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Alexa Guarachi Bruner (née Guarachi (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈleksa ɣwaˈɾatʃi],[a] born 17 November 1990) is an American-born Chilean former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.[1] She reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 11 in September 2021, and has won five titles on the WTA Tour, most notably the 2021 Dubai Championships alongside Darija Jurak. Guarachi reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2020 French Open with Desirae Krawczyk, and the pair were semifinalists at the 2021 US Open. They also qualified for the 2021 WTA Finals.[2]

Alexa Guarachi
Guarachi at the 2019 French Open
Full nameAlexa Guarachi Bruner
Country (sports) Chile (since June 2015)
 United States (2005–May 2015)
ResidenceDestin, Florida, US
Born (1990-11-17) 17 November 1990 (age 33)
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
RetiredApril 2024
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeUniversity of Alabama (2010–2013)
Prize moneyUS$ 997,913
Singles
Career record134–123
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 347 (2 November 2015)
Doubles
Career record259–189
Career titles5 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 11 (20 September 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2021, 2022)
French OpenF (2020)
WimbledonQF (2022)
US OpenSF (2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French OpenQF (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US OpenQF (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–7 (doubles 11-5)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Women's tennis
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed doubles

Guarachi has represented Chile in the Fed Cup, later Billie Jean King Cup since 2018, and she achieved her highest singles ranking of world No. 347 in November 2015. She announced her retirement from professional tennis in April 2024.[3]

Performance timelines

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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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Doubles

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Current through the 2023 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R 3R 3R 2R 0 / 5 6–5 55%
French Open A A 1R F 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R NH 1R QF 1R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
US Open A 1R 3R 1R SF 3R 1R 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 2–4 6–3 6–4 7–4 1–4 0 / 21 22–21 51%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH RR 0 / 1 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A 1R W 2R 1R 1 / 4 6–3 67%
Indian Wells Open A A A NH 2R 1R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Miami Open A A A NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Open A A A NH 2R 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Italian Open A A A 1R 1R QF 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Canadian Open A A 1R NH QF QF 0 / 2 3–3 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 6 20 13 24 22 14 Career total: 101
Titles 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 Career total: 5
Finals 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 Career total: 11
Overall win–loss 0–2 9–6 19–20 18–12 29–22 20–22 10–16 5 / 101 105–101 51%
Year-end ranking 151 78 59 26 13 42 69 $997,913

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A 1R 2R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A QF 1R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon 1R NH 2R 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open A A QF 1R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 5–4 1–4 0–1 0 / 10 6–10 38%

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 French Open Clay   Desirae Krawczyk   Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
4–6, 5–7

Other significant finals

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WTA 1000 tournaments

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 Dubai Championships Hard   Darija Jurak   Xu Yifan
  Yang Zhaoxuan
6–0, 6–3

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500 (1–2)
WTA 250 (3–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2018 Championship Gstaad, Switzerland International[c] Clay   Desirae Krawczyk   Lara Arruabarrena
  Timea Bacsinszky
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2018 Washington Open,
United States
International Hard   Erin Routliffe   Han Xinyun
  Darija Jurak
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2019 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay   Sabrina Santamaria   Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
1–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2019 Guangzhou International, China International Hard   Giuliana Olmos   Peng Shuai
  Laura Siegemund
2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2019 Luxembourg Open International Hard (i)   Kaitlyn Christian   Coco Gauff
  Caty McNally
2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 2020 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia Premier[d] Hard (i)   Kaitlyn Christian   Shuko Aoyama
  Ena Shibahara
6–4, 0–6, [3–10]
Win 2–5 Sep 2020 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay   Desirae Krawczyk   Ellen Perez
  Storm Sanders
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–6 Oct 2020 French Open Grand Slam Clay   Desirae Krawczyk   Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
4–6, 5–7
Win 3–6 Feb 2021 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 500 Hard   Desirae Krawczyk   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–3]
Win 4–6 Mar 2021 Dubai Championships,
UAE
WTA 1000 Hard   Darija Jurak   Xu Yifan
  Yang Zhaoxuan
6–0, 6–3
Win 5–6 May 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay   Desirae Krawczyk   Makoto Ninomiya
  Yang Zhaoxuan
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–7 Aug 2023 Washington Open,
United States
WTA 500 Hard   Monica Niculescu   Laura Siegemund
  Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 Båstad Open, Sweden Clay   Danka Kovinić   Misaki Doi
  Natalia Vikhlyantseva
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Loss 0–2 May 2023 Catalonia Open, Spain Clay   Erin Routliffe   Storm Hunter
  Ellen Perez
1–6, 6–7(8–10)

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Océane Dodin 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 July 2014 ITF Vancouver, Canada 10,000 Hard   Yuka Higuchi 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 1–2 Sep 2015 ITF Monterrey, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Tereza Mrdeža 0–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6

