Robin Montgomery (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 95, reached on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of world No. 64, achieved on 21 September 2026.
Montgomery was a finalist at the 2026 US Open with Ashlyn Krueger. She has won one WTA Tour singles title. She also won the junior singles and doubles titles at the 2021 US Open.
Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard into the women's singles main draw.
Early life Montgomery was born in Washington, D.C. and was raised by a single mother. She began playing tennis at the age of four, and currently trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland. She is of Jamaican descent through her father.
Career
2019: Orange Bowl winner
In August 2019, Montgomery competed in the girls' singles at the US Open where she reached the third round. In September, she represented the U.S. in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic and secure victory for the US team. In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl.
2020: Turned pro, ITF Circuit title & major debut Montgomery reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles tournament in January, and in March, she won her first ITF tournament, a $25k event in Las Vegas. , she was the No. 5 in the junior world rankings.
Following the break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery took part in the Western & Southern Open as a wildcard entrant in the qualifying competition, losing in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea. The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance. She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.
2021–22: US Open junior singles, doubles titles, WTA 1000 debut Montgomery made her WTA 1000 debut in the main-draw of the 2021 Miami Open as a wildcard entrant, but lost to Magda Linette. At the 2021 US Open, Montgomery defeated Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first major singles title. She followed this victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title. She and partner Ashlyn Krueger defeated fellow American duo, Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva, in three sets. Montgomery became the first girl to achieve the feat of winning both titles at the US Open since Michaëlla Krajicek in 2004, and was the first American to take the Junior singles title since Amanda Anisimova in 2017. At the same tournament, she also received a qualifying wildcard for the women's singles event.
Montgomery received a wildcard for the 2022 Miami Open. She qualified for the main-draw at the 2022 San Diego Open, but lost to sixth seed Coco Gauff in the first round.
2023–24: First WTA Tour quarterfinal and major win In February 2023, Montgomery qualified for the inaugural ATX Open in Austin, Texas, but lost to CoCo Vandeweghe in the first round. She received a wildcard entry for the main-draw of the Miami Open, where defeated Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000-level win, before losing to 19th seed Madison Keys in the second round.
In March 2024, she qualified for the main-draw in Indian Wells, but lost to Hailey Baptiste in the first round. At the Madrid Open, as a main-draw wildcard entrant, she reached the third round, losing to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
At the beginning of the 2024 grass-court season, Montgomery qualified for the Rosmalen Open and then reached her first tour-level quarterfinal defeating eighth seed Magda Linette and Jule Niemeier, before losing to third seed Ekaterina Alexandrova. Montgomery also qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Olivia Gadecki to make it into the second round, at which point she lost to 10th seed Ons Jabeur.
At the beginning of the American summer swing, Montgomery reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal at the Washington Open as a wildcard entrant, after defeating Shelby Rogers and receiving a walkover from fourth seed Ons Jabeur. She lost in the last eight to Marie Bouzková. Montgomery qualified for the main-draw at the Cincinnati Open, but lost to Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the first round.
2025–26: Top 100, injury, maiden WTA Tour title, major doubles final
Montgomery started her 2025 season at the Auckland Open where she recorded wins over lucky loser Mai Hontama, qualifier Nao Hibino and Bernarda Pera to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal, at which point her run was ended by fifth seed and eventual champion Clara Tauson.
In March 2025, at the WTA 1000 event Indian Wells where she received a wildcard entry, she defeated Jule Niemeier for her first win at the tournament, before losing to 18th seed Marta Kostyuk in the second round. At the Charleston Open, she overcame Viktoriya Tomova in the first round, but lost her next match to seventh seed Danielle Collins. Despite the defeat, Montgomery reached the top 100 on 7 April 2025.
Montgomery won her maiden career title at the Rosmalen Open when Barbora Krejčíková withdrew from the final due to illness. Ranked No. 484, Montgomery was the lowest-ranked woman to win a WTA Tour-level title on grass courts, and the fifth lowest-ranked titlist in WTA history. As a result, she climbed 290 positions up in the top 200 in the singles rankings on 15 June 2026.
Teaming up with Ashlyn Krueger as a wildcard pairing, Montgomery reached her first major final in doubles at the 2026 US Open, losing to top seeds Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend in three sets.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2026 US Open.
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAAQ2AQ2A0 / 00–0 French OpenAAAQ1Q32RQ20 / 11–1 WimbledonNHAAQ22RQ31R0 / 21–2 US Open1RQ1A1RQ1A1R0 / 30–3Win–loss0–10–00–00–11–11–10–20 / 62–6WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Dubai Championships AAAAAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenNHA1RQ11R2RA0 / 31–3Miami OpenNH1R1R2RQ1Q2A0 / 31–3Madrid OpenNHAAA3R1R1R0 / 32–3Italian OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenNHAAAQ1A0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenQ1AAA1RAQ20 / 10–1Guadalajara OpenNHA1RNMS0 / 10–1Wuhan OpenNHAA0 / 00–0China OpenNHAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–10–21–22–31–20–10 / 114–11Career statistics2020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Tournaments1134955Career total: 28Titles0000001Career total: 1Finals0000001Total: 1Overall win-loss0–10–10–31–46–96–54–40 / 2817–27Year-end ranking491371247187107203$1,516,195
Grand Slam tournaments finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2026US OpenHard Ashlyn Krueger Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend7–5, 0–6, 2–6
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (title) LegendWTA 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceGrass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsWTA 250Grass Barbora Krejčíkováwalkover
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1US Open, United StatesGrand SlamHard Ashlyn Krueger Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend 7–5, 0–6, 2–6
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (2–1)W25 tournaments (1–3)Finals by surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Mar 2020Las Vegas Open, USW25 Hard You Xiaodi 2–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–1 Nov 2020ITF Orlando, USW25 Hard Alycia Parks 6–3, 4–6, 2–6Loss 1–2 Apr 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25 Hard Eden Silva 4–6, 4–6Loss 1–3 Oct 2022ITF Templeton Pro, USW60 Hard Madison Brengle 6–4, 4–6, 2–6Win2–3Nov 2022Calgary Challenger, CanadaW60Hard (i) Urszula Radwańska7–6(6), 7–5Loss2–4Jan 2023ITF Orlando, United StatesW25Hard Peyton Stearns2–6, 0–6Win3–4May 2023Open Saint-Gaudens, FranceW60Clay Alice Robbe7–5, 6–4
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (0–2)W60 tournaments (2–0)W25 tournaments (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (4–0)Clay (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Oct 2020ITF Reims, FranceW25Hard Séléna Janicijevic Harriet Dart Sarah Beth Greyw/oWin2–0Jul 2021ITF Evansville, United StatesW25Hard Kylie Collins Lauren Proctor Anna Ulyashchenko5–7, 6–3, [10–2]Win3–0Mar 2022Arcadia Pro Open, USW60Hard Ashlyn Krueger Harriet Dart Giuliana Olmosw/oWin4–0Feb 2023ITF Orlando Pro, USW60Hard Ashlyn Krueger Arianne Hartono Eva Vedder7–5, 6–1Loss4–1Apr 2023ITF Charleston Pro, USW100Clay Ashlyn Krueger Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov3–6, 4–6Loss4–2May 2023Bonita Springs Pro, USW100Clay Ashlyn Krueger Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb7–5, 4–6, [2–10]
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin2021US OpenHard Kristina Dmitruk6–2, 6–4
Doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2021US OpenHard Ashlyn Krueger Reese Brantmeier Elvina Kalieva5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Head-to-head records
Record against top 10 players Montgomery has a 0–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
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