| María Lourdes Carlé | |
| Residence: | Tandil, Argentina |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Daireaux, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.66 m |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 659,987 |
| Coach: | Matias Caceres |
| Singlestitles: | 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 71 (6 May 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 93 (15 July 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q1 (2023) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Olympicsresult: | 2R (2024) |
| Doublestitles: | 2 WTA Challengers |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 136 (25 July 2022) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 167 (15 July 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Othertournamentsdoubles: | yes |
| Olympicsdoublesresult: | 2R (2024) |
| Team: | yes |
| Fedcupresult: | 8–4 |
| Updated: | 30 July 2024 |
María Lourdes Carlé (pronounced as /es/;[1] born 10 February 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 71, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 136, achieved on 25 July 2022.
She owns one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won 13 singles titles and five doubles titles so far.
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Carlé had a career-high ranking of No. 9, achieved in November 2017. She played one season of college tennis for the Georgia Bulldogs in the United States in 2018–19, helping the team win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title, and was named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Freshman team.[2]
Playing for Argentina, Carlé has a win–loss record of 8–4 (as of July 2024) in Billie Jean King Cup.
Singles:
Doubles:
She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas.[3]
On her debut at the 2023 United Cup, she lost her two singles matches against Alizé Cornet and Donna Vekić.
During the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Carlé won two medals for Argentina. She advanced to the women's singles gold medal match, earning her a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics singles tournament.[4] Carlé would also win the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering with Julia Riera.[5]
In December 2023, Carlé reached her first WTA 125 final at the Buenos Aires Open.[6]
She made her top 100 debut on 4 March 2024 at world No. 99.[7] Two weeks later, she qualified into the main draw of Miami making her WTA 1000 debut. Two weeks later, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Solgironès Open in La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain.
Ranked No. 82 at the Madrid Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated wildcard Emma Raducanu[8] and 17th seed Veronika Kudermetova, recording her first WTA 1000 wins. As a result, she moved into the top 75.
Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| French Open | A | A | R1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | Q2 | R1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Guadalajara Open | style=color:#767676 | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 1 | Career total: 3 | ||||
| Overall win-loss | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 5–5 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 262 | 161 | 153 | $229,116 | ||||
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | bgcolor=silver | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay |  Laura Pigossi | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | bgcolor=silver | Solgironès Open, Spain | Clay |  Rebeka Masarova | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | bgcolor=silver | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | Despina Papamichail |  Irina Bara  Ekaterine Gorgodze | 7–5, 5–7, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | bgcolor=silver | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | Despina Papamichail |  María Paulina Pérez  Sofia Sewing | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | bgcolor=silver | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Clay |  Julia Riera |  Freya Christie Yuliana Lizarazo | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | bgcolor=silver | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Julia Riera |  Peangtarn Plipuech Tsao Chia-yi | 5–7, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay |  Varvara Flink | 4–6, 6–7(5) | |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Stephanie Petit | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2018 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | W15 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | W15 | Clay | Victoria Emma | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | 6–4, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 3–6, 6–7(4) | |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Weronika Falkowska | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–2 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Hard | Conny Perrin | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 9–2 | May 2022 | Pelham Pro Classic, United States | W60 | Clay | Elvina Kalieva | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Win | 10–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bastad, Sweden | W25 | Clay |  İpek Öz | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 11–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bodrum, Turkey | W60 | Clay | Irina Bara | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 12–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | W40 | Clay | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 13–2 | Jan 2024 | Vero Beach Open, United States | W75+H | Clay | Gabriela Lee | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Emily Appleton | Julieta Lara Estable Melina Ferrero | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | Candela Bugnon Guillermina Naya | 2–6, 6–1, [8–10] | |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Clay | Thaisa Grana Pedretti | Kendra Bunch  Katarina Kozarov | w/o | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Olivia Gram | Darya Astakhova Darja Semenistaja | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Villa María, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2021 | ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | W25 | Hard | Ylena In-Albon | Diāna Marcinkēviča Chiara Scholl | 6–3, 2–6, [7–10] | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | Arianne Hartono  Olivia Tjandramulia | 4–6, 6–2, [7–10] | |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lima, Peru | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | María Paulina Pérez Jessica Plazas | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W60 | Clay | Carolina Alves |  Valeriya Strakhova Olivia Tjandramulia | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable |  Nicole Fossa Huergo  Noelia Zeballos | 3–6, 6–0, [10–7] | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2022 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Ylena In-Albon  Réka Luca Jani | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | |
| Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2022 | Open Medellín, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Conny Perrin Daniela Seguel | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2022 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay | Maria Timofeeva |  Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova | 6–2, 3–6, [12–14] |
| 2021 | bgcolor=addfad rowspan="2" | F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan | Clay | Elena Rybakina | bgcolor=lime align=center | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Yulia Putintseva | bgcolor=lime align=center | W | 6–7(3), 7–6(3), ret. |
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | class=unsortable | W/L | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WG2 PO | Apr 2016 | Kyiv (UKR) | Ukraine | Hard | Guadalupe Pérez Rojas | Katerina Bondarenko Olga Savchuk | bgcolor=ffa07a align=center | L | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| 2021 | bgcolor=#ccf | ZG1 RR | Feb 2021 | Santiago (CHI) |  Peru | Clay | Guillermina Naya | Dana Guzmán Camila Soares | bgcolor=lime align=center | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan | Clay | Nadia Podoroska | Anna Danilina Yaroslava Shvedova | bgcolor=ffa07a align=center | L | 0–6, 5–7 |