St Jude Tennis Tournament

St Jude Tennis Tournament

St Jude Tennis Tournament

They erupted on to the circuit as precocious teenagers and took the courts by storm. The youngest women players to win a tour singles title in the Open Era, but in 2011 only two of them still plays on the tour.

All these youngsters were under 16 when they had the audacity to snatch the titles under the noses of the more experienced players, and earn themselves a place in the record books since the Open era began.

  • Tracy Austin 14 years 28 days 1977 Portland
  • Andrea Jaeger 14 years 7 months 14 days 1980 Las Vegas
  • Kathy Rinaldi 14 years 6 months 24 days 1981 Kyoto
  • Jennifer Capriati 14 years 6 months 29 days 1990 Puerto Rico
  • Mirjana Lucic 15 years 1 month 25 days 1997 Bol
  • Nicole Vaidsova 15 years 3 months 23 days 2004 Vancouver
  • Tamira Paszek 15 years 9 months 8 days 2006 Portoroz

Tracy Austin and Mirjana Lucic were making their debut on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour when they won their titles.