Play to Clinch — Emma Kotal

🇺🇸 Emma Kotal USA

Class of 2026 · Born Burlington, VT · Sep 4 · ★★★★★5-Star

STR

50.9

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Brown 21% 12 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#26
Vermont	#1
Ranking points (7910 pts · 27 events)	#2
STR	50.9
Junior STR (singles)	49.5
Doubles STR (results-based)	48.0

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

GRAND SLAMChampion MASTERSChampion ×3 NATNo. 1 NATTop 10 NATTop 25 NATTop 50 NATTop 100 NATTop 300 STATENo. 1 STATETop 5 STATETop 10 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Masters Finalist

Wk 2 Hoboken International Masters Masters Semifinalist

Wk 3 Kortrijk Masters Cup Masters Champion

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Grand Slam Semifinalist

Wk 6 Veracruz Masters Cup Masters Semifinalist

Wk 7 Ústí nad Labem Masters Masters Semifinalist

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Masters Champion

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Masters Champion

Wk 11 Toowoomba Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Newcastle Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 14 Mackay Masters Masters Semifinalist

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Grand Slam Champion

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Masters Finalist

Wk 18 Markham Masters Cup Masters Semifinalist

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Masters Finalist

Wk 21 Karlovac Masters Masters R32

Wk 22 Wuxi International Masters Masters R32

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Grand Slam Quarterfinalist

Wk 25 Hradec Králové Masters Masters R16

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Masters Finalist

Wk 27 Kortrijk International Masters Masters Semifinalist

Wk 29 Cancún Masters Cup Masters Semifinalist

Wk 30 Oita International Masters Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Grand Slam Semifinalist

Wk 33 Curitiba Masters Masters R16

Wk 34 Kragujevac International Masters Masters R16

Wk 35 Valjevo Masters Cup Masters Semifinalist

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Masters Stephanie Berger Champion

Wk 2 Hoboken International Masters Masters Diamond Shyjan Champion

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Grand Slam Tayisiya Nagelsmann Semifinalist

Wk 7 Ústí nad Labem Masters Masters Ximena Alvarez Champion

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Masters Ximena Alvarez Semifinalist

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Masters Bella Bustamante Semifinalist

Wk 13 Newcastle Masters Cup Masters Mairi Christie Finalist

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Grand Slam Jacqueline Colon Semifinalist

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Masters Louise Norton Finalist

Wk 18 Markham Masters Cup Masters Thalia Sugiyama R16

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Masters Xochitl Ibaka Finalist

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Masters Elisabetta Giuliani Semifinalist

Wk 27 Kortrijk International Masters Masters Imani Kidd Quarterfinalist

Wk 29 Cancún Masters Cup Masters Louise Norton Finalist

Wk 30 Oita International Masters Masters Katia De Luca Champion

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Grand Slam Ariadna Alcântara Quarterfinalist

Wk 33 Curitiba Masters Masters Leyla Pino Finalist

Wk 34 Kragujevac International Masters Masters Bea Thapa Finalist

Wk 35 Valjevo Masters Cup Masters London McCarron Semifinalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Round of 32 W Marisol Garuba 2-6 6-1 11-9

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Round of 16 W Rebeca Salas 7-6 6-4

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Quarterfinals W London McCarron 7-6 6-4

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Semifinals W Deanna Falkenburg 6-7 7-6 11-9

Wk 1 Toyama International Masters Final L Elisabetta Giuliani 3-6 6-4 5-10

Wk 2 Hoboken International Masters Round of 32 W Wiltrud Herrmann 6-0 6-0

Wk 2 Hoboken International Masters Round of 16 W Zenda Jaquez 6-2 7-5

Wk 2 Hoboken International Masters Quarterfinals W CiCi Steinmetz 6-1 6-1

Wk 2 Hoboken International Masters Semifinals L Kessler Braxton 6-2 6-7 8-10

Wk 3 Kortrijk Masters Cup Round of 32 W Yazmeen Mori 6-0 6-0

Wk 3 Kortrijk Masters Cup Round of 16 W Marta Nocioni 6-0 6-2

Wk 3 Kortrijk Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Micki McNutt 6-3 6-0

Wk 3 Kortrijk Masters Cup Semifinals W Hue Rawls 6-1 6-4

Wk 3 Kortrijk Masters Cup Final W Ashley Sako 5-7 6-1 11-9

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Round of 32 W Teresa Hernangómez 6-1 6-4

