Emiliana Arango

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arango and the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.
Emiliana Arango
Arango at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open
Full nameEmiliana Arango Restrepo
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, US
Born (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000
Medellín, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Coach
  • Felipe Mantilla
Prize moneyUS $1,448,640
Singles
Career record236–187
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 46 (13 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 46 (2 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open2R (2025)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
US Open1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record25–35
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 452 (2 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 452 (2 February 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2026)
Team competitions
BJK Cup12–10
Last updated on: 2 February 2026.

Emiliana Arango Restrepo (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljana aˈɾaŋɡo]; born 28 November 2000) is a Colombian professional tennis player.[1] She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 46 achieved on 13 October 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 452, reached on 2 February 2026. She is currently the No. 1 singles player from Colombia.[2]

Playing for Colombia Billie Jean King Cup team, Arango has a win–loss record of 12–10.[3]

Career

Juniors

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Arango has a career-high ranking of world No. 8, achieved in January 2018. In singles, she reached the semifinals at the 2017 Junior US Open. In doubles, she reached two quarterfinals, both in 2017, at Wimbledon and US Open, respectively. As a junior, she won three singles and three doubles titles.[4]

Grand Slam performance

Singles

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 2R (2017)
  • Wimbledon: 1R (2016, 2017)
  • US Open: SF (2017)

Doubles

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 2R (2017)
  • Wimbledon: QF (2017)
  • US Open: QF (2017)

2016-2018: WTA Tour debut and first win

Arango made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, where she lost in the first round to Irina Falconi, winning only one game.

At the 2018 Copa Colsanitas, she secured her first tour-level win with a three-set victory over fourth seed Verónica Cepede Royg from Paraguay.[5]

2022: Major qualifying debut

Arango made her major debut at the French Open qualifying competition in 2022, and she also competed and lost in qualifying at the Wimbledon Championships.

2023: WTA 1000 quarterfinal, top 125 year-end ranking

Arango reached the semifinals at the 2023 Copa Oster, losing to eventual champion Nadia Podoroska in straight sets. Having received an invitation to the San Luis Open Challenger, she reached the quarterfinals. Arango also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition for the Madrid Open. She qualified for the Catalonia Open, and in the main draw, she lost in the second round to Jil Teichmann. Arango entered and lost in the qualifying at Roland Garros and in the qualifying at Wimbledon.

At the Guadalajara Open, on her WTA 1000 level debut she defeated, 11th seed Anastasia Potapova for her first WTA 1000 and top 30 win.[6][7] Next, she defeated Sloane Stephens in straight sets in one hour to reach the round of 16 of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time.[8] She defeated Taylor Townsend to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA Tour event for the first time. She became the first Colombian player to make a WTA 1000 quarterfinal since Fabiola Zuluaga at Berlin 2004.[8] As a result, she moved 60 positions up at world No. 120 in the singles rankings on 25 September 2023.

She finished the season at a career-high ranking of world No. 109 on 20 November 2023.

2024: First WTA 125 final

Ranked No. 121, Arango qualified into the main draw of the Miami Open making her debut at this WTA 1000 tournament and defeated Tatjana Maria in the first round,[9] before losing to 31st seed Leylah Fernandez.[10]

She was runner-up at the WTA 125 Bolivia Open, losing to Anca Todoni in the final.[11]

2025: WTA 125 title & two WTA 500 finals, Colombian No. 1, top 50

Arango won her first WTA 125 title at the Cancún Open, defeating qualifier Carson Branstine in the final.[12][13]

Ranked No. 133 at the 2025 Mérida Open, Arango reached her fourth career quarterfinal, the first time since 2023, after qualifying into the main draw and wins over lucky loser María Lourdes Carlé for the second time (first was in qualifying), and then Francesca Jones, who retired injured due to heat illness in the third set.[14][15] Next she defeated Rebecca Šramková to reach her first WTA semifinal and also first at the WTA 500-level.[16][17][18][19] She reached her first WTA Tour final with a defeat over another qualifier, Daria Saville. As a result, she rose more than 50 positions, making her debut in the top 100 on 3 March 2025, at world No. 80.[20] Arango was the second qualifier in the season to make a WTA 500 final, after Polina Kudermetova pushed world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, to three sets in Brisbane.[21][22] She lost by a double bagel in 55 minutes to top seed Emma Navarro.[23]

Arango reached her second WTA 500 career final at the 2025 Guadalajara Open Akron,[24] and second for the season. She lost to Iva Jovic in the final again in straight sets.[25] Arango reached the top 50 on 22 September 2025.[26]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[27]

Singles

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A A NH A Q1 Q3 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A A A A A Q2 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0-1 0 / 4 1–4 20%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] Z1 A Z1 Z1 Z1[b] A PO PO A 0 / 0 9–8 53%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open A NH A NH A NH A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A NH A A A Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A Q1 A NH A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A Q2 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Rome Open A A A A A A A A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canada Open A A A A NH A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH A QF NH 0 / 1 3–1 75%
China Open A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–6 0 / 9 7–9 44%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 1 1 0[c] 1 0 4 5 27 Career total: 37
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 14–7 23–9 12–17 0–0 12–6 38–20 12–20 48–27 23-34 29-28 0 / 148 211–148 59%
Year-end ranking 826 494 437 599 493 249 377 112 169 48 $1,330,810

