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Katie Boulter
Singles
Boulter at the 2023 French Open
Full name	Katie Charlotte Boulter
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 29) Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Biljana Veselinovic
Prize money	US$ 3,644,944
Career record	339–214 (61.3%)
Career titles	3 WTA, 1 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 23 (4 November 2024)
Current ranking	No. 41 (14 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2019, 2024, 2025)
French Open	2R (2025)
Wimbledon	3R (2022, 2023)
US Open	3R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	45–39 (53.57%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 277 (6 January 2025)
Current ranking	No. 319 (14 July 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2024)
French Open	1R (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2017, 2018)
US Open	2R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2023)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	SF (2022, 2024), record 16–6 (72.73%)
Hopman Cup	RR (2019)

Katie Charlotte Boulter (born 1 August 1996) is an English professional tennis player. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 23 on 4 November 2024. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 title. She also won seven singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Katie is currently the top-ranked British woman in singles tennis.

Boulter was a very talented junior player. She ranked as high as No. 10 in the world in March 2014. She trains at the Lawn Tennis Association's National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.

Early Life and Interests
Tennis Career Highlights
Personal Life
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Early Life and Interests

Katie Boulter was born in Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, England.

She started playing tennis at age 5. Just three years later, at age 8, she was already representing Great Britain. Katie has shared that beating her older brother in tennis was a big motivation for her. They used to practice together at a local court. It was the only thing she could eventually beat him in, which felt great.

Before tennis became her main focus, Katie also played the piano. She also has a strong interest in fashion. She even appeared in Vogue magazine in 2018.

Tennis Career Highlights

Starting Her Journey (2008–2013)

Katie Boulter at the 2013 US Open

Katie Boulter showed great promise early in her career. In 2008, at age 11, she won the Lemon Bowl in Rome. In 2011, when she was 14, she became a finalist at the Junior Orange Bowl Tennis Championships in Coral Gables, Florida. Famous players like Andy Murray and Caroline Wozniacki have also been finalists there. That same month, she received the Aegon Junior Player Award.

Katie won her first senior doubles title in November 2013. This was at a smaller tournament in Sharm El Sheikh.

First Senior Titles (2014)

In January 2014, Katie continued her success in doubles. She reached the finals of the Australian Open girls' doubles event with her partner Ivana Jorović. In May 2014, she won her first senior singles title in Sharm El Sheikh. She beat fellow British player Eden Silva in the final. At the same event, she also won the doubles title with Nina Stojanović. A month later, Katie played in the qualifying rounds for Wimbledon.

Breaking Through (2018)

Katie Boulter at the 2018 Surbiton Trophy.

Katie won her first $25,000 singles title in Óbidos, Portugal, in April 2018. In May, she won another singles title in Fukuoka, Japan. She then reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the Nottingham Open. During this tournament, she famously beat former US Open champion Samantha Stosur. In July, she reached the final of a big grass-court event in Southsea, England.

She also played in the main draw at Wimbledon. She won her first-round match before losing in the second round to Naomi Osaka.

Australian Open Success (2019)

Katie started 2019 at the Australian Open. She won her first-round match against Ekaterina Makarova in a close three-set match. This match included the first-ever third-set tiebreak in the Australian Open. However, she lost in the second round to Aryna Sabalenka.

Later in April, Katie had to take a break from tennis. She suffered a spinal stress fracture while playing for Great Britain in the Fed Cup.

Wimbledon Wins (2021)

Katie Boulter at the 2021 Nottingham Open

At Wimbledon in 2021, Katie won her first-round match against Danielle Lao. She then lost to the second seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in a three-set match in the second round. She also played in the main draw at the 2021 US Open.

Big Wins and Major Progress (2022)

In 2022, Katie had some great wins. She returned to play at the Nottingham Open in June. She then played at the Birmingham Classic. There, she beat Alison Riske, which was her first win against a player ranked in the top 40. She also beat Caroline Garcia.

At Eastbourne, she achieved her first win against a top-10 player. She defeated world No. 7, Karolina Plíšková.

At Wimbledon, Katie surprised everyone again by beating Karolina Plíšková. This win helped her reach the third round of a major tournament for the first time in her career.

Becoming British No. 1 (2023)

Katie Boulter after winning the final at the Canberra Tennis International

Katie Boulter became the top-ranked British player on 12 June 2023. This happened after she reached the semifinals at the Surbiton Trophy. She then made history at the Nottingham Open. She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal and then the final. She played against fellow Briton Jodie Burrage in the final. This was the first all-British final since 1977. Katie won the match, claiming her first WTA Tour title! This win also moved her back into the top 100 rankings.

At Wimbledon, she won her first two matches. She then lost to Elena Rybakina.

Katie also had a strong showing at the US Open. She won her first-ever main-draw match there. She reached the third round, which helped her achieve a new career-high ranking of No. 50.

WTA 500 Title and Top 25 (2024)

In 2024, Katie was part of the Great Britain team for the 2024 United Cup. She defeated Jessica Pegula, a top-ranked American player. At the San Diego Open, Katie, who was not seeded, had an amazing run. She beat several strong players, including Beatriz Haddad Maia and Emma Navarro. She reached her first WTA 500 final. In the final, she defeated Marta Kostyuk to win her first title at this higher level. This victory pushed her ranking into the top 30.

In April, Katie helped Great Britain win against France in the Billie Jean King Cup. This secured their spot in the finals. She won her first Tour-level match on clay during this event.

Katie successfully defended her title at the Nottingham Open in June. She beat Emma Raducanu in the semifinals and then Karolína Plíšková in the final.

For the first time, Katie was seeded in the singles draw at Wimbledon. She won her first match but then lost to fellow Briton Harriet Dart in a very close match.

At the Paris Olympics, Katie lost in the first round of singles. However, in doubles, partnering with Heather Watson, she reached the quarterfinals.

Later in the year, Katie continued to climb the rankings. She reached the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open. At the Hong Kong Open, she reached her third final of the year. Although she lost the final, she moved into the world's top 25 for the first time, reaching No. 23.

Katie also played a key role in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. She helped Great Britain reach the semifinals by winning important matches against Germany and Canada.

Recent Matches (2025)

At the United Cup in January, Katie helped Great Britain reach the quarterfinals. She won her singles match against Australia's Olivia Gadecki.

At the Australian Open, she won her first-round match. She then lost in the second round.

In April, Katie helped Great Britain secure a spot at the BJK Cup finals. She won a crucial doubles match with Jodie Burrage.

Katie achieved her first WTA Tour clay-court win at the Madrid Open. The following week, she won her first clay-court title at any level at the Trophée Clarins in Paris.

She also claimed her first win at the French Open by winning her opening round match.

In June, at the Queen's Club Championships, she lost in the second round. This defeat ended her two-year run as the British No. 1.

Two weeks later at Wimbledon, Katie had another big win. She defeated ninth seed Paula Badosa in the first round. This was her fourth career win against a top-10 ranked opponent. She was then eliminated in the second round.

Personal Life

Katie Boulter was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome when she was a teenager. She is a big fan of Leicester City Football Club. Katie got engaged to Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur on 23 December 2024.