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Round of 16 W Bella Bustamante 6-3 6-1

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Quarterfinals W Deanna Falkenburg 7-6 6-2

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Semifinals L Bea Thapa 3-6 6-7

Wk 6 Veracruz Masters Cup Round of 32 W Molla Ash 6-1 6-2

Wk 6 Veracruz Masters Cup Round of 16 W Marisol Garuba 7-5 6-2

Wk 6 Veracruz Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Zenda Jaquez 6-1 7-6

Wk 6 Veracruz Masters Cup Semifinals L Rebeca Salas 6-1 2-6 7-10

Wk 7 Ústí nad Labem Masters Round of 32 W Freda Alexander-Arnold 6-7 6-4 10-8

Wk 7 Ústí nad Labem Masters Round of 16 W Varvara Shin 6-2 6-2

Wk 7 Ústí nad Labem Masters Quarterfinals W Bella Bustamante 6-1 6-2

Wk 7 Ústí nad Labem Masters Semifinals L Bea Thapa 6-7 7-6 5-10

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Round of 32 W Jacqueline Colon 6-3 6-4

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Round of 16 W Carol-Ann Jaquez 6-0 6-3

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Quarterfinals W Kristina Reus 6-3 7-5

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Semifinals W Elisabetta Giuliani 2-6 6-4 10-7

Wk 9 Dallas Masters Final W Keri Carneiro 7-6 6-2

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Round of 32 W Stacie Hovde 6-3 6-4

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Round of 16 W Tayisiya Nagelsmann 6-4 6-2

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Katia De Luca 7-6 6-2

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Semifinals W Ashley Sako 3-6 7-5 10-5

Wk 10 Erfurt Masters Cup Final W Camila Sakamoto 7-5 3-6 10-8

Wk 11 Toowoomba Masters Cup Round of 32 W May Blank 6-3 6-2

Wk 11 Toowoomba Masters Cup Round of 16 W Audrey Yang 6-2 6-3

Wk 11 Toowoomba Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Gianna Weiss 7-6 1-6 5-10

Wk 13 Newcastle Masters Cup Round of 32 W Kristen Gromley 6-2 6-3

Wk 13 Newcastle Masters Cup Round of 16 W Mairi Christie 7-5 6-2

Wk 13 Newcastle Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Hue Rawls 4-6 7-6 7-10

Wk 14 Mackay Masters Round of 32 W Marisol Garuba 4-6 6-2 12-10

Wk 14 Mackay Masters Round of 16 W Iris Kikuchi 6-2 6-1

Wk 14 Mackay Masters Quarterfinals W Keri Carneiro 6-1 6-2

Wk 14 Mackay Masters Semifinals L Camila Sakamoto 2-6 3-6

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Round of 32 W Stephanie Berger 6-2 6-1

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Round of 16 W Varvara Shin 4-6 6-4 10-4

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Quarterfinals W Jacqueline Colon 6-4 6-4

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Semifinals W Kessler Braxton 4-6 7-6 11-9

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Final W Keri Carneiro 2-6 6-1 10-8

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Round of 32 W Keri Carneiro 6-3 3-6 13-11

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Round of 16 W Scout Martinez 6-1 6-4

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Quarterfinals W Katia De Luca 6-2 7-6

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Semifinals W Louise Norton 6-7 6-4 10-7

Wk 17 Osijek International Masters Final L Bea Thapa 5-7 1-6

Wk 18 Markham Masters Cup Round of 32 W JoAnne Upton 6-1 6-2

Wk 18 Markham Masters Cup Round of 16 W Ife Rydberg 6-3 6-4

Wk 18 Markham Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Imani Kidd 6-3 3-6 11-9

Wk 18 Markham Masters Cup Semifinals L Bea Thapa 2-6 4-6

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Round of 32 W Varvara Shin 6-3 6-3

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Round of 16 W Keri Carneiro 6-3 6-2

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Quarterfinals W Katia De Luca 4-6 7-6 11-9

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Semifinals W Elisabetta Giuliani 4-6 6-4 11-9

Wk 19 Mannheim Masters Final L Camila Sakamoto 3-6 4-6

Wk 21 Karlovac Masters Round of 32 L Freda Alexander-Arnold 6-3 3-6 9-11

Wk 22 Wuxi International Masters Round of 32 L Leyla Pino 6-7 3-6

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Round of 32 W London McCarron 6-1 6-3

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Round of 16 W May Blank 6-1 6-3

