Chilean tennis player (born 1992)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Seguel and the second or maternal family name is
Carvajal .
Daniela Seguel Seguel at Biarritz, 2021
Full name Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal Country (sports) Chile Born (1992-11-15 ) 15 November 1992 (age 31) Santiago , ChileHeight 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 2007 Prize money US$ 490,350 Career record 397–293 Career titles 16 ITF Highest ranking No. 162 (28 May 2018) Current ranking No. 772 (12 August 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2018 , 2021 , 2022 ) French Open Q3 (2020 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2018 , 2021 ) US Open Q1 (2016 , 2017 , 2021 ) Career record 284–170 Career titles 28 ITF Highest ranking No. 110 (7 July 2014) Current ranking No. 583 (12 August 2024) Wimbledon 1R (2014 ) Fed Cup 30–22 Last updated on: 15 August 2024.
Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal [ 1] (born 15 November 1992) is a Chilean professional tennis player. She has won 16 singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . On 28 May 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the Copa Colsanitas , her best result on a WTA Tour tournament yet. Seguel's first-round win over Nicole Gibbs was the first professional match won by a Chilean female tennis player since 1980.[ 2] On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 110 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Chile , Seguel has an overall win-loss record of 30–22 in Billie Jean King Cup (as of August 2024).
In 2006, her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit came at the age of 13. She played her first tournament at the first Open Junior International Chile, in May, and reached the quarterfinals, before losing to Argentinian player Ornella Caron, in straight sets.
In 2007, she won her first singles title at the second Junior Open Chile, in October.
In 2008, she reached one final, at the Copa Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela.
In 2009, she won the Vina Junior Open, by defeating her compatriot Cecilia Costa Melgar in the final, in straight sets.
In 2010, she played her last junior tournament, at the 27th Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil where she was stopped in the second round by Slovak player Jana Čepelová .
Professional career [ edit ]
Seguel made her debut at the professional level in 2007, at a $10k tournament in Santiago, Chile. In singles, she lost in the first round to Vivian Segnini .
In July 2010, she reached her first ITF singles final in La Paz, Bolivia. She lost the final in straight sets to Colombian player Karen Castiblanco and in November she won her first ITF title at a $10k in Concepción, Chile, alongside compatriot Fernanda Brito . In singles, she won her first title in April 2011, at a $10k event in Córdoba, Argentina.
Her biggest ITF title in singles came at the $60k Barcelona Women World Winner , in June 2017.
In January 2024, she made her debut at the 2024 United Cup in mixed doubles partnering Tomas Barrios Vera where they stunned Greek top 10 duo Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas .[ 3] [ 4]
Seguel at the 2014 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer
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.
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)[ edit ]
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[ edit ]
Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (5–4)
W10 tournaments (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (14–8)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2010
ITF La Paz, Bolivia
10,000
Clay
Karen Castiblanco
4–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Apr 2011
ITF Córdoba, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Verónica Cepede Royg
7–6(4) , 0–6, 6–4
Win
2–1
Mar 2012
ITF Rancagua, Chile
10,000
Clay
Carolina Zeballos
7–6(4) , 6–3
Win
3–1
Apr 2012
ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Patricia Kú Flores
1–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win
4–1
Apr 2012
ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Victoria Bosio
7–5, 6–1
Win
5–1
Oct 2012
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Carolina Zeballos
2–6, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss
5–2
Oct 2012
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
4–6, 2–6
Loss
5–3
Jun 2013
ITF Périgueux, France
25,000
Clay
Teliana Pereira
1–6, 4–6
Win
6–3
Jun 2015
ITF Manzanillo, Mexico
10,000
Hard
Nazari Urbina
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
7–3
Jul 2015
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Ana Sofía Sánchez
6–2, 6–2
Win
8–3
Aug 2015
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Fernanda Brito
7–5, 6–1
Loss
8–4
Sep 2015
ITF San Carlos Centro, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Eduarda Piai
1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win
9–4
Sep 2015
ITF Santa Fe, Argentina
10,000
Clay
María Álvarez Terán
6–2, 6–1
Win
10–4
Oct 2015
ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia
25,000+H
Clay
Montserrat González
6–7(0) , 6–3, 6–4
Win
11–4
Nov 2015
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
2–6, 6–2, ret.
