Julia García Ruiz
| Full name | Julia García Ruiz |
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| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
| Born | 5 August 2003 Morelia, Mexico |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Oklahoma |
| Prize money | US $16,609 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 14–15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 909 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 974 (16 June 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 784 (15 July 2024) |
| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |
Julia García Ruiz (born 5 August 2003) is a Mexican professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 909 in singles, achieved on 21 October 2024, and No. 784 in doubles, achieved on 15 July 2024. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Oklahoma.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In August 2024, she made her WTA Tour debut with a wildcard into the doubles 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
[edit]Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W35 | Hard |  Ana Carmen Zamburek
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 Mell Reasco  Antonia Schmidt
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6–4, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2024 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W15 | Hard |  Sofía Camila Rojas
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Jessica Hinojosa Gómez  Noelia Zeballos
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6–4, 7–6(6) |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2025 | ITF Wichita, United States | W35 | Hard |  Maria Berlanga Bandera
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Catherine Harrison Christina Rosca
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7–5, 7–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Moreno, Marco (12 April 2019). "Yucateco jugará premundial de tenis en Canadá". Grupo SIPSE (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Ruiz, Víctor (21 July 2020). "La tenista michoacana Julia García, lista para la profesionalidad". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Julia García, gana torneo Gran Slam de tenis en SLP". Agssports (in Spanish). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Academia de tenis de Acapulco se engalana con Abierto". XHTVM-TDT (in Spanish). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sooners Add Julia Garcia Ruiz For 2022-23". Oklahoma Sooners. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OU's Martinez and Garcia Ruiz Sweep Big 12 Tennis Weekly Awards". Big 12. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "UT's Braswell and OU's Garcia Ruiz Secure Big 12 Tennis Weekly Recognition". Big 12. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Cavazos, Enrique (19 August 2024). "Mexicanas quieren sorprender en el Abierto GNP Seguros". El Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Julia Garcia Ruiz at the Women's Tennis Association
- Julia Garcia Ruiz at the International Tennis Federation
- Julia Garcia Ruiz at ESPN.com
Women's Tennis Association: Top Mexican female singles tennis players | |
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