CiCi Bellis

CiCi Bellis, born on April eighth, nineteen ninety-nine, is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She made headlines in early two thousand eighteen when she became the second youngest player to break into the top one hundred of the WTA rankings, showcasing her remarkable talent at a young age.

Bellis achieved her career-high ranking of world number thirty-five in August two thousand seventeen, a testament to her skill and determination on the court. Her breakthrough moment came at the two thousand fourteen US Open, where, at just fifteen years old, she won a match against a top-twenty opponent, making her the youngest match-winner at the tournament since nineteen ninety-six.

Among her notable achievements, Bellis claimed her biggest title at the two thousand sixteen Hawaii Tennis Open, a WTA Challenger event. Throughout her career, she secured seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, further solidifying her status as a formidable competitor.

In addition to her professional success, Bellis had an impressive junior career, finishing the two thousand fourteen season as the ITF Junior World Champion with the year-end world number one junior ranking. She also made history by winning the USTA National Junior Championship that year, becoming the youngest winner of the event since Lindsay Davenport in nineteen ninety-one.