Kayla Cross
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| 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$196,810 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 123–94 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 217 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 250 (3 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 112–67 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (3 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 137 (3 November 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: 3 November 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 137, achieved on 3 November 2025.[2] Cross has won one WTA 125 doubles title as well as two singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
Career
[edit | edit source]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]
Teaming with Amelia Rajecki, she won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2025 Abierto Tampico, defeating Weronika Falkowska and Kristina Novak in the final.[12][13]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
[edit | edit source]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit | edit source]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2024 | WTA 125 Charleston, United States | Clay | United States Liv Hovde | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2025 | WTA 125 Tampico, Mexico | Hard | United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki | Poland Weronika Falkowska Slovenia Kristina Novak |
6–4, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit | edit source]Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | ITF Granby, Canada | W75 | Hard | United States Maria Mateas | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W35 | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2024 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | United States Louisa Chirico | 6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2025 | ITF Arcadia, United States | W35 | Hard | United States Iva Jovic | 6–2, 7–6(6) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2025 | ITF Templeton, United States | W75 | Hard | United States Kayla Day | 2–6, 0–3 ret. |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | United States Clervie Ngounoue Russia Diana Shnaider |
4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Netherlands Rose Marie Nijkamp Kenya Angella Okutoyi |
6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kayla Cross at the Women's Tennis AssociationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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