Ashlyn Rose Krueger (born May 7, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 29 achieved on July 14, 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 62, reached on August 12, 2024. Krueger has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Tour.
Career
Juniors In 2020, Ashlyn Krueger won the Orange Bowl tournament as a wildcard player.
2021: WTA Tour, WTA 1000 and major debuts Krueger made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells, after receiving a wildcard for the main draw but lost to Tereza Martincová.
Krueger made her WTA Tour doubles debut at the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic, where she received a wildcard for the main draw, partnering Robin Montgomery. She also received a wildcard on her major debut at the 2021 US Open in singles and doubles.
2022-23: WTA Tour quarterfinal and title, top 100
Krueger qualified for the main draw of the WTA 1000 in Indian Wells in 2022 and in 2023, after receiving a qualifying wildcard but on both occasions lost to Yulia Putintseva and Jil Teichmann, respectively. She also received wildcards for the main draw at the 2022 and the 2023 Miami Open but lost both first rounds to Wang Qiang and Erika Andreeva, respectively. At the 2022 US Open, Krueger competed thanks to a wildcard for the main draw but lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka.
Krueger recorded her first top-20 victory over world No. 19, Viktoria Azarenka, at the 2023 Rosmalen Open, getting her revenge for the US Open loss, to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal where she lost to Viktória Hrunčáková. Krueger won her first WTA 125 title at the 2023 Veneto Open defeating Tatjana Maria in the final, in three sets.
She won her first WTA 250 title at the 2023 Japan Women's Open without dropping a set, defeating Zhu Lin in the final. As a result, she reached world No. 73, climbing 50 spots on 18 September 2023, becoming the seventh American to make her top 100 debut in 2023 and the first American teenager to crack the top 100 since Gauff as a 15-year-old on 14 October 2019. She qualified for the WTA 1000 China Open but lost in the first round to Ons Jabeur.
2024: Major & two WTA 1000 third rounds Krueger qualified for the WTA 1000 Qatar Ladies Open and lost to wildcard player Paula Badosa. Following a second round showing as a wildcard at the next WTA 1000, the Dubai Championships, with an upset over world No. 21, Caroline Garcia, she reached the top 70 in the rankings. It was her second career top 25 win and her first main-draw win in a WTA 1000 event. Krueger lost to Karolina Plíšková in three sets.
Playing with compatriot Sloane Stephens, Krueger won the doubles draw at the Charleston Open, winning the final in a deciding tiebreak against Ukrainian sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok.
At the Madrid Open, she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time defeating Nao Hibino and upsetting 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, before losing to qualifier Sára Bejlek.
Krueger made the round of 16 at the Canadian Open as a qualifier, defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto and 15th seed Leylah Fernandez. Despite missing out on the quarterfinals after a loss to Jessica Pegula, she climbed to a new career-high ranking in the top 65, moving close to 20 positions up in the rankings on 12 August 2024. She defeated former world No. 1, Naomi Osaka, in qualifying for the Cincinnati Open where she beat 16th seed Donna Vekić in the first round, before losing to Diana Shnaider.
At the US Open, she reached the third round of a major for the first time, defeating Zhang Shuai and upsetting world No. 21, Mirra Andreeva. Krueger lost to 16th seed Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets.
At the Guadalajara Open, she defeated Tatjana Maria, before losing in three sets to fifth seed and eventual champion, Magdalena Fręch, in three sets.
In November, Krueger made her Billie Jean King Cup debut, partnering Taylor Townsend in a losing effort in the deciding doubles match against Viktória Hrunčáková and Tereza Mihalíková as the US team was eliminated by Slovakia in the first round.
2025: First WTA 500 final, top-10 win & top 30 Krueger started her 2025 season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated Moyuka Uchijima, sixth seed Anna Kalinskaya and Suzan Lamens to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2023. She lost in the last eight to qualifier Polina Kudermetova. The following week, Krueger gained entry into the Adelaide International as a lucky loser, and reached the quarterfinals, overcoming Marta Kostyuk and fifth seed Paula Badosa. She retired due to a thigh injury while trailing by a set and a break in her last eight match against top seed Jessica Pegula. Despite losing to wildcard entrant Ajla Tomljanović in the first round at the Australian Open, Krueger moved to a career-high of world No. 50, on 27 January 2025.
At the Abu Dhabi Open in February, she made it through to her first WTA 500 final with wins over McCartney Kessler, third seed Daria Kasatkina, eighth seed Leylah Fernandez and Linda Nosková. She lost the final to Belinda Bencic in three sets.
At the Miami Open, she reached the fourth round at a WTA 1000 event for the first time defeating Renata Zarazúa and then eighth seed Elena Rybakina for her first win against a top-10 ranked player. Krueger followed this up by overcoming 26th seed Leylah Fernandez, before losing to ninth seed Zheng Qinwen.
