Draft:Kaitlin Quevedo

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Kaitlin Quevedo
Country (sports)Spain
ResidenceBarcelona
Born (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)
Naples, Florida
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 523
Last updated on: 8 September 2023.

Kaitlin Quevedo (born 13 February 2006) is an Spanish tennis player.[1][2]

Early and personal life[edit]

Quevedo was raised in Naples, Florida with parents are from Gran Canaria.[3] She attended Community School of Naples and trained at the Gomez Tennis Academy in Florida.[4]

She began to compete under the Spanish flag in 2024.[5]

Career[edit]

In 2021, she won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Girls’ 16 National Clay Court Championships singles title.[6] In June 2023, she reached the top five of the junior world rankings.[7] In 2023, she won the prestigious Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, and competed in the Junior Masters at the end of that year in Chengdu. She competed in the 2024 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 Natalia Szabanin of Hungary.[8]

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

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 5 titles[edit]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Sep 2022 ITF Cancun, Mexico 15,000 Hard Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti 6-3, 6-4
Win 2-0 Sep 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Israel Mika Dagan Fruchtman 6-2, 6-3
Win 3-0 October 2022 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 15,000 Clay United States Sofia Sewing 6-3, 6–7(6), 7-5
Win 4-0 March 2024 ITF Manacor 15,000 Hard Hungary Natalia Szabanin 6-2, 3-1 RET
Win 5-0 March 2024 ITF Sabadell 15,000 Clay Sweden Caijsa Hennemann 6-0, 6-4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kaitln Quevedo". wta. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Kaitlin Quevedo". itf. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sueños de 'Grand Slam'". La Provincia. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ Fisher, Adam. "Naples tennis player Kaitlin Quevedo wins Clay Court Nationals singles championship". Naples News. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Kaitlin Quevedo brings the Spanish title of the ITF and Challenger week". Marca.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ Marx, Linda (12 February 2022). "Kaitlin Quevedo on Courting Her Dream". Naples Illustrated. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ^ Oliveri, Zach; Dolan, Paul (August 31, 2023). "17-year-old Kaitlin Quevedo set to compete in US Open Juniors". Winknews.com.
  8. ^ "Kaitlin Quevedo firma su primer título como española en Manacor". rfet.es. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.