Sloane Stephens is lending her voice to a cause near and dear to her heart. The 31 year old US Open champion is talking about fertility issues. Stephens works with KINDBODY to give women an idea of what to expect if seek advice and guidance on fertility issues.
Stephens, an outspoken former member of the WTA Players' Council also directs some of the discussion at the WTA. She argues that WTA players should be able to use a protected ranking, something they use when reentering the tour after maternity leave, illness, or prolonged injury, for fertility treatments and in this case, egg freezing.
I am joining forces with fertility leader @WeAreKindbody to open the doors to the conversation on reproductive health. pic.twitter.com/F3GDThe6i1
— sloanestephens (@SloaneStephens) June 13, 2024
She said that women are forced to choose between family planning and tennis given the 11 month season and if they want to free their eggs, the only time to do it to preserve their career and ranking is the first week of the offseason. At any other time, they do not have adequate time to recover and train.
Sloane Stephens froze her eggs
Stephens does not examine the fertility issue from afar. She shares her personal experience with freezing her own eggs for the first time in 2022. Stephens plans to go through the process once again in the 2024 offseason.
She is advocating for her fellow female tennis players who have longer careers than ever before. Stephens believes this discussion should be commonplace in the WTA and beyond.
24 hours in NY 💛 pic.twitter.com/VVwId8KjNi
— sloanestephens (@SloaneStephens) June 14, 2024
Stephens is having a good 2024 season, capturing her eighth career WTA singles title in Rouen in late May and her first ever WTA doubles title (with American partner Ashlyn Krueger, 20) in Charleston.
Don’t Rouen the vibes 😏 pic.twitter.com/lWmiDB95mV
— sloanestephens (@SloaneStephens) April 17, 2024
She has also started her own podcast in May called Sincerely Sloane with six episodes already recorded. Stephens has spent half of her life in professional tennis, turning pro in 2009 and will soon be back on the court to prepare for Wimbledon, the Grand Slam she has had the least success with. Her best result was as a 2013 quarterfinalist; whereas, she has finished as a semifinalist or better at the other three Grand Slams.
👀 @SloaneStephens 🤝 @CaroWozniacki
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 16, 2024
Two major champions train together at the #RothesayClassic Birmingham 🤩 pic.twitter.com/UzB0YgsBpv