Quinn Gleason (born November 10, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 86 in doubles and No. 323 in singles. Gleason has won one WTA Tour and two WTA 125 doubles titles and 15 on the ITF Circuit as well as one singles title.

Quinn Gleason
Gleason in 2016, scoring a point for the University of Notre Dame[1] tennis team
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMendon, New York
Born (1994-11-10) November 10, 1994 (age 30)
Mendon, New York
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Notre Dame
Prize moneyUS$ 203,437
Singles
Career record147–123
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 323 (July 29, 2019)
Doubles
Career record231–158
Career titles1 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 86 (November 4, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 86 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: November 4, 2024.

She first played college tennis at the University of Notre Dame.[1]

Personal life

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Born in Mendon, New York to parents Cynthia Constantino and Sean Gleason, Quinn has an older brother, Sean, and a younger sister, Aerin.[1]

Career

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2017

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She won her first ITF Circuit title 2017 at Indian Harbour Beach, in the doubles draw, partnering with Kristie Ahn.[citation needed]

2021-2022

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Gleason played her first major tournament at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in doubles.[citation needed] She also competed for the New York Empire in WorldTeam Tennis in the same season.[citation needed]

Partnering Elixane Lechemia, Gleason was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 Montevideo Open, losing to Ingrid Martins and Luisa Stefani in the final.[3]

2023: Challenger doubles title, top 100 debut

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She reached her first WTA Tour doubles final at the 2023 Prague Open with Elixane Lechemia losing to Nao Hibino and Oksana Kalashnikova.[4][5]

Partnering Amina Anshba, Gleason won the doubles title at the WTA 125 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, defeating Freya Christie and Yuliana Lizarazo in the final.[6] As a result she reached the top 100 on 25 September 2023.[7]

2024: Maiden WTA title in doubles

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Partnering with Ingrid Martins, Gleason was runner-up at the WTA 125 Barranquilla Open in August, losing to Jessica Failla and Hiroko Kuwata in the final.[8]

The following month the pair won the doubles title at the WTA 125 Montreux Nestlé Open, defeating María Lourdes Carlé and Simona Waltert in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[9]

In November, Gleason and Martins claimed the Mérida Open doubles title with a straight sets win over Magali Kempen and Lara Salden in the final. It was the first title on the WTA Tour-level for Gleason.[10]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
WTA 250 Hard   Elixane Lechemia   Nao Hibino
  Oksana Kalashnikova
7–6(9–7), 5–7, [3–10]
Win 1–1 Nov 2024 Mérida Open,
Mexico
WTA 250 Hard   Ingrid Martins   Magali Kempen
  Lara Salden
6–4, 6–4

