Desirae Krawczyk
American tennis player (born 1994)
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Desirae Marie Krawczyk (English: /ˈdɛzəreɪ ˈkrævtʃɪk/ DEZ-ər-ay KRAV-chik, Polish: [ˈkraft͡ʂɨk]; born January 11, 1994)[2] is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7, achieved in August 2024, and has won thirteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the WTA 1000 Canadian Open in 2024.
Krawczyk at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Palm Desert, California, US |
| Born | January 11, 1994 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | ASU (2013–2016) |
| Prize money | $2,941,363 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 40–29 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 752 (October 9, 2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 264–195 |
| Career titles | 13 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (August 19, 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 25 (April 6, 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2023) |
| French Open | F (2020) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2022, 2024, 2025) |
| US Open | SF (2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2022) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2024) |
| French Open | W (2021) |
| Wimbledon | W (2021, 2022) |
| US Open | W (2021) |
| Last updated on: May 9, 2025. | |
Krawczyk is a four-time Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, having won the 2021 French and US Opens partnering Joe Salisbury, as well as the 2021 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships alongside Neal Skupski. She was also runner-up at the 2020 French Open in women's doubles, partnering Alexa Guarachi, and the pair were semifinalists at the 2021 US Open.
Early and personal life
Career
2018-2019: Maiden WTA Tour doubles title and major debut
In April 2018, Krawczyk made her first WTA Tour doubles final at Monterrey, partnering Giuliana Olmos. She won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the Swiss Open that July, partnering Alexa Guarachi. She made her major debut at the 2018 US Open, winning a match alongside Monique Adamczak. In June 2019, she won her second tour title at Nottingham, partnerning Olmos.
2020: First major doubles final
Krawczyk won her third and fourth titles at Acapulco (partnering Giuliana Olmos) and Istanbul (partnering Alexa Guarachi). She reached her first major final at the French Open women's doubles event, partnering Guarachi.[6] The pair finished runners up to Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic. Krawczyk finished the year ranked No. 25.
2021: Three major mixed doubles titles, WTA Finals debut
Partnering Joe Salisbury in mixed doubles, Krawczyk reached the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Parternig Salisbury, Krawczyk won the mixed doubles title at the French Open, her first Grand Slam title. The pair defeated Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev in the final.[7]
Partnering Neal Skupski, Krawczyk won a second Slam in mixed doubles at Wimbledon, defeating Salisbury and Harriet Dart in the final.[8][9]
Seeded second, she reached her third mixed-doubles final at the US Open, again with Salisbury.[10][11][12] They won the title, defeating Giuliana Olmos and Marcelo Arevalo in straight sets. She became the first player to win three Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles in a year since Martina Hingis and Leander Paes in 2015.[13] At the same event, she reached the semifinals of women's doubles with Alexa Guarachi, where the pair lost to eventual champions Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai.
Guarachi and Krawczyk made their debuts at the WTA Finals, having won two titles at Adelaide and Strasbourg. They were eliminated in the group stage after winning one match. Krawczyk finished the year ranked No. 17.
2022: Wimbledon mixed-doubles title, doubles semifinal & top 10 debut
Krawczyk won her eighth doubles title at Stuttgart partnering Demi Schuurs. At the Madrid Open, she reached her first WTA 1000 doubles final. Partnering Schuurs, she lost to Giuliana Olmos and Gabriela Dabrowski.[14]
At the Wimbledon Championships, she won her second consecutive title at this major in mixed doubles, partnering again with Neal Skupski, and fourth title overall.[15] At the same tournament, partnering Danielle Collins, she reached the semifinals for the third time at a major in doubles in her career.[16] She made her top 10 debut in the doubles rankings on July 11, 2022.
Krawczyk and Schuurs reached the quarterfinals at the US Open, where they lost to Caty McNally and Taylor Townsend.
In October, she qualified for her second consecutive WTA Finals with Schuurs.[17][18] The pair reached the semifinals,[19] where they lost to eventual champions Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens. Krawczyk finished the year ranked No. 16.
