Liv Hovde
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Liv Hovde (born 25 October 2005) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 245, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 354, achieved on 16 September 2024.
Career
Juniors
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Hovde had a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 28 November 2022. She reached the semifinals of the 2022 Australian Open girls' singles and the quarterfinals of the 2022 French Open girls' singles.[citation needed]
Her biggest junior success was winning the 2022 Wimbledon girls' singles, defeating Luca Udvardy in the final.
2024: WTA Tour & WTA 1000 debuts
Ranked No. 286, Hovde received a wildcard for the qualifying competition and reached the main draw at Indian Wells with wins over Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Harriet Dart, making her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debut. She lost in the first round to Lesia Tsurenko.
Ranked No. 252, she received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the US Open, where she lost in the first round to Nastasja Schunk.
Partnering Kayla Cross, Hovde reached the doubles final at the Fifth Third Charleston 125, losing to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz.
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2024 | WTA 125 Charleston, United States | Clay | Canada Kayla Cross | Italy Nuria Brancaccio Spain Leyre Romero Gormaz | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 2 runner-up)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend W60/75 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments | Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (2–0) |
| W60/75 tournaments | |
| W25/35 tournaments | |
| W15 tournaments | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (2–2) | |
| Clay (2–0) |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Lubbock, United States | W15 | Hard | Canada Carson Branstine | 7–6(2), 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | W25 | Hard | United States Reese Brantmeier | 7–6(1), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2023 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | W25 | Clay | United States Raveena Kingsley | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jan 2024 | ITF Rome, United States | W75 | Hard (i) | United States McCartney Kessler | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2024 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W35 | Clay | United States Akasha Urhobo | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2024 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | W75 | Hard | Portugal Francisca Jorge | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend W60 tournaments W25/35 tournaments | Finals by surface Hard (3–1) Clay |
| W60 tournaments | |
| W25/35 tournaments | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (3–1) | |
| Clay |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2023 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard | United States Clervie Ngounoue | Canada Kayla Cross Colombia María Herazo González | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Canada Kayla Cross | United States Carmen Corley United States Ivana Corley | 7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | Canada Kayla Cross | United States Allura Zamarripa United States Maribella Zamarripa | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2024 | ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard (i) | Canada Ella McDonald | United Kingdom Alicia Barnett United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Hungary Luca Udvardy | 6–3, 6–4 |