Unseeded American Sloane Stephens lifted the US Open women's singles title on 9th September 2017. Sloane ranked 83rd completed a spectacular return from injury to beat 15th seed Keys 6-3, 6-0 in the finals. She is the second unranked player to win a US Open title since 2009. The tennis star is the daughter of late NFL running back John Stephens and All-American swimmer Sybil Smith.
She began playing tennis at age nine and made her professional debut in 2007. The 24-year-old was ranked as low as 957th six weeks ago went on to become only the fifth unseeded woman to win a major title in the Open era. Sloane stunned Venus Williams in the semifinal.
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