Personal

Trains in Boca Raton with Adrian Zeman; previously trained with USTA and Mouratoglou Academy in France. Began playing tennis aged six when grandmother bought her a racquet from the dollar store, with first coach being Otis Johnson.
Father (Rawle) was pro soccer player; mother (Paula) ran track in high school; brother (Dominique, Mitchell) played football at South Carolina State (defensive back)
Best friends with Vicky Duval
All-court player; strengths are movement and backhand. Favorite tournament is Indian Wells
Tennis idols were Williams sisters and Martina Hingis
Enjoys reading; James Patterson is favorite author and favorite book is Kill Me If You Can; enjoys thrillers, mysteries and romance (including Nicholas Sparks); favorite musician is Nicki Minaj
If she weren't a tennis player, would be a marine biologist or doctor
Goals are to keep improving, get stronger, and hit the ball better; long-term goal is to win a Grand Slam and be the best player she can be

Career Highlights

Career in Review

In 2023 qualified before reaching 2r at Charleston, ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Guadalajara; also advanced to 2r at US Open for fourth time in career (l. Minnen) and fell in qualifying at the other three Grand Slam tournaments

In 2022 finished R-Up at three ITF Circuit tournaments last season. At Tour-level events, fell 1r at Charleston (as qualifier, l. Anisimova) and in qualifying on six occasions

Only Tour-level appearance in 2021 was 1r exit at Bogota (l. eventual champion Osorio). Also fell in qualifying six times (including all four majors)

Best result of 2020 campaign was R-Up finish at W60 ITF Circuit event in Burnie, Australia. Also reached 2r at US Open (l. Swiatek)

Most recent WTA QF came at 2019 Monterrey (l. Rybarikova). Has fallen at this stage four other times in her career

Finished 2017 at No.116 for career-best year-end finish. Season highlights were reaching QF at Québec City (l. Maria) and 2r at US Open (as qualifier, l. Kenin), her joint best result at a Slam

Has reached two WTA SFs in career, at 2018 Auckland (l. Wozniacki) and 2018 Monterrey (l. Babos)

Run to QFs at 2014 Stanford marked WTA breakthrough (d. Puig in 2r, l. Lepchenko)

Lifted most recent title on ITF Circuit in 2017 at $60k ITF/Templeton, CA-USA

Won two ITF singles titles in 2015, both on home soil – at $25k ITF/Plantation, FL-USA (d. Crawford in F) and $25k ITF/Sunrise, FL-USA (d. Tormo in F); also owns one ITF doubles title

Made professional debut at $10k ITF/Evansville, IN-USA (l. Lumpkin in SF)