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Chilean female tennis player
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal (born 15 November 1992) is a Chilean tennis player.
Seguel has won 16 singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the 2018 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. On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 110 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Chile at the Fed Cup, Seguel has a win–loss record of 20–16.
Junior career
In 2006, Seguel debut on the junior tour at the age of 13. She played her first tournament at the 1st Open Junior International Chile, in May. There, she reached quarterfinal, before losing from argentinian player Ornella Caron in straight-sets.In 2007, she won her first single title at the 2nd Junior Open Chile, in October.
In 2008, she reached one final, at the Copa Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela, but she lost in that final.In 2009, she won Vina Junior Open, defeated her compatriot CeciliaCosta Melgar 6–2, 6–2.
In 2010, she played her last junior tournament, at the 27th Copa Gerdau, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she was stopped in second-round by slovak player Jana Čepelová.
ITF Tour
Seguel debut at the professional level in 2007, at the $10,000 Santiago, Chile. There, in singles, she lost in first round from Vivian Segnini. In July 2010, she made her first ITF final, in singles, at the $10,000 La Paz, Bolivia. She lost in that final in straight-sets from colombian player Karen Castiblanco. In November 2010, she won her first ITF titles, in doubles, at the $10,000 Concepción, Chile together with her compatriot Fernanda Brito. In singles, she won her first title, in April 2011, at the $10,000 Córdoba, Argentina.
So far, her biggest ITF title in singles, is at the Barcelona Women World Winner, in June 2017.
Grand Slam Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
WTA finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May 2014 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Tatiana Búa | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua |
6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 23 (16 titles, 7 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–0) |
| Clay (14–7) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (2–0) |
| Clay (14–7) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2010 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | Karen Castiblanco | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2011 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | 7–6, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | Mar 2012 | ITF Rancagua, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Carolina Zeballos | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Apr 2012 | ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Patricia Kú Flores | 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 | |
| Win | Apr 2012 | ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | Oct 2012 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Carolina Zeballos | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2012 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2013 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2015 | ITF Manzanillo, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Nazari Urbina | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Jul 2015 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Ana Sofía Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Sep 2015 | ITF San Carlos Centro, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Eduarda Piai | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2015 | ITF Santa Fe, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | Oct 2015 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | 25,000+H | Clay | Montserrat González | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Nov 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | 2–6, 6–2, ret. | |
| Loss | Jun 2016 | ITF Helsingborg, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Susanne Celik | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Jul 2016 | ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Nov 2016 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 6–4, 4–4 ret. | |
| Win | Jun 2017 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Amandine Hesse | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2017 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Apr 2019 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Jaqueline Adina Cristian | 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | May 2019 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Cé | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Win | Jan 2020 | ITF Vero Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Tereza Mrdeza | 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 42 (25 titles, 17 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (23–16) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (23–16) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Oct 2010 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia |
10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto |
6–1, 3–6, [6–10] | |
| Loss | Nov 2010 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia |
10,000 | Clay | Karen Ramírez Rivera |
Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto |
4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Nov 2010 | ITF Concepción, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Karen Castiblanco Camila Silva |
6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Mar 2011 | ITF Rancagua, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Belén Ludueña | Andrea Benítez Raquel Piltcher |
6–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 2011 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Belén Ludueña | Andrea Benítez Salome Llaguno |
0–6, 7–5, [3–10] | |
| Win | May 2011 | ITF Itaparica, Brazil |
