Every spring, it’s an absolute honor to be invited back as the official photographer of the Credit One Charleston Open!

Since 1973, the Charleston Open has been a pioneer in women’s professional sports, creating milestones that have directly influenced the popularity of women’s professional tennis. It was the first women’s tennis event to offer $100,000 in prize money. The tournament was the first women’s event to be broadcast on network television. More recently, the Credit One Charleston Open was named WTA 500 Tournament of the Year. Kicking off the clay season, it’s grown to be the largest women’s professional tennis tournament in North America.

Day 9 is finally hear!!! After 9 grueling 12+ hour days of constant shooting, editing, and uploading photos for the tournament, we have completed Finals Sunday. When I arrived that morning, I could feel the excitement in the air. All the staff and volunteers were exhausted, in a good way, and ready to see who the new champion would be. Caroline Collins fought hard to triumph over Daria Kasatkina. It was the first time a player had won back-to-back Miami Open and Charleston Open titles since Serena Williams. Collins, who is retiring at the end of this year said: “I’ve been so happy to be playing at the level that I’ve been playing [and] to be able to back it up two weeks in a row has just been fantastic.”.