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American tennis player (born 1991)
Lauren Embree Embree 2009 at the US Open junior tournament
Country (sports) United States Born (1991-01-10 ) January 10, 1991 (age 33) Naples , FloridaTurned pro 2013 Plays Right-handed College University of Florida Prize money $93,863 Career record 164–101 (61.9%) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 232 (July 13, 2015) French Open 1R (2009 ) US Open Q2 (2009 ) Career record 60–41 (59.4%) Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 231 (April 18, 2016)
Lauren Embree (born January 10, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player.
Born in Naples, Florida , Embree made her USTA Pro Circuit debut at the age of 16.[1] As a junior , she competed at the 2006 US Open and reached the round of 16 at the 2009 Australian Open .
Embree graduated from Lely High School in Naples in 2009, and in May of the same year, she qualified as a wild card for the 2009 French Open , her first participation in a Grand Slam tournament. She lost to Nadia Petrova in the first round, and turned down a €15,000 prize to remain an amateur.
She accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Roland Thornqvist 's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2009 to 2013. Embree was a key member of the Gators' national championship teams that won the NCAA women's tennis tournament in 2011 and 2012. She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sports management in 2014.
Lauren signed with athletic apparel brand Athletic DNA and became their first female professional.
ITF Circuit finals [ edit ]
Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (0–2)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
June 19, 2007
Fort Worth , United States
Hard
Jelena Pandžić
4–6, 1–6
Winner
1.
June 23, 2008
Wichita , United States
Hard
Jamie Hampton
6–3, 6–4
Winner
2.
July 29, 2013
Fort Worth, United States
Hard
Miyu Kato
3–6, 6–1, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up
2.
June 30, 2014
Todi , Italy
Clay
Alice Savoretti
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
3.
August 31, 2014
San Luis Potosí , Mexico
Hard
Marcela Zacarías
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up
4.
September 13, 2014
Redding , United States
Hard
Jennifer Brady
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
5.
October 6, 2014
Rock Hill , United States
Hard
CiCi Bellis
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up
6.
June 21, 2015
Sumter , United States
Hard
Mayo Hibi
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up
7.
11 June 2017
Bethany Beach , United States
Clay
Danielle Collins
1–6, 0–6
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
July 2, 2012
Denver , US
Hard
Nicole Gibbs
Marie-Ève Pelletier Shelby Rogers
3–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss
2.
July 1, 2013
Sacramento , US
Hard
Robin Anderson
Naomi Broady Storm Sanders
3–6, 4–6
Win
1.
September 9, 2013
Redding , US
Hard
Robin Anderson
Jacqueline Cako Allie Kiick
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Win
2.
September 13, 2014
Redding, US
Hard
Jennifer Brady
Alexandra Facey Kat Facey
6–3, 6–2
Win
3.
October 24, 2015
Brisbane International , Australia
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss
3.
November 2, 2015
Canberra International , Australia
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi
6–7(13) , 6–1, [12–14]
Win
4.
November 14, 2015
Bendigo International , Australia
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Natela Dzalamidze Hiroko Kuwata
7–5, 6–3
Win
5.
February 11, 2017
Manacor , Spain
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Jaeda Daniel Quinn Gleason
6–1, 7–5
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