Kaitlin Quevedo

Kaitlin Quevedo
Country (sports) Spain (2024–)
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain[1]
Born (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006
Naples, Florida, US
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$431,558
Singles
Career record157–74
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 94 (3 August 2026)
Current rankingNo. 94 (3 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2026)
French Open2R (2026)
WimbledonQ2 (2026)
Doubles
Career record16–14
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 708 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 907 (3 August 2026)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–0
Last updated on: 6 August 2026.

Kaitlin Quevedo (born 13 February 2006) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 94, achieved on 3 August 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 708, achieved on 19 June 2023.[2][3]

Early life and background

Quevedo was raised in Naples, Florida. Her father is from Gran Canaria.[4] She attended high school at the Community School of Naples and trained at the Gomez Tennis Academy.[5] She began to compete under the Spanish flag in 2024, training in Barcelona.[1][6]

Career

2021–2023: Girls’ 16 USTA clay champion, top 5

In 2021, she won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Girls’ 16 National Clay Court Championships singles title.[7]

In June 2023, she reached the top five of the junior world rankings.[8] In 2023, she won the Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, and competed in the ITF Junior Masters at the end of the year in Chengdu.

2024: Nationality change

In January, she competed in the Burnie International in Tasmania. In March 2024, Quevedo won her first title under the Spanish flag in Manacor, with a win in the final against Natália Szabanin of Hungary.[1]

2025: W100 title

In April, she reached the final of the W100 Zaragoza Open defeating higher ranked Olivia Gadecki, in straight sets.[9] In the final, she lost to Anastasia Zakharova.[10] That month, she reached the final round of qualifying at the Madrid Open by defeating compatriot Nuria Párrizas, before losing to Anna Blinkova.[11]

On 3 August 2025, she played the final of the ITF World Tennis Tour Gran Canaria against Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, winning in three sets.[12]

2026: Major, WTA Tour & top 100 debuts

Quevedo made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2026 Auckland Open and defeated eighth seed Peyton Stearns,[13] before losing to fellow qualifier Sofia Costoulas in the second round.[14] She was given a wildcard entry into the Madrid Open and defeated Venus Williams in straight sets,[15] before losing to Hailey Baptiste in her next match.[16] In May, she qualified for the French Open for her major main-draw debut,[17] and defeated wildcard Leolia Jeanjean recording her first match win at a major.[18] However, Quevedo lost to seventh seed Elina Svitolina, in the second round.[19] She made her top 100 debut on 13 July 2026.[20]

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Aug 2026 Târgu Mureș Open, Romania Clay Czech Republic Laura Samson 6–2, 3–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–1)
W75 tournaments (1–1)
W50 tournaments (0–2)
W35 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (6–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (6–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 ITF Cancun, Mexico W15 Hard Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Israel Mika Dagan Fruchtman 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2022 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia W15 Clay United States Sofia Sewing 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–5
Win 4–0 Mar 2024 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Hard Hungary Natalia Szabanin 6–2, 3–1 ret.
Win 5–0 Mar 2024 ITF Sabadell, Spain W15 Clay Sweden Caijsa Hennemann 6–0, 6–4
Win 6–0 Jun 2024 ITF Madrid, Spain W15 Hard Spain Noelia Bouzo Zanotti 6–3, 2–0 ret.
Win 7–0 Jul 2024 ITF Buzau, Romania W35 Clay Romania Patricia Maria Tig 3–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(6)
Loss 7–1 Sep 2024 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France W50 Clay Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė 5–7, 6–7(2)
Loss 7–2 Apr 2025 Zaragoza Open, Spain W100 Clay Anastasia Zakharova 3–6, 1–6
Win 8–2 Jun 2025 ITF Klagenfurt, Austria W35 Clay Serbia Mia Ristić 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–2 Aug 2025 ITF Maspalomas, Spain W100 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–3 Sep 2025 ITF Évora, Portugal W50 Hard Alina Korneeva 3–6, 1–6
Loss 9–4 Oct 2025 Hamburg Ladies Cup, Germany W75 Hard (i) Erika Andreeva 4–6, 2–6
Win 10–4 May 2026 Open Saint-Gaudens, France W75 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W35 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 ITF Cancún,
Mexico		 W15 Hard Mexico Jessica Hinojosa Gomez Canada Louise Kwong
United States Anna Ulyashchenko		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2024 ITF Manacor,
Spain		 W15 Hard Montenegro Tea Nikčević Germany Alicia Melosch]]
United States Julia Ronney		 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2024 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 W35 Clay Japan Ikumi Yamazaki Colombia María Herazo González
France Yasmine Mansouri		 6–3, 7–6(5)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kaitlin Quevedo firma su primer título como española en Manacor". Real Federación Española de Tenis (in Spanish). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kaitlin Quevedo". WTA. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kaitlin Quevedo". ITF. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Ojeda, Manuel (5 September 2021). "Sueños de 'Grand Slam'". La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Adam (20 July 2021). "Naples tennis player Kaitlin Quevedo wins Clay Court Nationals singles championship". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Pérez, Alejandro (4 March 2024). "Kaitlin Quevedo aporta el título español de la semana ITF y Challenger". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Marx, Linda (12 February 2022). "Kaitlin Quevedo on Courting Her Dream". Naples Illustrated. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Oliveri, Zach (31 August 2023). "17-year-old Kaitlin Quevedo set to compete in US Open Juniors". WINK News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Quevedo secures an epic victory to advance to the final of W100 Zaragoza". Punto de Break. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Broughton, Jethro (13 April 2025). "Zakharova wins first title of season at W100 Zaragoza". www.itftennis.com.
  11. ↑ "WTA Qualifying Madrid 2025. Bucsa and Quevedo save a disastrous day for Spanish tennis". Puntodebreak. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "ITF W100 Maspalomas: Kaitlin Quevedo reaches the final". Punto de Break. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "On WTA debut, Spanish teenager Quevedo upsets Stearns in Auckland". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "In first WTA main draw, Costoulas beats Quevedo to make Auckland quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Pagliaro, Richard (21 April 2026). "Quevedo Extends Venus Williams' Winless Streak with Madrid Conquest". Tennis Now. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Quevedo suffers a tough defeat against Baptiste at the Mutua Madrid Open". puntodebreak.com. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Fruhvirtova, Liu, Quevedo advance to Roland-Garros main draw". WTA Tennis. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Quevedo artfully pens her first lines at Roland Garros". 25 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Svitolina dismantles Quevedo to reach French Open third round". The Straits Times. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Kaitlin Quevedo breaks into the top100 of the WTA at just 20 years old". puntodebreak.com. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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