Doubles: 28 (20 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Kate Turvy   Victoria Rodríguez
  Marcela Zacarías
1–6, 6–1, [4–10]
Win 1–1 May 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Kate Turvy   Barbara Bonić
  Ximena Hermoso
6–3, 7–6(8)
Loss 1–2 Jun 2014 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Sally Peers   Martina Caregaro
  Anna Floris
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 2014 ITF Vancouver, Canada 10,000 Hard   Lauren Albanese   Yuka Higuchi
  Hirono Watanabe
6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Loss 1–4 Jul 2014 ITF Austin, United States 10,000 Hard   Alexandra Cercone   Catherine Harrison
  Mary Weatherholt
2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–5 Aug 2014 ITF Rosarito Beach, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Alexandra Cercone   Victoria Rodríguez
  Marcela Zacarías
4–6, 1–6
Win 2–5 Oct 2014 ITF Oslo, Norway 10,000 Hard (i)   Nina Stojanović   Maryna Kolb
  Nadiya Kolb
6–4, 7–6(7)
Win 3–5 Nov 2014 ITF Oslo, Norway 10,000 Hard (i)   Daria Lodikova   Maryna Kolb
  Nadiya Kolb
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 4–5 Dec 2014 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Hard   Lauren Albanese   Fernanda Brito
  Eduarda Piai
6–4, 6–1
Win 5–5 Jan 2015 ITF Fort-de-France, France 10,000 Hard   Shérazad Reix   Rosie Johanson
  Gloria Liang
6–2, 6–1
Win 6–5 Jan 2015 ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe 10,000 Hard   Ayaka Okuno   Lena Litvak
  Sonja Molnar
7–5, 6–3
Win 7–5 Apr 2015 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay   Caitlin Whoriskey   Kateřina Kramperová
  Jessica Moore
6–7(4), 6–3, [11–9]
Win 8–5 Jul 2015 ITF El Paso, United States 25,000 Hard   Jennifer Brady   Robin Anderson
  Maegan Manasse
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 8–6 Sep 2015 ITF Monterrey, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Hsu Chieh-yu   Tadeja Majerič
  Conny Perrin
5–7, 3–6
Win 9–6 Feb 2017 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay   Lauren Embree   Jaeda Daniel
  Quinn Gleason
6–1, 7–5
Win 10–6 Mar 2017 ITF Tampa, United States 15,000 Clay   Hsu Chieh-yu   Emina Bektas
  Sanaz Marand
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 10–7 Apr 2017 ITF Jackson, US 25,000 Clay   Ronit Yurovsky   Alla Kudryavtseva
  Anna Zaja
2–6, 0–6
Win 11–7 May 2017 ITF Charleston Pro, US 60,000 Clay   Emina Bektas   Kaitlyn Christian
  Sabrina Santamaria
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 12–7 May 2017 ITF Naples, US 25,000 Clay   Emina Bektas   Sophie Chang
  Ulrikke Eikeri
6–3, 6–1
Win 13–7 Jul 2017 ITF Auburn, US 25,000 Hard   Emina Bektas   Ellen Perez
  Luisa Stefani
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 13–8 Jul 2017 Challenger de Granby, Canada 60,000 Hard   Olivia Tjandramulia   Ellen Perez
  Carol Zhao
2–6, 2–6
Win 14–8 Nov 2017 Toronto Challenger, Canada 60,000 Hard   Erin Routliffe   Ysaline Bonaventure
  Victoria Rodríguez
7–6(4), 3–6, [10–4]
Win 15–8 Jan 2018 ITF Daytona Beach, US 25,000 Hard   Usue Maitane Arconada   Ulrikke Eikeri
  Ilona Kremen
6–3, 6–4
Win 16–8 Mar 2018 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Erin Routliffe   Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 17–8 Apr 2018 ITF Pelham, US 25,000 Clay   Erin Routliffe   Maria Mateas
  María Portillo Ramírez
6–1, 6–2
Win 18–8 Apr 2018 Dothan Pro Classic, US 80,000 Clay   Erin Routliffe   Sofia Kenin
  Jamie Loeb
6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Win 19–8 May 2018 ITF Charleston Pro, US (2) 80,000 Clay   Erin Routliffe   Louisa Chirico
  Allie Kiick
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 20–8 May 2019 Bonita Springs Championship, US 100,000 Clay   Erin Routliffe   Usue Maitane Arconada
  Caroline Dolehide
6–3, 7–6(5)

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Guarachi is pronounced [ɡwaˈɾatʃi].
  2. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Alexa Guarachi | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. ^ "Doubles field set for 2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ Cornejo, Aquiles (April 24, 2024). "Alexa Guarachi sorprende y anuncia su retiro del tenis". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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