Personal

Working with Kamau Murray; Also previously worked with Francisco Roig, Paul Annacone and Nick Saviano
Mother is Sybil Smith, a collegiate swimmer; brother is Shawn Farrell
Favorite surface is clay
Started playing at age 9 when mother introduced her to the sport in Fresno, CA
Extremely passionate about her foundation, created in 2013, and spends a lot of time continuing to expand the programming of the Sloane Stephens Foundation
Loves fashion, beauty, music, and spending time with her family

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (8): 2024 - Rouen; 2022 - Guadalajara; 2018 - Miami; 2017 - US Open; 2016 - Auckland, Acapulco, Charleston; 2015 - Washington DC.
Finalist (3): 2018 - Roland Garros, Montréal, WTA Finals.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2024 - Charleston (w/Krueger)
Finalist (1): 2017 - Washington DC (w/Bouchard).

ADDITIONAL
US Fed Cup Team 2012-14; US Olympic Team, 2016.

Career in Review

In 2023 reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. Sabalenka), in best Grand Slam showing of the season. Advanced to SF at Rabat (l. eventual champion Bronzetti). Also won WTA 125k title at Saint Malo in May (d. Minnen in F).

In 2022, won her seventh career title - and first since 2018 - at Guadalajara 250 (d. Bouzkova in F), and also reached QF at Roland Garros (l. Gauff)

In 2021, produced SF showing at Parma (l. Q.Wang) - her deepest run since 2019 Madrid - then reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Krejcikova)

Also last year made QF at Charleston and 3r at Wimbledon and US Open

Best result of disrupted 2020 campaign was 3r appearance at US Open (l. S.Williams in 3s)

Finished 2019 season ranked No.25; season was highlighted by SF at Madrid (l. eventual champion Bertens) and QF at Roland Garros (l. Konta)

In 2018 posted best year-end finish of career to date, at No.6; reached career-high No.3 ranking on July 16, 2018

Season highlights in 2018 included capturing first Premier Mandatory title at Miami - subsequently made Top 10 debut at No.9. Also reached her second Grand Slam final, at Roland Garros and posted R-Up finishes at Montréal and WTA Finals

Won her maiden Grand Slam title at 2017 US Open, d. Keys 6-3 6-0 to become the fifth unseeded player to win a major in the Open Era

Voted 2017 WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Returned to action ranked No.957 at Wimbledon after 11 months on sidelines w/foot injury (had surgery in the January) and rose to No.12 following her US Open triumph two months later

After 1r loss at 2017 Washington DC, went 15-2 through US Open title run, including back-to-back SF at Toronto and Cincinnati

Won three titles in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and Premier-level Charleston. Won maiden singles title in first final contested at 2015 Washington, DC

Made Top 20 debut on January 29, 2013

At No.97 was youngest player in year-end Top 100 in 2011; and after a phenomenal sophomore season, reached No.38 and was the youngest player, and the only teenager, in the year-end Top 50 in 2012