Lizette Cabrera
![]() Cabrera at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
Full name | Lizette Faith Cabrera |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Brisbane, Queensland |
Born | Townsville, Queensland | 19 December 1997
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Goran Marijan |
Prize money | US$ 1,0067,864 |
Singles | |
Career record | 231–214 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 119 (3 February 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 359 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) |
French Open | Q2 (2018, 2022) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2017, 2018, 2022) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 88–108 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 139 (16 July 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 730 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2021, 2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2023) |
Last updated on: 2 May 2024. |
Lizette Faith Cabrera (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian tennis player of Filipino descent. She has a career-high singles ranking of 119, achieved on 3 February 2020.
Early life
[edit]Cabrera was born and raised in Townsville by her parents Ronnie and Maria before moving to Brisbane to train at the National Academy. She has one sister, Izabo, and one brother, Carl. Cabrera's parents are both from the Philippines and both work in an abattoir in order to financially support her career.
Professional career
[edit]2016
[edit]Cabrera started 2016 with a ranking of 1062. She won her first title on the professional tour in September 2016.[1] Her year-end singles ranking was No. 257.
2017: Maiden tour match win
[edit]Cabrera was given a wildcard into the Hobart International and won her first WTA Tour match against Misaki Doi in round one.[2] At the Australian Open, Cabrera made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut thanks to a wildcard;[3] however, she lost in the first round to Donna Vekic. In September, Cabrera qualified for and made the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou International, defeating world No. 30, Anett Kontaveit, in the second round.[4] She ended 2017 with a singles rank of 135.
2018
[edit]Cabrera lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia in round one of the Hobart International and the Australian Open the following week. In March, she reached the quarterfinal of the Clay Court International.[5] In April, Cabrera qualified for the WTA Tour event Copa Colsanitas. In May, she reached the second round of qualifying for the French Open[6] and in June, the second round of qualifying to Wimbledon. Cabrera made her US Open main-draw debut after winning a wildcard.[7] She lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round, and ended season with a singles rank of 230.
2019
[edit]Cabrera failed to qualify for the Brisbane International and Australian Open but then reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International. In March, she played in the ITF Circuit across the U.S., with limited success, before travelling to Europe in May. She won a doubles title in Caserta, Italy with Julia Grabher and reached the quarterfinals of the Manchester Trophy, losing to eventual champion Magda Linette.
In July, Cabrera won the Challenger de Granby in Canada; this was her first title in three years and biggest to date. Her ranking improved to back inside the world's top 200.[8] At the US Open, Cabrera lost in the final round of qualifying. In September, she returned to Australia and won the singles and doubles at the Darwin International. In October, she won the Bendigo International and reached the final of the Playford International the following week. These results vaulted Cabrera to a career-high singles ranking of 131,[9] and so she finished the year.
2020
[edit]Cabrera commenced new season with her first tour quarterfinal since 2017 at the Hobart International but lost to Elena Rybakina.[10] She also lost in the first round at the Australian Open, before she reached the quarterfinals of the Burnie International. After these results, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of 119, on 3 February 2020.
2022
[edit]Cabrera reached the second round of qualifying at the Australian Open.[11]
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | |
French Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q2 | A | NH | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 23 | ||
Overall win–loss | 4–5 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 7–23 | |
Year-end ranking | 135 | 230 | 131 | 140 | 172 | 296 | $943,180 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | ITF Tweed Heads, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2016 | ITF Brisbane, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2016 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2019 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2019 | Darwin International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2019 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2019 | Playford International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Win | 7–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tauste, Spain | W25+H | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cairns, Australia | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
w/o |
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia |
15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2016 | ITF Tokyo, Japan |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Cairns, Australia |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, [12–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2016 | Canberra International, Australia |
60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2017 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States |
60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [2–10] |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2019 | Clay Court Championships, United States |
80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, [8–10] |
Win | 2–5 | May 2019 | ITF Caserta, Italy |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–5 | Sep 2019 | Darwin International, Australia |
60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [10–3] |
Win | 4–5 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom |
W100 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(7), 6–0, [11–9] |
Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cairns, Australia |
W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
Loss | 4–7 | Apr 2024 | ITF Osaka, Japan |
W35 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Win | 5–7 | Aug 2024 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom |
W35 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR CABRERA IN TWEED HEADS". Tennis Australia. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Lizette Cabrera claims maiden WTA tour win in epic three-hour battle against Misaki Doi". The Mercury. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Lizette Cabrera has been handed a wildcard into the Australian Open". Courier Mail. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "LANDMARK WIN FOR CABRERA IN GUANGZHOU". Tennis Australia. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "CABRERA CRUISES IN CANBERRA". Tennis Australia. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "TOMIC AND CABRERA KEEP AUSSIE QUALIFYING HOPES ALIVE". Tennis Australia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Lizette Cabrera grabs the last US Open wild card for New York debut". Tennis World USA. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Perez and Cabrera Win ITF Titles". Tennis Australia. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Biggest Movers Cabrera at Career High". Tennis Back. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Cabrera's Winning Run Ends in Hobart". Tennis Australia. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.