Sloane Stephens by James Macari for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2018 issue

Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American tennis player. She has won five singles titles, including her first Major at the 2017 US Open. With that victory, she became the lowest ranked player (83rd) to ever win the women's singles title and the first American woman apart from the Williams sisters to win a Grand Slam since Jennifer Capriati in 2002. Stephens was awarded WTA Comeback Player of the Year in 2017.

She has also reached the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open, defeating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, the quarterfinals of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and won her first title at the 2015 Citi Open. Stephens holds a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 which she achieved in October 2017.