Sloane Stephens commits to Family Circle Cup 2014

Yayyy!! Remember Sloane, the girl that Beat Serena in the 2013 Australian Open – She’ll be in Charleston in for the Family Circle Cup! Here’s a little bit about Sloan…

Ranked #12 in the World by the Women’s Tennis Association, Sloan Stephens has committed to being a part of the 2014 Family Circle Cup, held each year March 29 to April 6, 2014 in Daniel Island, South Carolina!!

A little about Sloan…she was born in Plantation, Florida to Mom – Sybil Smith, Sybil was a swimmer at Boston University and became the first African-American female to be named First Team All-American in Division I history). Her dad John Stephens, was a professional football player.John Stephens was killed in a car accident on September 1, 2009, just before the start of the US Open. Stephens attended her father’s funeral in Louisiana, but remained entered in the US Open. Stephens’ younger brother, Shawn Farrell, plays baseball and football at Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles.

She has cited Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams and Serena Williams as her main inspirations in tennis. She also cited her grandfather as her biggest influence growing up. Her goal in tennis is to become the best person and player that she can be. Off court, Stephens has been featured in Vogue, Teen Vogue, ESPN The Magazine, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated. She also enjoys posting inspirational tweets to her friends and followers via @sloanetweets and currently has over 60,000 followers.