Irene Burillo Escorihuela

Irene Burillo Escorihuela
	Burillo Escorihuela at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	23 July 1997 (age 26); Caspe, Zaragoza, Spain
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$325,212
Singles
Career record	318–264 (54.6%)
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 207 (17 January 2022)
Current ranking	No. 280 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2022)
French Open	1R (2024)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2022)
US Open	Q1 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	124–122 (50.4%)
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 272 (7 August 2023)
Current ranking	No. 560 (20 May 2024)
	Last updated on: 19 February 2024.

Irene Burillo Escorihuela (born 23 July 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 207 in singles, achieved on January 2022, and 272 in doubles, achieved on 7 August 2023. She has won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life[edit]

Burillo Escorihuela was born in Caspe, Zaragoza.^[1] Her father, Carlos Burillo, was a footballer. She has a twin brother named Carlos.^[2] She trains at the Ad in Tennis Academy in Barcelona.^[3]

Career[edit]

In January 2021, Burillo Escorihuela won the inaugural Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, a $60k event, by defeating Grace Min in her fifth three-setter of the week to win her first title since 2017 – and her first above $15k level.^[4]

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Morocco Open, where she lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round.^[5]

In 2023, she qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament, the Madrid Open, having been given a wildcard for the qualifying draw. She won her first match at WTA level against Kaia Kanepi in the first round.^[6]^[7]

She qualified for her first Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open after defeating Carole Monnet, Veronika Erjavec, and Jil Teichmann in qualifying without dropping a set.^[8]^[9]

Performance timeline[edit]

**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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	1R	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q1	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0		0 / 0	0–0	–
WTA 1000
Madrid Open	A	A	2R	Q1	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	1		Career total: 1
Overall win-loss	0–0	0–0	1–1		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Year-end ranking	209	289	267		$325,212

ITF finals[edit]

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2015	ITF Las Palmas, Spain	W10	Clay	Anastasia Yakimova	1–6, 7–6⁽³⁾, 2–6
Win	1–1	Nov 2015	ITF Castellón, Spain	W10	Clay	Isabelle Wallace	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–2	May 2016	ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain	W10	Clay	Renata Zarazúa	7–6⁽³⁾, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Feb 2017	ITF Palmanova, Spain	W15	Clay	Olga Sáez Larra	4–6, 7–6⁽³⁾, 2–6
Win	2–3	Nov 2017	ITF Vinaròs, Spain	W15	Clay	Miriam Bulgaru	6–2, 7–5
Loss	2–4	Sep 2019	ITF Arad, Romania	W25	Clay	Andreea Mitu	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 4–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Jan 2021	ITF Rome Open, United States	W60	Hard	Grace Min	1–6, 7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–1
Loss	3–5	May 2021	ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain	W25	Clay	Rebeka Masarova	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	4–5	Sep 2021	ITF Lisbon, Portugal	W25	Clay	İpek Öz	6–4, 6–0
Loss	4–6	Oct 2022	ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France	W25+H	Hard (i)	Céline Naef	6–3, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2015	ITF Melilla, Spain	W10	Clay	Isabelle Wallace	Estrella Cabeza Candela Oleksandra Korashvili	3–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	May 2016	ITF La Bisbal, Spain	W10	Clay	Ksenija Sharifova	Anđela Novčić Natasha Piludu	7–5, 6–4
Win	2–1	Mar 2017	ITF Palmanova, Spain	W15	Clay	Ksenija Sharifova	Inês Murta Isabelle Wallace	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–1	Apr 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W15	Clay	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	Charlotte Römer Isabelle Wallace	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Apr 2017	ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	W25	Clay	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	Ankita Raina Eva Wacanno	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Jul 2017	ITF Turin, Italy	W25	Clay	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	Estrella Cabeza Candela Paula Cristina Gonçalves	7–5, 0–6, [8–10]
Win	4–3	Feb 2018	ITF Manacor, Spain	W15	Clay	Olga Parres Azcoitia	Seone Mendez Alexandra Perper	6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss	4–4	Jun 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W15	Clay	Claudia Hoste Ferrer	Paula Barañano Fernanda Brito	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Win	5–4	Jun 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W15	Clay	Andrea Lázaro García	Fernanda Brito Melissa Morales	6–4, 6–4
Loss	5–5	Jul 2019	ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany	W25	Clay	Despina Papamichail	Tatiana Pieri Ivana Popovic	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Loss	5–6	Aug 2019	ITF Vienna, Austria	W25	Clay	Andrea Lázaro García	Vivian Heisen Katharina Hobgarski	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 4–6
Win	6–6	Sep 2019	ITF Marbella, Spain	W25	Clay	Andrea Lázaro García	Arantxa Rus Gabriella Taylor	5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss	6–7	Jan 2020	ITF Vero Beach, United States	W25	Clay	Andrea Lázaro García	Hsu Chieh-yu Panna Udvardy	5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss	6–8	Oct 2022	Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal	W25	Clay	Andrea Lázaro García	Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge	2–6, 2–6
Win	7–8	Oct 2022	ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France	W25+H	Hard (i)	Andrea Lázaro García	Ankita Raina Rosalie van der Hoek	6–3, 6–4
Loss	7–9	Oct 2022	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK	W60	Hard (i)	Andrea Lázaro García	Freya Christie Ali Collins	4–6, 1–6
Loss	7–10	Feb 2024	ITF Morelia, Mexico	W50	Hard	Rasheeda McAdoo	Marina Melnikova Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	4–6, 6–4, [9–11]

