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Victoria Duval
Victoria Duval (born 30 November 1995) is a former American tennis player. In August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Duval has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In 2012, she had won the USTA Girls' 18s National Championships.
Duval was born in Miami and spent some of her childhood in Haiti, including time training at the JOTAC Tennis Academy in Port-au-Prince. While living in Port-au-Prince, Duval was robbed at gunpoint and held hostage at her aunt's house at the age of 7. Victoria's mother gave up her neonatal practice and moved Victoria and her two brothers to south Florida. Her father stayed behind to continue the gynecology and obstetrics practice he had helped build in Port-au-Prince.
To continue improving Vicky's tennis game, Nadine moved with her to Atlanta. It was here that she worked with coach Brian de Villiers, at the Racquet Club of the South. In January 2010, Vicky was training in Atlanta when a terrible earthquake struck Haiti and her father was trapped under collapsing walls outside his home for 11 hours. After he regained consciousness, he was able to dig himself out of the rubble. His legs were broken, his left arm was crushed, he had seven fractured ribs puncturing his lungs, and an infection spreading throughout his body. He survived an emergency operation in his own backyard. A wealthy Atlanta family connected to the tennis club donated enough money to have him airlifted to a Fort Lauderdale hospital.
In 2012, Duval played in the Under-18 USTA National Championships as the 17th seed. Despite the low ranking, she won the tournament by defeating Alexandra Kiick in the final. With the title, she earned a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open. Later that summer, she played in the US Open and reached the junior semifinals. In that tournament, Duval knocked out 2012 Wimbledon junior champion Eugenie Bouchard, before falling to Anett Kontaveit.
Duval kicked off her 2012 season in May by reaching her first professional final at the $10k tournament in Sumter, South Carolina at the age of 16, where she was defeated by compatriot Louisa Chirico. With a wildcard as the 18s girls' national champion, Duval made her Grand Slam debut at the 2012 US Open. She lost to three-time champion Kim Clijsters in the first round.
The following year, Duval qualified for the US Open and scored a huge upset win over the 2011 champion Samantha Stosur in the first round. She followed this up with her first career title at an $50k event in Toronto in November.
During the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon in 2014, Duval was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Nonetheless, she decided to remain in the tournament, and was able to qualify for the main draw. In the first round, she defeated 29th seed Sorana Cîrstea, before losing to fellow rising star Belinda Bencic. With the strength of her performance at Wimbledon, Duval made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings, at No. 92 in the world. Following the tournament, she proceeded to take the next 13 months off to undergo and recover from chemotherapy treatment.
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Victoria Duval
Victoria Duval (born 30 November 1995) is a former American tennis player. In August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Duval has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In 2012, she had won the USTA Girls' 18s National Championships.
Duval was born in Miami and spent some of her childhood in Haiti, including time training at the JOTAC Tennis Academy in Port-au-Prince. While living in Port-au-Prince, Duval was robbed at gunpoint and held hostage at her aunt's house at the age of 7. Victoria's mother gave up her neonatal practice and moved Victoria and her two brothers to south Florida. Her father stayed behind to continue the gynecology and obstetrics practice he had helped build in Port-au-Prince.
To continue improving Vicky's tennis game, Nadine moved with her to Atlanta. It was here that she worked with coach Brian de Villiers, at the Racquet Club of the South. In January 2010, Vicky was training in Atlanta when a terrible earthquake struck Haiti and her father was trapped under collapsing walls outside his home for 11 hours. After he regained consciousness, he was able to dig himself out of the rubble. His legs were broken, his left arm was crushed, he had seven fractured ribs puncturing his lungs, and an infection spreading throughout his body. He survived an emergency operation in his own backyard. A wealthy Atlanta family connected to the tennis club donated enough money to have him airlifted to a Fort Lauderdale hospital.
In 2012, Duval played in the Under-18 USTA National Championships as the 17th seed. Despite the low ranking, she won the tournament by defeating Alexandra Kiick in the final. With the title, she earned a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open. Later that summer, she played in the US Open and reached the junior semifinals. In that tournament, Duval knocked out 2012 Wimbledon junior champion Eugenie Bouchard, before falling to Anett Kontaveit.
Duval kicked off her 2012 season in May by reaching her first professional final at the $10k tournament in Sumter, South Carolina at the age of 16, where she was defeated by compatriot Louisa Chirico. With a wildcard as the 18s girls' national champion, Duval made her Grand Slam debut at the 2012 US Open. She lost to three-time champion Kim Clijsters in the first round.
The following year, Duval qualified for the US Open and scored a huge upset win over the 2011 champion Samantha Stosur in the first round. She followed this up with her first career title at an $50k event in Toronto in November.
During the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon in 2014, Duval was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Nonetheless, she decided to remain in the tournament, and was able to qualify for the main draw. In the first round, she defeated 29th seed Sorana Cîrstea, before losing to fellow rising star Belinda Bencic. With the strength of her performance at Wimbledon, Duval made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings, at No. 92 in the world. Following the tournament, she proceeded to take the next 13 months off to undergo and recover from chemotherapy treatment.