Julia García Ruiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Julia García Ruiz (born 5 August 2003) is a Mexican professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 921 in singles, achieved on 9 September 2024, and No. 784 in doubles, achieved on 15 July 2024.

Julia García Ruiz

Full name	Julia García Ruiz
Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) Morelia, Mexico
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Oklahoma
Prize money	US$ 16,299
Singles
Career record	14–14
Highest ranking	No. 921 (9 September 2024)
Current ranking	No. 921 (9 September 2024)
Doubles
Career record	12–9
Highest ranking	No. 784 (15 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 793 (26 August 2024)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Early life

García Ruiz is a native of Morelia.^[1][2] She began playing tennis at the age of four.^[3] In her youth, she represented the Club Deportivo Futurama in Aguascalientes^[4] before moving to the Academia Tenis CONADE in Acapulco.^[5][6]

College career

In 2022, she began playing collegiate tennis for the Oklahoma Sooners.^[7][8] She was twice named a Big 12 Tennis Player of the Week in 2024.^[9][10]

Professional career

In August 2024, she made her WTA doubles debut with a wildcard into the main draw of the Monterrey Open with compatriot Ana Karen Guadiana Campos.^[11] She also received a wildcard into the singles qualifying competition where she defeated Natalija Stevanovic.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend W35 tournaments (1–0) W15 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay Carpet

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2024	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W35	Hard	Ana Carmen Zamburek	Mell Elizabeth Reasco González Antonia Schmidt	6–4, 2–6, [10–4]
Win	2–0	Jun 2024	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W15	Hard	Sofía Camila Rojas	Jessica Hinojosa Gómez Noelia Zeballos	6–4, 7–6(8–6)

References

1. Moreno, Marco (12 April 2019). "Yucateco jugará premundial de tenis en Canadá". Grupo SIPSE (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
2. Ruiz, Víctor (21 July 2020). "La tenista michoacana Julia García, lista para la profesionalidad". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
3. "A sus 16 años, Julia García no para de soñar y lucha por alcanzar sus metas". La Voz de Michoacán (in Spanish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
4. "Julia García, gana torneo Gran Slam de tenis en SLP". Agssports (in Spanish). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
5. "Academia de tenis de Acapulco se engalana con Abierto". XHTVM-TDT (in Spanish). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
6. "Agradece Julia García a Academia de Tenis Conade, porque subió su nivel de competencia". Gobierno de México (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
7. "Sooners Add Julia Garcia Ruiz For 2022-23". Oklahoma Sooners. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
8. Ruiz, Víctor (4 October 2022). "Tenista Julia García regresa a las competencias tras un año de ausencia". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
9. "OU's Martinez and Garcia Ruiz Sweep Big 12 Tennis Weekly Awards". Big 12. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
10. "UT's Braswell and OU's Garcia Ruiz Secure Big 12 Tennis Weekly Recognition". Big 12. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
11. Cavazos, Enrique (19 August 2024). "Mexicanas quieren sorprender en el Abierto GNP Seguros". El Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.

External links

• Julia Garcia Ruiz at the Women's Tennis Association
• Julia Garcia Ruiz at the International Tennis Federation
• Julia Garcia Ruiz at tennisabstract.com
• Julia Garcia Ruiz at ESPN.com