The Most Promising Young Players to Watch on the WTA Tour

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Published: April 9, 2016

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With Serena and Venus Williams winding up their careers and Maria Sharapova's future in doubt, the WTA Tour could use some promising young stars to emerge from the pack. 

Tennis fans are in luck. This year, several talented young players are making moves up the rankings. They represent the United States, Latvia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia and Japan.

Their styles range from bomb-serving big hitters to sneaky shot-makers. 

All of the players on this list are 21 or younger and ranked inside the Top 100. Most of them are at or near their career highs. Half of them are ranked higher than Eugenie Bouchard and Heather Watson, two older players touted as future stars. Five of these promising young players are teenagers. 

So what constitutes promise?

Players on an upward trajectory show promise. They are winning titles and playing through qualifiers into main draws. They've pulled off an upset over a Top 20 player. 

Young American Catherine Bellis showed some promise when she upset Dominika Cibulkova in the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open at age 15. Bellis is still quite young. However, she's ranked No. 262 and enjoys American media hype. Backed by the USTA, Bellis receives wild cards to events like Stanford and the Miami Open. She's not on this list. 

But No. 95 Naomi Osaka is. Although her run at the 2016 Australian Open officially ended against Victoria Azarenka in the third round, Osaka won five matches, including qualifying rounds.

Osaka, 18, and other lesser known talents are among the most promising young players on the WTA Tour. 

 

 

 

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