Irene Burillo Escorihuela

Irene Burillo Escorihuela
Burillo Escorihuela at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
Caspe, Zaragoza, Spain
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$417,626
Singles
Career record340–278
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 207 (17 January 2022)
Current rankingNo. 225 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022)
French Open1R (2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record126–125
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 272 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 509 (21 October 2024)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Irene Burillo Escorihuela (born 23 July 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 207 in singles, achieved in January 2022, and No. 272 in doubles, achieved on 7 August 2023. She has won five singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life

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Burillo Escorihuela was born in Caspe, Zaragoza.[1] Her father, Carlos Burillo, was a footballer. She has a twin brother named Carlos.[2] She trains at the Ad in Tennis Academy in Barcelona.[3]

Career

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Burillo Escorihuela at the 2023 US Open

In January 2021, Burillo Escorihuela won the inaugural Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, a $60k event, by defeating Grace Min in the final in her fifth three-setter of the week to win her first title since 2017 – and her first above $15k level.[4]

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Morocco Open where she lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round.[5] The following month, she entered the Open Internacional de Valencia as a wildcard, but lost to fourth-seeded Arantxa Rus in the first round.

In 2023, she qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament, the Madrid Open, having been given a wildcard for the qualifying draw. She won her first match at the WTA Tour-level against Kaia Kanepi in the first round.[6][7]

Ranked No. 280, she qualified for her first major at the 2024 French Open by defeating Carole Monnet, Veronika Erjavec, and Jil Teichmann in qualifying without dropping a set.[8][9][10] However, she lost in the first round of the main draw to fellow qualifier Moyuka Uchijima.[11]

Performance timeline

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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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
WTA 1000
Madrid Open A A 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 2 1–2
Year-end ranking 209 289 267 $325,212

ITF finals

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Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 ITF Las Palmas, Spain W10 Clay Belarus Anastasia Yakimova 1–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2015 ITF Castellón, Spain W10 Clay Australia Isabelle Wallace 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 May 2016 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain W10 Clay Mexico Renata Zarazúa 7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2017 ITF Palmanova, Spain W15 Clay Spain Olga Sáez Larra 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2017 ITF Vinaròs, Spain W15 Clay Romania Miriam Bulgaru 6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–4 Sep 2019 ITF Arad, Romania W25 Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 7–6(5), 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Jan 2021 Georgia's Rome Open, United States W60 Hard United States Grace Min 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss 3–5 May 2021 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain W25 Clay Spain Rebeka Masarova 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 4–5 Sep 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal W25 Clay Turkey İpek Öz 6–4, 6–0
Loss 4–6 Oct 2022 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W25+H Hard (i) Switzerland Céline Naef 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4–7 Jun 2024 Ystad, Sweden W50 Clay Turkey Berfu Cengiz 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 5–7 Aug 2024 ITF Erwitte, Germany W35 Clay Czech Republic Julie Štruplová 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–8 Oct 2024 ITF Loulé, Portugal W35 Hard Switzerland Leonie Küng 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 ITF Melilla, Spain W10 Clay Australia Isabelle Wallace Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili
3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 May 2016 ITF La Bisbal, Spain W10 Clay Russia Ksenija Sharifova Serbia Anđela Novčić
Italy Natasha Piludu
7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Mar 2017 ITF Palmanova, Spain W15 Clay Russia Ksenija Sharifova Portugal Inês Murta
Australia Isabelle Wallace
7–5, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Ecuador Charlotte Römer
Australia Isabelle Wallace
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Apr 2017 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers India Ankita Raina
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 2017 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
7–5, 0–6, [8–10]
Win 4–3 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay Spain Olga Parres Azcoitia Australia Seone Mendez
Moldova Alexandra Perper
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–4 Jun 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Spain Claudia Hoste Ferrer Argentina Paula Barañano
Chile Fernanda Brito
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 5–4 Jun 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García Chile Fernanda Brito
Guatemala Melissa Morales
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–5 Jul 2019 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay Greece Despina Papamichail Italy Tatiana Pieri
Australia Ivana Popovic
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss 5–6 Aug 2019 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García Germany Vivian Heisen
Germany Katharina Hobgarski
6–7(4), 4–6
Win 6–6 Sep 2019 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García Netherlands Arantxa Rus
United Kingdom Gabriella Taylor
5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 6–7 Jan 2020 ITF Vero Beach, United States W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
Hungary Panna Udvardy
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 6–8 Oct 2022 Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
2–6, 2–6
Win 7–8 Oct 2022 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W25+H Hard (i) Spain Andrea Lázaro García India Ankita Raina
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–9 Oct 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK W60 Hard (i) Spain Andrea Lázaro García United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Ali Collins
4–6, 1–6
Loss 7–10 Feb 2024 ITF Morelia, Mexico W50 Hard United States Rasheeda McAdoo Marina Melnikova
Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]

References

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  1. ^ Peralta Álvarez, Eduard (15 March 2023). "Irene Burillo, mejor tenista aragonesa del 2022". La Comarca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Lahoz, Raúl (16 April 2017). "Irene Burillo: "La verdadera victoria reside en entregarse al máximo"". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Irene Burillo: "Llegar a vivir del tenis sería increíble"". Sphera Sports (in Spanish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ Renton, Jamie (1 February 2021). "Tan claims biggest title yet - and a place in the Top 200". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ Solsona, Joan (26 April 2023). "Masarova, Burillo y Párrizas, primeras victorias españolas en el cuadro femenino del Mutua Madrid Open". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ Lainez, Javier (27 April 2023). "Irene Burillo disfruta de su mejor momento en el Mutua Madrid Open y busca dar la sorpresa contra una de las favoritas". Hoy Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. ^ Velasco, Javier L. (23 May 2024). "La aragonesa Irene Burillo se cuela en el cuadro final de Roland Garros". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ Solsona, Joan (23 May 2024). "Irene Burillo pasa la previa de Roland Garros y debutará en un 'Grand Slam' con 26 años". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ Garber, Greg (25 May 2024). "Qualifying at Roland Garros: The grueling journey that can change careers". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ Gavelán, Juan (28 May 2024). "Derrota fugaz en París: Burillo pasa un mal día en Roland Garros". Canal Tenis (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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