2023: Tenth title, second WTA 1000 final, world No. 8
Partnering Demi Schuurs, Krawczyk reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, where the pair lost to eventual champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková. Partnering Neal Skupski, she attempted to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, but the pair lost to Rohan Bopanna and the retiring Sania Mirza in the semifinals.[20]
At the Charleston Open partnering with Danielle Collins, she won her eighth doubles title defeating top seeds Giuliana Olmos and Ena Shibahara. As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, on April 10, 2023.
Krawczyk and Schuurs defended their title at Stuttgart, defeating Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Olmos in the final. Schuurs and Krawczyk won at the Eastbourne International as well, defeating Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez. Eastbourne was Krawczyk's tenth doubles title and fifth at the WTA 500 level.[21]
She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 8 on August 14, 2023 following her second WTA 1000 final at the Canadian Open. She and Schuurs lost to Shuko Aoyama and Shibahara in the final.
Krawczyk and Schuurs qualified for the WTA Finals for the second consecutive year as a team, marking Krawczyk's third straight appearance at the Finals. However, they were eliminated in the round robin after losing all their matches. Krawczyk finished the year ranked No. 16 for the second sraight year.
2024: Olympics debut, first WTA 1000 doubles title, world No. 7
At the Australian Open, Krawczyk was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Neal Skupski. In the championship, they lost to third seeded pair Jan Zielinski and Hsieh Su-wei despite having a championship point.[22][23]
Partnering Caroline Dolehide, she reached the final of the WTA 1000 Qatar Ladies Open but lost to Luisa Stefani and her partner Demi Schuurs.[24]
Dolehide and Krawczyk reached the semifinals at the French Open, where they lost in three sets to eventual champions Coco Gauff and Kateřina Siniaková.[25] In mixed doubles, Krawczyk and Skupski made it into the final at the but lost to the pair of Laura Siegemund and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.[26]
Dolehide and Krawczyk reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, where they lost in straight sets to Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe.[27]
Krawczyk made her Olympic debut at the Paris Summer Olympics. She and Danielle Collins were seeded fourth in women's doubles but lost to Ukrainians Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok in the second round.[28]
Krawczyk won her first WTA 1000 doubles title when she and Dolehide defeated Dabrowski and Routliffe in the final at the Canadian Open. It was Krawcyzk's eleventh doubles title and continued her streak of winning a title every year since 2018.[27] By winning the title, she reached a new career high ranking of No. 7.
Dolehide and Krawczyk qualified for the end-of-season WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but they were eliminated in the group stages after losing all three of their matches.[29] Krawczyk achieved her highest year-end finish at No. 11.
2025: Third Wimbledon semifinal
Partnering Giuliana Olmos, Krawczyk won the doubles title at the Singapore Open, defeating Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai in the final.[30]
Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide reached the final at Charleston, but they lost to Jeļena Ostapenko and Erin Routliffe in the final.[31]
Partnering Olivia Gadecki, Krawczyk reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the third time in four years. They lost to eventual champions Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens in three sets.[32]
Krawczyk finished the year ranked No. 36, ending a streak four consecutive WTA Finals appearances and top 20 finishes.
