Antonia Vergara Rivera

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Antonia Vergara Rivera (born 2006) is a professional tennis player from Chile. [1] [2] [3]

Vergara Rivera primarily competes on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, where she has won two singles titles and one doubles title.

Antonia Vergara Rivera
Born (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006 (age 18)
Santiago, Chile
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. XXX (Date)
Last updated on: date=October 2025.

Carear

Rivera started playing tennis at the age of four. [2]

2021: Junior Billie Jean King Cup finalist

In 2021, she participated in the final of the Junior Billie Jean King Cup. In November that year, she qualified for the main draw of the Copa LP Chile 2021, a tournament with a prize purse of US$60,000. There, she lost in the first round to the second seed Anna Bondár in straight sets, 1–6, 0–6.

2023: debut at the WTA Challenger Tour

In 2023, she made her debut at a WTA Challenger Tour event, entering the qualifying draw of the LP Open 2023. She was defeated in the first qualifying round by Sada Nahimana with a score of 2–6, 6–7(2). In the doubles event, she played alongside Paloma Goldsmith Weinreich, and they lost their opening match to María Carlé and Despina Papamichail, 3–6, 2–6.

2024: First professional title and Billie Jean King Cup debut

In 2024, she competed in the junior tournaments of all four Grand Slam events. At the 2024 Australian Open, she lost in the first round of the girls' singles to the fourth seed Hannah Klugman, 2–6, 3–6. In the girls' doubles, she partnered with Luna Maria Cinalli, and they lost in the first round to the fifth seeds Hayu Kinoshita and Wakana Sonobe, 5–7, 5–7. [4]

At the 2024 French Open, she lost in the first round of the girls' singles to Vendula Valdmannová, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7. In the girls' doubles, she partnered with Mayu Crossley and reached the round of 16. [5]

At Wimbledon, she reached the second round in the girls' singles. In doubles, again partnering with Cinalli, she lost in the first round to Mika Buchnik and Olivia Carneiro, 4–6, 2–6. [6]

At the US Open 2024, she lost in the first round of the girls' singles to Annika Penickova, 2–6, 3–6. In the doubles event, she reached the round of 16 alongside Lucie Urbanová. [7]

At the end of October, she reached the round of 16 in singles at the Bolivia Open 2024, a WTA Challenger event. At the LP Open 2024, she received a wildcard into the main draw but lost in the first round. In her third consecutive Challenger appearance, at the MundoTenis Open 2024, she again lost in the opening round, this time to Iryna Shymanovich.

In 2024, Vergara Rivera made her debut for the Chile Billie Jean King Cup team in a doubles match. Partnering with Jimar Gerald González, they lost to the Argentine pair Martina Capurro Taborda and Julieta Lara Estable. [8]

Vergara won her first professional title in December 2024 at an ITF W15 torunament on the Brazilian city of Mogi das Cruzes. Playing alongside compatriot Fernanda Labraña, they faced Romina Ccuno and Camila Romero at the final, winnig in two sets. [9]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2025 Santiago, Chile W15Clay Flag of Peru.svg Michela Castro Zunino 6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Aug 2025 Santiago, Chile W15Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Victoria Bosio 7–5, 2–0 (Ret)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W80 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2024 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil W15Clay Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Labraña Flag of Peru.svg Romina Ccuno

Flag of Ecuador.svg Camila Romero

6,1-6,4

References

  1. "Antonia Vergara Rivera | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  2. 1 2 www.itftennis.com https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/antonia-vergara-rivera/800566832/chi/jt/S/overview/ . Retrieved 2025-10-14.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Lucay, Carlos González (2025-07-25). ""Sueño con una medalla olímpica": la historia de Antonia Vergara, la gran promesa del tenis chileno femenino". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  4. Australian Open – Player profile: Antonia Vergara Rivera (ausopen.com, retrieved 25 January 2025)
  5. Roland Garros – Player card: Antonia Vergara Rivera (rolandgarros.com, retrieved 25 January 2025)
  6. Wimbledon – Player profile: Antonia Vergara Rivera (wimbledon.com, retrieved 25 January 2025)
  7. US Open – Player overview: Antonia Vergara Rivera (usopen.org, retrieved 25 January 2025)
  8. "Antonia Vergara Rivera - Billie Jean King Cup - The World Cup of Tennis". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  9. www.itftennis.com https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/w15-mogi-das-cruzes/bra/2024/w-itf-bra-2024-015/draws-and-results/ . Retrieved 2025-10-14.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)