Lizette Cabrera

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Lizette Cabrera
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Cabrera at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameLizette Faith Cabrera
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Brisbane, Queensland
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
Townsville, Queensland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachGoran Marijan
Prize moneyUS$1,027,174
Singles
Career record255–234
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 428 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
French Open Q2 (2018, 2022)
Wimbledon Q2 (2017, 2018, 2022)
US Open 1R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record106–118
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (16 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 275 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open QF (2023)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Lizette Faith Cabrera (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian tennis player of Filipino descent. She has a career-high singles ranking of 119, achieved on 3 February 2020.

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Early life

Cabrera was born and raised in Townsville by her parents Ronnie and Maria before moving to Brisbane to train at the National Academy. She has one sister, Izabo, and one brother, Carl. Cabrera's parents are both from the Philippines and both work in an abattoir in order to financially support her career.

Professional career

2016

Cabrera started 2016 with a ranking of 1062. She won her first title on the professional tour in September 2016. [1] Her year-end singles ranking was No. 257.

2017: Maiden tour match win

Cabrera was given a wildcard into the Hobart International and won her first WTA Tour match against Misaki Doi in round one. [2] At the Australian Open, Cabrera made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut thanks to a wildcard; [3] however, she lost in the first round to Donna Vekic. In September, Cabrera qualified for and made the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou International, defeating world No. 30, Anett Kontaveit, in the second round. [4] She ended 2017 with a singles rank of 135.

2018

Cabrera lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia in round one of the Hobart International and the Australian Open the following week. In March, she reached the quarterfinal of the Clay Court International. [5] In April, Cabrera qualified for the WTA Tour event Copa Colsanitas. In May, she reached the second round of qualifying for the French Open [6] and in June, the second round of qualifying to Wimbledon. Cabrera made her US Open main-draw debut after winning a wildcard. [7] She lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round, and ended season with a singles rank of 230.

2019

Cabrera failed to qualify for the Brisbane International and Australian Open but then reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International. In March, she played in the ITF Circuit across the U.S., with limited success, before travelling to Europe in May. She won a doubles title in Caserta, Italy with Julia Grabher and reached the quarterfinals of the Manchester Trophy, losing to eventual champion Magda Linette.

In July, Cabrera won the Challenger de Granby in Canada; this was her first title in three years and biggest to date. Her ranking improved to back inside the world's top 200. [8] At the US Open, Cabrera lost in the final round of qualifying. In September, she returned to Australia and won the singles and doubles at the Darwin International. In October, she won the Bendigo International and reached the final of the Playford International the following week. These results vaulted Cabrera to a career-high singles ranking of 131, [9] and so she finished the year.

2020

Cabrera commenced new season with her first tour quarterfinal since 2017 at the Hobart International but lost to Elena Rybakina. [10] She also lost in the first round at the Australian Open, before she reached the quarterfinals of the Burnie International. After these results, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of 119, on 3 February 2020.

2022

Cabrera reached the second round of qualifying at the Australian Open. [11]

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Australian Open 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 40–4
French Open Q1 Q2 AA Q1 Q2 A0 / 00–0
Wimbledon Q2 Q2 ANH Q1 Q2 A0 / 00–0
US Open Q2 1R Q3 1R Q1 Q2 A0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–10–20–00–20–10–00–00 / 60–6
Career statistics
Tournaments5603720Career total: 23
Overall win–loss4–50–60–02–31–70–20–00 / 237–23
Year-end ranking135230131140172296$943,180

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2016ITF Tweed Heads, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Win2–0Oct 2016ITF Brisbane, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová 6–2, 6–4
Loss2–1 Nov 2016 Toyota World Challenge, Japan50,000Carpet (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka 2–6, 4–6
Win3–1 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada80,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leylah Fernandez 6–1, 6–4
Win4–1 Sep 2019 Darwin International, Australia60,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbie Myers 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win5–1 Oct 2019 Bendigo International, Australia60,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 6–2, 6–3
Loss5–2 Nov 2019 Playford International, Australia60,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders 3–6, 4–6
Win6–2 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss6–3 Nov 2022 ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava3–6, 7–6(4), 4–6
Win7–3 Jun 2023 ITF Tauste, SpainW25+HHard Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Vicens Mas 6–1, 6–3
Loss7–4 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava w/o
Loss7–5 Sep 2024 ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson 2–6, 6–7(2)

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–3)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2014ITF Toowoomba,
Australia		15,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbie Myers 		3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Jun 2016ITF Tokyo,
Japan		25,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Miharu Imanishi Flag of Japan.svg Kanae Hisami
Flag of Japan.svg Kotomi Takahata 		1–6, 4–6
Win1–2Oct 2016ITF Cairns,
Australia		25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa
Flag of Poland.svg Sandra Zaniewska 		7–5, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss1–3 Nov 2016 Canberra International,
Australia		60,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders 		3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4 Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic,
United States		60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand 		3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss1–5 Apr 2019 Clay Court Championships,
United States		80,000Clay Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of the United States.svg Ingrid Neel 		7–5, 5–7, [8–10]
Win2–5May 2019ITF Caserta,
Italy		25,000Clay Flag of Austria.svg Julia Grabher Flag of Romania.svg Elena Bogdan
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vivien Juhaszová 		6–3, 6–4
Win3–5 Sep 2019 Darwin International,
Australia		60,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaimee Fourlis 		6–4, 2–6, [10–3]
Win4–5 Jun 2022 Ilkley Trophy,
United Kingdom		W100Grass Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden 		6–7(7), 6–0, [11–9]
Loss4–6 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns,
Australia		W25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito
Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sato 		6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Loss4–7Apr 2024ITF Osaka,
Japan		W35Hard Flag of the United States.svg Dalayna Hewitt Flag of Japan.svg Natsuho Arakawa
Flag of Japan.svg Miho Kuramochi 		4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win5–7Aug 2024ITF Roehampton,
United Kingdom		W35Hard Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nigina Abduraimova Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Omae
Flag of Japan.svg Eri Shimizu 		6–2, 6–2
Loss5–8 Oct 2024 City of Playford Tennis International, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule 		4–6, 3–6
Win6–8 Oct 2024 2024 NSW Open, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 		6–1, 3–6, [10–8]

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