Draft:Kaitlin Quevedo

Kaitlin Quevedo
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain[1]
Born (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$24,098
Singles
Career record44–22 (66.7%)
Highest rankingNo. 523 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 763 (27 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record15–9 (62.5%)
Highest rankingNo. 708 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 831 (27 May 2024)
Last updated on: 27 May 2024.

Kaitlin Quevedo (born 13 February 2006) is a Spanish professional tennis player.

Early life and background edit

Quevedo was raised in Naples, Florida. Her parents are from Gran Canaria.[2] She attended high school at the Community School of Naples and trained at the Gomez Tennis Academy.[3]

She began to compete under the Spanish flag in 2024, and currently trains in Barcelona.[1][4]

Career edit

In 2021, she won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Girls’ 16 National Clay Court Championships singles title.[5]

In June 2023, she reached the top five of the junior world rankings.[6] In 2023, she won the Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, and competed in the ITF Junior Masters at the end of the year in Chengdu. She competed in the Burnie International in Tasmania in January 2024. Quevedo won her first title under the Spanish flag in Manacor in March 2024, with a win in the final against Natália Szabanin of Hungary.[1]

She won the W15 event in Sabadell on 24 March 2024.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 5 (5 titles, 0 runner-ups) edit

Legend (singles)
$60,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 ITF Cancun, Mexico 15,000 Hard   Thaisa Grana Pedretti 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard   Mika Dagan Fruchtman 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2022 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 15,000 Clay   Sofia Sewing 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–5
Win 4–0 Mar 2024 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Hard   Natalia Szabanin 6–2, 3–1, ret.
Win 5–0 Mar 2024 ITF Sabadell, Spain 15,000 Clay   Caijsa Hennemann 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend (doubles)
$60,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10/15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Jessica Hinojosa Gomez   Louise Kwong
  Anna Ulyashchenko
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2024 ITF Manacor, Spain 10,000 Hard   Tea Nikčević   Alicia Melosch
  Julia Ronney
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 35,000 Clay   Ikumi Yamazaki   María Herazo González
  Yasmine Mansouri
6–3, 7–6(7–5)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Kaitlin Quevedo firma su primer título como española en Manacor". Real Federación Española de Tenis (in Spanish). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ojeda, Manuel (5 September 2021). "Sueños de 'Grand Slam'". La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ Fisher, Adam (20 July 2021). "Naples tennis player Kaitlin Quevedo wins Clay Court Nationals singles championship". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ Pérez, Alejandro (4 March 2024). "Kaitlin Quevedo aporta el título español de la semana ITF y Challenger". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ Marx, Linda (12 February 2022). "Kaitlin Quevedo on Courting Her Dream". Naples Illustrated. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ^ Oliveri, Zach (31 August 2023). "17-year-old Kaitlin Quevedo set to compete in US Open Juniors". WINK News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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