Rafaella Baquerizo Explained

Rafaella Baquerizo
Birth Date:25 March 1998
Birth Place:Guayaquil, Ecuador
College:Purdue (2016–18)
Usopenjuniorresult:Q1 (2016)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:3–3
Updated:16 March 2020

Rafaella Baquerizo (born 25 March 1998) is an Ecuadorian tennis player.

Playing for Ecuador at the Fed Cup, Baquerizo has a win–loss record of 3–3.

On the juniors tour, Baquerizo has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 85, achieved on 24 February 2014.[1]

She played tennis at Purdue University, between 2016 and 2018.[2]

ITF junior finals

Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (3–1)

OutcomeW–LDateTournamentGradeSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1–012 November 2012Guayaquil, EcuadorG5Hard Stephanie Nemtsova6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–3
Winner2–09 November 2013Santa Cruz, BoliviaG3Clay Katie Swan6–1, 6–3
Runner-up2–131 October 2015La Paz, BoliviaG5Clay Yuliana Monroy3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Winner3–121 November 2015Guayaquil, EcuadorG5Hard Jimena Rodriguez-Benito6–4, 6–3

Doubles (9–7)

OutcomeW–LDateTournamentGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up0–129 September 2012Quillota, ChileG5Clay Fernanda Astete Luisa Rosa
Catalina Vives
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up0–210 November 2012Santa Cruz, BoliviaG3Clay Rafaela Gómez Nabila Farah
Noelia Zeballos
4–6, 1–6
Winner1–224 November 2012Guayaquil, EcuadorG5Hard Rafaela Gómez Stephanie Nemtsova
Stephanie Rodríguez
6–4, 6–3
Winner2–220 October 2013Florianópolis, BrazilG4Clay Ivone Álvaro Maria Vitória Beirão
Sofia Sualehe
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up2–326 October 2013Montevideo, UruguayG2Clay Leticia Garcia Vidal Olivia Hauger
Cassandra Vázquez
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Runner-up2–419 January 2014Caracas, VenezuelaG1Hard Luisa Stefani Anna Blinkova
Jessica Ho
3–6, 3–6
Winner3–426 January 2014Barranquilla, ColombiaG1Clay Usue Maitane Arconada Jaqueline Cristian
Dasha Ivanova
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up3–51 February 2014Guayaquil, EcuadorG1Clay Doménica González Luisa Stefani
Renata Zarazúa
1–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up3–622 March 2014San José, Costa RicaG3Hard Madison Bourguignon Anna Brogan
Gabriella Pollner
Winner4–66 April 2014La Paz, BoliviaB1Clay Doménica González Ornella Garavani
Thaisa Grana Pedretti
6–3, 6–4
Winner5–631 January 2015Guayaquil, EcuadorG1Clay Jaqueline Cristian Francesca Di Lorenzo
Meghan Kelley
6–1, 6–4
Winner6–631 October 2015La Paz, BoliviaG5Clay Daniela Alejandra la Fuente Strassburger Julia Goldberg
Yuliana Monroy
6–0, 1–6, [15–13]
Winner7–67 November 2015Santa Cruz, BoliviaG3Clay Lara Escauriza María Lourdes Carlé
Anastasia Iamachkine
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Winner8–613 February 2016La Paz, BoliviaG2Clay Camila Romero Anri Nagata
Yuki Naito
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Winner9–626 March 2016Mar del Plata, ArgentinaB1Clay Camila Romero Fernanda Labraña
Nathalia Wolf Gasparin
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up9–710 April 2016Mendoza, ArgentinaG3Clay Fernanda Labraña Melany Solange Krywoj
Azul Agustina Pedemonti
3–6, 6–7(11–13)

National representation

Fed Cup

Baquerizo made her Fed Cup debut for Ecuador in 2014, while the team was competing in the Americas Zone Group I, when she was 15 years and 318 days old.

Fed Cup (3–3)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (3–3)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (1–0)
Doubles (2–3)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–0)
Outdoors (3–3)
Doubles (2–3)
EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2014 Fed Cup
Americas Zone Group I
Pool B6 February 2014Lambaré, Paraguay ColombiaClayRafaela GómezMaría Herazo González
Paula Andrea Pérez
L1–6, 4–6
7 February 2014 BahamasNikkita Fountain
Larika Russell
W6–4, 6–2
2016 Fed Cup
Americas Zone Group I
Pool B3 February 2016Santa Cruz, Bolivia ArgentinaClayMarie Elise CasaresMaría Irigoyen
Catalina Pella
L0–6, 0–6
4 February 2016 BrazilCharlotte RömerPaula Cristina Gonçalves
Beatriz Haddad Maia
L6–7(3–7), 3–6
5 February 2016 PeruCamila RomeroBianca Botto
Anastasia Iamachkine
W6–4, 6–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rafaella Baquerizo junior stats on ITF official site . . 3 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Rafaella Baquerizo Bio – Purdue University Official Athletic Site. purduesports.com. 3 May 2020.