Macarena Cabrillana

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Macarena Cabrillana
Full nameMacarena Andrea Cabrillana Sanhueza
Country (sports)Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Born (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 31)
Recoleta, Chile
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record220–155
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 9 (13 September 2021)
Current rankingNo. 11 (5 September 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (2021)
French Open 1R (2022, 2023)
US Open 1R (2022)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games 2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record122–126
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 8 (6 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 9 (5 September 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2021)
French Open SF (2022)
US Open QF (2022)
Medal record
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Singles

Macarena Andrea "Maca" Cabrillana Sanhueza (born 31 March 1992) is a Chilean wheelchair tennis player. She was the first Chilean wheelchair tennis player to compete in a Grand Slam when she competed at the 2021 Australian Open, [1] she was a quarterfinalist in the singles event and a semifinalist in the doubles event. She has also a silver medal in the women's singles at the 2019 Parapan American Games. [2] [3]

Mental health struggle

When Cabrillana was 16, she jumped from the fifth floor of a building as a suicide attempt, she had L3 lumbar paraplegia following her fall and spent a month in hospital. She has spoken openly about living with depression. [4] [5]

Cabrillana was inspired to play tennis by watching Rafael Nadal and Nicolás Massú while growing up and during rehabilitation. She chose to take part in the tennis workshop with Chilean tennis player Hans Gildemeister's sister Doris who trained her once a week and Cabrillana enjoyed her sessions very much. [6] [7]

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References

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