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6 Outstanding Bikini Photos of Sloane Stephens in Aruba

The professional tennis player was featured in the 2018 SI Swimsuit Issue.

Cara O’Bleness

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Sloane Stephens was photographed by James Macari in Aruba.

Pro tennis player Sloane Stephens had an incredible year in 2018. Not only was the athlete ranked world No. 3 and named Best Female Tennis Player at The ESPY Awards, she was also featured in the pages of the SI Swimsuit Issue. Stephens traveled to Aruba for her magazine feature, where she posed for photographer James Macari.

While on location in the tropics, the Florida native admitted that modeling was a bit harder than it looked, and she developed a newfound respect for the industry.

“The most challenging shots were shots posing with the waves splashing on you,” she stated of her experience in front of the lens. “Trying to maintain your composure with waves and sand flowing was wild. I have so much respect for all of the models of the world. Modeling is fun but extremely challenging work.”

Stephens, won her first major title at the US Open the year before her SI Swimsuit feature, wore several black bikinis and one-pieces for her feature in Aruba. And while she’s typically comfortable in a swimsuit, Stephens said it took some warming up to the smaller options she modeled while on location with the SI Swimsuit team.

“Although I spend most of my time in training gear, I grew up near the ocean so I was pretty comfortable in a bathing suit,” she said. “I had a little apprehension because the swimsuits were so tiny!”

It’s clear that Stephens found her confidence despite those challenges, as she absolutely nailed her photoshoot. Below are just a few of our favorites from the day.

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.