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Kayla Cross
Country (sports) Canada
ResidenceLondon, Ontario
Born (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19)
London, Ontario[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$71,389
Singles
Career record89–63
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 273 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 273 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior3R (2022)
US Open Junior3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record78–46
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 182 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 185 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorF (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2022)
US Open Junior1R (2022)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Kayla Cross (born 21 March 2005) is a Canadian tennis player.

Cross has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 273, achieved on 4 November 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 182, achieved on 21 October 2024.[2]

Having lost as a wildcard entry in the first singles qualifying round,[3] Cross made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles, partnering Victoria Mboko.[4]

She reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, losing both doubles competitions at the Australian Open[5] and at Wimbledon.[6]

Cross was runner-up at the 2024 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, losing to Maria Mateas in the final.[7]

She won the biggest title of her career to date when she took the doubles crown at the W75 2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger alongside Maribella Zamarripa, defeating Robin Anderson and Dalayna Hewitt in a champions tiebreak in the final.[8][9]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments
W35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 Championnats de Granby, Canada W75 Hard United States Maria Mateas 3–6, 6–7(3)
Win 1–1 Aug 2024 Saskatoon Challenger, Canada W35 Hard Canada Mia Kupres 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Oct 2024 ITF Toronto, Canada W75 Hard (i) United States Louisa Chirico 6–7(3), 3–6

Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 ITF Saskatoon, Canada W25 Hard Canada Marina Stakusic United States Kendra Bunch
Serbia Katarina Kozarov 		6–3, 7–6(4)
Loss 1–1 Nov 2022 Calgary Challenger, Canada W60 Hard (i) Canada Marina Stakusic United States Catherine Harrison
United States Sabrina Santamaria 		6–7(2), 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Clay Mexico Renata Zarazúa France Tiphanie Fiquet
United States Ashley Lahey 		6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 1–3 May 2023 ITF Feld am See, Austria W25 Clay Belgium Sofia Costoulas Czech Republic Denisa Hindová
United States Chiara Scholl 		2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–4 Jun 2023 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W40 Clay United States Sofia Sewing Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
United States Elvina Kalieva 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2023 ITF Redding, United States W25 Hard Colombia María Herazo González United States Liv Hovde
United States Clervie Ngounoue 		3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Oct 2023 Toronto Challenger, Canada W60 Hard (i) United States Liv Hovde United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley 		7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10]
Win 2–6 Oct 2023 ITF Edmonton, Canada W25 Hard (i) United States Liv Hovde United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa 		4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 2–7 Nov 2023 ITF Lousada, Portugal W25 Hard (i) Elena Pridankina Belgium Eliessa Vanlangendonck
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher 		w/o
Win 3–7 May 2024 ITF Bethany Beach, United States W35 Clay United States Jaeda Daniel United States Ashton Bowers
United States Mia Yamakita 		7–6(3), 7–6(2)
Win 4–7 Sep 2024 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W35 Clay Canada Ariana Arseneault Belgium Margaux Maquet
Spain María Martínez Vaquero 		6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 5–7 Sep 2024 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W35 Clay Canada Ariana Arseneault Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva
India Sahaja Yamalapalli 		6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 6–7 Oct 2024 ITF Edmonton, Canada W35 Hard (i) United States Maribella Zamarripa United States Jessica Failla
United States Anna Rogers 		6–3, 6–1
Win 7–7 Oct 2024 Calgary Challenger, Canada W75 Hard (i) United States Maribella Zamarripa United States Robin Anderson
United States Dalayna Hewitt 		6–7(3), 7–5, [12–10]
Win 8–7 Nov 2024 ITF Waco, Texas W25 Hard United States Anna Sinclair Rogers Morocco Aya El Aouni
Poland Olivia Lincer 		7–5, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Canada Victoria Mboko United States Clervie Ngounoue
Russia Diana Shnaider 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 2022 Wimbledon Grass Canada Victoria Mboko Netherlands Rose Marie Nijkamp
Kenya Angella Okutoyi 		6–3, 4–6, [9–11]

References

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  1. ^ "Kayla Cross". Tennis Canada.
  2. ^ "Kayla Cross". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Cross gains experience in National Bank Open defeat". Toronto Observer. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ "National Bank Open: Andreescu and a flurry of Canadians get started in Day 2". Sportsnet. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Impressive showing Down Under for Cross". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Cross earns hardware at Wimbledon, nearly upsets No. 1 seed". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Arseneault, Kupres Reign at Home in Granby". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Canada's Rebecca Marino crowned Calgary National Bank Challenger champ". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Marino, Cross Victorious at Calgary National Bank Challenger". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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