Solana Sierra

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Solana Sierra
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Sierra at the 2024 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20)
Mar del Plata, Argentina
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$275,535
Singles
Career record154–67
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (7 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 145 (7 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2024)
French Open Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record13–14
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 613 (5 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 915 (7 October 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 4–1
Last updated on: 7 October 2024.

Solana Sierra (born 17 June 2004) is an Argentine tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 145 achieved on 7 October 2024.

Contents

Career

2022-2023: Back-to-back WTA 125 quarterfinals

Sierra made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Argentina in 2022. [1] [2] At the 2023 Argentina Open straight sets wins over Varvara Lepchenko [3] and Robin Montgomery [4] saw her reach her first WTA 125 quarterfinal, where ste lost to fifth seed and eventual champion Laura Pigossi. [5] Seeded seventh, Sierra also made the last eight at the following week's 2023 Montevideo Open, defeating wildcard Carolina Bohrer Martins [6] and Ekaterine Gorgodze, [7] before her run was ended by top seed Diane Parry. [8]

2024: Grand Slam tournament debut

Sierra reached her third WTA 125 quarterfinal at the 2024 Barranquilla Open, where she overcame Jang Su-jeong [9] and Liang En-shuo, [10] only to fall at the last eight stage once again, this time to Antonia Ružić. [11]

Ranked No. 159, Sierra made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2024 US Open after qualifying into the main draw. [12] [13] She lost in the first round to Tatjana Maria in straight sets. [14]

Juniors

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:


At the 2021 US Open, she made the semifinals in girls' singles. [15] The eventual champion Robin Montgomery defeated Sierra in three sets. [16]

At the 2022 French Open, Sierra made her first junior Grand Slam final which she lost to Lucie Havlíčková, in straight sets. [17]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W50 tournaments (2–0)
W25/35 tournaments (7–3)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (10–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Mar 2022 ITF Palmanova, SpainW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg Guiomar Maristany 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jiangxue2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7)
Win2–1 Aug 2022 ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodriguez 6–3, 6–3
Win3–1 Oct 2022 ITF Eldorado, ArgentinaW15Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Luisina Giovannini6–3, 6–3
Win4–1 Feb 2023 ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaW25Clay Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Vicens Mas 6–2, 6–2
Loss4–2 Apr 2023 ITF Guayaquil, EcuadorW25Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Julia Riera 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss4–3 Jul 2023 ITF Bragado, ArgentinaW25Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Martina Capurro Taborda 4–6, 1–6
Loss4–4 Aug 2023 ITF Junin, ArgentinaW25Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Martina Capurro Taborda6–3, 6–7(2), 1–6
Win5–4 Sep 2023 ITF Zaragoza, SpainW25Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermina Naya 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win6–4 Oct 2023 ITF Mendoza, ArgentinaW25Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Martina Capurro Taborda6–1, 6–3
Win7–4 Jan 2024 ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaW35Clay Flag of France.svg Alice Ramé 6–1, 6–4
Win8–4 Jul 2024 ITF Getxo, SpainW35Clay (i) Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Cortez Llorca 6–2, 6–1
Win9–4 Jul 2024 ITF Torino, ItalyW35Clay Flag of Spain.svg Guiomar Maristany4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win10–4 Jul 2024 ITF Pilar, ArgentinaW35Clay Flag of Peru.svg Lucciana Pérez Alarcón 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win11–4 Sep 2024 ITF San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaW50Clay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Pedone 6–2, 6–2
Win12–4 Sep 2024 ITF Pilar, ArgentinaW50Clay Flag of France.svg Léolia Jeanjean 6–2 ret.

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
W25 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 2023 ITF Zaragoza, SpainW25Clay Flag of Italy.svg Martina Colmegna Flag of the United States.svg Kimmi Hance
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Lahey 		4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2022 French Open Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Havlíčková 3–6, 3–6

Team competition

Billie Jean King Cup

Singles (2–0)

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2022 Z1 R/R Apr 2022 Salinas (ECU) Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Hard Yuliana Lizarazo W6–2, 6–3
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Laura Pigossi W7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(13)

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References

  1. ↑ "Debut ideal para Solana Sierra en la Billie Jean King Cup". www.lacapitalmdp.com (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "Solana Sierra le dio el primer punto a Argentina en su debut absoluto en la Selección". quedigital.com (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Argentina Open: Sierra reaches second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Argentina Open: Sierra moves into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Argentina Open: Pigossi edges past Sierra to make semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Montevideo Open: Sierra advances to second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Montevideo Open: Sierra advances to last 8". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Montevideo Open: Parry beats Sierra to move into last four". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Barranquilla Open: Sierra advances to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Barranquilla Open: Liang defeated by Sierra in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Barranquilla Open: Ruzic advances to semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more". Women's Tennis Association. 24 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sierra's stunner and Starodubtseva's feat: Meet the 2024 US Open women's qualifiers". US Open. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "US Open: Maria beats qualifier Sierra to move into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "La marplatense Solana Sierra se mete en semifinales del Junior US Open". puntonoticias.com (in Spanish). 10 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Solana Sierra completó su gran semana en el Us Open". marcadeportiva.com (in Spanish). 10 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ambitious Havlickova vows junior triumph is 'just the beginning'". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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