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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Canada Marina Stakusic
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United States Kendra Bunch
Serbia 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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Canada Marina Stakusic
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United States Catherine Harrison
United States 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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Mexico Renata Zarazúa
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France Tiphanie Fiquet
United States 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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Belgium Sofia Costoulas
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Czech Republic Denisa Hindová
United States 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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United States Sofia Sewing
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Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
United States 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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Colombia María Herazo González
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United States Liv Hovde
United States 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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United States Liv Hovde
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United States Carmen Corley
United States 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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United States Liv Hovde
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United States Allura Zamarripa
United States 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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Belgium Eliessa Vanlangendonck
Netherlands 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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United States Jaeda Daniel
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United States Ashton Bowers
United States 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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Canada Ariana Arseneault
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Belgium Margaux Maquet
Spain 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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Canada Ariana Arseneault
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Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva
India 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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United States Maribella Zamarripa
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United States Jessica Failla
United States 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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United States Maribella Zamarripa
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United States Robin Anderson
United States 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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United States Anna Rogers
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Morocco Aya El Aouni
Poland Olivia Lincer
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7–5, 6–4
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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
References
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