Liv Hovde
{{Short description|American tennis player (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Liv Hovde
| image = Hovde WMQ23 (53061887504).jpg
| caption = Hovde in Wimbledon, 2023
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|10|25}}
| birth_place =North Oaks, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
| coach = Tom Downs
| retired =
| careerprizemoney = US$ 184,515
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=74|lost=49}}
| singlestitles = 4 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 249 (November 25, 2024)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 245 (October 21, 2024)
| AustralianOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2023)
| USOpenresult = Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=20|lost=9}}
| doublestitles = 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 354 (September 16, 2024)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 483 (November 25, 2024)
| updated = 25 November 2024
}}
Liv Hovde (born 25 October 2005) is an American tennis player.
She has a has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 245, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 354, achieved on 16 September 2024.
Career
=Juniors=
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Hovde had a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 28 November 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/liv-hovde/800557899/usa/jt/s/overview/|title=Liv Hovde Tennis Player Profile |website=International Tennis Federation}} She reached the semifinals of the 2022 Australian Open girls' singles and the quarterfinals of the 2022 French Open girls' singles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
Her biggest junior success was winning the 2022 Wimbledon girls' singles, defeating Luca Udvardy in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2672439/top-seed-hovde-takes-wimbledon-junior-title|title=Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=24 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/34216549/liv-hovde-becomes-just-second-american-last-30-years-win-wimbledon-girls-singles-title|title=Liv Hovde becomes just second American in past 30 years to win Wimbledon girls' singles title|date=July 9, 2022 |publisher=ESPN|accessdate=24 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-sports/2022/07/09/mckinneys-liv-hovde-wins-wimbledon-girls-singles-title/|title=Liv Hovde of McKinney wins Wimbledon girls' singles title|date=July 9, 2022 |publisher=The Dallas Morning News|accessdate=24 November 2024}}
=2024: WTA Tour & WTA 1000 debuts=
Ranked No. 286, Hovde received a wildcard for the qualifying competition and reached the main draw at Indian Wells with wins over Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Harriet Dart, making her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debut.{{cite web|url=https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/indian-wells-qualifying-awards-debut-breakthroughs-resilient-veterans |title= Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans|publisher=bnpparibasopen.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3849746/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2024|title= Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024|publisher=bnpparibasopen.com}} She lost in the first round to Lesia Tsurenko.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/indian-wells-tsurenko-moves-into-second-round-748545.html|title=Indian Wells: Tsurenko moves into second round|date=March 8, 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=24 November 2024}}
Ranked No. 252, she received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the US Open,{{cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2024-08-18/richard_gasquet_diego_schwartzman_headline_2024_us_open_mens_qualifying_draw.html|title=Can the next generation of U.S. women make noise in 2024 US Open qualifying?|publisher=US Open|accessdate=24 November 2024}} where she lost in the first round to Nastasja Schunk.{{cite web|url=https://canaltenis.com/cuadro-wta-us-open-2024/|title=Cuadro WTA US Open 2024|date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=canaltenis.com (in Spanish)|accessdate=24 November 2024}}
Partnering Kayla Cross, Hovde reached the doubles final at the Fifth Third Charleston 125, losing to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4175397/zarazua-stojanovic-win-this-week-s-clay-court-wta-125-titles|title=Zarazua, Stojanovic win this week's clay-court WTA 125 titles|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 November 2024}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 5 (4 titles, 2 runner-up)=
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|W25/35 tournaments |
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|W15 tournaments |
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!Finals by surface |
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!Result !class=unsortable|W-L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class=unsortable|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Sep 2022 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Lubbock, United States | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Carson Branstine | 7–6(2), 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–0 | Oct 2022 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Fort Worth, United States | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Reese Brantmeier | 7–6(1), 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–0 | May 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Bethany Beach, United States | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Raveena Kingsley | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–1 | Jan 2024 | style="background:#addfad;"|Georgia's Rome Open, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} McCartney Kessler | 4–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–1 | Apr 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Boca Raton, United States | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Akasha Urhobo | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–2 | Jun 2024 | style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Guimarães, Portugal | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard | {{flagicon|POR}} Francisca Jorge | 3–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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!Finals by surface |
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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 | Oct 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Redding, US | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Clervie Ngounoue | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kayla Cross | 6–3, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Oct 2023 | style="background:#addfad;"|Toronto Challenger, Canada | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kayla Cross | {{flagicon|USA}} Carmen Corley | 7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1 | Oct 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Edmonton, Canada | style="background:lightblue;"|W25 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kayla Cross | {{flagicon|USA}} Allura Zamarripa | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1 | Jan 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CAN}} Ella McDonald | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Girls' singles: 1 (title)=
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!Result !Year !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |2022 |Grass |{{flagicon|HUN}} Luca Udvardy |6–3, 6–4 |
References
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External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
{{Wimbledon girls' singles champions}}
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Category:American female tennis players
Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
Category:Wimbledon junior champions
Category:21st-century American sportswomen