Katie Volynets

Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American tennis player.

She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 74 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in March 2023.

She won her first singles title in May 2021 on the ITF Circuit, at the $100k event in Bonita Springs.

Volynets was born in Walnut Creek, California.

Her parents had emigrated from Ukraine, and she still has extended family in Kyiv and Dnipro.

She reached the Australian Open third round defeating two Russian players Evgeniya Rodina and world No. 9, Veronika Kudermetova, for her first top-10 win, and becoming the first American qualifier to reach the women's singles round of 32 at the Australian Open since Jennifer Brady in 2017.

As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 96 on 30 January 2023.

At the ATX Open, she rallied from 5–0 down and a match point in the third set to win her match against third seed Anastasia Potapova and reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal.

Next, she defeated wildcard Peyton Stearns to reach her first semifinal.

As a result, her ranking rose to world No. 74, on 6 March 2023.

She qualified for the US Open but lost in the first round.

At the 2024 ATX Open she reached again the second round as a wildcard defeating Renata Zarazua.

At the WTA 1000 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, she received a wildcard and defeated Mirra Andreeva and sixth seed Ons Jabeur both in straight sets to reach the third round for the first time at this level.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup / Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Current through the 2023 US Open.

On August 11, 2019, Volynets won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships final over Emma Navarro, earning her a wildcard entry into the singles main draw of the US Open.

She lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu, who went on to win the tournament.

She qualified for the Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this major.

Volynets received a wildcard into the singles main draw of the US Open.

In October, she made her debut at the WTA 1000 level in Indian Wells, also receiving a wildcard.

Volynets played in Indian Wells again as a wildcard where she recorded her first win at the WTA 1000-level against Arantxa Rus.

She won the USTA Wildcard Challenge for the French Open where she recorded her first Grand Slam match win over Viktorija Golubic.

At the Nottingham Open, she lost to Heather Watson in the first round.

In January, she qualified for the main draw of Auckland Open, where she lost in the first round to Venus Williams, in straight sets.