14 yo Klugman Wins Under 18 Orange Bowl

[jimlosaltos]

At the end of 2022 Hannah Klugman was the runner up at the under 14 Orange Bowl In 2023 the 14 year old Brit wins the under 18 Orange Bowl tournament defeating Tyra Grant 6-3 6-3
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U18 Former winners include

2018 Gauff
2015 Andreescu
2014 Kenin
2011 Kontaveit
2005 Wozniacki
2003 Vaidisova
1998 Dementieva
1995 Kournikova
1987 Zvereva
1985 MJ Fernandez
1984 Sabatini
1970 Evert

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[jimlosaltos]

Sky Sports: " Britain's 14-year-old Hannah Klugman makes history with Orange Bowl success

Hannah Klugman becomes first British player to win the main girls' Orange Bowl title having finished runner-up in the under-14 tournament last year; Historic U18 tournament ranks alongside the Grand Slams as one of the biggest events in the junior game

British 14-year-old Hannah Klugman cemented her status as one of the most exciting prospects in tennis by winning the prestigious Orange Bowl title in Florida.

The success caps a brilliant season for the schoolgirl, who reached her first junior grand slam quarter-final at the US Open as well as finishing runner-up in the girls' doubles at Wimbledon with compatriot Isabelle Lacy.

https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/13027556/britains-14-year-old-hannah-klugman-makes-history-with-orange-bowl-success

[stotty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7BfOr-CcE

[jimlosaltos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7BfOr-CcE

Thanks for sharing! That high return looked strong.

Any idea how big she is? Don't see that in any bios. There are some early phenoms that have the technique and skills but lack the physique for the tour.
For some reason ATP's Olivier Rochus comes to mind. Odd synapse sparked - Fed said "~Olivier always had the best technique (of juniors in region) but he stayed short."

Wiki finally got a bio up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Klugman

"worked with British tennis professionals Jack Draper and Dan Evans", so presumably she'll have a serve and a slice backhand

I missed this: At 14 years old, "In September 2023, Klugman reached the quarterfinals of the girls’ singles and girls' doubles at the 2023 US Open.^[15] Her run included a win over third seed Sayaka Ishii.^[16] Her run was ended when she had to retire from her quarterfinal match after 47 minutes.^[17]