Cadence Brace
{{Short description|Canadian tennis player (born 2005)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Cadence Brace
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|country = {{CAN}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|25}}
|birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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|plays = Right-handed
|turnedpro = 2022
|careerprizemoney = $66,469
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=105|lost=75}}
|singlestitles = 1 ITF
|highestsinglesranking = No. 266 (9 June 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 266 (9 June 2025)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=19|lost=27}}
|doublestitles = 1 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 371 (7 April 2025)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 450 (9 June 2025)
|updated = 9 June 2025
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Cadence Brace (born 25 February 2005) is a Canadian tennis player. She has a career high WTA singles ranking of 266 achieved on 9 June 2025. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 371 achieved on 7 April 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/330432/cadence-brace|title=Cadence Brace | Player Stats & More – WTA Official|website=Women's Tennis Association}}
Career
Brace reached her first ITF final at the W15 event in Lambare, Paraguay, in December 2021, losing to Lara Escauriza.{{cite web|url=https://elnacional.com.py/deportes/2021/12/20/escauriza-supera-a-brace-y-es-campeona-del-itf-w15-de-lambare/|title=Escauriza supera a Brace y es campeona del ITF W15 de Lambaré
|publisher=El Nacional (in Spanish)|accessdate=3 November 2024}}
In August 2022, she defeated third seed Claire Liu to reach the second round at the WTA Challenger event in Vancouver,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/vancouver-open-cadence-brace-makes-second-round-617855.html|title=Vancouver Open: Cadence Brace makes second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=25 December 2024}} where she lost to eventual champion Valentini Grammatikopoulou.{{cite web|url=https://vernonmatters.ca/2022/08/17/pospisil-brings-the-heat-in-gritty-vanopen-singles-win-over-australian-thompson/|title=Pospisil brings the heat in gritty VanOpen singles win over Australian Thompson|publisher=Vernon Matters|accessdate=25 December 2024}}
Brace made her WTA main draw debut at the 2022 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby after qualifying for the singles main draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/08/21/granby--une-entree-reussie-pour-katherine-sebov-1|title=Granby: une entrée réussie pour Katherine Sebov|publisher=Le Journal de Montreal (in French)|accessdate=17 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2573429/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2022-s-wta-debutantes|title=Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 December 2024}} She defeated seventh seed Kaja Juvan in the first round,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/les-championnats-banque-nationale-de-granby-cadence-brace-books-spot-in-last-16-619049.html|title=Les Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby: Cadence Brace books spot in last 16|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=17 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://tennisthreads.net/london-wta-roundup-kastakina-survives-in-granby-as-americans-thrive-in-cleveland/|title=London WTA Roundup –Kasatkina survives in Granby, as Americans thrive in Cleveland|publisher=Tennis Threads|accessdate=17 October 2024}} before losing to Wang Xiyu in her next match.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/les-championnats-banque-nationale-de-granby-wang-advances-to-last-8-619406.html|title=Les Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby: Wang advances to last|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=17 October 2024}}
She won her first ITF title at the W35 tournament in Wichita, Kansas, in June 2024, defeating top seed Victoria Hu in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.tenniscanada.com/news/monday-digest-marino-wins-first-grass-title-ahead-of-wimbledon/|title=Monday Digest: Marino Wins First Grass Title Ahead of Wimbledon|publisher=Tennis Canada|accessdate=3 November 2024}}
In August 2024, Brace joined the Louisiana State University tennis program.{{cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/news/2024/08/24/womens-tennis-announces-signing-of-top-prospect-cadence-brace/|title=Women's Tennis Announces Signing of Top Prospect Cadence Brace|publisher=LSU Sports|accessdate=17 October 2024}}
ITF Finals
=Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)=
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| W35 tournaments |
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| W15 tournaments |
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| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Dec 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Lambare, Paraguay | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|PAR}} Lara Escauriza | 3–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1 | Jun 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Wichita, United States | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Victoria Hu | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | Jun 2025 | style="background:#addfad;"|Palmetto Pro Open, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard | {{flagicon|CZE}} Darja Viďmanová | 5–7, 1–6 |
=Doubles: 1 (title)=
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|W35 tournaments (1–0) |
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| Hard (1–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Jan 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), France | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Mboko | {{flagicon|POL}} Olivia Lincer | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
References
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External links
- {{WTA|330432}}
- {{ITF|cadence-brace/800526885/can}}
{{Top Canadian female singles tennis players}}
{{Top Canadian female doubles tennis players}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brace, Cadence}}
Category:Canadian female tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Toronto