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2022 Montevideo Open,
Uruguay
Clay   Elixane Lechemia   Ingrid Martins
  Luisa Stefani
5–7, 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2023 Ljubljana Open,
Slovenia
Clay   Amina Anshba   Freya Christie
  Yuliana Lizarazo
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 2024 Barranquilla Open,
Colombia
Hard   Ingrid Martins   Jessica Failla
  Hiroko Kuwata
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [7–10]
Win 2–2 Sep 2024 Montreux Ladies Open,
Switzerland
Clay   Ingrid Martins   María Carlé
  Simona Waltert
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2017 ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina 15,000 Clay   Victoria Bosio 6–7(2), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Mar 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet   Greet Minnen 6–2, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 34 (15 titles, 19 runner–ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–2)
W80 tournaments (3–1)
W60 tournaments (3–4)
W25 tournaments (4–5)
W10/15 tournaments (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–8)
Clay (6–8)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania 10,000 Clay   Melissa Kopinski   Andreea Roșca
  Gabriela Tatarus
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 0–2 Jul 2016 ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania 10,000 Clay   Melissa Kopinski   Alexandra Perper
  Anastasia Vdovenco
6–1, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 0–3 Oct 2016 ITF Charleston, US 10,000 Clay   Whitney Kay   Andie Daniell
  Erin Routliffe
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Feb 2017 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay   Jaeda Daniel   Lauren Embree
  Alexa Guarachi
1–6, 5–7
Win 1–4 Apr 2017 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States 80,000 Clay   Kristie Ahn   Laura Pigossi
  Renata Zarazúa
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Jun 2017 ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina 15,000 Clay   Mara Schmidt   Lara Escauriza
  Stephanie Nemtsova
2–6, 3–6
Win 2–5 Jul 2017 ITF Knokke, Belgium 15,000 Clay   Luisa Stefani   Leonie Küng
  Axana Mareen
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–5 Jul 2017 ITF Brussels, Belgium 15,000 Clay   Luisa Stefani   Priscilla Heise
  Deborah Kerfs
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Jul 2017 ITF Dublin, Ireland 15,000 Carpet   Emily Appleton   Giorgia Marchetti
  Rosalie van der Hoek
5–7, 4–6
Win 4–6 Aug 2017 ITF El Espinar, Spain 25,000 Hard   Luisa Stefani   Ayla Aksu
  Bibiane Schoofs
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–6 Feb 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet   Emily Appleton   Mathilde Armitano
  Maria Masini
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 6–6 Mar 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet   Sviatlana Pirazhenka   Anna Klasen
  Romy Kölzer
6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–7 Mar 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet   Laura Ashley   Katarzyna Kawa
  Shalimar Talbi
3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–8 Jun 2018 ITF Bethany Beach, US 25,000 Clay   Sanaz Marand   Robin Anderson
  Maegan Manasse
6–2, 6–7(6), [3–10]
Loss 6–9 Sep 2018 ITF Templeton Pro, US 60,000 Hard   Luisa Stefani   Asia Muhammad
  Maria Sanchez
7–6(4), 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 6–10 Oct 2018 Stockton Challenger, US 60,000 Hard   Luisa Stefani   Hayley Carter
  Ena Shibahara
5–7, 7–5, [7–10]
Win 7–10 Nov 2018 Copa Colina, Chile 60,000 Clay   Luisa Stefani   Barbara Gatica
  Rebeca Pereira
6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 8–10 Jan 2019 ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe 25,000 Hard   Luisa Stefani   Vladica Babic
  Rosalie van der Hoek
7–5, 6–4
Win 9–10 Apr 2019 Innisbrook Open, US W80 Clay   Ingrid Neel   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Lizette Cabrera
5–7, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 9–11 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada W80 Hard   Ingrid Neel   Haruka Kaji
  Junri Namigata
6–7(5), 7–5, [8–10]
Win 10–11 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, US W100 Hard (i)   Catherine Harrison   Whitney Osuigwe
  Hailey Baptiste
7–5, 6–2
Loss 10–12 Jun 2021 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W25 Hard   Emina Bektas   Erina Hayashi
  Kanako Morisaki
7–6(3), 1–6, [7–10]
Win 11–12 Jun 2021 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W25 Hard   Emina Bektas   Kelly Williford
  Ana Carmen Zamburek
7–5, 6–4
Win 12–12 Oct 2021 Las Vegas Open, US W60 Hard   Tereza Mihalíková   Tara Moore
  Emina Bektas
7–6(5), 7–5
Win 13–12 Oct 2021 Tennis Classic of Macon, US W80 Hard   Catherine Harrison   Alycia Parks
  Alana Smith
6–2, 6–2
Loss 13–13 Feb 2022 ITF Birmingham, UK W25 Hard (i)   Catherine Harrison   Andrė Lukošiūtė
  Eliz Maloney
6–7(4), 6–3, [8–10]
Win 14–13 Feb 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom W25 Hard (i)   Catherine Harrison   Justina Mikulskytė
  Valeria Savinykh
6–4, 6–1
Loss 14–14 Jan 2023 ITF Naples, US W25 Clay   Emily Appleton   Reese Brantmeier
  Makenna Jones
4–6, 2–6
Loss 14–15 Jan 2023 ITF Vero Beach, US W60 Clay   Elixane Lechemia   Francesca Di Lorenzo
  Makenna Jones
6–4, 3–6, [3–10]
Loss 14–16 Feb 2023 Guanajuato Open, Mexico W60 H Hard   Elixane Lechemia   Emina Bektas
  Ingrid Neel
6–7(4), 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 14–17 Mar 2023 ITF Fredericton, Canada W25 Hard (i)   Jamie Loeb   Jessie Aney
  Dalayna Hewitt
6–7(2), 4–6
Win 15–17 Apr 2024 Charlottesville Open, US W75 Clay   Emily Appleton   Maria Kononova
  Maria Kozyreva
7–6(5), 6–1
Loss 15–18 Jun 2024 Ilkley Trophy, UK W100 Grass   Tang Qianhui   Kristina Mladenovic
  Elena-Gabriela Ruse
2–6, 2–6
Loss 15–19 Oct 2024 Mercer Tennis Classic, United States W100 Hard   Ingrid Martins   Sophie Chang
  Katarzyna Kawa
5–7, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Quinn Gleason Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Tennis :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics".
  2. ^ "Quinn Gleason". collegetennisonline.com. Local Colorz LLC, dba College Tennis Online. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Shnaider breaks through with Montevideo WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Nao Hibino wins singles and doubles titles at Prague Open". Japan Times. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lucky loser Hibino upsets Noskova in Prague final for third career title".
  6. ^ "Bassols Ribera holds off Sonmez to claim Ljubljana 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Gleason Rankings History".
  8. ^ "Podoroska reclaims winning form with WTA 125 Barranquilla title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Begu takes traditional lake plunge after winning Montreux WTA 125". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sonmez storms to first WTA singles title of career in Merida". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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