Player profile
Maria Lourdes Carle's 2024 breakthrough ran from clay title to WTA 1000 wins
Maria Lourdes Carle won the 2024 WTA 125 title at La Bisbal, then carried that form into Madrid qualifying. Once in the main draw, the Argentine recorded her first WTA 1000 victory by beating 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-2 and followed it with a straight-sets win over Veronika Kudermetova. She reached a career-high No. 71 later that year. Carle is 5-foot-5, plays right-handed and identifies the forehand as her favorite shot, a useful detail behind the results rather than a generic style description.
Profile facts: US Open Tennis Championships player page ↗