Jessica Failla

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Jessica Failla
Full nameJessica Failla Seelig
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 27)
Ramona, United States
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College Pepperdine University
Prize money$98,303
Singles
Career record190–146
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 411 (June 19, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 427 (January 27, 2025)
Doubles
Career record83–88
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (January 27, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 168 (January 27, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 27 January 2025.

Jessica Failla (born 5 June 1997) is an American tennis player. She is the daughter of Greg Failla, who also was a professional tennis player, and Katrina Crawford. [1]

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Failla has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 411, achieved on 19 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 168, reached on 27 January 27 2025. [2]

Failla won her first bigger ITF title at the W50 in Mexico City in the doubles draw, partnering Jessie Aney. [3]

She played college tennis for the Pepperdine Waves. [4]

Failla came to Liberty, after completing her college career at Pepperdine. In August 2023, she joined the Liberty women's tennis team as an assistant coach. [5]

Partnering with Hiroko Kuwata, Failla won the doubles title at the WTA 125 2024 Barranquilla Open, defeating Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final. [6]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 2024 Barranquilla Open, ColombiaHard Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of Brazil.svg Ingrid Martins 		4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2016ITF Victoria, CanadaW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Katharine Fahey2–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Dec 2019ITF Norman, United StatesW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy Shaffer4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3)
Win1–2Mar 2024ITF Montreal, CanadaW15Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (2–1)
W25/35 tournaments (2–3)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 2021ITF Haabneeme, EstoniaW25Hard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Chihiro Muramatsu Flag of Poland.svg Maja Chwalińska
Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Nagy 		6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Jul 2022ITF Dallas, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney Flag placeholder.svg Maria Kozyreva
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Miroshnichenko 		4–6, 7–6(7), [5–10]
Loss1–2Mar 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Anna Ulyashchenko Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emilie Lindh
Flag placeholder.svg Aleksandra Pospelova 		2–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win2–2May 2023ITF Málaga, SpainW15Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Strešnáková Flag of the United States.svg Isabella Barrera Aguirre
Flag of Spain.svg Marina Benito		6–3, 6–3
Win3–2Feb 2024ITF Mexico City, MexicoW50Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney Flag of Brazil.svg Thaisa Grana Pedretti
Flag of Mexico.svg María Portillo Ramírez 		3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss3–3May 2024ITF Yecla, SpainW35Hard Flag of Peru.svg Anastasia Iamachkine Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Nagy
Flag of Germany.svg Joelle Steur 		3–6, 4–6
Loss3–4Oct 2024ITF Edmonton, CanadaW35Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rogers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa 		3–6, 1–6
Win4–4Oct 2024ITF Norman, United StatesW35Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones
Flag of South Korea.svg Park So-hyun 		3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Loss4–5 Jan 2025 ITF New Delhi, IndiaW50Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina 		4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win5–5 Jan 2025 ITF Bengaluru Open, IndiaW100Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jessie AneyFlag placeholder.svg Amina Anshba
Flag placeholder.svg Elena Pridankina 		6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Win6–5 Mar 2025 ITF Chihuahua, MexicoW50Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Christofi
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail 		6–3, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve (June 19, 2016). "Family support key to Jessica Failla's success". Victoria Times Colonist .
  2. ↑ "Jessica Failla | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ↑ "ITF W50 Mexico City Main Draw". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ↑ "Jessica Failla Women's Tennis". pepperdinewaves.com.
  5. ↑ "Jessica Failla-Seelig". libertyflames.com.
  6. ↑ "Podoroska reclaims winning form with WTA 125 Barranquilla title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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