Usue Maitane Arconada Explained

Usue Maitane Arconada
Residence:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Birth Date:28 October 1998
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:1.65 m
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Stephen Huss
Careerprizemoney:$537,910
Singlestitles:5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 130 (February 3, 2020)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 417 (November 18, 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2022)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2020, 2021)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2021)
Usopenresult:1R (2020)
Doublestitles:7 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 116 (December, 16 2019)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 652 (November 18, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
Updated:November 18, 2024

Usue Maitane Arconada (born 28 October 1998) is an American tennis player born in Argentina. As a junior she won the 2016 Wimbledon girls' doubles title. During her professional career Arconada has won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Juniors

Arconada won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles title, alongside Claire Liu, defeating Mariam Bolkvadze and Caty McNally in the final.[1] In May 2015, she achieved a career-high ITF juniors combined ranking of No.5.

Professional career

Arconada made her WTA Tour debut at the 2016 Washington Open, defeating Françoise Abanda to reach the second round, where she lost to Yulia Putintseva in three sets.[2]

She won the ITF 2019 Tennis Championships of Honolulu, defeating Nicole Gibbs in the final.[3]

Playing with Caroline Dolehide, Arconada won a gold medal in women's doubles at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, overcoming Verónica Cepede Royg and Montserrat González from Paraguay in the final.[4]

Arconada reached her first WTA 125 final at the 2019 New Haven Challenger, losing to Anna Blinkova.[5] Partnering Jamie Loeb, she also made the doubles final at the same event but lost to Blinkova and Oksana Kalashnikova in a deciding champions tiebreak.[5]

She made her Grand Slam tournament singles main-draw debut at the 2020 US Open,[2] losing in the first round to Kaja Juvan.[6]

Alongside Cristina Bucșa, Arconada reached her second WTA 125 doubles final at the 2021 Concord Open, but lost to Peangtarn Plipuech and Jessy Rompies.[7]

She won the 2021 ITF Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge, defeating Marcela Zacarías in straight sets in the final.[8]

At the 2024 ITF Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, Arconada reached her first singles final for almost three years, losing in straight sets to top seed Renata Zarazúa.[9]

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament201720182019202020212022W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
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WTA 1000
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Career statistics
Year-end ranking234345140154182648-

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1bgcolor=silverNew Haven Challenger,
United States
Hard Jamie Loeb Anna Blinkova
Oksana Kalashnikova
2–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss0–2bgcolor=silverConcord Open,
United States
Hard Cristina Bucșa Peangtarn Plipuech
Jessy Rompies
6–3, 6–7(5), [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
W50 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2015ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe10,000Hard Victoria Bosio7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss1–1Apr 2017ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Ulrikke Eikeri5–7, 2–6
Loss1–2Apr 2019Osprey Challenger, United States25,000Clay Ann Li3–6, 5–7
Win2–2Jun 2019ITF Bethany Beach, United States25,000Clay Natasha Subhash6–1, 6–1
Win3–2Jun 2019ITF Denver, United States25,000Clay Alexa Glatch6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win4–2Jul 2019Championships of Honolulu, United States60,000Hard Nicole Gibbs6–0, 6–2
Win5–2Oct 2021Berkeley Club Challenge, United States60,000Hard Marcela Zacarías6–1, 6–3
Loss5–3Sep 2024Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, United StatesW75Hard Renata Zarazúa4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2016Abierto Tampico, Mexico50,000Hard Katie Swan Elise Mertens
Mihaela Buzărnescu
0–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Dec 2016ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay Georgia Brescia Guadalupe Perez Rojas
Tamara Zidanšek
3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss0–3Feb 2017ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Sofia Kenin Mariana Duque Mariño
Nadia Podoroska
6–4, 0–6, [5–10]
Win1–3Jul 2017Stockton Challenger, United States60,000Hard Sofia Kenin Tammi Patterson
Chanel Simmonds
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Win2–3Jan 2018ITF Daytona Beach, United States25,000Clay Alexa Guarachi Ulrikke Eikeri
Ilona Kremen
6–3, 6–4
Loss2–4Feb 2019ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Emina Bektas Coco Gauff
Paige Hourigan
3–6, 6–4, [12–14]
Win3–4Apr 2019ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Caroline Dolehide Oana Georgeta Simion
Gabriela Talabă
6–3, 6–0
Win4–4Apr 2019Dothan Pro Classic, United States80,000Clay Caroline Dolehide Destanee Aiava
Astra Sharma
7–6(5), 6–4
Loss4–5May 2019ITF Bonita Springs, United States100,000Clay Caroline Dolehide Alexa Guarachi
Erin Routliffe
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win5–5Jun 2019ITF Bethany Beach, United States25,000Clay Hayley Carter Dea Herdželaš
Tereza Mihalíková
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–6Jul 2019Championships of Honolulu, United States60,000Hard Caroline Dolehide Hayley Carter
Jamie Loeb
4–6, 4–6
Win6–6Oct 2019Tennis Classic of Macon, United States80,000Hard Caroline Dolehide Jaimee Fourlis
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
7–6(5), 6–4
Win7–6Feb 2021ITF Boca Raton, United States25,000Hard Caroline Dolehide Camila Osorio
Conny Perrin
6–3, 6–4
Win8–6Jul 2024ITF Dallas, United StatesW50Hard Katrina Scott Jéssica Hinojosa Gómez
Hiroko Kuwata
6–3, 6–3

Junior career finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shapovalov fightback sinks De Minaur. wimbledon.com. 18 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes. Women's Tennis Association. 18 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Arconada Wins Tennis Championships of Honolulu. USTA Hawaii. 18 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Caroline Dolehide, Usue Arconada Win Women’s Doubles Gold at Pan American Games. Tennis Panorama Archive. 18 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Blinkova blasts to New Haven 125K title over Arconada. Women's Tennis. 18 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Usue Arconada vs Kaja Juvan. Eurosport. 18 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Frech triumphs over Zarazua to win career-best title at Concord 125. Women's Tennis Association. 18 November 2024.
  8. Web site: Arconada wins Berkeley Tennis Club Women’s Challenge. Berkeleyside. 18 November 2024.
  9. Web site: Player takes pool plunge after winning Central Coast Tennis Classic. Paso Robles Daily News. 18 November 2024.