On Tuesday (July 2), Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro created one of the biggest upsets by beating defending champion Marketa Vondrousova in the first round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships on Centre Court. This made the tennis star from the Czech Republic the only second defending champion to lose in the first round of Wimbledon in the Open Era after Steffi Graf in 1994.
The victory over Vondrousova was also Bouzas Maneiro’s first victory in the main draw. It was her third main draw appearance of her career at a major event. Also it took just 67 minutes for the Spaniard to beat Vondrousova after converting all her five break points, winning with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-2.
Before her win over sixth seed Vondrousova, Bouzas Maneiro never won a match over a Top 40 player before. At the same time, Bouzas Maneiro also played against a Top 10 player for the second time, previously meeting Jelena Ostapenko in the 2024 Madrid Open. The 2024 Wimbledon was Bouzas Maneiro’s second Wimbledon appearance, having played in the 2023 edition, which was also her debut in a major tournament.
Who is Jessica Bouzas Maneiro?
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro is a tennis player from Spain who achieved her best in the WTA Rankings when she became World No. 83 in singles in June 2024. She won one WTA Challenger title and eleven titles on the ITF Circuit. Bouzas Maneiro has also won four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Where is Jessica Bouzas Maneiro from?
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro was born on 24 September 2002 in Vilagarcia de Arousa, Galicia, Spain.
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro’s family and background
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro is a new player on the WTA Tour and has not gained much attention from the tennis fraternity until her win over Marketa Vondrousova at the 2024 Wimbledon. And this is why no personal details of her and of her family are available.
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro stats
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro has won one title on the WTA Challenger, and 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached her first ITF singles final at the $15k Torneo Internacional de Tenis Ciudad Raqueta in Madrid in 2020 but won her first title next year in January at the $15k event in Cairo.
Bouzas Maneiro also made her debut in the United Cup in 2023 and won her first match over Olivia Gadecki. The single WTA Challenger title came in the Antalya Challenger in 2024.
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro’s tennis career
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