2026: Major fourth round, WTA 125 title, major doubles final In February at the ATX Open, Krueger recorded wins over seventh seed Caty McNally, Anastasia Zakharova and lucky loser Yuan Yue to reach the semifinals, at which point her run was ended by wildcard entrant Taylor Townsend. The following week at the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, she defeated Magda Linette and 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova, before losing to ninth seed Elina Svitolina in the third round.
In June, Krueger won the WTA 125 Ilkley Open, defeating qualifier Céline Naef in the final. She qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon, and then overcame 31st seed Donna Vekić, fellow qualifier Mariam Bolkvadze and Daria Snigur to make it through to a major fourth round for the first time, at which point she lost to 12th seed Marta Kostyuk, bringing an end to her 11 match winning streak. As a result, she returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings, at world No. 66 on 13 July 2026.
Teaming up with Robin Montgomery as a wildcard pairing, Krueger reached her first major final in doubles at the US Open, losing to top seeds Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend in three sets.
Performance timeline Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament202120222023202420252026Win %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAQ21R1R2R0 / 31–3French OpenAAQ31R2R1R0 / 31–3WimbledonAAQ21R2R4R0 / 34–3US Open1R1R1R3R2R0 / 53–5Win–loss0–10–10–12–43–44–30 / 149–14WTA 1000Qatar OpenNTIANTI1R1RA0 / 20–2DubaiANTIA2RQ2A0 / 11–1Indian Wells1R1R1R1R2R3R0 / 63–6Miami OpenA1R1R1R4R1R0 / 53–5Madrid OpenAAA3R1R1R0 / 32–3Italian OpenAAA1R2RQ10 / 21–2Canadian OpenAAQ23R2RA0 / 23–2Cincinnati OpenAAA2R3R1R0 / 33–3China OpenNH1R3R1R0 / 32–3Wuhan OpenNH1R1R0 / 20–2Win–loss0–10–20–38–107–92–40 / 2917–29Career statistics202120222023202420252026Win %Tournaments24923209Career total: 59Titles001000Career total: 1Finals001010Career total: 2Hard win–loss0–20–46–710–1616–136–60 / 4938–48Clay win–loss0–00–00–03–44–51–20 / 118–11Grass win–loss0–00–02–12–31–23–10 / 78–7Overall win–loss0–20–48–815–2321–2010–90 / 6754–66Win % Year-end ranking536178816545 $3,802,547
Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2026US OpenHard Robin Montgomery Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend7–5, 0–6, 2–6
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendWTA 500 (0–1)WTA 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Japan Women's Open, JapanWTA 250Hard Zhu Lin6–3, 7–6(8–6) Loss1–1Abu Dhabi Open, UAEWTA 500Hard Belinda Bencic6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)WTA 500 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Charleston Open, USWTA 500Clay Sloane Stephens Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok1–6, 6–3, [10–7]Loss1–1US Open, USGrand SlamHard Robin Montgomery Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend7–5, 0–6, 2–6
WTA 125 finals
Singles: 2 (titles) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Veneto Open, ItalyGrass Tatjana Maria3–6, 6–4, 7–5Win2–0Ilkley Open, UKGrass Céline Naef7–5, 6–2
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Abierto Tampico, Mexico Hard Elizabeth Mandlik Tereza Mihalíková Aldila Sutjiadi5–7, 2–6
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Legend$60,000 tournaments (1–1)$25,000 tournaments (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1May 2022 ITF Sarasota, US W25Clay Elizabeth Halbauer5–7, 2–6Win1–1Jul 2022 Evansville Classic, US W60Hard Sachia Vickery6–3, 7–5Loss1–2Apr 2023 Charlottesville Open, US W60Clay Emma Navarro1–6, 1–6
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments (0–2)$60,000 tournaments (2–1)$15,000 tournaments (0–2)Finals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Jun 2019ITF Orlando, US15,000Clay Kimmi Hance Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa3–6, 1–6Loss0–2Sep 2019ITF Lubbock, US15,000Hard Shiori Fukuda María Portillo Ramírez Sofia Sewing2–6, 4–6Win1–2Mar 2022 Arcadia Pro Open, US W60Hard Robin Montgomery Giuliana Olmos Harriet Dartw/oLoss1–3Jul 2022 Evansville Classic, US W60Hard Kylie Collins Kolie Allen Ava Markham6–3, 1–6, [3–10]Win2–3Feb 2023 ITF Orlando Pro, US W60Hard Robin Montgomery Arianne Hartono Eva Vedder7–5, 6–1Loss2–4Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, US W100Clay Robin Montgomery Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov3–6, 4–6Loss2–5May 2023 Bonita Springs Pro, US W100Clay Robin Montgomery Jamie Loeb Makenna Jones7–5, 4–6, [2–10]
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2021US OpenHard Robin Montgomery Reese Brantmeier Elvina Kalieva5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Wins against top-10 players Krueger has a 1–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
#OpponentRkEventSurfaceRdScoreRef20251. Elena Rybakina 8Miami Open, United StatesHard2R6–4, 2–6, 6–440
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