GB RANKING12
WORLD RANKING518
CAREER HIGH
28/05/2018 212
ITF TITLES17
Last updated: 21/11/2024
GB RANKING20
WORLD RANKING540
CAREER HIGH
23/07/2018 135
ITF TITLES17
Last updated: 21/11/2024
FAVOURITE
SURFACE: Grass
SHOT: Slice forehand
COACH
Ben Roberts
AGE29
HEIGHT167 cm
PLAYSRight-handed
BACKHANDTwo-handed
LTA SUPPORT NTC Pro Access
TURNED PRO2013
FAVOURITE
SURFACE:Grass
SHOT:Slice forehand
COACH
Ben Roberts
Get to know Katy Dunne
About
Quick-fire facts
- Place of birth: Hemel Hempstead
- Lives: Hemel Hempstead
- Trains: Gosling Tennis Academy
- Coaches: Coached by Ben Roberts and also has a fitness trainer named Joe Reid
- Hobbies/interests: Loves cooking, particularly Asian-style cuisine and visiting cafes
- Favourite tournament: Wimbledon
- Tennis beginnings: Started playing at the age of 5
- Career highlights: Playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon and winning the Foxhills W25 tournament in 2023
- Best opponent faced: Jelena Ostapenko
Tennis Career
Highlights
Results
| Tournament | Round |
| June | |
| Lexus Surbiton Trophy | Second round |
| March | |
| W50 Murska Sobota | Quarter-final |
| W75 Ricany | Second round |
| February | |
| W50 Roehampton | Second round |
| January | |
| W35 Monastir | Second round |
| W35 Sunderland | Second round |
Highlights
Results
| Tournament | Round |
| March | |
| W50 Murska Sobota (with Nikola Bartunkova) | Semi-final |
| W35 Helsinki (with Robin Anderson) | Semi-final |
| February | |
| W50 Edgbaston (with Madeline Brooks) | Semi-final |
| January | |
| W35 Monastir (with Madeleine Brooks) | Semi-final |
August
Dunne wrapped up her first title of the year at the W25 Foxhills event. The 28-year-old stormed to the final without dropping a set before eventually coming out on top in a three-set epic against Australia's Talia Gibson, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the final.
July
Dunne headed to the W25 Roehampton event where she reached the quarter-final before bowing out to Korea's Sohyun Park, 6-3, 6-4.
December
Dunne lifted her first ITF trophy of the year in December at the W15 Sharm ElSheikh event. Dunne cruised her way through to the final where she faced Egypt's Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz and clinched a 6-2, 6-2 win to claim the title.
Dunne then carried the winning momentum on to clinch a second title in Sharm ElSheikh. The Brit cruised through to the final where she met France's Nahia Berecoechea and outfoxed her opponent 6-3, 6-2 to lift her second trophy in seven days.
Semi final of ITF $25k in Potchefstroom, SA, retiring against Sam Murray Sharan.
Reached semi finals of ITF $25k in Osaka, Japan in February and quarters in Obidos, Portugal and Fukuoka, Japan $25k competitions. Won the ITF $60k in Les Franqueses Del Valles in April, beating home favourite Paula Badosa in the final.
Winning first ITF Pro-Circuit title at Rethymno, Crete in 2013 where she also clinched the doubles title. Making Junior Wimbledon debut in 2010 and winning four Junior ITF titles.
Katy began playing tennis at Batchwood Tennis Club in St Albans. She represented GB in consecutive age groups from 12U to 18U and in 2010 she won 16U Aegon British Junior National Championships. Awarded wild card into qualifying singles for Wimbledon and main draw doubles with Katie Boulter in 2017.