Canadian tennis player (born 2005)
Kayla Cross (born 21 March 2005) is a Canadian tennis player.
Cross has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 269, achieved on 18 November 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 180, achieved on 25 November 2024.[2]
Having lost as a wildcard entry in the first singles qualifying round,[3] Cross made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles, partnering Victoria Mboko.[4]
She reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, losing both doubles competitions at the Australian Open[5] and at Wimbledon.[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]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| W75 tournaments
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| W35 tournaments
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (1–2)
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Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| W60/75 tournaments
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| W40 tournaments
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| W25/35 tournaments
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (5–4)
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| Clay (3–3)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Jul 2022
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ITF Saskatoon, Canada
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W25
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Hard
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 Marina Stakusic
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 Kendra Bunch
 Katarina Kozarov
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6–3, 7–6(4)
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| Loss
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1–1
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Nov 2022
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Calgary Challenger, Canada
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W60
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Hard (i)
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Marina Stakusic
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Catherine Harrison
Sabrina Santamaria
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6–7(2), 4–6
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| Loss
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1–2
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Jan 2023
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ITF Boca Raton, United States
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W25
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Clay
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 Renata Zarazúa
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 Tiphanie Fiquet
Ashley Lahey
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6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
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| Loss
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1–3
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May 2023
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ITF Feld am See, Austria
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W25
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Clay
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 Sofia Costoulas
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 Denisa Hindová
Chiara Scholl
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2–6, 0–6
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| Loss
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1–4
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Jun 2023
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ITF Otočec, Slovenia
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W40
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Clay
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Sofia Sewing
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 Ekaterine Gorgodze
Elvina Kalieva
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2–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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1–5
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Oct 2023
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ITF Redding, United States
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W25
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Hard
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 María Herazo González
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Liv Hovde
Clervie Ngounoue
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3–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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1–6
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Oct 2023
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Toronto Challenger, Canada
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W60
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Hard (i)
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Liv Hovde
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Carmen Corley
Ivana Corley
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7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10]
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| Win
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2–6
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Oct 2023
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ITF Edmonton, Canada
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W25
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Hard (i)
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Liv Hovde
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Allura Zamarripa
Maribella Zamarripa
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
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| Loss
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2–7
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Nov 2023
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ITF Lousada, Portugal
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W25
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Hard (i)
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 Elena Pridankina
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Eliessa Vanlangendonck
 Stéphanie Visscher
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w/o
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| Win
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3–7
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May 2024
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ITF Bethany Beach, United States
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W35
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Clay
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Jaeda Daniel
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Ashton Bowers
Mia Yamakita
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7–6(3), 7–6(2)
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| Win
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4–7
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Sep 2024
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ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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W35
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Clay
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Ariana Arseneault
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Margaux Maquet
 María Martínez Vaquero
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6–4, 7–6(5)
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| Win
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5–7
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Sep 2024
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ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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W35
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Clay
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Ariana Arseneault
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 Zhibek Kulambayeva
 Sahaja Yamalapalli
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6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
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| Win
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6–7
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Oct 2024
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ITF Edmonton, Canada
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W35
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Hard (i)
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Maribella Zamarripa
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Jessica Failla
Anna Rogers
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6–3, 6–1
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| Win
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7–7
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Oct 2024
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Calgary Challenger, Canada
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W75
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Hard (i)
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Maribella Zamarripa
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Robin Anderson
Dalayna Hewitt
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6–7(3), 7–5, [12–10]
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| Win
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8–7
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Nov 2024
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ITF Miami, United States
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W35
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Hard
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Anna Rogers
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 Aya El Aouni
 Olivia Lincer
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7–5, 6–4
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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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