Desirae Krawczyk
American tennis player (born 1994)
Desirae Marie Krawczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkraftʂɨk] ; born January 11, 1994) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
Krawczyk has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on 14 August 2023, and has won ten titles on the WTA Tour , including five at the WTA 500 -level. Krawczyk is a four-time major champion in mixed doubles, having won the 2021 French and US Opens partnering Joe Salisbury , as well as the 2021 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships alongside Neal Skupski . She was also runner-up at the 2020 French Open in women's doubles, partnering Alexa Guarachi , and the pair were semifinalists at the 2021 US Open .
Professional career
2018: Maiden WTA doubles title and major debut
In July 2018, she won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the Swiss Open , partnering with Chilean Alexa Guarachi .
2020: First Grand Slam doubles final
She reached her first major final at the French Open women's doubles event, partnering Alexa Guarachi, and finished runner-up.[2]
2021: Three major titles in mixed doubles
Krawczyk won the mixed-doubles titles at the French Open (her first Grand Slam title), partnering Joe Salisbury , and at Wimbledon , partnering with Neal Skupski .[3] [4] [5]
Seeded second, she reached her third mixed-doubles final at the US Open , again with Salisbury.[6] [7] [8] They won the title, defeating Giuliana Olmos and Marcelo Arevalo in straight sets. She became the first player to win three Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles in a year, since Martina Hingis and Leander Paes in 2015.[9]
2022: Wimbledon mixed-doubles title, doubles semifinal & top 10 debut
At the Madrid Open , she reached her first WTA 1000 doubles final. Partnering with Demi Schuurs , she lost to Giuliana Olmos and Gabriela Dabrowski .[10]
At the Wimbledon Championships , she won her second consecutive title at this major in mixed doubles, partnering again with Neal Skupski, and fourth title overall.[11] At the same tournament, partnering Danielle Collins , she reached the semifinals for the third time at a major in doubles in her career.[12] She made her top 10 debut in the doubles rankings on July 11, 2022.
In October, she qualified for her second consecutive WTA Finals with Schuurs.[13] [14] The pair reached the semifinals, making it the third time for Schuurs.[15]
2023: Tenth title, second WTA 1000 final, world No. 8
At the Charleston Open partnering with Danielle Collins , she won her eighth doubles title defeating top seeds Giuliana Olmos and Ena Shibahara . As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, on April 10, 2023.
At the Eastbourne International , partnering Schuurs, she won her tenth doubles title and fifth at the WTA 500 level.[16] She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 8 on 14 August 2023 following her second WTA final at the Canadian Open .
2024: Third WTA 1000 doubles final
At the 2024 Australian Open , Krawczyk was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Neal Skupski . They lost to third seeded newly formed pair and first-time mixed doubles major finalists of Jan Zielinski and Hsieh Su-wei .[17] [18]
Partnering Caroline Dolehide , they reached the final of the WTA 1000 Qatar Ladies Open but lost to Luisa Stefani and former Krawczyk’s partner Schuurs.[19] [20]
Krawczyk and Skupski made it into the final at the 2024 French Open losing out 6-4 7-5 to the German/French pairing of Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin .[21]
Personal life and background
She is of Polish descent on her father's side, and of Filipino descent on her mother's side.[1] [22]
She is in a relationship with Australian tennis player Andrew Harris .[23]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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.
Doubles
Current through the 2024 Madrid Open .
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Other significant finals
WTA 1000 tournaments
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–3)
WTA 500 (5–2)
WTA 250 (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–6)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2018
Monterrey Open , Mexico
International[a]
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Naomi Broady Sara Sorribes Tormo
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
1–1
Jul 2018
Ladies Open Gstaad , Switzerland
International
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Lara Arruabarrena Timea Bacsinszky
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss
1–2
Mar 2019
Abierto Mexicano , Mexico
International
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Victoria Azarenka Zheng Saisai
1–6, 2–6
Win
2–2
Jun 2019
Nottingham Open , United Kingdom
International
Grass
Giuliana Olmos
Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova
7–6(5) , 7–5
Win
3–2
Feb 2020
Abierto Mexicano, Mexico
International
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Kateryna Bondarenko Sharon Fichman
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win
4–2
Sep 2020
İstanbul Cup , Turkey
International
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Ellen Perez Storm Sanders
6–1, 6–3
Loss
4–3
Oct 2020
French Open , France
Grand Slam
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic
4–6, 5–7
Win
5–3
Feb 2021
Adelaide International , Australia
WTA 500
Hard
Alexa Guarachi
Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
6–7(4) , 6–4, [10–3]
Loss
5–4
Mar 2021
Abierto Zapopan , Mexico
WTA 250
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Ellen Perez Astra Sharma
4–6, 4–6
Loss
5–5
Apr 2021
Stuttgart Grand Prix , Germany
WTA 500
Clay (i)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Ashleigh Barty Jennifer Brady
4–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win
6–5
May 2021
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
WTA 250
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Makoto Ninomiya Yang Zhaoxuan
6–2, 6–3
Win
7–5
Apr 2022
Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany
WTA 500
Clay (i)
Demi Schuurs
Coco Gauff Zhang Shuai
6–3, 6–4
Loss
7–6
May 2022
Madrid Open , Spain
WTA 1000
Clay
Demi Schuurs
Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos
6–7(1) , 7–5, [7–10]
Win
8–6
Apr 2023
Charleston Open , United States
WTA 500
Clay (green)
Danielle Collins
Giuliana Olmos Ena Shibahara
0–6, 6–4, [14–12]
Win
9–6
Apr 2023
Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany (2)
WTA 500
Clay (i)
Demi Schuurs
Nicole Melichar-Martinez Giuliana Olmos
6–4, 6–1
Loss
9–7
May 2023
Internationaux de Strasbourg, France
WTA 250
Clay
Giuliana Olmos
Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan
3–6, 2–6
Win
10–7
Jun 2023
Eastbourne International , United Kingdom
WTA 500
Grass
Demi Schuurs
Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
6–2, 6–4
Loss
10–8
Aug 2023
Canadian Open , Canada
WTA 1000
Hard
Demi Schuurs
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
4–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Loss
10–9
Feb 2024
Qatar Ladies Open , Qatar
WTA 1000
Hard
Caroline Dolehide
Demi Schuurs Luisa Stefani
4–6, 2–6
Loss
10–10
Mar 2024
San Diego Open , United States
WTA 500
Hard
Jessica Pegula
Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
1–6, 2–6
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2016
ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal
10,000
Clay
Elina Vikhryanova
Katharina Hering Andrea Ka
3–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Jan 2017
ITF Fort-de-France, Guadeloupe
15,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Sara Cakarevic Emmanuelle Salas
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–1
Jan 2017
ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe
15,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Chayenne Ewijk Rosalie van der Hoek
6–1, 6–1
Win
3–1
Apr 2017
ITF Irapuato, Mexico
25,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Ronit Yurovsky Marcela Zacarías
6–1, 6–0
Win
4–1
May 2017
ITF Incheon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Win
5–1
Jul 2017
Sacramento Challenger , United States
60,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Jovana Jakšić Vera Lapko
6–1, 6–2
Loss
5–2
Aug 2017
Vancouver Open , Canada
100,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Jessica Moore Jocelyn Rae
1–6, 5–7
Loss
5–3
Mar 2018
ITF Irapuato, Mexico
25,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Win
6–3
Aug 2018
Vancouver Open, Canada
100,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Kateryna Kozlova Arantxa Rus
6–2, 7–5
Loss
6–4
Nov 2018
Tyler Pro Challenge , United States
80,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Nicole Gibbs Asia Muhammad
6–3, 3–6, [12–14]
Loss
6–5
Jan 2020
Burnie International , Australia
60,000
Hard
Asia Muhammad
Ellen Perez Storm Sanders
3–6, 2–6
Grand Slam seedings
The tournaments won by Krawczyk are in boldface , and advances into finals by Krawczyk are in italics .
