# Daniela Seguel

Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal (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. 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).

## Junior career

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

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.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2014 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Tatiana Búa | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | Copa Colina, Chile | Clay | Lucciana Pérez Alarcón | Julia Lohoff Conny Perrin | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

* 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: 47 (28 titles, 19 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $60,000 tournaments (2–2)
* $25,000 tournaments (12–6)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (14–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (26–18)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto | 6–1, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2010 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Karen Ramírez Rivera | Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2010 | ITF Concepción, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | Karen Castiblanco Camila Silva | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2011 | ITF Rancagua, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Belén Ludueña | Andrea Benítez Raquel Piltcher | 6–7$^{(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 |
| Loss | 26–18 | Nov 2021 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 60,000 | Clay | { Katharina Gerlach | Arianne Hartono Olivia Tjandramulia | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 27–18 | Mar 2022 | Open Medellín, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Conny Perrin | María Lourdes Carlé Laura Pigossi | 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 28–18 | Jun 2022 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Rebeca Pereira | Emily Appleton Alexandra Osborne | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 28–19 | Sep 2022 | ITF Marbella, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Riera | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Leyre Romero Gormaz | 4–6, 2–6 |