Caroline Dolehide
An American tennis power player who leveraged a massive serve and fearless doubles game to crack the world's top 10.
Born 1998 (age 28)·American tennis player·Birthday: September 5·Generation Z
Biography
Caroline Dolehide represents a new breed of American tennis talent, building a successful career on the strength of a formidable first strike. Hailing from Illinois, she turned professional in 2017 and methodically climbed the ranks, her game built around one of the WTA's most powerful serves. While her singles results showed flashes, including a run to the fourth round of the 2023 US Open, it was in doubles where her aggressive net play and potent returns found perfect expression. Teaming with various partners, she broke through to claim her first WTA titles and, in 2024, soared into the world's top 10 in doubles, a testament to her dedicated focus on the discipline. Dolehide's journey underscores a modern path to the top, where athletic power, tactical specialization, and resilience in the grind of the tour can forge a player capable of competing at the very highest level in both singles and doubles arenas.
Generation Z
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Caroline was born in 1998, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Caroline Was Born
The biggest hits of 1998
#1 Movie
Saving Private Ryan
Best Picture
Shakespeare in Love
#1 TV Show
Seinfeld
Caroline's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1998Born
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2003Started school
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Gas: $1.59/galHome: $146,000Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"In Da Club" — 50 CentBest Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2011Became a teenager
Osama bin Laden killed; Arab Spring sweeps the Middle East
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $138,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Rolling in the Deep" — AdeleBest Picture: The Artist
2014Could drive
Russia annexes Crimea; Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Gas: $3.37/galHome: $160,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Happy" — Pharrell WilliamsBest Picture: Birdman
2016Could vote
Donald Trump elected president; Brexit vote
Gas: $2.14/galHome: $181,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Love Yourself" — Justin BieberBest Picture: Moonlight
2019Turned 21
First image of a black hole; Hong Kong protests
Gas: $2.60/galHome: $224,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Old Town Road" — Lil Nas XBest Picture: Parasite
2026Age 28 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 9 in August 2024.
- Reached the fourth round of the 2023 US Open in singles, her best Grand Slam singles result.
- Won three WTA Tour doubles titles, including the 2024 Washington Open.
- Attained a career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 in October 2023.
Did You Know?
She played collegiate tennis for one semester at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) before turning professional.
Her older sister, Courtney, is also a professional tennis player who has competed on the ITF circuit.
She won the US Open girls' doubles title in 2016 with fellow American Kayla Day.
She is known for having one of the fastest recorded serve speeds on the WTA Tour.
“My serve is my weapon; I build my whole game from that first strike.”
