Samantha Crawford

Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an inactive American tennis player. 

Crawford has won one singles and five doubles titles on the ITF circuit.  In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 98.  On July 13, 2015, she peaked at number 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 wild card 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 hard-court 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 WTA semifinal, where she lost to former world No.  1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets. 

ITF finals

Singles (1–4)

Doubles (5–2)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles

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Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Atlanta
Category:American female tennis players
Category:US Open (tennis) junior champions
Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
Category:Tennis people from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:American people of Chinese descent
Category:Chinese-American tennis players