Jamie Hampton

After withdrawing from the Aegon Classic, Hampton upset 27th seed Daniela Hantuchová in the first round of Wimbledon.

In the second round, she lost to Heather Watson.

Next up for Hampton was the US Open, where she lost in the first round to Marion Bartoli.

Her next tournament was the Korea Open where she went through qualifying.

She then advanced to the second round but was beaten by Ekaterina Makarova.

The next week, Hampton played in the Pan Pacific Open.

After advancing to the third round with wins over Caroline Garcia and Kaia Kanepi, she fell short to Agnieszka Radwańska.

Her last tournament of the year was the Osaka Open in Japan.

She defeated Ayumi Morita and Tamarine Tanasugarn to get to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed Samantha Stosur.

With her best year on tour to date, Hampton ended the year ranked 71 in singles.

In the first round, she upset 31st seed Urszula Radwańska.

Hampton then crushed qualifier Luksika Kumkhum, 6–2, 6–1.

In the third round, she faced defending champion Victoria Azarenka.

The match lasted over two hours before Azarenka prevailed in three sets.

Hampton suffered a lower-back injury late in the second set.

At the Brussels Open, Hampton defeated Roberta Vinci to reach the semifinals, but lost in straight sets to Kaia Kanepi.

Jamie Lee Hampton (born January 8, 1990) is a former American professional tennis player.

Before graduating from Auburn High School in 2008, Hampton twice won the USTA Girls’ 18s doubles title.

Hampton turned pro in 2009, playing her first US Open in 2010.

After qualifying for the Auckland Open, Hampton fell in the first round to Monica Niculescu.

As a qualifier, she advanced to the second round of the Australian Open with a win over Mandy Minella.

She was then beaten by the eventual finalist, Maria Sharapova.

Next, Hampton played in Memphis International where she beat defending champion Magdaléna Rybáriková in the first round but then fell to Vera Dushevina.

She then received a wildcard into the Indian Wells Open where she made it into the fourth round before having to retire due to cramping against Agnieszka Radwańska, having defeated former champion Jelena Janković in the second round en route.

Hampton had to go through qualifying to play in the Miami Open, and then lost in the first round to Polona Hercog, whom she had beaten earlier at Indian Wells.

Her next tournament was the Charleston Cup.

She beat compatriot Sloane Stephens but then lost to US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the second round.

While struggling with back injuries during the clay court season, Hampton lost in qualifying at the Italian Open and Internationaux de Strasbourg.

She was forced to retire in the first round of the French Open against Arantxa Rus due to an injury.

Hampton lost a tight two-set semifinal with two tiebreaks to the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up and world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska.

Her next tournament was the Australian Open.

In July 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 24.

Hampton was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, because her father, a career US Army officer, was stationed in Germany at the time.

Her mother is from South Korea.

Soon after, the family moved to the United States.

She lived in Enterprise, Alabama, until she was 13; then, she moved to Auburn, Alabama and trained with tennis coach Geoff Waring in Montgomery, Alabama.

Hampton started off 2013 by playing in Auckland.

In the first round, she defeated defending champion and fourth seed, Zheng Jie.

In the next round, Hampton beat Marina Erakovic to get a place in the quarterfinals.

She defeated Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals.