JC Aragone

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JC Aragone
Full nameJuan Cruz Aragone
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Yorba Linda, California
Born (1995-06-28) June 28, 1995 (age 30)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Virginia
Prize money $284,679
Singles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 224 (December 17, 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2019)
US Open 1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 153 (September 30, 2019)
Last updated on: July 29, 2024.

Juan Cruz "JC" Aragone (born June 28, 1995) is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Virginia and was a member of three NCAA Men's Tennis Championship winning teams. [1] Aragone made his first ATP main-draw appearance at the 2017 US Open after coming through qualifying.

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Early life and amateur career

Aragone is from Yorba Linda, California and took classes through the Parkview School, an independent study school based in Placentia, California. In January 2012, Aragone was hospitalized due to liver and kidney failure after developing an allergic reaction to an acne medication. [2] That same year, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [2] Despite these challenges, Aragone finished his junior career competing in two junior US Opens and ranked 14th in his graduating class. He committed to playing college tennis at the University of Virginia.

While at Virginia, Aragone helped the Cavaliers win three straight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team twice, in both singles and doubles, and was a two-time ACC Tournament MVP. [1] Aragone finished his college career with a 109–22 record.

Professional career

Aragone was awarded a wild card into the 2017 US Open qualifying tournament. He defeated Marco Cecchinato, Riccardo Bellotti, and Akira Santillan to secure a spot in the main draw of the 2017 US Open, where he lost to 28th seed Kevin Anderson. [3]

Personal life

JC's parents are Paula and Facundo Aragone. He has one brother named Tommy. Aragone majored in government while at Virginia. He also interned at J.P. Morgan in New York City during the summer of 2016, balancing urban tennis practice with the demands of a Wall Street job. He received an offer to return to the company full-time, but opted instead to pursue his dream of a professional career in tennis.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2016USA F40, Tallahassee FuturesHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Schnur 5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 2017Spain F17, Martos FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Gómez-Herrera 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win1–2Mar 2018USA F8, Calabasas FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Marcos Giron 6–2, 6–4
Win2–2Jul 2018Canada F4, Kelowna FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexis Galarneau 6–2, 6–3
Win3–2Feb 2022M25 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Gerch6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (6–9)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
ITF Futures Tour (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2017Spain F17, Martos FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Nolan Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 2018Canada F1, Gatineau FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Deiton Baughman Flag of France.svg Florian Lakat
Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Schneider
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Win1–2Jun 2018USA F15, Winston-Salem FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Harrison Adams Flag of the United States.svg Ian Dempster
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Seraphim
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
Loss1–3 Jul 2018 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of the United States.svg Alex Lawson
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win2–3 Mar 2019 Indian Wells, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Marcos Giron Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese
6–4, 6–4
Win3–3 Jul 2019 Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Klahn Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks
Flag of the United States.svg Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
7–5, 6–4
Loss3–4 Jul 2019 Binghamton, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Lawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss3–5 Sep 2019 Tiburon, USAChallengerHard Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín
2–6, 5–7
Win4–5May 2021M25 Pensacola, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Gómez
Flag of the United States.svg Junior A. Ore
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss4–6 Jun 2021 Orlando, USAChallengerHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
2–6, 3–6
Loss4–7Jun 2021M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos Flag of the United States.svg Strong Kirchheimer
Flag of Greece.svg Michail Pervolarakis
1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss4–8 Jul 2021 El Espinar, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Lawson
6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win5–8Feb 2022M25 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky Flag of Bolivia.svg Boris Arias
Flag of Bolivia.svg Federico Zeballos
6–2, 6–4
Loss5–9 Apr 2022 Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Win6–9 Apr 2022 Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Mejía
Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz
7–6(7–4), 6–2

References

  1. 1 2 "Virginia Cavaliers Bio". virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Lewis, Colette (October 9, 2012). "Comeback From Serious Illness Continues for JC Aragone, Who Reaches Third Round at Pan American Closed". ZooTennis. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  3. "Former UVa tennis player qualifies for U.S. Open". dailyprogress.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.