Loss
11–5
Jun 2016
ITF Helsingborg, Sweden
25,000
Clay
Susanne Celik
4–6, 2–6
Win
12–5
Jul 2016
ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil
25,000
Hard
Aleksandrina Naydenova
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss
12–6
Nov 2016
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Paula Cristina Gonçalves
6–4, 4–4 ret.
Win
13–6
Jun 2017
Internacional de Barcelona , Spain
60,000
Clay
Amandine Hesse
3–6, 7–6(5) , 7–6(3)
Win
14–6
Oct 2017
ITF Seville, Spain
25,000
Clay
Marie Benoît
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss
14–7
Apr 2019
Nana Trophy Tunis , Tunisia
25,000
Clay
Jaqueline Cristian
4–6, 0–6
Win
15–7
May 2019
ITF Rome, Italy
25,000
Clay
Gabriela Cé
6–1, 7–5
Win
16–7
Jan 2020
ITF Vero Beach, United States
25,000
Clay
Tereza Mrdeža
7–5, 6–4
Loss
16–8
Oct 2021
ITF Rio do Sul, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Panna Udvardy
1–6, 0–6
Doubles: 46 (28 titles, 18 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (12–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (14–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (26–17)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2010
ITF Bogotá, Colombia
10,000
Clay
Fernanda Brito
Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto
6–1, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss
0–2
Nov 2010
ITF Bogotá, Colombia
10,000
Clay
Karen Ramírez Rivera
Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto
4–6, 5–7
Win
1–2
Nov 2010
ITF Concepción, Chile
10,000
Clay
Fernanda Brito
Karen Castiblanco Camila Silva
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–3
Mar 2011
ITF Rancagua, Chile
10,000
Clay
Belén Ludueña
Andrea Benítez Raquel Piltcher
6–7(5) , 1–6
Loss
1–4
Apr 2011
ITF Córdoba, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Belén Ludueña
Andrea Benítez Salome Llaguno
0–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Win
2–4
May 2011
ITF Itaparica, Brazil
10,000
Hard
Nathália Rossi
Andrea Benítez Raquel Piltcher
3–6, 6–0, [10–7]
Loss
2–5
Aug 2011
Reinert Open Versmold , Germany
25,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
Elizaveta Ianchuk Julia Mayr
4–6, 3–6
Win
3–5
Nov 2011
ITF Rancagua, Chile
10,000
Clay
Belén Ludueña
Carla Forte Flávia Guimarães Bueno
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win
4–5
Mar 2012
ITF Rancagua, Chile
10,000
Clay
Patricia Kú Flores
Fernanda Brito Raquel Piltcher
7–6(2) , 7–5
Win
5–5
Apr 2012
ITF Villa María, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Patricia Kú Flores
María Álvarez Terán Camila Silva
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win
6–5
Apr 2012
ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Sofía Luini Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss
6–6
May 2012
ITF Rosario, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Luciana Sarmenti
Tatiana Búa Camila Silva
4–6, 6–7(2)
Win
7–6
Jul 2012
ITF Brussels, Belgium
10,000
Clay
Anna Smolina
Elyne Boeykens Karolina Wlodarczak
2–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win
8–6
Sep 2012
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Fernanda Brito
Sofía Luini Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
6–1, 6–3
Loss
8–7
Oct 2012
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
Aranza Salut Carolina Zeballos
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
9–7
Oct 2012
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
Ornella Caron Aranza Salut
6–3, 6–4
Win
10–7
Nov 2012
ITF Temuco, Chile
10,000
Clay
Victoria Bosio
Sachie Ishizu Daniela Schippers
6–4, 6–2
Win
11–7
Mar 2013
ITF Gonesse, France
10,000
Clay (i)
Cindy Burger
Anne Schäfer Kateřina Vaňková
6–7(6) , 6–3, [10–2]
Win
12–7
Aug 2013
ITF Westende, Belgium
25,000
Hard
Tatiana Búa
Antonia Lottner Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Win
