Destanee Aiava
Destanee Aiava| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
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| Residence |
Narre Warren, Australia |
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| Born |
(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000
Melbourne, Australia |
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| Height |
1.51 m (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
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| Turned pro |
2015 |
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| Plays |
Right-handed (double handed backhand) |
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| Prize money |
$14,778 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
27–18 |
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| Career titles |
0 WTA, 0 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 373 (31 October 2016) |
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| Current ranking |
No. 373 (31 October 2016) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| Australian Open |
Q1 (2016) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
9–10 |
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| Career titles |
0 WTA, 0 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 552 (17 October 2016) |
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| Current ranking |
No. 552 (17 October 2016) |
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Last updated on: 31 October 2016. |
Destanee Aiava (born 10 May 2000) is a professional Australian tennis player. Aiava's father, Mark, was born in New Zealand and is of Māori descent, her mother, Rosie, is American Samoan. Aiava has also stated that she is also part Argentine. [1]
Junior career
2012–2016
In 2012, at the age of 12, Aiava represented Australia at Roland Garros in the Longines Future Tennis Aces Tournament. Competing against fifteen of the top under-13 female tennis players, Aiava won the tournament and won the right to play alongside Steffi Graf in an exhibition match. [2] The years following, Aiava mainly played on the junior circuit. In 2014, she won the Tecnifibre Tennis Central Championships and NZ ITF Summer Championships in New Zealand as well as Australian International's in Queensland and Victoria. At the age of 14, she won the U18 Canadian World Ranking Event in Montreal, Canada.
Professional career
2015–2016
In early 2015, Aiava made her professional debut at the Burnie International after receiving wildcards in the singles and doubles, where she lost early in both. At the Launceston Tennis International, Aiava won her first professional main draw match against Lu Jiajing. She also made the Quarterfinals of a $15K tournament in Melbourne in April 2015. In March 2016, Aiava made her first career final at a $25K ITF tournament in Canberra.
ITF finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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References
Further reading
External links
Eri Hozumi
