# María Lourdes Carlé

María Lourdes Carlé (Spanish pronunciation:; born 10 February 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 71, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of world No. 124, achieved on 11 November 2024.
She has won one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won 13 singles titles and five doubles titles so far.
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Carlé had a career-high ranking of No. 9, achieved in November 2017. She played one season of college tennis for the Georgia Bulldogs in the United States in 2018–19, helping the team win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title, and was named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Freshman team.
Playing for Argentina in Billie Jean King Cup, Carlé has a win–loss record of 8–4 (as of July 2024).

## Junior career
### Grand Slam performance

Singles:
* Australian Open: –
* French Open: 3R (2018)
* Wimbledon: 3R (2018)
* US Open: 1R (2018)
Doubles:
* Australian Open: –
* French Open: SF (2017)
* Wimbledon: 1R (2016)
* US Open: –

## Career
### 2022: WTA Tour and top 150 debuts

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, losing to Tatjana Maria in the first round.

### 2023: Pan American Games, maiden WTA 125 final

During the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Carlé won two medals for Argentina. She advanced to the women's singles gold medal match, earning her a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics singles tournament. Carlé would also win the bronze medal in women's doubles, partnering with Julia Riera.
Partnering Julia Riera, she was won the doubles title at the Montevideo Open, defeating Freya Christie and Yuliana Lizarazo in the final.
In December 2023, Carlé reached her first WTA 125 final at the Buenos Aires Open but lost to Laura Pigossi. She won the doubles at the same tournament playing with Despina Papamichail, defeating María Paulina Pérez García and Sofia Sewing in the final.

### 2024: WTA 1000 debut and first wins, WTA 125 title, top 75

Carlé made her top 100 debut on 4 March 2024 at world No. 99. Two weeks later, she qualified into the main draw of Miami making her WTA 1000 debut. Two weeks later, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Solgironès Open in La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain.
Ranked No. 82 at the Madrid Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated wildcard Emma Raducanu and 17th seed Veronika Kudermetova, recording her first WTA 1000 wins, before losing to ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko in the third round. As a result, she moved into the top 75.
Partnering with Simona Waltert, Carlé was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 Montreux Nestlé Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.
In November, she reached the final at the WTA 125 Copa LP Chile, but lost to Nina Stojanović in three sets.

## Performance timeline

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

### Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| WTA 1000 |||||||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | Q1 | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics |||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 1 | | Career total: 3 | Career total: 3 |
| Overall win-loss | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | | 0 / 3 | 5–5 |
| Year-end ranking | 262 | 161 | 153 | | $229,116 | $229,116 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | Laura Pigossi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Solgironès Open, Spain | Clay | Rebeka Masarova | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | Despina Papamichail | Irina Bara Ekaterine Gorgodze | 7–5, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | Despina Papamichail | María Paulina Pérez Sofia Sewing | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Clay | Julia Riera | Freya Christie Yuliana Lizarazo | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Julia Riera | Peangtarn Plipuech Tsao Chia-yi | 5–7, 3–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (3–0)
* W40 tournaments (1–0)
* W25 tournaments (2–0)
* W15 tournaments (7–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–1)
* Clay (9–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | Varvara Flink | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Stephanie Petit | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2018 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | W15 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | W15 | Clay | Victoria Emma | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | 6–4, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Hard | Conny Perrin | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–2 | May 2022 | Pelham Pro Classic, United States | W60 | Clay | Elvina Kalieva | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bastad, Sweden | W25 | Clay | İpek Öz | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bodrum, Turkey | W60 | Clay | Irina Bara | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | W40 | Clay | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–2 | Jan 2024 | Vero Beach Open, United States | W75+H | Clay | Gabriela Lee | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |

### Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60 tournaments (1–2)
* W25 tournaments (2–4)
* W15 tournaments (2–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (5–6)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2017 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Emily Appleton | Julieta Lara Estable Melina Ferrero | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | Candela Bugnon Guillermina Naya | 2–6, 6–1, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2020 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Clay | Thaisa Grana Pedretti | Kendra Bunch Katarina Kozarov | w/o |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Olivia Gram | Darya Astakhova Darja Semenistaja | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Villa María, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Richèl Hogenkamp | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2021 | ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | W25 | Hard | Ylena In-Albon | Diāna Marcinkēviča Chiara Scholl | 6–3, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | Arianne Hartono Olivia Tjandramulia | 4–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lima, Peru | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | María Paulina Pérez Jessica Plazas | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W60 | Clay | Carolina Alves | Valeriya Strakhova Olivia Tjandramulia | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | Nicole Fossa Huergo Noelia Zeballos | 3–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2022 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Ylena In-Albon Réka Luca Jani | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2022 | Open Medellín, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Conny Perrin Daniela Seguel | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2022 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay | Maria Timofeeva | Anna Danilina Valeriya Strakhova | 6–2, 3–6, [12–14] |

## Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
### Singles (4–2)

| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 2021 | F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan | Clay | Elena Rybakina | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 2021 | F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan | Clay | Yulia Putintseva | W | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 7–6$^{(3)}$, ret. |

### Doubles (1–2)

| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
| 2016 | WG2 PO | Apr 2016 | Kyiv (UKR) | Ukraine | Hard | Guadalupe Pérez Rojas | Katerina Bondarenko Olga Savchuk | L | 1–6, 3–6 |
| 2021 | ZG1 RR | Feb 2021 | Santiago (CHI) | Peru | Clay | Guillermina Naya | Dana Guzmán Camila Soares | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2021 | F PO | Apr 2021 | Córdoba (ARG) | Kazakhstan | Clay | Nadia Podoroska | Anna Danilina Yaroslava Shvedova | L | 0–6, 5–7 |