13–7
Aug 2013
ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium
10,000
Clay
Tatiana Búa
Amandine Hesse Deniz Khazaniuk
6–4, 6–2
Loss
13–8
Aug 2013
ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium
25,000
Clay
Gabriela Cé
Irina Khromacheva Diāna Marcinkēviča
4–6, 3–6
Win
14–8
Sep 2013
ITF Alphen aan den Rijn , Netherlands
25,000
Clay
Cindy Burger
Demi Schuurs Eva Wacanno
6–4, 6–1
Win
15–8
Sep 2013
ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France
25,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
Alizé Lim Laura Thorpe
6–4, 6–2
Loss
15–9
Dec 2013
ITF Santiago, Chile
25,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen
6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss
15–10
May 2014
Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer , France
100,000
Clay
Tatiana Búa
Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson
6–7(4) , 4–6
Loss
15–11
May 2014
ITF Maribor, Slovenia
25,000
Clay
Cindy Burger
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
0–6, 1–6
Loss
15–12
Aug 2014
ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium
15,000
Clay
Tatiana Búa
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs
2–6, 3–6
Win
16–12
Feb 2015
ITF Beinasco, Italy
25,000
Clay (i)
Demi Schuurs
Xenia Knoll Alice Matteucci
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss
16–13
Jun 2015
ITF Manzanillo, Mexico
10,000
Hard
Carolina Betancourt
Camila Fuentes Zoë Gwen Scandalis
3–6, 7–5, [10–12]
Win
17–13
Jul 2015
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Fernanda Brito
Nathaly Kurata Eduarda Piai
6–2, 6–2
Win
18–13
Aug 2015
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Fernanda Brito
Nathaly Kurata Eduarda Piai
6–3, 6–2
Loss
18–14
Sep 2015
ITF Santa Fe, Argentina
10,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
María Álvarez Terán Laura Pigossi
6–2, 2–6, [3–10]
Win
19–14
Oct 2015
ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia
25,000+H
Clay
Aleksandrina Naydenova
Montserrat González Francesca Segarelli
6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss
19–15
Nov 2015
ITF Santiago, Chile
10,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
Montserrat González Ana Sofía Sánchez
4–6, 6–7(3)
Win
20–15
Feb 2016
ITF São Paulo, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
Tara Moore Conny Perrin
6–3, 6–1
Win
21–15
Mar 2016
ITF Curitiba, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
Martina Caregaro Réka Luca Jani
6–3, 7–6(5)
Win
22–15
May 2016
Grado Tennis Cup, Italy
25,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
Başak Eraydın Alice Matteucci
6–2, 7–6(8)
Win
23–15
Mar 2017
ITF São Paulo, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Win
24–15
Apr 2017
Nana Trophy Tunis , Tunisia
60,000
Clay
Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
Ágnes Bukta Vivien Juhászová
6–7(3) , 6–3, [11–9]
Win
25–15
Sep 2017
Open de Saint-Malo , France
60,000
Clay
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Irina Bara Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–3, 6–3
Loss
25–16
Mar 2019
ITF Curitiba, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Luisa Stefani
7–6(3) , 6–7(0) , [2–10]
Loss
25–17
Sep 2019
Zagreb Ladies Open , Croatia
60,000+H
Clay
Amandine Hesse
Anna Bondár Paula Ormaechea
5–7, 5–7
Win
26–17
Oct 2021
ITF Rio do Sul, Brazil
25,000
Clay
Katharina Gerlach
Bárbara Gatica Rebeca Pereira
7–6(8) , 6–3
Win
27–17
Mar 2022
Open Medellín , Colombia
25,000
Clay
Conny Perrin
María Lourdes Carlé Laura Pigossi
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win
28–17
Jun 2022
ITF Périgueux, France
25,000
Clay
Rebeca Pereira
Emily Appleton Alexandra Osborne
6–4, 6–1
Loss
28–18
Sep 2022
ITF Marbella, Spain
25,000
Clay
Julia Riera
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Leyre Romero Gormaz
4–6, 2–6