Angélica Bernal
Full nameMaría Angélica Bernal Villalobos
Country (sports)Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995
Bogotá, Colombia
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record216–104
Highest rankingNo. 8 (14 September 2020)
Current rankingNo. 9 (12 October 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2021)
French OpenQF (2021, 2022)
WimbledonQF (2021)
US OpenSF (2020)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games1R (2012, 2016)
Doubles
Career record107–99
Highest rankingNo. 14 (8 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 17 (19 October 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2021)
French OpenSF (2021)
WimbledonSF (2021)
US OpenSF (2020, 2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Paralympic GamesQF (2012)
Medal record
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's singles

María Angélica Bernal Villalobos (born 27 March 1995) is a Colombian wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. She is a multiple Parapan American Games medalist and has competed in the Paralympic Games twice.[1][2]

Bernal has phocomelia and was born without her right leg and uses a prosthetic since she was two years old. She played wheelchair tennis aged eleven when she was inspired by Esther Vergeer and Maria Sharapova. She participated at the 2020 US Open for the first time and was a semifinalist in both the wheelchair women's singles and doubles events.[3]

Career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament2020202120222023
Australian Open A QF A 1R
French Open A QF QF 1R
Wimbledon A QF A A
US Open SF QF 1R QF

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament2020202120222023
Australian Open A SF A QF
French Open A SF QF QF
Wimbledon A SF A A
US Open SF SF QF QF

References

  1. "Angelica Bernal - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 20 October 2020.
  2. "Angelica Bernal Villalobos - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 20 October 2020.
  3. "Angelica Bernal, the Colombian who wants to succeed in the US Open". lalasport.com. 19 August 2020.
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