María Lourdes Carlé (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾja ˈluɾðes kaɾˈle];[1] born 10 February 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 71, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 124, achieved on 11 November 2024.
She has won one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won 13 singles titles and five doubles titles so far.
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Carlé had a career-high ranking of No. 9, achieved in November 2017. She played one season of college tennis for the Georgia Bulldogs in the United States in 2018–19, helping the team win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title, and was named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Freshman team.[2]
Playing for Argentina in Billie Jean King Cup, Carlé has a win–loss record of 8–4 (as of July 2024).
Junior career
Grand Slam performance
Singles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 3R (2018)
- Wimbledon: 3R (2018)
- US Open: 1R (2018)
Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: SF (2017)
- Wimbledon: 1R (2016)
- US Open: –
Career
2022: WTA Tour and top 150 debuts
She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, losing to Tatjana Maria in the first round.[3]
2023: Pan American Games, maiden WTA 125 final
During the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Carlé won two medals for Argentina. She advanced to the women's singles gold medal match, earning her a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics singles tournament.[4] Carlé would also win the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering with Julia Riera.[5]
Partnering Julia Riera, she was won the doubles title at the Montevideo Open, defeating Freya Christie and Yuliana Lizarazo in the final.[6]
In December 2023, Carlé reached her first WTA 125 final at the Buenos Aires Open but lost to Laura Pigossi.[7] She won the doubles at the same tournament playing with Despina Papamichail, defeating María Paulina Pérez García and Sofia Sewing in the final.[7]
2024: WTA 1000 debut and first wins, WTA 125 title, top 75
Carlé made her top 100 debut on 4 March 2024 at world No. 99.[8] Two weeks later, she qualified into the main draw of Miami making her WTA 1000 debut.[citation needed] Two weeks later, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Solgironès Open in La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain.[9]
Ranked No. 82 at the Madrid Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated wildcard Emma Raducanu[10] and 17th seed Veronika Kudermetova,[11] recording her first WTA 1000 wins, before losing to ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko in the third round.[12] As a result, she moved into the top 75.[citation needed]
Partnering with Simona Waltert, Carlé was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 Montreux Nestlé Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[13]
In November, she reached the final at the WTA 125 Copa LP Chile, but lost to Nina Stojanović in three sets.[14]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments | 0[a] | 2 | 1 | Career total: 3 | |||
| Overall win-loss | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 5–5 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 262 | 161 | 153 | $229,116 | |||
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay |  Laura Pigossi
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Solgironès Open, Spain | Clay |  Rebeka Masarova
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3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina |
Clay |  Despina Papamichail
|
 Irina Bara  Ekaterine Gorgodze
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7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina |
Clay | Despina Papamichail
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 María Paulina Pérez  Sofia Sewing
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6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay |
Clay |  Julia Riera
|
 Freya Christie Yuliana Lizarazo
|
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | Båstad Open, Sweden |
Clay | Julia Riera
|
 Peangtarn Plipuech  Tsao Chia-yi
|
5–7, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay |  Varvara Flink
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4–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Stephanie Petit
|
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2018 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | W15 | Clay | Victoria Bosio
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7–5, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | W15 | Clay | Victoria Emma
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable
|
6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
|
3–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Weronika Falkowska
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6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Weronika Falkowska
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W25 | Hard |  Conny Perrin
|
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–2 | May 2022 | Pelham Pro Classic, United States | W60 | Clay | Elvina Kalieva
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bastad, Sweden | W25 | Clay |  İpek Öz
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bodrum, Turkey | W60 | Clay | Irina Bara
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | W40 | Clay | Çağla Büyükakçay
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–2 | Jan 2024 | Vero Beach Open, United States | W75+H | Clay | Gabriela Lee
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6–4, 7–6(4) |
Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Emily Appleton
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Julieta Lara Estable Melina Ferrero
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable
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Candela Bugnon Guillermina Naya
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2–6, 6–1, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Clay | Thaisa Grana Pedretti
|
Kendra Bunch  Katarina Kozarov
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w/o |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Olivia Gram
|
Darya Astakhova  Darja Semenistaja
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Villa María, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Victoria Bosio
|
Valentini Grammatikopoulou  Richèl Hogenkamp
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2021 | ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | W25 | Hard | Ylena In-Albon
|
Diāna Marcinkēviča Chiara Scholl
|
6–3, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable
|
Arianne Hartono  Olivia Tjandramulia
|
4–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lima, Peru | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi
|
María Paulina Pérez Jessica Plazas
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W60 | Clay | Carolina Alves
|
 Valeriya Strakhova Olivia Tjandramulia
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable
|
 Nicole Fossa Huergo  Noelia Zeballos
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3–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2022 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi
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Ylena In-Albon  Réka Luca Jani
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6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2022 | Open Medellín, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi
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Conny Perrin  Daniela Seguel
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2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2022 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay |  Maria Timofeeva
|
 Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova
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6–2, 3–6, [12–14] |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
Singles (4–2)
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan
|
Clay | Elena Rybakina | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W | 6–7(3), 7–6(3), ret. |
Doubles (1–2)
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WG2 PO | Apr 2016 | Kyiv (UKR) | Ukraine
|
Hard | Guadalupe Pérez Rojas | Katerina Bondarenko Olga Savchuk |
L | 1–6, 3–6 |
| 2021 | ZG1 RR | Feb 2021 | Santiago (CHI) |  Peru
|
Clay | Guillermina Naya | Dana Guzmán Camila Soares |
W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan
|
Clay | Nadia Podoroska | Anna Danilina Yaroslava Shvedova |
L | 0–6, 5–7 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ Franco Manazzoni (2016-11-02). Mano a mano con María Lourdes Carlé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-12 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lourdes Carle – 2018-19". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Carlé y Piggosi llegaron a la final y clasificaron a París 2024" (in Spanish). ITF. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Rodrigo Gómez. "Argentina's Julia Riera Takes the Pan American Bronze Medal". santiago2023.org. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Zarazua outlasts top seed Parry to win WTA 125 Montevideo title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Pigossi captures WTA 125 Buenos Aires title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Photos: The Top 100 breakthroughs of 2024". WTA Tennis. March 4, 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Carle captures WTA 125 La Bisbal d'Emporda title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "By the numbers: Qualifier Carle rolls past Raducanu in Madrid". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Qualifier Carle upsets Kudermetova in Madrid, posts first Top 20 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ostapenko overpowers Argentina's Carle to make Madrid fourth round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Begu takes traditional lake plunge after winning Montreux WTA 125". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Zarazua, Stojanovic win this week's clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
External links
- Maria Lourdes Carle at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maria Lourdes Carle at the International Tennis Federation
- Maria Lourdes Carle at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
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