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Julia Riera
Argentine tennis player (born 2002)
Julia Riera (born 29 May 2002) is an Argentine tennis player. Riera has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 94, achieved on 22 April 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 179, set on 25 December 2023.
_08_(cropped).jpg) Riera at the 2023 US Open | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21)[1] Pergamino | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $259,855 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 174–96 (64.4%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 94 (22 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 94 (22 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 59–65 (47.6%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (25 December 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 199 (22 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
| BJK Cup | 14–4 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 22 April 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 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 14–4.[2]
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.[6] However, she lost to Julia Grabher in three sets.[7] As a result, she reached the top 150 in the singles rankings.
2024: First WTA 500 win, top 100
In January, Riera qualified for the 2024 Brisbane International after defeating both Priscilla Hon and Mai Hontama in three sets, respectively. In the first round, she defeated Viktoriya Tomova in straight sets, notching both her first WTA 500 main-draw win as well as her first WTA tour-level victory on hardcourts. In the following round, Riera defeated seventh seed and world No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova to book a spot in the round of 16. She lost to Linda Nosková after pushing her to three sets.[8][9]
Following her lifting the biggest singles trophy of her career at the Chiasso ITF W75, she reached the top 100 in the rankings at No. 94 on 22 April 2024.[10]
| 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.
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 | 158 | $151,546 | ||
Doubles
Current after the 2023 Lausanne 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 | 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 | 251 | |||
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2023 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé |
 Freya Christie  Yuliana Lizarazo |
7–6(5), 7–5 |
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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 |  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 |
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2024 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay |  Anna Bondár |
6–3, 7–6(2) |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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 |
- 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.
- "Julia Riera". www.tennisexplorer.com.
- "Victoria de Argentina en el debut de la Billie Jean King Cup". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish).