Irene Burillo Escorihuela Explained

Irene Burillo Escorihuela
Residence:Barcelona, Spain
Birth Date:23 July 1997
Birth Place:Caspe, Zaragoza, Spain
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 406,070
Singlestitles:5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 207 (17 January 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 289 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2022)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2022)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2021, 2023)
Doublestitles:7 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 272 (7 August 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 549 (12 August 2024)
Updated:19 August 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

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

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

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

Singles

Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.

Tournament2021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1AA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAA1R0 / 10–1
WimbledonQ1Q2AA0 / 00–0
US OpenQ1AQ10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10 / 10–1
WTA 1000
Madrid OpenAA2RQ10 / 11–1
Career statistics
Tournaments001Career total: 1
Overall win-loss0–00–01–10 / 21–2
Year-end ranking209289267$325,212

ITF finals

Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2015ITF Las Palmas, SpainW10Clay Anastasia Yakimova1–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win1–1Nov 2015ITF Castellón, SpainW10Clay Isabelle Wallace6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2May 2016ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, SpainW10Clay Renata Zarazúa7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Feb 2017ITF Palmanova, SpainW15Clay Olga Sáez Larra4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win2–3Nov 2017ITF Vinaròs, SpainW15Clay Miriam Bulgaru6–2, 7–5
Loss2–4Sep 2019ITF Arad, RomaniaW25Clay Andreea Mitu7–6(5), 4–6, 4–6
Win3–4Jan 2021Georgia's Rome Open, United StatesW60Hard Grace Min1–6, 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss3–5May 2021ITF Platja d'Aro, SpainW25Clay Rebeka Masarova3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win4–5Sep 2021ITF Lisbon, PortugalW25Clay İpek Öz6–4, 6–0
Loss4–6Oct 2022ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25+HHard (i) Céline Naef6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win5–6Aug 2024ITF Erwitte, GermanyW35Clay Julie Struplova6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2015ITF Melilla, SpainW10Clay Isabelle Wallace Estrella Cabeza Candela
Oleksandra Korashvili
3–6, 1–6
Win1–1May 2016ITF La Bisbal, SpainW10Clay Ksenija Sharifova Anđela Novčić
Natasha Piludu
7–5, 6–4
Win2–1Mar 2017ITF Palmanova, SpainW15Clay Ksenija Sharifova Inês Murta
Isabelle Wallace
7–5, 6–3
Win3–1Apr 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Charlotte Römer
Isabelle Wallace
6–4, 6–3
Loss3–2Apr 2017ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW25Clay Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Ankita Raina
Eva Wacanno
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–3Jul 2017ITF Turin, ItalyW25Clay Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Estrella Cabeza Candela
Paula Cristina Gonçalves
7–5, 0–6, [8–10]
Win4–3Feb 2018ITF Manacor, SpainW15Clay Olga Parres Azcoitia Seone Mendez
Alexandra Perper
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss4–4Jun 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Claudia Hoste Ferrer Paula Barañano
Fernanda Brito
6–7(5), 4–6
Win5–4Jun 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15Clay Andrea Lázaro García Fernanda Brito
Melissa Morales
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–5Jul 2019ITF Aschaffenburg, GermanyW25 Clay Despina Papamichail Tatiana Pieri
Ivana Popovic
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss5–6Aug 2019ITF Vienna, AustriaW25Clay Andrea Lázaro García Vivian Heisen
Katharina Hobgarski
6–7(4), 4–6
Win6–6Sep 2019ITF Marbella, SpainW25Clay Andrea Lázaro García Arantxa Rus
Gabriella Taylor
5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss6–7Jan 2020ITF Vero Beach, United StatesW25Clay Andrea Lázaro García Hsu Chieh-yu
Panna Udvardy
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss6–8Oct 2022Lisboa Belém Open, PortugalW25Clay Andrea Lázaro García Francisca Jorge
Matilde Jorge
2–6, 2–6
Win7–8Oct 2022ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25+HHard (i) Andrea Lázaro García Ankita Raina
Rosalie van der Hoek
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–9Oct 2022GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW60Hard (i) Andrea Lázaro García Freya Christie
Ali Collins
4–6, 1–6
Loss7–10Feb 2024ITF Morelia, MexicoW50Hard Rasheeda McAdoo Marina Melnikova
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]

Notes and References

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