CiCi Bellis
Catherine Cartan "CiCi" Bellis (born April 8, 1999) is an American former professional tennis player. In early 2018, she was the second youngest player in the top 100 of the WTA rankings. Bellis has a career-high ranking of world No. 35 by the Women's Tennis Association, which she achieved in August 2017. She is known for winning a match at the 2014 US Open as a 15 year old against a top-20 opponent, making her the youngest match-winner at the US Open since 1996.
Bellis at the 2015 Carlsbad Classic | |
| Full name | Catherine Cartan Bellis |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | Lake Nona, Florida |
| Born | April 8, 1999 San Francisco, California |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | September 2016 |
| Retired | January 2022 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tom Gutteridge |
| Prize money | US$ 1,431,153 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 138–67 (67.3%) |
| Career titles | WTA Challenger, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (August 14, 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
| French Open | 3R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
| US Open | 3R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–19 (51.3%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (July 17, 2017) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2018) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2017) |
| US Open | 1R (2016, 2017) |
Her biggest title came at the 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open, a WTA 125 event. She also won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Bellis had an accomplished junior season the same year she played in her first US Open, finishing the 2014 season as the ITF Junior World Champion for holding the year-end world No. 1 junior ranking. She also won the USTA National Junior Championship that year at 15 to become the youngest winner of the event since Lindsay Davenport in 1991.