The USTA Girls 18s National Championships is a junior tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts in San Diego. It is the highest level domestic junior tournament hosted by the USTA. The tournament is contested in early August just before the US Open. The winners of the singles and doubles events are awarded with a wild card into the US Open.
History
Singles champions YearChampionRunner-upScore1918 Katherine Porter 1919 Katherine Gardner 1920 Louise Dixon 1921 Helen Wills 1922 Helen Wills 1923 Helen Hooker 1924 Helen Jacobs 1925 Helen Jacobs 1926 Louise McFarland 1927 Marjorie Gladman 1928 Sarah Palfrey 1929 Sarah Palfrey 1930 Sarah Palfrey 1931 Ruby Bishop 1932 Helen Fulton 1933 Bonnie Miller 1934 Helen Pedersen 1935 Patricia Henry 1936 Margaret Osborne 1937 Barbara Winslow 1938 Helen Bernhard 1939 Helen Bernhard 1940 Louise Brough 1941 Louise Brough 1942 Doris Hart 1943 Doris Hart 1944 Shirley Fry 1945 Shirley Fry 1946 Helen Pastall 1947 Nancy Chaffee 1948 Beverly Baker 1949 Maureen Connolly 1950 Maureen Connolly 1951 Arita Kanter 1952 Julia Sampson 1953 Mary Ann Ellenberger 1954 Barbara Breit 1955 Barbara Breit 1956 Miriam Arnold 1957 Karen Hantze 1958 Sally Moore 1959 Karen Hantze 1960 Karen Hantze 1961 Victoria Palmer 1962 Victoria Palmer 1963 Julie Heldman 1964 Mary Ann Eisel 1965 Jane Bartkowicz 1966 Jane Bartkowicz 1967 Jane Bartkowicz 1968 Kristy Pigeon 1969 Sharon Walsh 1970 Sharon Walsh 1971 Chris Evert Janet Newberry6–1, 6–31972 Ann Kiyomura 1973 Carrie Fleming 1974 Rayni Fox 1975 Beth Norton 1976 Lynn Epstein 1977 Tracy Austin 1978 Tracy Austin 1979 Andrea Jaeger 1980 Kate Gompert 1981 Lisa Bonder 1982 Leigh-Anne Eldredge 1983 Caroline Kuhlman 1984 Melissa Gurney 1985 Stephanie Rehe 1986 Tami Whitlinger 1987 Ann Grossman 1988 Laxmi Poruri 1989 Jennifer Capriati 1990 Lisa Raymond 1991 Lindsay Davenport 1992 Maria Vento 1993 Janet Lee 1994 Meilen Tu 1995 Aubrie Rippner 1996 Lilia Osterloh 1997 Jacqueline Trail 1998 Laura Granville 1999 Laura Granville 2000 Kristen Schlukebir 2001 Amber Liu Ally Baker6–1, 6–22002 Alexandra Podkolzina Whitney Deason4–6, 6–2, 6–12003 Theresa Logar Alexandra Podkolzina6–3, 6–42004 Jessica Kirkland Andrea Remynse 6–1, 6–32005 Mary Gambale Alexa Glatch 7–6, 5–7, 6–12006 Lauren Albanese Ashley Weinhold 6–3, 6–02007 Ashley Weinhold Alison Riske 6–3, 6–32008 Gail Brodsky Coco Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–12009 Christina McHale Lauren Embree 6–0, 6–12010 Shelby Rogers Nicole Gibbs 6–3, 5–7, 7–62011 Lauren Davis Nicole Gibbs 7–6, 1–6, 6–32012 Victoria Duval Allie Kiick 3–6, 6–1, 6–02013 Sachia Vickery Allie Kiick 4–6, 6–2, 6–02014 CiCi Bellis Tornado Alicia Black 6–3, 6–12015 Sofia Kenin Tornado Alicia Black 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 2016 Kayla Day Nicole Frenkel 6–2, 3–6, 6–12017 Ashley Kratzer Kelly Chen 6–2, 4–6, 6–42018 Whitney Osuigwe Kayla Day 7–5, 6–32019 Katie Volynets Emma Navarro 6–2, 6–42021 Ashlyn Krueger Reese Brantmeier 6–2, 7–6(7–3)2022 Eleana Yu Valerie Glozman 6–3, 7–52023 Clervie Ngounoue Katherine Hui 1–6, 6–4, 6–22024 Iva Jovic Valerie Glozman 7–6(8–6), 6–32025 Alyssa Ahn Maya Iyengar 6–1, 6–2