10,000 | Hard | Nathália Rossi | Andrea Benítez Raquel Piltcher |
3–6, 6–0, [10–7] | |
| Loss | Aug 2011 | ITF Versmold, Germany |
25,000 | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar |
Elizaveta Ianchuk Julia Mayr |
4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2011 | ITF Rancagua, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Belén Ludueña | Carla Forte Flávia Guimarães Bueno |
6–4, 4–6, [10–5] | |
| Win | Mar 2012 | ITF Rancagua, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Patricia Kú Flores |
Fernanda Brito Raquel Piltcher |
7–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | Apr 2012 | ITF Villa María, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Patricia Kú Flores |
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Camila Silva |
4–6, 6–1, [10–4] | |
| Win | Apr 2012 | ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti |
Sofía Luini Guadalupe Pérez Rojas |
6–4, 5–7, [10–5] | |
| Loss | May 2012 | ITF Rosario, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Luciana Sarmenti |
Tatiana Búa Camila Silva |
4–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Jul 2012 | ITF Brussels, Belgium |
10,000 | Clay | Anna Smolina | Elyne Boeykens Karolina Wlodarczak |
2–6, 6–2, [10–7] | |
| Win | Sep 2012 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Sofía Luini Guadalupe Pérez Rojas |
6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Oct 2012 | ITF Santiago, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar |
Aranza Salut Carolina Zeballos |
6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | |
| Win | Oct 2012 | ITF Santiago, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar |
Ornella Caron Aranza Salut |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Nov 2012 | ITF Temuco, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | Sachie Ishizu Daniela Schippers |
6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | Mar 2013 | ITF Gonesse, France |
10,000 | Clay (i) | Cindy Burger | Anne Schäfer Kateřina Vaňková |
6–7, 6–3, [10–2] | |
| Win | Aug 2013 | ITF Westende, Belgium |
25,000 | Hard | Tatiana Búa | Antonia Lottner Diāna Marcinkēviča |
6–3, 5–7, [11–9] | |
| Win | Aug 2013 | ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium |
10,000 | Clay | Tatiana Búa | Amandine Hesse Deniz Khazaniuk |
6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Aug 2013 | ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium |
25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Cé | Irina Khromacheva Diāna Marcinkēviča |
4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
25,000 | Clay | Cindy Burger | Demi Schuurs Eva Wacanno |
6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France |
25,000 | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar |
Alizé Lim Laura Thorpe |
6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Dec 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile |
25,000 | Clay | Cecilia Costa Melgar |
Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen |
6–2, 4–6, [5–10] | |
| Loss | May 2014 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France |
100,000 | Clay | Tatiana Búa | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | May 2014 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia |
25,000 | Clay | Cindy Burger | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
0–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2014 | ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium |
15,000 | Clay | Tatiana Búa | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs |
2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2015 | ITF Beinasco, Italy |
25,000 | Clay (i) | Demi Schuurs | Xenia Knoll Alice Matteucci |
6–4, 4–6, [11–9] | |
| Loss | Jun 2015 | ITF Manzanillo, Mexico |
10,000 | Hard | Carolina Betancourt |
Camila Fuentes Zoë Gwen Scandalis |
3–6, 7–5, [10–12] | |
| Win | Jul 2015 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Nathaly Kurata Eduarda Piai |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Nathaly Kurata Eduarda Piai |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Sep 2015 | ITF Santa Fe, Argentina |
10,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Laura Pigossi |
6–2, 2–6, [3–10] | |
| Win | Oct 2015 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia |
25,000+H | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova |
Montserrat González Francesca Segarelli |
6–2, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile |
10,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | Montserrat González Ana Sofía Sánchez |
4–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Feb 2016 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil |
25,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | Tara Moore Conny Perrin |
6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | Mar 2016 | ITF Curitiba, Brazil |
25,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | Martina Caregaro Réka Luca Jani |
6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | May 2016 | ITF Grado, Italy |
25,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | Başak Eraydın Alice Matteucci |
6–2, 7–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2017 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil |
25,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz |
7–5, 3–6, [10–5] | |
| Win | Apr 2017 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia |
60,000 | Clay | Guadalupe Pérez Rojas |
Ágnes Bukta Vivien Juhászová |
6–7, 6–3, [11–9] | |
| Win | Sep 2017 | ITF Saint-Malo, France |
60,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča |
Irina Bara Mihaela Buzărnescu |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Mar 2019 | ITF Curitiba, Brazil |
25,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Paula Cristina Goncalves Luisa Stefani |
7–6, 6–7, [2–10] | |
| Loss | Sep 2019 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia |
60,000+H | Clay | Amandine Hesse | Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea |
5–7, 5–7 |