# Samantha Crawford

Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an American tennis player.
In her career, Crawford won one singles title and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings.
As a junior, Atlanta-born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final.

## Career
### 2012

Crawford received a wildcard into the qualifying of the US Open. She got into the competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier, and played Eleni Daniilidou for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager Laura Robson.

### 2015

In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hardcourt events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.

### 2016

At the Brisbane International, Crawford caused an upset by defeating top-15 player Belinda Bencic in the second round. She subsequently went on to reach her first semifinal on the WTA Tour, but lost the match to former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets.

## ITF finals
### Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Yakima, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Shelby Rogers | 4–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2015 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Sachia Vickery | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2015 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Boserup | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2015 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Nao Hibino | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Nov 2015 | Scottsdale Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Viktorija Golubic | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2022 | ITF Naples, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Madison Sieg | 2–6, 0–1 ret. |

### Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–3)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2012 | ITF Yakima, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Madison Keys | Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao | 6–3, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Sachia Vickery | Emily Harman Xu Yifan | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2014 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Xu Yifan | Danielle Lao Keri Wong | 3–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2014 | Carson Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Sachia Vickery | Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2015 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Asia Muhammad | İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2015 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Emily Harman | Storm Sanders Chanel Simmonds | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2016 | Scottsdale Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Melanie Oudin | Ingrid Neel Taylor Townsend | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2022 | ITF Florence, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Clervie Ngounoue | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa | 3–6, 4–6 |

## Junior career
### Grand Slam finals
#### Girls' singles: 1 title

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2012 | US Open | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | 7–5, 6–3 |