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Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 champion (2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2022-23)
  • ITA National Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • ITA All-American - Singles (2022)
  • ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
  • Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year, pairing with Angelica Blake (2022)
  • Two-time All-Pac-12 First Team (2022-23)
  • 2024 ITA National Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team (No. 2 singles, No. 2 doubles)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)
  • Four-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 2, 2022; March 24, 2022; April 4, 2023; April 23, 2024)

As a Junior (2023-24)

  • ITA National Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team (No. 2 singles, No. 2 doubles)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 23)

As a Sophomore (2022-23) • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

  • All-Pac-12 First Team
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 4)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished 30-8 overall in singles, including a 15-6 mark in dual matches, primarily on courts one and two
    • Posted a 9-3 record on court two and 6-3 on court one
  • Went 9-1 against Pac-12 opponents in singles and 10-6 against ranked opponents
    • Highest ranked win came against No. 5 Chloe Beck of Duke
  • Ended the season ranked No. 33 nationally in singles
  • Advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Northwest Regionals and the ITA National Fall Championships in singles
  • Clinched three matches: at Colorado (March 3), Arizona State (April 1) and Washington (April 14)
  • Competed primarily at No. 3 doubles with partner Valencia Xu, going 17-3
    • Also earned three wins on court three with Sara Choy and a win on court two with Angelica Blake
  • Earned a berth to the NCAA Singles Championship but withdrew due to illness

As a Freshman (2021-22) • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

  • ITA National Rookie of the Year
  • ITA All-American - Singles
  • ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year, pairing with Angelica Blake
  • All-Pac-12 First Team
  • Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 2; March 24)
  • Finished 32-9 overall in singles, including a 15-5 mark at the No. 1 spot
    • First freshman to play No. 1 singles for Stanford since 2018
    • Finished the year ranked No. 12 nationally
  • Featured a team-best 15-5 record against ranked opponents
    • Highest-ranked win of the season came against eventual NCAA Singles champion Peyton Stearns from Texas (Feb. 25), 7-6(7), 2-6, 6-2, then ranked No. 4 
  • Went 10-4 against Pac-12 opponents
  • Posted a 4-2 record in three-set matches
  • Totaled a season-high 12-match win streak from early February to April
  • Boasted the most wins at No. 1 singles for a Stanford player since 2015 and the most by a freshman playing No. 1 since 2008
  • Earned a runner-up finish at the NCAA Singles tournament
    • Became the 14th unseeded player in tournament history to make the championship match
    • Fifth freshman in program history to make the championship match and first since 2003
    • All five victories at the NCAA Singles tournament were against ranked opponents
  • Won the ITA Northwest Region singles title and advanced to the quarterfinals at the ITA National Fall Championships
  • Played doubles with Angelica Blake, going 24-7 overall including a 12-4 mark at the No. 1 spot
    • Highest ranked doubles win came vs. No. 21 Patricija Spaka/Domenika Turkovic of Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament championship
    • Went 8-1 vs. Pac-12 opponents
  • Earned a spot in the NCAA Doubles Tournament with Blake, falling to Texas' Peyton Stearns/Allura Zamarripa in the first round
  • Finished the season ranked No. 27 nationally in doubles
  • Won the ITA Northwest Regionals doubles title with Ma and advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA National Fall Championships

Prior to Stanford

  • Ranked the No. 1 player in the nation by Tennis Recruiting 
  • Won both singles and doubles titles at the USTA Girls 18 Winter Nationals (2018)
  • Competed in the 2018 US Open Junior Championships
  • Won the 2018 Evansville 15K doubles title on the ITF circuit
    • Was a finalist in singles
  • Went 9-0 for USA in Junior Fed Cup competition
  • Features a career-high WTA singles ranking of 633

Personal

  • Daughter of Lan Xu and Changjun Ma
  • Born in Pleasanton, Calif.

SINGLES

Year123456OverallDual
2021-2215-5-----32-915-5
2022-236-39-31-0---30-815-6
TOTALS21-89-31-0---62-1730-11


DOUBLES

Year123OverallDual
2021-2212-4--24-712-4
2022-23-1-020-526-821-5
TOTALS12-41-020-550-1533-9
Ma
2021-22
5-6 / -
Connie_Ma_2324_W77ut
2023-24
5-6 / -
Connie_Ma_2324_W77ut
2024-25
5-6 / -