Julia Riera
Julia Riera (born 29 May 2002) is an Argentine tennis player.
_08_(cropped).jpg.webp) Riera at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
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| Born | 29 May 2002[1] Pergamino |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $114,839 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 148–80 (64.9%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 146 (28 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 51–58 (46.8%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 232 (28 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 232 (28 August 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | 8–1 |
| Last updated on: 7 September 2023. | |
Riera has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 140, achieved on 17 July 2023. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 232, set on 28 August 2023. She has won five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Riera competes for Argentina in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win/loss record of 8–1.[2]
Career
2023: WTA Tour debut, first semifinal & top 150
Riera reached the top 200 on 8 May 2023, at world No. 193. She made her WTA Tour debut at the Morocco Open in Rabat.[3] In her first match, she defeated former top-ten player Kristina Mladenovic.[4] In the following round, she defeated third seed Mayar Sherif to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal.[5] She then defeated sixth seed Yulia Putintseva, reaching a WTA Tour-level semifinal on her tour debut. However, she lost to Julia Grabher in three sets.[6] As a result, she reached the top 150 in the singles rankings.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 US Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| National representation | |||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 5–0 | 100% |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 9–2 | 0 / 2 | 9–2 | 82% |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] | 260 | $149,339 | |||
Doubles
Current after the 2023 Lausanne Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| National representation | |||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 4] | 423 | ||||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Rosa Vicens Mas |
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(1) |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Tian Fangran |
7–6(3), 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marie Benoît |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Trieste, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Oana Georgeta Simion |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay |  Nuria Brancaccio |
4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 25,000 | Clay |  Francesca Jones |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 25,000 | Clay | Solana Sierra |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Marbella, Spain |
25,000 | Clay |  Daniela Seguel |
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Leyre Romero Gormaz |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2023 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina |
25,000 | Clay | Guillermina Naya |
 Valeriya Strakhova  Daniela Vismane |
3–6, 6–3, [11–13] |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sopo, Colombia |
25,000 | Clay | Guillermina Naya |
 Victoria Hu Melany Krywoj |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2023 | ITF Brasília, Brazil |
80,000 | Hard |  Carolina Alves |
Eden Silva Valeriya Strakhova |
6–2, 6–3 |
Notes
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- 2019: WTA ranking–1108,
2020: WTA ranking–1201,
2021: WTA ranking–654. - During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
- 2019: WTA ranking–1361,
2020: WTA ranking–1425,
2021: WTA ranking–1024.
References
- "Julia Riera". www.tennisexplorer.com.
- "Victoria de Argentina en el debut de la Billie Jean King Cup". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish).
- https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3013222/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2023
- "Rabat: Riera takes out Mladenovic in WTA main-draw debut [Video]". WTA Tennis.
- "Rabat: Riera upsets Sherif to make quarters on WTA debut [Video]". WTA Tennis.
- https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3488878/bronzetti-ousts-stephens-in-rabat-will-face-grabher-in-final
External links
- Julia Riera at the Women's Tennis Association
- Julia Riera at the International Tennis Federation
- Julia Riera at the Billie Jean King Cup
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players from Latin America | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Argentine female singles tennis players | |
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