Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal[1] (born 15 November 1992) is a Chilean professional
tennis player. She has won 16 singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the
Copa Colsanitas, her best result on a
WTA Tour tournament yet. Seguel's first-round win over
Nicole Gibbs was the first professional match won by a Chilean female tennis player since 1980.[2] On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 110 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for the
Chile Fed Cup team, Seguel has a win-loss record of 24–20 in
Fed Cup (as of February 2024).
Junior career
In 2006, her debut on the
ITF Junior Circuit came at the age of 13. She played her first tournament at the first Open Junior International Chile, in May, and reached the quarterfinals, before losing to Argentinian player Ornella Caron, in straight sets.
In 2007, she won her first singles title at the second Junior Open Chile, in October.
In 2008, she reached one final, at the Copa Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela.
In 2009, she won the Vina Junior Open, by defeating her compatriot
Cecilia Costa Melgar in the final, in straight sets.
In 2010, she played her last junior tournament, at the
27th Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil where she was stopped in the second round by Slovak player
Jana Čepelová.
Professional career
Seguel made her debut at the professional level in 2007, at a $10k tournament in Santiago, Chile. In singles, she lost in the first round to
Vivian Segnini.
In July 2010, she reached her first ITF singles final in La Paz, Bolivia. She lost the final in straight sets to Colombian player
Karen Castiblanco and in November she won her first ITF title at a $10k in Concepción, Chile, alongside compatriot
Fernanda Brito. In singles, she won her first title in April 2011, at a $10k event in Córdoba, Argentina.
(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.
Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal[1] (born 15 November 1992) is a Chilean professional
tennis player. She has won 16 singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the
Copa Colsanitas, her best result on a
WTA Tour tournament yet. Seguel's first-round win over
Nicole Gibbs was the first professional match won by a Chilean female tennis player since 1980.[2] On 7 July 2014, she peaked at No. 110 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for the
Chile Fed Cup team, Seguel has a win-loss record of 24–20 in
Fed Cup (as of February 2024).
Junior career
In 2006, her debut on the
ITF Junior Circuit came at the age of 13. She played her first tournament at the first Open Junior International Chile, in May, and reached the quarterfinals, before losing to Argentinian player Ornella Caron, in straight sets.
In 2007, she won her first singles title at the second Junior Open Chile, in October.
In 2008, she reached one final, at the Copa Gobierno Bolivariano de Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela.
In 2009, she won the Vina Junior Open, by defeating her compatriot
Cecilia Costa Melgar in the final, in straight sets.
In 2010, she played her last junior tournament, at the
27th Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil where she was stopped in the second round by Slovak player
Jana Čepelová.
Professional career
Seguel made her debut at the professional level in 2007, at a $10k tournament in Santiago, Chile. In singles, she lost in the first round to
Vivian Segnini.
In July 2010, she reached her first ITF singles final in La Paz, Bolivia. She lost the final in straight sets to Colombian player
Karen Castiblanco and in November she won her first ITF title at a $10k in Concepción, Chile, alongside compatriot
Fernanda Brito. In singles, she won her first title in April 2011, at a $10k event in Córdoba, Argentina.
(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.