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–2)
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2025 Mérida Open, Mexico WTA 500 Hard Emma Navarro 0–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2025 Guadalajara Open, Mexico WTA 500 Hard Iva Jovic 4–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2024 Bolivia Open, Bolivia Clay Anca Todoni 6–7(5–7), 0–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2025 Cancún Open, Mexico Hard Carson Branstine 6–2, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments (2–2)
W10/15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2016 ITF Pereira, Colombia W10 Clay María Herazo González 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Vlada Ekshibarova 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Aug 2017 ITF Fort Worth, US W25 Hard Katerina Stewart 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2021 Open Medellín, Colombia W25 Clay Laura Pigossi 6–0, 6–0
Win 3–2 Oct 2021 ITF Florence, US W25 Hard Wang Xiyu 6–3, 0–6, 7–6(0)
Loss 3–3 Mar 2023 ITF Mosquera, Colombia W25 Clay Sinja Kraus 7–6(4), 6–7(6), 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador W25 Clay Katerina Stewart Hsu Chieh-yu
Marcela Zacarías 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2019 ITF Cúcuta, Colombia W25 Clay Victoria Bosio Carolina Alves
Renata Zarazúa 		1–6, ret.

Head-to-head records

Record against former top 10 players

Arango's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[28]

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Former number 1 ranked players
Iga Świątek 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2025 US Open
Former number 2 ranked players
Vera Zvonareva 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2023 Catalonia Open
Former number 3 ranked players
Sloane Stephens 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2023 Guadalajara Open
Maria Sakkari 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Guadalajara Open
Number 4 ranked players
Jasmine Paolini 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–6(7–0), 6–1) at 2018 Copa Colsanitas
Zheng Qinwen 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2025 China Open
Amanda Anisimova 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (1-6, 6-4, 7–6(7–2)) at 2024 Madrid Open
Number 5 ranked players
Mirra Andreeva 0–2 0% – 0–2 – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2025 Italian Open
Number 8 ranked players
Daria Kasatkina 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2025 Wimbledon Championships
Emma Navarro 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (0–6, 0–6) at 2025 Mérida Open
Number 10 ranked players
Beatriz Haddad Maia 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2021 Argentina Open
Total 4–9 31% 1–4
(20%) 		3–4
(43%) 		0–1
(0%) 		statistics correct as of 6 October 2025.

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but as matches counted.

References

  1. ^ "WTA Profile".
  2. ^ "ITF Profile".
  3. ^ "Fed Cup Profile".
  4. ^ "Junior ITF Profile".
  5. ^ "Emiliana Arango ganó su primer partido WTA". El Espectador. 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Arango upsets Potapova in Guadalajara opener for first Top 30 win".
  7. ^ "Vickery advances after Collins retires; Bencic withdraws".
  8. ^ a b "Five things to know about Colombia's Emiliana Arango".
  9. ^ "Colombian qualifier Arango eases past Maria in Miami; plays Fernandez next". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Fernandez cruises past qualifier Arango to make Miami third round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Todoni captures second WTA 125 title of season in Santa Cruz". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Cancun Tennis Open: Arango breezes past qualifier Branstine to win the title". Tennis Majors. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Arango prevails in Cancun to claim first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  14. ^ @WTA (February 27, 2025). "Feel better soon Francesca ❤️‍🩹 Emiliana Arango is through to the quarterfinals after Jones is forced to retire. #MeridaOpenAKRON" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ "2025 MERIDA Top points: Colombian qualifier Arango advances to Merida quarterfinals". 27 February 2025.
  16. ^ @WTA (March 1, 2025). "Reaching new levels 📊 Emiliana Arango defeats Sramkova after a three-set thriller in Merida 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 and reaches a career first tour level semifinal! #MeridaOpenAKRON" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ^ "Top seed Navarro wins, Saville advances past injured Badosa in Merida". 28 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Arango llega a sus primeras semis en un WTA 500" (in Spanish). 28 February 2025.
  19. ^ "La cantidad de torneos WTA en México es espectacular: Arango" (in Spanish). 28 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Rankings Watch: Arango and Joint surge into Top 100 after breakthrough runs". 3 March 2025.
  21. ^ "No. 1 seed Navarro and qualifier Arango advance to Merida final". 1 March 2025.
  22. ^ "Photos: Emiliana Arango and all the Top 100 breakthroughs of 2025". 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  23. ^ "Navarro earns Merida title; fifth player since 2000 to win a final 6-0, 6-0". Women's Tennis Association.
  24. ^ "Arango makes Mexican magic again, into another WTA 500 final". 13 September 2025.
  25. ^ "Jovic becomes youngest champion this season with Guadalajara title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  26. ^ WTA Rankings Report – As of Sept. 22, 2025
  27. ^ "Emiliana Arango [COL] | French Open". French Open. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Head to Head". Wtatennis.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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