Seone Mendez

Australian tennis player

Seone Mendez
Mendez at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceValencia, Spain[1]
Born (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 24)[2]
Sydney, Australia[3]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 327,535
Singles
Career record243–155 (61.1%)
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 198 (21 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 280 (12 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2022)
French OpenQ3 (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record75–58 (56.4%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 304 (20 September 2021)
Current rankingNo. 458 (12 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: 12 February 2024.

Seone Mendez (born 15 May 1999) is an Australian tennis player of Argentine descent.

Mendez has career-high WTA rankings of 198 in singles, achieved on 21 March 2022, and 304 in doubles, set on 20 September 2021. She has won thirteen ITF singles titles and four ITF doubles titles.

Career

2021

In July 2021, Mendez made her WTA Tour debut at the Winners Open where she qualified for the main draw, defeating Irina Fetecău in the final qualifying round. She went on to reach the quarterfinal in her WTA debut, losing in three sets to former world No. 9, Andrea Petkovic.[4]

In October 2021, Mendez reached a career-high ranking of 206 and entered the Australian top 10.[5]

2022

In January, she reached the second round of the 2022 Australian Open qualifying.[6]

Personal life

Mendez is the daughter of Natalia and footballer Gabriel Mendez, and the sister of Gian Mendez.[7]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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 2022 2023 W–L
Australian Open Q2 Q1 0–0
French Open Q3 A 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 A 0–0
US Open Q1 A 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0

Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (13 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
W40 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (13–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Chile Fernanda Brito 6–2, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Loss 2–1 Aug 2017 ITF Mrągowo, Poland W15 Clay Poland Marta Leśniak 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Feb 2018 ITF Palmanova, Spain W15 Clay Spain Marina Bassols Ribera 6–7(3), 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–1 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska 6–4, 6–0
Win 5–1 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Japan Yuki Naito 7–5, 7–6(3)
Win 6–1 May 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Bulgaria Gebriela Mihaylova 6–1, 6–1
Win 7–1 Jul 2019 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay Spain Ana Lantigua de la Nuez 6–2, 6–3
Win 8–1 Jul 2019 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay Russia Darya Astakhova 6–4, 6–1
Win 9–1 Sep 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Switzerland Karin Kennel 6–7(7), 6–1, 6–3
Loss 9–2 Sep 2019 ITF Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Italy Martina Trevisan 4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 10–2 Nov 2019 ITF Naples, United States W25 Clay Hungary Panna Udvardy 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–2 Mar 2021 ITF Amiens, France W15+H Clay Argentina Paula Ormaechea 6–4, 6–2
Win 12–2 Feb 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay Slovenia Nina Potočnik 6–2, 7–5
Loss 12–3 May 2023 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W40 Clay Slovakia Rebecca Šramková 3–6, 6–7(2)
Win 13–3 Jul 2023 ITF Getxo, Spain W25 Clay Greece Martha Matoula 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–5)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2017 ITF Imola, Italy W25 Carpet (o) Greece Eleni Kordolaimi Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
3–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Loss 0–2 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay Moldova Alexandra Perper Spain Irene Burillo Escorihuela
Spain Olga Parres Azcoitia
4–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win 1–2 Apr 2018 Nana Trophy, Tunisia W25 Clay Ukraine Maryna Chernyshova Russia Amina Anshba
Italy Anastasia Grymalska
7–6(5), 6–4
Loss 1–3 May 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay Ecuador Charlotte Römer Slovakia Alica Rusová
Switzerland Simona Waltert
5–7, 6–0, [6–10]
Win 2–3 Sep 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Netherlands Merel Hoedt Australia Alicia Smith
Belgium Chelsea Vanhoutte
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–4 Sep 2019 Open de Valencia, Spain W60+H Clay Venezuela Andrea Gámiz Romania Irina Bara
Spain Rebeka Masarova
4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 2–5 Nov 2019 ITF Naples, United States W25 Clay Croatia Lea Bošković Mexico María Portillo Ramírez
Romania Gabriela Talabă
5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–6 Feb 2021 ITF Poitiers, France W25 Hard France Estelle Cascino Italy Federica di Sarra
Italy Camilla Rosatello
4–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 Mar 2021 ITF Amiens, France W15+H Clay Mexico María Portillo Ramírez France Elsa Jacquemot
Andorra Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–7 Feb 2023 ITF Tucumán, Argentina W25 Clay Latvia Daniela Vismane Colombia María Herazo González
Netherlands Lexie Stevens
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 4–7 Aug 2023 ITF Leipzig, Germany W25+H Clay France Estelle Cascino Julia Avdeeva
Romania Arina Vasilescu
6–2, 6–7(4), [10–8]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "SEONE MÉNDEZ, LA AUSTRALIANA ARGENTINA". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  2. ^ "Seone Mendez". www.tennisexplorer.com.
  3. ^ "Seone Mendez". www.tennis.com.au.
  4. ^ "John Millman's winning run at an ATP 500 tournament in Washington has ended in the quarterfinals". Tennis Australia. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ Rogers, Leigh (30 August 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Sponsored Athletes". www.lovetennis.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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