Taylor Townsend is a well-known American professional tennis player.
Taylor Townsend was born on April 16, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Her parents are Gary Townsend, and Sheila Jones Townsend. Both of her parents are working as high school administrators. Her mother was previously working as a banker and has played Division II tennis at Lincoln University in Missouri.
Taylor Townsend was brought up alongside an older sister, Symone, who played college tennis at Florida A&M. She began her path into the tennis world when she was six years old. She became the second American to ever win the 2012 Australian Open junior tournament since 1989 when she was just 15 years old.
Taylor Townsend won the doubles title at the 2012 Australian Open junior tournament, making her the first American to win both the singles and doubles titles at a junior Grand Slam event. She was named the 2012 ITF Junior World Champion after finishing the year No. 1 in the girls’ junior rankings. She became the first American to do so since Gretchen Rush in 1982.
Taylor Townsend won her first career match after entering her first professional-level tournament in October 2010 at the age of 14. She made her WTA Tour debut in singles at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters in a win against Lucie Hradecká.
Taylor Townsend has reached her career-high WTA ranking of No. 61 in July 2018. She gave birth to her son Adyn Aubrey on March 14, 2021.
Taylor Townsend Age
Taylor Townsend is 26 years old as of 2022.
Taylor Townsend Ranking
Taylor Townsend has a current ranking of no. 342.
Taylor Townsend Instagram
Taylor Townsend is active on social media, including Instagram. She has 33K followers on the photo-sharing platform. She often updates her followers about her latest releases and vacations, and also shares family photos.
Taylor Townsend’s Instagram handle is @tay_taytownsend.
Below is one of the posts from her Instagram page:
Did Taylor Townsend go to college?
Taylor Townsend attended college at Florida A&M University.