Women's doubles
Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10
Seeded 10–4
Seeded No. 3
Seeded No. 2
Seeded No. 1
Year
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
2018
did not play
did not play
did not qualify
not seeded
2019
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2020
not seeded
14th (1)
tournament cancelled
not seeded
2021
9th
5th
6th
7th
2022
not seeded
5th
not seeded
6th
2023
6th
5th
5th
4th
2024
6th
8th
Mixed doubles
Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10
Seeded 10–4
Seeded No. 3
Seeded No. 2
Seeded No. 1
Year
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
2019
did not play
did not play
not seeded
not seeded
2020
not seeded
tournament cancelled
2021
not seeded
not seeded (1)
7th (2)
2nd (3)
2022
1st
4th
2nd (4)
1st
2023
3rd
2nd
2nd
2nd[b]
2024
2nd (1)
4th (2)
Career earnings
Year
Earnings (US$)
Money list rank
2017
12,521
525
2018
47,649
287
2019
149,985
189
2020
176,005
129
2021
479,889
88
2022
571,455
72
2023
407,414
120
2024
156,412
116
Career
2,006,917
307
Notes
References
^ a b "Desirae Krawczyk, American player of Filipino descent, on cusp of Grand Slam triumph" . Spin.ph .
^ "Guarachi, Krawczyk outlast Melichar, Swiatek to reach Paris final" . Women's Tennis Association . October 7, 2020.
^ "Krawczyk, Salisbury deny Vesnina, Karatsev to capture French Open mixed doubles crown" .
^ "Krawczyk, Skupski wrap up Wimbledon with mixed doubles title" .
^ "Desirae Krawczyk/Neal Skupski Win Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Title | ATP Tour | Tennis" .
^ "U.S. Open updates: Desirae Krawczyk eyes third trophy at a Grand Slam event this year" . Los Angeles Times . September 8, 2021.
^ Adesina O. Koiki (September 10, 2021). "Joe Salisbury, Desirae Krawczyk reach 2021 US Open mixed doubles final" . US Open . Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ "Former Palm Desert tennis star Desirae Krawczyk moves onto US Open mixed doubles finals" . September 10, 2021.
^ "Salisbury wins again in doubles, with Krawczyk" . September 11, 2021.
^ WTA Staff (May 7, 2022). "Dabrowski, Olmos capture Madrid doubles title" . WTA Tennis . Retrieved July 13, 2022 .
^ "Krawczyk, Skupski successfully defend Wimbledon mixed doubles title" .
^ "Danielle Collins and Desirae Krawczyk Advance to Wimbledon Doubles Semifinals" . Sports Illustrated Virginia Cavaliers News, Analysis and More . July 6, 2022.
^ "Road to the WTA Finals: Krawczyk and Schuurs" .
^ "Desirae Krawczyk qualifies for WTA Finals in doubles for second straight year" .
^ "Krawczyk, Schuurs join top seeds Krejcikova, Siniakova in semifinals" .
^ "Perez and Melichar-Martinez record runner-up finish at Eastbourne" .
^ "Hsieh/Zielinski save MP to deny Krawczyk mixed doubles career Grand Slam | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour . January 26, 2024.
^ "Australian Open 2024 results: Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk lose mixed doubles final" . BBC Sport. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1758853224826822835
^ "Swiatek defeats Rybakina to win third consecutive Doha title" .
^ "GB's Skupski & Krawczyk beaten in mixed doubles final" . BBC Sport. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "Doubles Dossier: Desirae Krawczyk keeps it social" .
^ "Partners in opposition in AO 2023 mixed doubles" .
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