Daniela Seguel
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Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal[1] (born 15 November 1992) is a Chilean professional tennis player. She has won 16 singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the Copa Colsanitas, her best result on a WTA Tour tournament yet. Seguel's first-round win over Nicole Gibbs was the first professional match won by a Chilean female tennis player since 1980.[2] On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 110 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Full name | Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal | |||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Chile | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 31) Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 489,065 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 394–287 (57.9%) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 16 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 162 (28 May 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 616 (19 February 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2018, 2021, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q3 (2020) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 (2016, 2017, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 284–168 (62.8%) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 28 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 110 (7 July 2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 544 (19 February 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 24–20 (54.5%) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 23 February 2024. |
Playing for the Chile Fed Cup team, Seguel has a win-loss record of 24–20 in Fed Cup (as of February 2024).
In 2006, her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit came at the age of 13. She played her first tournament at the first Open Junior International Chile, in May, and reached the quarterfinals, before losing to Argentinian player Ornella Caron, in straight sets. In 2007, she won her first singles title at the second Junior Open Chile, in October.
In 2008, she reached one final, at the Copa Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela. In 2009, she won the Vina Junior Open, by defeating her compatriot Cecilia Costa Melgar in the final, in straight sets.
In 2010, she played her last junior tournament, at the 27th Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil where she was stopped in the second round by Slovak player Jana Čepelová.
Seguel made her debut at the professional level in 2007, at a $10k tournament in Santiago, Chile. In singles, she lost in the first round to Vivian Segnini.
In July 2010, she reached her first ITF singles final in La Paz, Bolivia. She lost the final in straight sets to Colombian player Karen Castiblanco and in November she won her first ITF title at a $10k in Concepción, Chile, alongside compatriot Fernanda Brito. In singles, she won her first title in April 2011, at a $10k event in Córdoba, Argentina.
Her biggest ITF title in singles came at the $60k Barcelona Women World Winner, in June 2017.
In January 2024, she made her debut at the 2024 United Cup in mixed doubles partnering Tomas Barrios Vera where they stunned Greek top 10 duo Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas.[3][4]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2014 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International[lower-alpha 1] | Clay | Tatiana Búa | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua |
6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | Copa Colina, Chile | Clay | Lucciana Pérez Alarcón | Julia Lohoff Conny Perrin |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |