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Julieta Pareja

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Julieta Pareja
Pareja in 2025
Country (sports) United States
Born (2009-02-18) February 18, 2009 (age 16)
Carlsbad, California, US
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
Prize moneyUS $79,591
Singles
Career record26–10
Highest rankingNo. 317 (May 19, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 340 (June 30, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ3 (2024)
French Open JuniorQF (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2025)
US Open Junior1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record4–4
Highest rankingNo. 1,489 (October 7, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open JuniorQF (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2025)
US Open Junior2R (2024)
Last updated on: June 30, 2025.

Julieta Pareja (born February 18, 2009) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 7, achieved on June 9, 2025. She also has career-high WTA rankings of No. 317 in singles, achieved on May 19, 2025, and No. 1,489 in doubles, achieved on October 7, 2024.

Early life

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Pareja was born in Carlsbad, California, to father Pablo and mother Adriana.[1][2] She is of Colombian descent; her father is a first-generation American who was born to a Colombian immigrant father, while her mother is originally from Bogotá.[3][4] Her older sisters, Raquel and Antonia, are also tennis players.[5]

Junior career

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In July 2024, Pareja won back-to-back titles at the J100 Copa Ciudad and the J200 Copa Liga de Tenis de Bogotá.[6][7][8] Later that year, she represented the United States at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup and won the tournament with Tyra Caterina Grant and Kristina Penickova.[9]

In January 2025, she won the J300 Copa Barranquilla, defeating compatriot Ishika Ashar in the final.[4] She later won the J300 Fila International Junior Championships in Indian Wells and reached the final of the J500 Trofeo Bonfiglio.[10][11] In June, she reached both the girls' singles and doubles quarterfinals of the French Open and won the J300 Lexus British Open in Roehampton.[4][12] The following month, she reached both the girls' singles and doubles finals of Wimbledon.[13]

Professional career

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In June 2024, Pareja won her first professional title at the W15 SoCal Pro Series event in Rancho Santa Fe, becoming the youngest player to win a SoCal Pro Series women's singles title.[14][15] That August, she received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the US Open, where she reached the third round.[16]

In March 2025, she received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the Indian Wells Open.[17] Later that month, she qualified for her first WTA Tour main draw at the Copa Colsanitas, becoming the first player born in 2009 to compete in a WTA main draw and win a match at this level.[18] On her debut, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal with wins over wildcard entrant María José Sánchez Uribe [de], lucky loser Patricia Maria Țig, and Léolia Jeanjean, becoming the youngest WTA Tour semifinalist since Coco Gauff in 2019.[19][20]

Endorsements

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In June 2025, Pareja signed with On, becoming the first American female tennis player to sign with the brand.[12]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2025 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
W35 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2024 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States W15 Hard United States Kimmi Hance [de] 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2024 ITF Bakersfield, United States W35 Hard United States Amelia Honer 4–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2025 Wimbledon Grass Slovakia Mia Pohánková 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2025 Wimbledon Grass United States Thea Frodin [de] United States Kristina Penickova
Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová 		4–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ Secore, Damian (June 22, 2024). "Carlsbad's Pareja Continues Upward Ascent Into First SoCal Pro Series Singles Semifinal". USTA Southern California. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Paris, Jay (June 25, 2024). "Youth is served when Pareja has her racket". The Coast News. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Pratt, Steve (September 28, 2022). "Carlsbad's Pareja sisters excel in tennis while honoring their Hispanic heritage". USTA Southern California. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c McLean, Ross (July 7, 2025). "Snooze, you lose: Pareja defies belief to continue winning streak". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Thien, Glae (August 4, 2023). "Homecourt advantage? Carlsbad teen ready to tackle USTA junior nationals in own backyard". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Llegó a su final el ITF J100 Copa Ciudad de Medellín 2024". Federación Colombiana de Tenis (in Spanish). July 13, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Vargas, Francisco (July 11, 2024). "El tenis colombiano se queda sin representantes en el J100 Medellín". Match Tenis (in Spanish). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Dalcim, Matheus (July 18, 2024). "Guto faz semi no J200 de Bogotá, Enzo para nas quartas". TenisBrasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Renton, Jamie (November 16, 2024). "USA sweep Junior Billie Jean King Cup, Junior Davis Cup titles". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Fisher, Brenden (March 21, 2025). "2025 BNP Paribas Open: SoCal Pros Chase Titles, Juniors Sweep". USTA Southern California. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  11. ^ Pearson, Ed (May 27, 2025). "Vasami ends 13-year wait for Italian winner at J500 Milan". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Gupta, Megha (June 5, 2025). "On Signs Junior WTA Tennis Star Julieta Pareja". Serve On SI. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  13. ^ Reid, Cindy (July 10, 2025). "Top two seeds knocked out of girls' singles". Wimbledon. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  14. ^ Secore, Damian (June 24, 2024). "Tien Nets Third Singles Crown and Pareja Wins First Pro Title, Becoming Youngest SoCal Pro Series Champion". USTA Southern California. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  15. ^ Izidoro, Chase (June 23, 2024). "15-year-old Carlsbad local Julieta Pareja breaks record as youngest SoCal Pro Series Champion". KSWB-TV. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "Osaka, Andreescu and Anisimova among US Open wild card recipients". Women's Tennis Association. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Bohannan, Larry (February 28, 2025). "Sloane Stephens, Belinda Bencic among latest wild-card berths awarded to BNP Paribas Open". The Desert Sun. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  18. ^ "Pareja, 16, and Cyprus's Serban score milestone wins in Bogota". Women's Tennis Association. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  19. ^ "Bogota: Jeanjean knocked out by 16-year-old Pareja". Tennis Majors. April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  20. ^ "On WTA debut, 16-year-old Pareja becomes youngest semifinalist since Gauff". Women's Tennis Association. April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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