| Full name | Valentina Mediorreal Arias | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $10,485 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 10–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 784 (25 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 793 (16 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 2–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1,402 (23 September 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1,430 (16 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 2R (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 16 December 2024. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valentina Mediorreal Arias (born 2 March 2007) is a Colombian tennis player.
Early life
She began playing tennis at the age of four.
Career
Junior career
In 2021, she became South American U14 doubles champion alongside Mariana Higuita.
In 2023, she won a J100 tournament in Medellin. She won the singles and the doubles titles at the J300 event in Medellín in March 2024. In the singles she defeated Luna Cinalli in three sets in the final. In the doubles she won alongside her regular playing partner of five years, and compatriot, Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza. She represented Colombia in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup.
Professional career
She was awarded a wildcard for the 2024 Copa Colsanitas into the Bogotá in the singles and doubles competitions, for her WTA Tour main draw debut. In the singles she lost to Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round. In the doubles, she and her regular partner from the junior events Mariana Higuita were drawn against their compatriots Emiliana Arango and María Paulina Pérez.
References
- "Copa Colsanitas Round of 32". Sports.Yahoo. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- "Valentina Mediorreal Arias". WTA. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- "Valentina Mediorreal Arias". ITF. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- Palma Rangel, Jose Miguel (18 February 2022). "A longsword makes its way into international tennis". El Heraldo.
- Martinez Gonzalez, Brandon (17 March 2024). "Miguel Tobón Jr. y Valentina Mediorreal ganaron el IFT J300 de tenis que se realizó en Medellín". El Colombiano. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- "Valentina and Mariana, a winning tennis duo". El Colombiano. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- McLean, Ross (27 October 2022). "STATS AND FACTS: BILLIE JEAN KING CUP JUNIORS BY BNP PARIBAS FINALS". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- "Photos: Laura Samson and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Valentina Mediorreal and Mariana Higuita debut this Monday in the main draw of the Colsanitas Zurich 2024 Cup". Rotunda Deportivo. March 31, 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links
- Valentina Mediorreal Arias at the Women's Tennis Association
- Valentina Mediorreal Arias at the International Tennis Federation
- Valentina Mediorreal Arias at ESPN.com