Lizette Cabrera

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Lizette Cabrera
Full nameLizette Faith Cabrera
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceBrisbane, Queensland
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
Townsville, Queensland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachGoran Marijan
Prize moneyUS$ 1,006,131
Singles
Career record228–210 (52.1%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 376 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
French OpenQ2 (2018, 2022)
WimbledonQ2 (2017, 2018, 2022)
US Open1R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record84–106 (44.2%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (16 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 949 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2023)
Last updated on: 24 March 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 the 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 WTA 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 at 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]

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles[edit]

Current after the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 4 0–4 0%
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 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 0–6 0%
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 23%
Year-end ranking 135 230 131 140 172 296 $943,180

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2016 ITF Tweed Heads, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2016 ITF Brisbane, Australia 25,000 Hard Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Nov 2016 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 50,000 Carpet (i) Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada 80,000 Hard Canada Leylah Fernandez 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–1 Sep 2019 Darwin International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Abbie Myers 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 5–1 Oct 2019 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Nov 2019 Playford International, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Storm Sanders 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–2 Oct 2022 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naiktha Bains 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Nov 2022 ITF Traralgon, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Win 7–3 Jun 2023 ITF Tauste, Spain 25,000+H Hard Spain Rosa Vicens Mas 6–1, 6–3
Loss 7–4 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava w/o

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2014 ITF Toowoomba,
Australia
15,000 Hard Australia Priscilla Hon Australia Jessica Moore
Australia Abbie Myers
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2016 ITF Tokyo,
Japan
25,000 Hard Japan Miharu Imanishi Japan Kanae Hisami
Japan Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2016 ITF Cairns,
Australia
25,000 Hard Australia Alison Bai Poland Katarzyna Kawa
Poland Sandra Zaniewska
7–5, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss 1–3 Nov 2016 Canberra International,
Australia
60,000 Hard Australia Alison Bai Australia Jessica Moore
Australia Storm Sanders
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic,
United States
60,000 Clay United States Kristie Ahn United States Emina Bektas
United States Sanaz Marand
3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss 1–5 Apr 2019 Clay Court Championships,
United States
80,000 Clay Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova United States Quinn Gleason
United States Ingrid Neel
7–5, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 2–5 May 2019 ITF Caserta,
Italy
25,000 Clay Austria Julia Grabher Romania Elena Bogdan
Slovakia Vivien Juhaszová
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–5 Sep 2019 Darwin International,
Australia
60,000 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Alison Bai
Australia Jaimee Fourlis
6–4, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 4–5 Jun 2022 Ilkley Trophy,
United Kingdom
100,000 Grass South Korea Jang Su-jeong United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
United Kingdom Maia Lumsden
6–7(7), 6–0, [11–9]
Loss 4–6 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns,
Australia
25,000 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis Japan Yuki Naito
Japan Naho Sato
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR CABRERA IN TWEED HEADS". Tennis Australia. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Lizette Cabrera claims maiden WTA tour win in epic three-hour battle against Misaki Doi". The Mercury. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Lizette Cabrera has been handed a wildcard into the Australian Open". Courier Mail. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "LANDMARK WIN FOR CABRERA IN GUANGZHOU". Tennis Australia. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ^ "CABRERA CRUISES IN CANBERRA". Tennis Australia. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ "TOMIC AND CABRERA KEEP AUSSIE QUALIFYING HOPES ALIVE". Tennis Australia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Lizette Cabrera grabs the last US Open wild card for New York debut". Tennis World USA. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Perez and Cabrera Win ITF Titles". Tennis Australia. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Biggest Movers Cabrera at Career High". Tennis Back. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Cabrera's Winning Run Ends in Hobart". Tennis Australia. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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