Irene Burillo Escorihuela

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Irene Burillo Escorihuela
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Burillo Escorihuela at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Residence Barcelona, Spain
Born (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
Caspe, Zaragoza, Spain
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$417,626
Singles
Career record340–278
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 207 (17 January 2022)
Current rankingNo. 225 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2022, 2025)
French Open 1R (2024)
Wimbledon Q2 (2022)
US Open Q1 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record126–125
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 272 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 509 (21 October 2024)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Irene Burillo Escorihuela (born 23 July 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 207 in singles, achieved in January 2022, and No. 272 in doubles, achieved on 7 August 2023. She has won five singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Early life

Burillo Escorihuela was born in Caspe, Zaragoza. [1] Her father, Carlos Burillo, was a footballer. She has a twin brother named Carlos. [2] She trains at the Ad in Tennis Academy in Barcelona. [3]

Career

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Burillo Escorihuela at the 2023 US Open

In January 2021, Burillo Escorihuela won the inaugural Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, a $60k event, by defeating Grace Min in the final in her fifth three-setter of the week to win her first title since 2017 – and her first above $15k level. [4]

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Morocco Open where she lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round. [5] The following month, she entered the Open Internacional de Valencia as a wildcard, but lost to fourth seed Arantxa Rus in the first round. [6]

In 2023, she qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament, the Madrid Open, having been given a wildcard for the qualifying draw. She won her first match at the WTA Tour-level against Kaia Kanepi in the first round. [7] [8]

Ranked No. 280, she qualified for her first major at the 2024 French Open by defeating Carole Monnet, Veronika Erjavec, and Jil Teichmann in qualifying without dropping a set. [9] [10] [11] However, she lost in the first round of the main draw to fellow qualifier Moyuka Uchijima. [12]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 AA0 / 00–0
French Open AAA 1R 0 / 10–1
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 AA0 / 00–0
US Open Q1 A Q1 0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10 / 10–1
WTA 1000
Madrid Open AA 2R Q1 0 / 11–1
Career statistics
Tournaments001Career total: 1
Overall win-loss0–00–01–10 / 21–2
Year-end ranking209289267$325,212

ITF finals

Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2015ITF Las Palmas, SpainW10Clay Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasia Yakimova 1–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win1–1Nov 2015ITF Castellón, SpainW10Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabelle Wallace 6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2May 2016 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, SpainW10Clay Flag of Mexico.svg Renata Zarazúa 7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Feb 2017ITF Palmanova, SpainW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Olga Sáez Larra 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win2–3Nov 2017ITF Vinaròs, SpainW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Miriam Bulgaru 6–2, 7–5
Loss2–4Sep 2019ITF Arad, RomaniaW25Clay Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu 7–6(5), 4–6, 4–6
Win3–4 Jan 2021 Georgia's Rome Open, United StatesW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Grace Min 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss3–5May 2021ITF Platja d'Aro, SpainW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Rebeka Masarova 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win4–5Sep 2021ITF Lisbon, PortugalW25Clay Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Öz 6–4, 6–0
Loss4–6Oct 2022ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25+HHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Céline Naef 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Loss4–7Jun 2024Ystad, SwedenW50Clay Flag of Turkey.svg Berfu Cengiz 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win5–7Aug 2024ITF Erwitte, GermanyW35Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Julie Štruplová 6–3, 6–2
Loss5–8Oct 2024ITF Loulé, PortugalW35Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leonie Küng 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2015ITF Melilla, SpainW10Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabelle Wallace Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandra Korashvili
3–6, 1–6
Win1–1May 2016 ITF La Bisbal, SpainW10Clay Flag of Russia.svg Ksenija Sharifova Flag of Serbia.svg Anđela Novčić
Flag of Italy.svg Natasha Piludu
7–5, 6–4
Win2–1Mar 2017ITF Palmanova, SpainW15Clay Flag of Russia.svg Ksenija Sharifova Flag of Portugal.svg Inês Murta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabelle Wallace
7–5, 6–3
Win3–1Apr 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Flag of Ecuador.svg Charlotte Römer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabelle Wallace
6–4, 6–3
Loss3–2Apr 2017ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–3Jul 2017ITF Turin, ItalyW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela
Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves
7–5, 0–6, [8–10]
Win4–3Feb 2018ITF Manacor, SpainW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Olga Parres Azcoitia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Seone Mendez
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandra Perper
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss4–4Jun 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Claudia Hoste Ferrer Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Barañano
Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Brito
6–7(5), 4–6
Win5–4Jun 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Brito
Flag of Guatemala.svg Melissa Morales
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–5Jul 2019ITF Aschaffenburg, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail Flag of Italy.svg Tatiana Pieri
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ivana Popovic
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss5–6Aug 2019ITF Vienna, AustriaW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of Germany.svg Vivian Heisen
Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hobgarski
6–7(4), 4–6
Win6–6Sep 2019ITF Marbella, SpainW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gabriella Taylor
5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss6–7Jan 2020ITF Vero Beach, United StatesW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu
Flag of Hungary.svg Panna Udvardy
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss6–8Oct 2022 Lisboa Belém Open, PortugalW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of Portugal.svg Francisca Jorge
Flag of Portugal.svg Matilde Jorge
2–6, 2–6
Win7–8Oct 2022ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25+HHard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rosalie van der Hoek
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–9 Oct 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW60Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ali Collins
4–6, 1–6
Loss7–10Feb 2024ITF Morelia, MexicoW50Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rasheeda McAdoo Flag placeholder.svg Marina Melnikova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]

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