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Quarterfinals L Jacqueline Colon 4-6 6-3 12-14

Wk 25 Hradec Králové Masters Round of 32 W Leyla Pino 6-1 6-2

Wk 25 Hradec Králové Masters Round of 16 L Freda Alexander-Arnold 3-6 6-4 6-10

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Round of 32 W Keri Carneiro 6-3 7-6

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Round of 16 W Zenda Jaquez 6-3 6-1

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Quarterfinals W Teresa Hernangómez 6-3 6-4

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Semifinals W Elisabetta Giuliani 7-5 4-6 10-6

Wk 26 Whitby International Masters Final L Bea Thapa 4-6 1-6

Wk 27 Kortrijk International Masters Round of 32 W London McCarron 6-7 6-1 10-4

Wk 27 Kortrijk International Masters Round of 16 W Chelsea Kollen 7-5 6-3

Wk 27 Kortrijk International Masters Quarterfinals W Carol-Ann Jaquez 6-0 6-3

Wk 27 Kortrijk International Masters Semifinals L Bea Thapa 5-7 6-4 6-10

Wk 29 Cancún Masters Cup Round of 32 W Stacie Hovde 6-3 7-5

Wk 29 Cancún Masters Cup Round of 16 W Ife Rydberg 6-3 6-2

Wk 29 Cancún Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Freda Alexander-Arnold 6-2 6-3

Wk 29 Cancún Masters Cup Semifinals L Teresa Hernangómez 4-6 7-5 6-10

Wk 30 Oita International Masters Round of 32 W Brooke Kilfoyl 7-6 6-4

Wk 30 Oita International Masters Round of 16 W Audrey Yang 6-4 6-0

Wk 30 Oita International Masters Quarterfinals L Ashley Sako 4-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Round of 32 W Carol-Ann Jaquez 6-2 6-3

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Round of 16 W Kessler Braxton 6-4 7-6

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Quarterfinals W Freda Alexander-Arnold 7-6 7-6

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Semifinals L Bella Bustamante 6-7 3-6

Wk 33 Curitiba Masters Round of 32 W Leyla Pino 6-3 6-2

Wk 33 Curitiba Masters Round of 16 L Kessler Braxton 6-3 2-6 11-13

Wk 34 Kragujevac International Masters Round of 32 W Scout Martinez 4-6 7-5 10-8

Wk 34 Kragujevac International Masters Round of 16 L Carol-Ann Jaquez 7-6 1-6 8-10

Wk 35 Valjevo Masters Cup Round of 32 W Marisol Garuba 6-2 4-6 11-9

Wk 35 Valjevo Masters Cup Round of 16 W Jacqueline Colon 6-1 6-2

Wk 35 Valjevo Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Deanna Falkenburg 7-6 6-1

Wk 35 Valjevo Masters Cup Semifinals L Camila Sakamoto 6-7 4-6

College List 12 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Brown ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Boston College ✓ Hot ½ 25% Finalist

Dartmouth ✓ Hot ½ 19% Finalist

Princeton ✓ Hot ½ 16% Top School

Yale ✓ Hot ½ 18% Top School

Stanford ✓ Hot ½ —

Harvard ✓ Hot ½ —

Duke ✓ Hot ½ —

Columbia ✓ Hot ½ —

Georgia Tech ✓ Hot ½ —

Vanderbilt ✓ Hot ½ —

Notre Dame ✓ Hot ½ —

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford OFFERED Virginia North Carolina Wake Forest

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	50.1
Your department	49.2
4-year projection	50.9

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2026	#1	#1	50.2
Mid 2026	#4	#1	49.7
Late 2026	#2	#1	50.1
Final 2026	#2	#1	49.7

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	67
Serve Accuracy	61
Return	74
Forehand	62
Backhand	59
Consistency	70
Net Play	74
Speed	63
Stamina	62
Composure	69
Clutch	63

Recruiting

Intended major	Pre-Postmodern Studies
Junior tier	International Elite
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Dartmouth	early_contact Wk 1
Received interest from Brown	early_contact Wk 4
Received interest from Boston College	early_contact Wk 4
Offered by Brown	offers Wk 9
Offered by Dartmouth	offers Wk 13
Offered by Boston College	offers Wk 14
Offered by Princeton	offers Wk 14
Official visit to Brown	visits Wk 17
Official visit to Boston College	visits Wk 17
Narrowed list to 3 schools	narrowing Wk 20