# Kaitlyn Christian

Kaitlyn Christian (born January 13, 1992) is an American pickleball player and an inactive tennis player who specializes in doubles.
In tennis, she has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 38, achieved in February 2019, and a best singles ranking of 570, reached in September 2017. Christian has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with 14 titles (13 in doubles) on the ITF Circuit.

## Personal life

Christian was Emma Stone's body double as Billie Jean King in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes, and she also is credited as portraying tennis player Kerry Melville in the film. She also portrayed tennis player Shaun Stafford in the 2021 film King Richard.

## Pickleball

Kaitlyn has mainly excelled at women's singles. As of March 2025, Kaitlyn is ranked third overall on the PPA tour in women's singles, with a career singles record of 55–25 across 23 professional tournaments, and a DUPR rating of 5.944 in the singles discipline.

## Tennis

Partnering with Sabrina Santamaria, Santamaria won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2021 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo, defeating Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final.
Having entered the tournament as alternates when second seeds Hailey Baptiste and Caty McNally withdrew, she won her biggest title to date in the doubles at the WTA 250 2022 Abierto Zapopan, playing with Lidziya Marozava and overcoming Wang Xinyu and Zhu Lin in the final.

### Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–4 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3–5 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | 1R | 2–4 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 9–19 |

### WTA career finals
#### Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* Premier / WTA 500 (0–3)
* International / WTA 250 (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Abierto Mexicano | International | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Tatjana Maria Heather Watson | 5–7, 6–2, [2–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2019 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) | Alexa Guarachi | Coco Gauff Caty McNally | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2020 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Alexa Guarachi | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 6–4, 0–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | WTA 500 | Hard (i) | Sabrina Santamaria | Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2021 | Ostrava Open, Czech Republic | WTA 500 | Hard (i) | Erin Routliffe | Sania Mirza Zhang Shuai | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Feb 2022 | Abierto Zapopan, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | Lidziya Marozava | Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin | 7–5, 6–3 |

### WTA 125 tournament finals
#### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2021 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 4–6, [10–5] |

### ITF Circuit finals
#### Singles: 3 (1–2)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2009 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Elizabeth Lumpkin | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | Oct 2016 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Haruka Kaji | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 2016 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | 10,000 | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |

#### Doubles: 19 (13–6)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (11–4)
* Clay (2–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | Jul 2009 | ITF Atlanta, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lindsey Nelson | Amanda Fink Yasmin Schnack | 7–5, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2009 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lindsey Nelson | Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack | 6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 2. | Jun 2010 | ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Caitlin Whoriskey | Petra Rampre Shelby Rogers | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Jun 2012 | ITF Sacramento, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 3. | Jul 2013 | ITF Rimini, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Giulia Gasparri Lisa Sabino | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 2015 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cako | Johanna Konta Maria Sanchez | 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Win | 5. | Mar 2015 | ITF Metepec, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves | Victoria Rodríguez Marcela Zacarías | 2–6, 6–1, [15–13] |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 2015 | Stockton Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Danielle Lao | Jamie Loeb Sanaz Marand | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Nov 2016 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | 10,000 | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | Valeria Bhunu Linnea Malmqvist | 6–0, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 4. | May 2017 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Emina Bektas Alexa Guarachi | 7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 7. | Jun 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2017 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 100,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Caroline Dolehide María Irigoyen | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | Oct 2017 | Templeton Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Viktorija Golubic Amra Sadiković | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 2017 | Classic of Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Sanaz Marand | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 10. | Feb 2018 | Midland Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Sabrina Santamaria | Maria Sanchez Jessica Pegula | 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 11. | Feb 2018 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Eva Hrdinová Taylor Townsend | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 6–1, [10–6] |
| Win | 12. | May 2018 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Vera Lapko Galina Voskoboeva | 2–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 2018 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | Giuliana Olmos | Alexandra Cadanțu Chantal Škamlová | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | Mar 2022 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | Lidziya Marozava | Anastasia Tikhonova Daniela Vismane | 6–0, 6–2 |