Lauren Embree

Lauren Embree (born January 10, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Naples, Florida, Embree made her USTA Pro Circuit debut at the age of 16. As a junior, she competed at the 2006 US Open and reached the round of 16 at the 2009 Australian Open.

Embree graduated from Lely High School in Naples in 2009, and in May of the same year, she qualified as a wild card for the 2009 French Open, her first participation in a Grand Slam tournament. She lost to Nadia Petrova in the first round, and turned down a €15,000 prize to remain an amateur.

She accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Roland Thornqvist's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2009 to 2013. Embree was a key member of the Gators' national championship teams that won the NCAA women's tennis tournament in 2011 and 2012. She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sports management in 2014.

Lauren signed with athletic apparel brand Athletic DNA and became their first female professional.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–5) Clay (0–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	June 19, 2007	Fort Worth, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jelena Pandžić	4–6, 1–6
Win	1.	June 23, 2008	Wichita, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jamie Hampton	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	July 29, 2013	ITF Fort Worth, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Miyu Kato	3–6, 6–1, 3–1 ret.
Loss	2.	June 30, 2014	Todi, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alice Savoretti	3–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	August 31, 2014	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcela Zacarías	3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss	4.	September 13, 2014	Redding, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jennifer Brady	2–6, 1–6
Loss	5.	October 6, 2014	Rock Hill, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon CiCi Bellis	4–6, 0–6
Loss	6.	June 21, 2015	Sumter, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mayo Hibi	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	7.	11 June 2017	Bethany Beach, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Danielle Collins	1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (1–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	July 2, 2012	Denver, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Gibbs	Template:Flagicon Marie-Ève Pelletier Template:Flagicon Shelby Rogers	3–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss	2.	July 1, 2013	Sacramento Challenger, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robin Anderson	Template:Flagicon Naomi Broady Template:Flagicon Storm Sanders	3–6, 4–6
Win	1.	September 9, 2013	Redding, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robin Anderson	Template:Flagicon Jacqueline Cako Template:Flagicon Allie Kiick	6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	2.	September 13, 2014	Redding, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jennifer Brady	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Facey Template:Flagicon Kat Facey	6–3, 6–2
Win	3.	October 24, 2015	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Asia Muhammad	Template:Flagicon Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Template:Flagicon Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss	3.	November 2, 2015	Canberra International, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Asia Muhammad	Template:Flagicon Misa Eguchi Template:Flagicon Eri Hozumi	6–7(13), 6–1, [12–14]
Win	4.	November 14, 2015	Bendigo International, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Asia Muhammad	Template:Flagicon Natela Dzalamidze Template:Flagicon Hiroko Kuwata	7–5, 6–3
Win	5.	February 11, 2017	Manacor, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexa Guarachi	Template:Flagicon Jaeda Daniel Template:Flagicon Quinn Gleason	6–1, 7–5

See also

• Florida Gators

External links

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