Boulter was an up-and-coming talent in British women's competition, but her career was severely interrupted by injury problems and she had to rebuild her career.
The Leicester-born player reached a career-high 82nd place in the rankings in 2019 and was on an upward trajectory until he was injured in April's Fed Cup match against Kazakhstan while playing for Great Britain.
A stress fracture in her back sidelined her for six months (which she described as a “very difficult” period) and resulted in her being out of the world top 100 for an extended period of time.
In 2022, Boulter scored the biggest match win of her career, defeating former world number one Karolina Pliskova on Center Court at Wimbledon, and continued to create memorable moments over the past year.
Boulter won her first WTA title at the Nottingham Open last summer, moving her into the world's top 100 and setting her up for further success.
She reached the last 32 again at Wimbledon and reached the same stage for the first time at the US Open, the final major of the 2023 season.
After losing to Peyton Stearns in the third round of the U.S. Open, Boulter talked about how he knew this was his “moment to move on.”
Her loss to defending champion Elena Rybakina at last year's Wimbledon was one of many one-sided defeats against the best teams, but her defeat of American Jessica Pegula at the United Cup in January finally He won against a top 5 opponent.
All of her wins in San Diego were against players ranked in the top 40 above her.
After winning the title, Boulter said, “This week was a very special week for many reasons. This time is pretty amazing. I've worked hard for this.”
