Lizette Cabrera

Lizette Faith Cabrera (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian tennis player of Filipino descent. She has a career-high singles ranking of 119, achieved on 3 February 2020.

Lizette Cabrera

Cabrera at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Lizette Faith Cabrera
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Queensland
Born	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 25) Townsville, Queensland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Anthony Richardson
Prize money	US$ 1,001,502
Singles
Career record	222–206 (51.9%)
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 119 (3 February 2020)
Current ranking	No. 239 (9 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
French Open	Q2 (2018, 2022)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2017, 2018, 2022)
US Open	1R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	81–103 (44.0%)
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 139 (16 July 2018)
Current ranking	No. 842 (9 October 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2023)
Last updated on: 18 July 2023.

Early life

Cabrera was born and raised in Townsville by her parents Ronnie and Maria before moving to Brisbane to train at the National Academy. She has one sister, Izabo and one brother, Carl. Cabrera's parents are both from the Philippines and both work in an abattoir in order to financially support her career.

Professional career

2016

Cabrera started 2016 with a ranking of 1062. She won her first title on the professional tour in September 2016.^[1] Her year-end singles ranking was No. 257.

2017: Maiden tour match win

Cabrera was given a wildcard into the Hobart International and won her first WTA Tour match against Misaki Doi in round one.^[2] At the Australian Open, Cabrera made her senior Grand Slam main-draw debut thanks to a wildcard;^[3] however, she lost in the first round to Donna Vekic. In September, Cabrera qualified for and made the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou International, defeating world No. 30, Anett Kontaveit, in the second round.^[4] She ended 2017 with a singles rank of 135.

2018

Cabrera lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia in round one of the Hobart International and the Australian Open the following week. In March, she reached the quarterfinal of ACT Clay Court International.^[5] In April, Cabrera qualified for the WTA Tour event Copa Colsanitas. In May, she reached the second round of qualifying for the French Open^[6] and in June, the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon. Cabrera made her US Open main-draw debut after winning a wildcard.^[7] She lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round, and ended season with a singles rank of 230.

2019

Cabrera failed to qualify for the Brisbane International and Australian Open but then reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International. In March, she played in the ITF Circuit across the U.S., with limited success, before travelling to Europe in May. She won the doubles title in Caserta, Italy with Julia Grabher and reached the quarterfinals of the Manchester Trophy, losing to eventual champion Magda Linette.

In July, Cabrera won the Challenger de Granby in Canada; this was her first title in three years and biggest to date. Her ranking improved to back inside the world's top 200.^[8] At the US Open, Cabrera lost in the final round of qualifying. In September, she returned to Australia and won the singles and doubles at the Darwin International. In October, she won the Bendigo International and reached the final of the Playford International the following week. These results vaulted Cabrera to a career-high singles ranking of 131,^[9] and so she finished the year.

2020

Cabrera commenced new season with her first WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2017 at the Hobart International but lost to Elena Rybakina.^[10] She also lost in the first round at the Australian Open, before she reached the quarterfinals at the Burnie International. After these results, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of 119, on 3 February 2020.

2022

Cabrera reached the second round of qualifying at the Australian Open.^[11]

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	1R	1R	Q2	1R	1R	Q2	Q1	0 / 4	0–4	0%
French Open	Q1	Q2	A	A	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q2	Q2	A	NH	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q2	1R	Q3	1R	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 6	0–6	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	5	6	0	3	7	2	0	Career total: 23
Overall win–loss	4–5	0–6	0–0	2–3	1–7	0–2	0–0	0 / 23	7–23	23%
Year-end ranking	135	230	131	140	172	296		$943,180

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments (1–0) $60,000 tournaments (2–2) $40,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments (4–2) $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (7–3) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2016	ITF Tweed Heads, Australia	25,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Win	2–0	Oct 2016	ITF Brisbane, Australia	25,000	Hard	Viktória Kužmová	6–2, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Nov 2016	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	50,000^[a]	Carpet (i)	Aryna Sabalenka	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Jul 2019	Challenger de Granby, Canada	80,000	Hard	Leylah Fernandez	6–1, 6–4
Win	4–1	Sep 2019	Darwin International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Abbie Myers	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win	5–1	Oct 2019	Bendigo International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Maddison Inglis	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–2	Nov 2019	Playford International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Storm Sanders	3–6, 4–6
Win	6–2	Oct 2022	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Naiktha Bains	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	6–3	Nov 2022	ITF Traralgon, Australia	25,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6
Win	7–3	Jun 2023	ITF Zaragoza, Spain	25,000+H	Hard	Rosa Vicens Mas	6–1, 6–3
Loss	7–4	Oct 2023	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	Walkover

Doubles: 109 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (1–0) $80,000 tournaments (0–1) $60,000 tournaments (1–2) $40,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments (2–2) $15,000 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (1–2) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2014	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	15,000	Hard	Priscilla Hon	Jessica Moore   Abbie Myers	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2016	ITF Tokyo, Japan	25,000	Hard	Miharu Imanishi	Kanae Hisami   Kotomi Takahata	1–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Oct 2016	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Alison Bai	Katarzyna Kawa   Sandra Zaniewska	7–5, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss	1–3	Nov 2016	Canberra International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Alison Bai	Jessica Moore   Storm Sanders	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Apr 2017	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	60,000	Clay	Kristie Ahn	Emina Bektas   Sanaz Marand	3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss	1–5	Apr 2019	Clay Court Championships, United States	80,000	Clay	Akgul Amanmuradova	Quinn Gleason   Ingrid Neel	7–5, 5–7, [8–10]
Win	2–5	May 2019	ITF Caserta, Italy	25,000	Clay	Julia Grabher	Elena Bogdan   Vivien Juhaszová	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–5	Sep 2019	Darwin International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Destanee Aiava	Alison Bai   Jaimee Fourlis	6–4, 2–6, [10–3]
Win	4–5	Jun 2022	Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom	100,000	Grass	Jang Su-jeong	Naiktha Bains   Maia Lumsden	6–7^(7), 6–0, [11–9]
Loss	4–6	Oct 2023	ITF Cairns Australia	25,000	Hard	Maddison Inglis	Yuki Naito   Naho Sato	6–4, 3–6, [2–10]

Notes

1. The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

References

1. "HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR CABRERA IN TWEED HEADS". Tennis Australia. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
2. "Lizette Cabrera claims maiden WTA tour win in epic three-hour battle against Misaki Doi". The Mercury. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
3. "Lizette Cabrera has been handed a wildcard into the Australian Open". Courier Mail. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
4. "LANDMARK WIN FOR CABRERA IN GUANGZHOU". Tennis Australia. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
5. "CABRERA CRUISES IN CANBERRA". Tennis Australia. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
6. "TOMIC AND CABRERA KEEP AUSSIE QUALIFYING HOPES ALIVE". Tennis Australia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
7. "Lizette Cabrera grabs the last US Open wild card for New York debut". Tennis World USA. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
8. "Perez and Cabrera Win ITF Titles". Tennis Australia. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
9. "Biggest Movers Cabrera at Career High". Tennis Back. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
10. "Cabrera's Winning Run Ends in Hobart". Tennis Australia. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
11. "Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

External links

• Lizette Cabrera at the Women's Tennis Association  
• Lizette Cabrera at the International Tennis Federation  
• Lizette Cabrera at Tennis Australia