tournaments (0–1) W60 tournaments (2–2) W50 tournaments (0–1) W25/35 tournaments (3–7) W10 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (6–10) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2011	Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States	10,000	Hard	Bojana Bobusic	6–2, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Sep 2013	ITF Redding, US	25,000	Hard	Adriana Pérez	6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	1–2	Aug 2015	Landisville Challenge, US	25,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss	1–3	Feb 2016	Midland Tennis Classic, US	100,000	Hard (i)	Naomi Broady	7–6(6), 0–6, 2–6
Win	2–3	Sep 2017	ITF Redding, US	25,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	6–1, 6–4
Loss	2–4	Aug 2018	ITF Fort Worth, US	25,000	Hard	Maria Mateas	3–6, 5–7
Loss	2–5	Sep 2018	ITF Lubbock, US	25,000	Hard	Rebecca Marino	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2–6	Mar 2019	Open de Seine-et-Marne, France	60,000	Hard (i)	Vitalia Diatchenko	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2–7	Oct 2019	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	60,000	Hard (i)	Indy de Vroome	6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	2–8	Feb 2021	ITF Orlando, US	W25	Hard	Katie Swan	1–6, 3–6
Win	3–8	Jun 2021	ITF Madrid, Spain	W25	Hard	Olivia Gadecki	6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(8)
Win	4–8	May 2022	ITF Orlando Pro, US	W60	Hard	Sachia Vickery	7–5, 6–4
Win	5–8	Oct 2022	Toronto Challenger, Canada	W60	Hard (i)	Jang Su-jeong	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–9	Nov 2023	ITF Lousada, Portugal	W25	Hard (i)	Arina Rodionova	6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	5–10	Mar 2024	ITF Solarino, Italy	W35	Carpet	Viktória Hrunčáková	2–6, 3–6
Loss	5–11	Jul 2024	Dallas Summer Series, US	W50	Hard (i)	Clervie Ngounoue	6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win	6–11	Sep 2024	ITF San Rafael, US	W35	Hard	Ashley Kratzer	7–6(6), 6–2

Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 12 runner–ups)

Legend W100 tournaments (0–1) W80 tournaments (1–0) W50/60/75 tournaments (3–8) W40 tournaments (0-1) W25/35 tournaments (6–2)

Finals by surface Hard (8–8) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2013	Sacramento Challenger, US	50,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Naomi Broady Storm Sanders	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2013	ITF Redding, US	25,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	Jacqueline Cako Allie Kiick	6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	1–2	Jul 2015	ITF El Paso, US	25,000	Hard	Maegan Manasse	Jennifer Brady Alexa Guarachi	6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss	1–3	Jun 2016	Surbiton Trophy, UK	50,000	Grass	Alison Bai	Sanaz Marand Melanie Oudin	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1–4	Jul 2016	Stockton Challenger, US	50,000	Hard	Maegan Manasse	Kristýna Plíšková Alison Van Uytvanck	2–6, 3–6
Win	2–4	Jan 2017	ITF Daytona Beach, US	25,000	Clay	Anhelina Kalinina	Paula Kania Katarzyna Piter	6–4, 6–1
Win	3–4	June 2018	ITF Bethany Beach, US	25,000	Clay	Maegan Manasse	Quinn Gleason Sanaz Marand	2–6, 7–6(6), [10–3]
Win	4–4	Mar 2019	ITF Osaka, Japan	25,000	Hard	Maegan Manasse	Risa Ushijima Minori Yonehara	7–6(2), 6–3
Loss	4–5	Jun 2019	Bella Cup Toruń, Poland	60,000	Clay	Anhelina Kalinina	Rebeka Masarova Rebecca Šramková	4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss	4–6	Jun 2019	Manchester Trophy, UK	100,000	Grass		Duan Yingying Zhu Lin	4–6, 3–6
Win	5–6	Aug 2019	Lexington Challenger, US	60,000	Hard		Ann Li Jamie Loeb	7–6(4), 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win	6–6	Nov 2019	Toronto Challenger, Canada	60,000	Hard (i)	Jessika Ponchet	Mélodie Collard Leylah Fernandez	7–6(7), 6–2
Win	7–6	Oct 2020	ITF Cherbourg, France	W25	Hard (i)	Jessika Ponchet	Harriet Dart Sarah Beth Grey	4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win	8–6	Oct 2021	ITF Le Neubourg, France	W80+H	Hard	Amandine Hesse	Estelle Cascino Sarah Beth Grey	6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss	8–7	Oct 2021	ITF Florence, US	W25	Hard	Elysia Bolton	Emily Appleton Yuriko Miyazaki	3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Loss	8–8	Jan 2023	Canberra International, Australia	W60	Hard	Hailey Baptiste	Irina Khromacheva Anastasia Tikhonova	4–6, 5–7
Loss	8–9	May 2023	ITF Pelham, US	W60	Clay	Elysia Bolton	Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb	4–6, 5–7
Loss	8–10	Jun 2023	ITF Palma del Río, Spain	W40	Hard	Elysia Bolton	Andrea Gámiz Sofia Sewing	3–6, 2–6
Loss	8–11	Oct 2023	Georgia's Rome Open, US	W60	Hard (i)	Fernanda Contreras Gómez	Sofia Sewing Anastasia Tikhonova	6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Win	9–11	Oct 2023	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	W60	Hard (i)	Dalayna Hewitt	Mia Kupres Johanne Svendsen	6–1, 6–4
Win	10–11	Sep 2024	ITF San Rafael, US	W35	Hard	Alana Smith	Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb	7–5, 6–2
Loss	10–12	Oct 2024	Calgary Challenger, Canada	W75	Hard (i)	Dalayna Hewitt	Kayla Cross Maribella Zamarripa	7–6(3), 5–7, [10–12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robin Anderson - Tennis Explorer. www.tennisexplorer.com. 2020-04-17.
2. Web site: Robin Anderson - Women's Tennis. UCLA. en. 2020-04-17.
3. Web site: UCLA's Anderson Named 2014 Honda Sport Award Winner for Tennis. UCLA. en. 2020-04-17.
4. Robin Anderson of UCLA Repeats as Honda Sport Award Winner for Tennis. 2015-06-11. CWSA. en. 2020-04-17.
5. Web site: Brengle triumphs in all-American final over Anderson, wins second WTA 125 title in Midland. Women's Tennis Association. 17 November 2024.
6. Web site: Brengle wins second championship in Midland. Huron Daily Tribune. 17 November 2024.
7. Web site: Introducing the 2022 Australian Open's Grand Slam debutantes. Women's Tennis Association.
8. Web site: Robin Anderson wins Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. USTA. 17 November 2024.
9. Web site: Sam Stosur achieves Australian Open feat for the first time in 19 years to keep farewell tour alive. Nine. 17 November 2024.
10. Web site: Canada's Rebecca Marino crowned Calgary National Bank Challenger champ. Calgary Herald. 22 October 2024.
11. Web site: Marino, Cross Victorious at Calgary National Bank Challenger. October 21, 2024 . Tennis Canada. 22 October 2024.