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The Top 5: US Open Qualifier Classes of the 2000s
It's hard to believe that some of today's top pros once had to qualify—and often together.
Published Aug 26, 2022
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![Marion Bartoli's journey to Wimbledon champion started years earlier, in US Open qualifying.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/rez3us3iofzfen6wf4b4.jpg)
Marion Bartoli's journey to Wimbledon champion started years earlier, in US Open qualifying.
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![Harrison's main-draw run ended in a Grandstand classic despite holding three match points.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/cukec0152nezx7ng9ney.jpg)
Harrison's main-draw run ended in a Grandstand classic despite holding three match points.
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![Pegula's first major quarterfinal came at the 2021 Australian Open but her breakthrough came six months earlier in Flushing Meadows, where she snapped a six-match losing streak at Grand Slams to reach the third round.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/oo2pxfas6njmwjlep59i.jpg)
Pegula's first major quarterfinal came at the 2021 Australian Open but her breakthrough came six months earlier in Flushing Meadows, where she snapped a six-match losing streak at Grand Slams to reach the third round.
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![A look at Ruud practicing at his Oslo base.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/bk6sjugwojhzjvk1ymrq.jpg)
A look at Ruud practicing at his Oslo base.
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