Kristie Ahn
Kristie Hyerim Ahn is an American professional tennis player.
She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 93. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the age of 16 at the 2008 US Open. In 2019, she was given a wild card bid and reached the fourth round of the US Open where she became the first Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000.
Ahn is of Korean descent and was born in Flushing Hospital lived in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She graduated from Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.Singles
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.Notes
- *2010: WTA Ranking–507, 2011: WTA Ranking–N/A, 2012: WTA Ranking–704, 2013: WTA Ranking–719, 2014: WTA Ranking–650, 2015: WTA Ranking–208.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2008 | ITF Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard |  Rebecca Marino | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2008 | ITF Houston, United States | 10,000 | Hard |  Chan Chin-wei | 7–6, 0–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2009 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Sophie Ferguson | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | May 2010 | ITF Carson, United States | 50,000 | Clay |  CoCo Vandeweghe | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2015 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard |  Lee Ye-ra | 6–3, 3–2 ret. |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Sharon Fichman | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard |  Susanne Celik | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2016 | ITF Scottsdale, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 6–3 | Apr 2017 | ITF Dothan, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Amanda Anisimova | 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2017 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay |  Richèl Hogenkamp | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2017 | ITF Tyler, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Danielle Collins | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 2018 | ITF Landisville, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 4–6, 0–1 ret. |
| Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2019 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Nicole Gibbs | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2010 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Nicole Gibbs | Alexandra Mueller Ahsha Rolle | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Lorraine Guillermo | Sharon Fichman  Jovana Jakšić | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2015 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard |  Fanny Stollár | Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Laura Pigossi  Renata Zarazúa | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2017 | ITF Dothan, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Lizette Cabrera | Emina Bektas Sanaz Marand | 3–6, 6–1, |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2019 | ITF Fukuoka, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | Alison Bai |  Naomi Broady Heather Watson | w/o |