Wikipedia - Diane Parry
Diane Parry (French pronunciation: [djan paʁi]; born 1 September 2002) is a French professional tennis player. On 8 April 2024, she achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 49. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the doubles rankings. She was the junior world No. 1 in 2019.
History
Junior Grand Slam performance
- Singles:
- Australian Open: 1R (2018)
- French Open: 2R (2019)
- Wimbledon: SF (2019)
- US Open: 2R (2018)
- Doubles:
- Australian Open: 1R (2018)
- French Open: SF (2019)
- Wimbledon: QF (2018)
- US Open: QF (2019)
Parry has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1, attained on 21 October 2019. She was designated ITF Junior World Champion for 2019.
2017: WTA Tour debut
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the French Open thanks to a wildcard, partnering Giulia Morlet; they were defeated by the 13th-seeded pair of Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson, in two sets in the first round.
Parry won her first ITF Circuit tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia, partnering Yasmine Mansouri.
2018–2019: Major debut
She made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2018 French Open, entering the qualifying event as a wildcard, where she upset No. 5 seed, Jana Fett, in the first round before losing to Rebecca Šramková in the second.
Parry made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open as a wildcard, losing in the second round to No. 20 seed Elise Mertens, after having won against Vera Lapko in the first. Later that year, she also made her US Open debut as a wildcard, losing in the first round against Kristýna Plíšková.
2020–2021: First WTA 125 title
In 2020, Parry won her first ITF Circuit singles title in Antalya, Turkey against Berfu Cengiz in the final.
In 2021, Parry won three additional ITF tournaments, in Périgueux, France, Turin, Italy, and Seville, Spain, bringing her perfect record to 4–0 in ITF Circuit finals.
She reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour at the Argentine Open, losing 3–6, 3–6 to Anna Bondar. Two weeks later, she won her first WTA 125 tournament at the Montevideo Open, winning the final 6–3, 6–2 against Panna Udvardy.
2022: French Open 3rd round & top 60
She made her top 100 debut on 28 February 2022 after her debut at the Australian Open as a wildcard.
Parry made the second round at the French Open defeating defending champion and world No. 2, Barbora Krejčíková, her first career match against a top-10 player and a top-50 player. Next, she defeated Camila Osorio to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. She lost to Sloane Stephens in the third round.
On 24 October 2022, Parry reached a career-high ranking of world No. 58.
2023: Maiden WTA Tour title and top 75 in doubles
Playing at the Mérida Open with Caty McNally, she won her maiden career doubles title, beating Wang Xinyu and Wu Fang-hsien in the final.
2024: Australian Open 3rd and WTA 1000 4th rounds, top 50
She reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time at this major, defeating 30th seed Wang Xinyu and Kamilla Rakhimova. On her debut at the WTA 1000 level, at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, she recorded her first three wins at this level, reaching the fourth round defeating Martina Trevisan, 29th seed Leylah Fernandez and Anna Blinkova. At the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she reached the second round defeating Jaqueline Cristian. As result, she reached the top 50, a week later on 8 April 2024.