Carlota Martínez Círez

Carlota Martínez Círez
Country (sports) Spain
Born (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001
CollegeRight-handed
Prize money$260,298
Singles
Career record234–159
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 203 (24 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 378 (3 November 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2025)
US OpenQ1 (2023, 2025)
Doubles
Career record17–17
Highest rankingNo. 794 (20 March 2023)
Last updated on: 2 November 2025.

Carlota Martínez Círez (born 13 February 2001) is a Spanish tennis player. She has a career high ranking of world No. 203 achieved on 24 July 2023.[1][2]

Early life

From Sádaba, in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon. She started playing tennis relatively late at ten years-old. She won her first title on the ITF Juniors world circuit in Luxembourg in 2017. She reached the top-50 in the world junior and played in all four junior Grand Slams tournaments and started competing on the ITF circuit at 19 years-of-age. Around that time, she began training at Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona-1899 with José María Arenas and Jesús Sánchez.[3][4][5]

Career

In March 2022, she won her first professional title in Marrakech, defeating German Chantal Sauvant 6-2 6-0.[6]

In July 2023, she won the Punta Cana tennis tournament in Dominican Republic, defeating Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3. She subsequently entered qualification for a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2023 US Open.[7] She was beaten by home player Ann Li in the first round of qualifying.[8]

She played in the qualifying rounds for the 2024 Australian Open in January 2024, where she was defeated by Polina Kudermetova.[9] She reached the quarter-finals of the 2024 Zaragoza Open on the 2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. In qualifying for the 2024 Madrid Open on 22 April 2024, she played Hungarian Anna Bondár and won 6-3 and 6-2.[10]

She was an awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open for her her first WTA 1000 main draw match, losing to qualifier and fellow debutant Maya Joint in the first round in three sets.[11][12]

ITF finals

Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (6–7)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (7–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2022 ITF Marrakech, Morocco W15 Clay Germany Chantal Sauvant 6–2, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Sep 2022 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Spain Leyre Romero Gormaz 7–6(2), 2–6, 0–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2022 ITF Santa Margharita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Japan Misaki Matsuda 7–5, 7–5
Win 3–1 Jan 2023 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina W25 Clay Italy Nuria Brancaccio 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 3–2 May 2023 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain W25 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves 1–6, 7–6(1), 4–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2023 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W25 Clay Ekaterina Makarova 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Jul 2024 ITF Casablanca, Morocco W35 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García 6–7(2), 3–6
Loss 4–4 Aug 2024 ITF Cluj-Napoca, Romania W35 Clay Romania Georgia Andreea Crăciun 1–6, 2–6
Win 5–4 Sep 2024 ITF Trieste, Italy W35 Clay Italy Anastasia Abbagnato 7–6(2), 6–4
Win 6–4 Sep 2024 ITF Reus, Spain W35 Clay France Alice Ramé 6–1, 7–6(4)
Win 7–4 Oct 2024 ITF Santa Margharita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay Italy Nicole Fossa Huergo 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–5 Dec 2024 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W35 Hard United States Olivia Lincer 6–7(9), 6–3, 3–6
Loss 7–6 Jan 2026 ITF Antalya, Türkiye W35 Clay Romania Andreea Prisăcariu 6–2, 6–7(6), 6–7(3)
Loss 7–7 Jan 2026 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina W35 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Türkiye W15 Clay Spain Claudia Hoste Ferrer Russia Ksenia Laskutova
Hungary Amarissa Kiara Tóth 		0–6, 5–7

References

  1. ^ "Carlota Martinez Cirez". WTA. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Carlota Martinez Cirez". ITF. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Carlota Martínez consigue en Luxemburgo su primer título júnior". rctb1899.es. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Carlota Martínez triumphs in Luxembourg". Heraldo.es. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ ""It's not a failure if you haven't made it into the top 100 by the age of 24."". Puntodebreak. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Primer título profesional para la zaragozana Carlota Martínez Círez en Marrakech". rfet.es. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ García Arlegui, David (20 July 2023). "Next stop: New York". elperiodicodearegon.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "SHNAIDER, WANG YAFAN SURVIVE SEED EXODUS IN US OPEN QUALIFYING". wtatennis. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Australian Open qualifying 2024: Results, scores, schedule for tennis tournament". Sporting News. 12 Jan 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. ^ Carreno, Fernando (22 April 2024). "Ramos, Bautista, Llamas, Bouzas, Martínez and Romero opt for the final draw from the previous phase". Marca.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Joint escapes wild card Martinez Cirez from 2-0 third-set deficit in Madrid". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Australia teenager Maya Joint breaks Ash Barty's record with win on Madrid Open debut". The Guardian. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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