Julia Riera

Julia Riera (born 29 May 2002) is an Argentine tennis player. Riera has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 93, achieved on 20 May 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 179, set on 25 December 2023.

She has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Riera competes for Argentina in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win/loss record of 14–4.

2023: WTA Tour debut, first semifinal & top 150
Riera reached the top 200 on 8 May 2023, at world No. 193.

She made her WTA Tour debut at the Morocco Open in Rabat. In her first match, she defeated former top-ten player Kristina Mladenovic. In the following round, she defeated third seed Mayar Sherif to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal. She then defeated sixth seed Yulia Putintseva, reaching a WTA Tour-level semifinal on her tour debut. However, she lost to Julia Grabher in three sets. As a result, she reached the top 150 in the singles rankings.

2024: First WTA 500 win, top 100 and major debuts
In January, Riera qualified for the 2024 Brisbane International, after defeating both Priscilla Hon and Mai Hontama in three sets, respectively. In the first round, she defeated Viktoriya Tomova in straight sets, notching both her first WTA 500 main-draw win as well as her first WTA Tour-level victory on hardcourts. In the following round, Riera defeated seventh seed and world No. 21, Ekaterina Alexandrova, to book a spot in the round of 16. She lost to Linda Nosková after pushing her to three sets.

Following her lifting the biggest singles trophy of her career at the W75 Chiasso, she reached the top 100 in the rankings at No. 94, on 22 April 2024.

In May, she qualified at the 2024 French Open, making her Grand Slam main draw debut.

Performance timelines
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.

Singles
Current through the 2023 US Open.

Doubles
Current after the 2023 Lausanne Open.