References[edit]

^ Peralta Álvarez, Eduard (15 March 2023). "Irene Burillo, mejor tenista aragonesa del 2022". La Comarca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ Lahoz, Raúl (16 April 2017). "Irene Burillo: "La verdadera victoria reside en entregarse al máximo"". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Irene Burillo: "Llegar a vivir del tenis sería increíble"". Sphera Sports (in Spanish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ Renton, Jamie (1 February 2021). "Tan claims biggest title yet - and a place in the Top 200". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ Solsona, Joan (26 April 2023). "Masarova, Burillo y Párrizas, primeras victorias españolas en el cuadro femenino del Mutua Madrid Open". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ Lainez, Javier (27 April 2023). "Irene Burillo disfruta de su mejor momento en el Mutua Madrid Open y busca dar la sorpresa contra una de las favoritas". Hoy Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ Velasco, Javier L. (23 May 2024). "La aragonesa Irene Burillo se cuela en el cuadro final de Roland Garros". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ Solsona, Joan (23 May 2024). "Irene Burillo pasa la previa de Roland Garros y debutará en un 'Grand Slam' con 26 años". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links[edit]

[1] Peralta Álvarez, Eduard (15 March 2023). "Irene Burillo, mejor tenista aragonesa del 2022". La Comarca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[2] Lahoz, Raúl (16 April 2017). "Irene Burillo: "La verdadera victoria reside en entregarse al máximo"". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[3] "Irene Burillo: "Llegar a vivir del tenis sería increíble"". Sphera Sports (in Spanish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[4] Renton, Jamie (1 February 2021). "Tan claims biggest title yet - and a place in the Top 200". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[5] "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[6] Solsona, Joan (26 April 2023). "Masarova, Burillo y Párrizas, primeras victorias españolas en el cuadro femenino del Mutua Madrid Open". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[7] Lainez, Javier (27 April 2023). "Irene Burillo disfruta de su mejor momento en el Mutua Madrid Open y busca dar la sorpresa contra una de las favoritas". Hoy Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[8] Velasco, Javier L. (23 May 2024). "La aragonesa Irene Burillo se cuela en el cuadro final de Roland Garros". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[9] Solsona, Joan (23 May 2024). "Irene Burillo pasa la previa de Roland Garros y debutará en un 'Grand Slam' con 26 años". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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as of 1 April 2024
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