2026: Charleston title
Krawczyk reached the final at Adelaide with new partner Lyudmyla Kichenok, but they lost to Kateřina Siniaková and Zhang Shuai.[33]
Partnering Caty McNally, she reached the final at Charleston for the second consecutive year. She won her second title at the tournament (after 2023), defeating Anna Bondár and Magdalena Fręch in the final.[34]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Doubles
Current through the 2026 Dubai Championships.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% |
| French Open | A | A | 3R | F | 1R | 2R | 3R | SF | 1R | 0 / 7 | 14–7 | 67% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 2R | NH | 1R | SF | 2R | SF | SF | 0 / 6 | 14–6 | 70% | |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | 58% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 7–4 | 11–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 29 | 51–29 | 64% | |
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | NH | RR | SF | RR | RR | DNQ | 0 / 4 | 3–10 | 23% | |||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Qatar Open | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | 2R | NMS | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Dubai Championships | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | SF | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 25% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 1R | NH | 2R | F | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | SF | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | QF | QF | F | W | 1R | 1 / 6 | 12–5 | 71% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 2R | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||
| China Open | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 0–4 | 0% | |||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 3 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | Career total: 183 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 12 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Career total: 25 | |||
| Overall Win-loss | 2–3 | 14–14 | 19–25 | 22–12 | 31–24 | 37–23 | 36–21 | 33–27 | 23–29 | 12 / 183 | 220–178 | 55% | |
| Win % | 40% | 50% | 43% | 65% | 56% | 62% | 63% | 55% | 44% | Career total: 55% | |||
| Year-end ranking | 143 | 67 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 36 | $2,843,523 | |||
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | 63% |
| French Open | A | NH | W | QF | 1R | F | SF | 1 / 5 | 12–4 | 75% | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | NH | W | W | 1R | QF | 2R | 2 / 6 | 13–4 | 76% | |
| US Open | 2R | NH | W | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% | |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 18–1 | 8–3 | 3–3 | 10–4 | 4–3 | 4 / 22 | 44–18 | 71% |
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2020 | French Open | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 |
Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2021 | French Open | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 2021 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2022 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 |
Other significant finals
WTA 1000 tournaments
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | Madrid Open | Clay | 6–7(1–7), 7–5, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 2023 | Canadian Open | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] | ||
| Loss | 2024 | Qatar Open | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2024 | Canadian Open | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7] |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 26 (13 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International[a] | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Ladies Open Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | Abierto Mexicano, Mexico | International | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass | 7–6(5), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2020 | Abierto Mexicano, Mexico | International | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2020 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2020 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2021 | Adelaide International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | 6–7(4), 6–4, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2021 | Abierto Zapopan, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2021 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | 4–6, 7–5, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 6–5 | May 2021 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2022 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2022 | Madrid Open, Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | 6–7(1), 7–5, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Apr 2023 | Charleston Open, United States | WTA 500 | Clay (green) | 0–6, 6–4, [14–12] | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2023 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany (2) | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | May 2023 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Jun 2023 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | WTA 500 | Grass | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2023 | Canadian Open, Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] | ||
| Loss | 10–9 | Feb 2024 | Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar | WTA 1000 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2024 | San Diego Open, United States | WTA 500 | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 11–10 | Aug 2024 | Canadian Open, Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 12–10 | Feb 2025 | Singapore Open, Singapore | WTA 250 | Hard | 7–5, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 12–11 | Mar 2025 | Charleston Open, US | WTA 500 | Clay (green) | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–12 | Oct 2025 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | WTA 250 | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 12–13 | Jan 2026 | Adelaide Interntational, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 13–13 | Mar 2026 | Charleston Open, US (2) | WTA 500 | Clay (green) | 6–3, 6–2 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2018 | Houston Challenger, US | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, [8–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $80,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $60,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–1) |
| $15,000 tournaments (2–1) |
Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2017 | ITF Fort-de-France, Guadeloupe | 15,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2017 | ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | 15,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2017 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | May 2017 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Jul 2017 | Sacramento Challenger, US | 60,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2017 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2018 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Aug 2018 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2018 | Tyler Pro Challenge, US | 80,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [12–14] | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | Jan 2020 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 |
Grand Slam seedings
The tournaments won by Krawczyk are in boldface, and advances into finals by Krawczyk are in italics.
Women's doubles
Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10 Seeded 10–4 Seeded No. 3 Seeded No. 2 Seeded No. 1
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | did not play | did not play | did not qualify | not seeded |
| 2019 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2020 | not seeded | 14th (1) | tournament cancelled | not seeded |
| 2021 | 9th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| 2022 | not seeded | 5th | not seeded | 6th |
| 2023 | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| 2024 | 6th | 8th |
Mixed doubles
Not seeded at all, or not seeded inside the top 10 Seeded 10–4 Seeded No. 3 Seeded No. 2 Seeded No. 1
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | did not play | did not play | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2020 | not seeded | tournament cancelled | ||
| 2021 | not seeded | not seeded (1) | 7th (2) | 2nd (3) |
| 2022 | 1st | 4th | 2nd (4) | 1st |
| 2023 | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| 2024 | 2nd (1) | 4th (2) | ||
Career earnings
Notes
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- Krawczyk was seeded second but withdrew right before the tournament.