The historic nature of that many out players is not lost on Nick Lee, a former college tennis player at Vassar who is openly gay and who was instrumental in compiling this list.
The seven out LGBTQ players are Alison Van Uytvanck, 28, of Belgium, ranked 61 in singles Greet Minnen, 24, of Belgium, ranked 84 Sam Stosur, 38, of Australia, set to play doubles Demi Schuurs, 28, of the Netherlands, ranked 14th in doubles Emina Bektas, 29, of the U.S., who lost in singles qualifying Richel Hogenkamp, 30, of the Netherlands, who lost in singles qualifying and Conny Perrin, 31, of Switzerland, who lost Wednesday in the second round of singles qualifying. On a depressing note, the event will once again have no out male players, not a surprise since there are no out gay or bi men on the tour.
The French Open has started in Paris this week with the qualifying round, and the tournament is already notable for there being seven out LGBTQ players, considered a record for a major.
