Emiliana_Arango
Emiliana Arango
Colombian tennis player
Emiliana Arango (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljana aˈɾaŋɡo]; born 28 November 2000) is a Colombian tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 109, achieved on 20 November 2023. She has won three singles titles on the ITF Circuit.[2] Playing for Colombia Billie Jean King Cup team, Arango has a win–loss record of 11–8.[3]
Arango at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23) Medellín, Colombia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $413,368 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 193–136 (58.7%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (20 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 121 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 23–26 (46.9%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 561 (10 August 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 655 (22 April 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | 11–8 (57.9%) |
| Last updated on: 22 April 2024. | |
Grand Slam performance
Singles
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 2R (2017)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2016, 2017)
- US Open: SF (2017)
Doubles
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 2R (2017)
- Wimbledon: QF (2017)
- US Open: QF (2017)
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Arango has a career-high ranking of world No. 8, achieved in January 2018. In singles, she reached the semifinals at the 2017 Junior US Open. In doubles, she reached two quarterfinals, both in 2017, at Wimbledon and US Open, respectively. As a junior, she won three singles and three doubles titles.[4]
Arango made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, where she lost in the first round to Irina Falconi, winning only one game.
At the 2018 Copa Colsanitas, she secured her first tour-level win with a three-set victory over fourth seed Verónica Cepede Royg from Paraguay.[5]
2022: Grand Slam debut
Arango entered a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in the French Open qualifying competition in 2022, and she also competed and lost in qualifying at the Wimbledon Championships.
2023: WTA 125 semifinal, WTA 1000 debut and quarterfinal, top 110
Arango reached the semifinals at the 2023 Copa Oster, losing to eventual champion Nadia Podoroska in straight sets. Having received an invitation to the San Luis Open Challenger, she reached the quarterfinals. Arango also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition for the Madrid Open. She qualified for the Catalonia Open, and in the main draw, she lost in the second round to Jil Teichmann.
Arango entered and lost in the qualifying at Roland Garros and in the qualifying at Wimbledon.
At the Guadalajara Open, on her WTA 1000 level debut she defeated, 11th seed Anastasia Potapova for her first WTA 1000 and top 30 win.[6][7] Next, she defeated Sloane Stephens in straight sets in one hour to reach the round of 16 of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time.[8] She defeated Taylor Townsend to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA Tour event for the first time. She became the first Colombian player to make a WTA 1000 quarterfinal since Fabiola Zuluaga at Berlin 2004.[9] As a result, she moved 60 positions up into the top 120 in the singles rankings on 25 September 2023.
2024
Ranked No. 121, she qualified into the main draw of the 2024 Miami Open making her debut at this WTA 1000 tournament and recorded her first win over Tatjana Maria.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[10]
Singles
Current through the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0-0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Z1 | A | Z1 | Z1 | Z1[lower-alpha 2] | A | PO | 0 / 0 | 9–6 | 60% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2-2 | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | Career total: 14 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 11–4 | 3–5 | 0 / 14 | 21–20 | 51% |
| Year-end ranking | 826 | 494 | 437 | 599 | 493 | 249 | 377 | 112 | $413,368 | |||
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | María Herazo González |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Vlada Ekshibarova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Katerina Stewart |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2021 | Open Medellín, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay |  Laura Pigossi |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2021 | ITF Florence, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Wang Xiyu |
6–3, 0–6, 7–6(0) |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Mosquera, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay |  Sinja Kraus |
7–6(4), 6–7(6), 3–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 25,000 | Clay | Katerina Stewart |
 Hsu Chieh-yu  Marcela Zacarías |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Cúcuta, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay |  Victoria Bosio |
Carolina Alves Renata Zarazúa |
1–6, ret. |
Record against top 10 players
Arango's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[11]
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Vera Zvonareva |
1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2023 Catalonia Open |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
| Sloane Stephens |
1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron |
 Maria Sakkari |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost 3-6, 4-6 at 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Beatriz Haddad Maia |
0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1-6, 2-6) at 2021 WTA Argentina Open |
| Total | 2–2 | 67% | 1–1 (50%) |
1–1 (50%) |
– ( – ) |
Statistics correct as of 22 September 2023[update]. |
- During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but as matches counted.
- "Emiliana Arango ganó su primer partido WTA". El Espectador. 11 April 2018.
- "Emiliana Arango [COL] | French Open". French Open. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "Head to Head". Wtatennis.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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