Kayla Cross
| Country (sports) | Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, Ontario |
| Born | 21 March 2005 London, Ontario[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$92,219 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 107–75 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 217 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 217 (19 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 92–54 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 159 (19 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 19 May 2025. | |
Kayla Cross (born 21 March 2005) is a Canadian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 217, achieved on 19 May 2025. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 159, achieved on 19 May 2025.[2]
Career
Partnering Victoria Mboko, Cross reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, losing both doubles competitions at the Australian Open[3] and at Wimbledon.[4]
Having lost as a wildcard entrant in the first singles qualifying round,[5] she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles, once again partnering Victoria Mboko.[6]
Cross was runner-up at the 2024 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, losing to Maria Mateas in the final.[7]
She won the biggest title of her career to date when she took the doubles crown at the W75 2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger alongside Maribella Zamarripa, defeating Robin Anderson and Dalayna Hewitt in a champions tiebreak in the final.[8][9]
Partnering Liv Hovde, Cross reached the doubles final at the 2024 Fifth Third Charleston 125, losing to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz.[10]
Cross made her debut for the Canada Billie Jean King Cup team against Romania in the 2025 qualifying round held in Tokyo, partnering Rebecca Marino in a win over Georgia Crăciun and Mara Gae.[11]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| 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.
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Championnats de Granby, Canada | W75 | Hard | Maria Mateas | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | Saskatoon Challenger, Canada | W35 | Hard | Mia Kupres | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2024 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | Louisa Chirico | 6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2025 | Arcadia Women's Pro Open, United States | W35 | Hard | Iva Jovic | 6–2, 7–6(6) |
Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W25 | Hard | Marina Stakusic | Kendra Bunch Katarina Kozarov |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Marina Stakusic | Catherine Harrison Sabrina Santamaria |
6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W25 | Clay | Renata Zarazúa | Tiphanie Fiquet Ashley Lahey |
6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2023 | ITF Feld am See, Austria | W25 | Clay | Sofia Costoulas | Denisa Hindová Chiara Scholl |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | Sofia Sewing | Ekaterine Gorgodze Elvina Kalieva |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard | María Herazo González | Liv Hovde Clervie Ngounoue |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2023 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde | Carmen Corley Ivana Corley |
7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 2–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa |
4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–7 | Nov 2023 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Elena Pridankina | Eliessa Vanlangendonck Stéphanie Visscher |
w/o |
| Win | 3–7 | May 2024 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | W35 | Clay | Jaeda Daniel | Ashton Bowers Mia Yamakita |
7–6(3), 7–6(2) |
| Win | 4–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | Ariana Arseneault | Margaux Maquet María Martínez Vaquero |
6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 5–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | Ariana Arseneault | Zhibek Kulambayeva Sahaja Yamalapalli |
6–1, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W35 | Hard (i) | Maribella Zamarripa | Jessica Failla Anna Rogers |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–7 | Oct 2024 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | Maribella Zamarripa | Robin Anderson Dalayna Hewitt |
6–7(3), 7–5, [12–10] |
| Win | 8–7 | Nov 2024 | ITF Miami, United States | W35 | Hard | Anna Rogers | Aya El Aouni Olivia Lincer |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Apr 2025 | Boar's Head Resort Women's Open, United States | W100 | Hard | Petra Hule | Maria Kozyreva Iryna Shymanovich |
5–7, 5–7 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Victoria Mboko | Clervie Ngounoue Diana Shnaider |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Victoria Mboko | Rose Marie Nijkamp Angella Okutoyi |
6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |
References
- ^ "Kayla Cross". Tennis Canada.
- ^ "Kayla Cross". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Impressive showing Down Under for Cross". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Cross earns hardware at Wimbledon, nearly upsets No. 1 seed". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Cross gains experience in National Bank Open defeat". Toronto Observer. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "National Bank Open: Andreescu and a flurry of Canadians get started in Day 2". Sportsnet. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Arseneault, Kupres Reign at Home in Granby". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Rebecca Marino crowned Calgary National Bank Challenger champ". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Marino, Cross Victorious at Calgary National Bank Challenger". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Zarazua, Stojanovic win this week's clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Canada 3-0 Romania: Stakusic wraps up Canadian victory". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.