Mariana Duque Mariño
Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian retired tennis player. Having turned professional in 2005, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 in October 2015.
Duque debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2004. As a junior, she reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the 2007 French Open. She defeated the tenth-seeded Ksenia Pervak in the first round, and ousted juniors' world No. 1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals. Duque lost in the final to Alizé Cornet in three sets. She had some setbacks during the tournament, due to losing her tennis rackets at the airport. Without money to buy replacements, she had to play with borrowed rackets.
She won her first professional tournament in May 2006, in Mazatlán, Mexico. Her biggest win in senior competition is defeating 26th seed Anna Chakvetadze in the opening round of the 2009 French Open in three sets.
Professional career
2005
Appeared in her first WTA Tour qualifying in Bogotá Copa Colsanitas and also played on the ITF Women's Circuit. In the 2005 Bolivarian Games where she won the silver medal in singles and in doubles.2006
Fell in qualifying in Bogotá Copa Colsanitas, won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit.2007
In her third full season on the tour to enter the main draw, she arrived in the first round defeating compatriot Viky Núñez Fuentes and was defeated in the second round for the first time by Flavia Pennetta, the same year he won three singles titles on ITF circuit. At the Junior French Open, in her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, she was runner-up making history for Colombia as the first tennis player to reach such instance.In Pan American Games, she arrived at the end confronting Venezuelan Milagros Sequera; the top-seed and favorite took home the gold medal for Venezuela and Mariana the silver medal, being one of the best achievements in her career. She also got the silver medal in doubles with compatriot Karen Castiblanco.
2008
At the US Open, Duque advanced to the second round by coming back to beat Tamarine Tanasugarn, ranked 19th in the world, after having lost the first set 0–6. In the second round, she lost in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwańska, ranked No. 9 in the world. Thanks to this presentation she got into the top 100 best players in the world for the first time by moving up two sports: 101 to 99.She was also present at the WTA Tour event of Bogotá, where in the first round she confronted Jelena Kostanić Tošić, winning in straight sets. In the second round she faced Yvonne Meusburger being the fifth seed in the tournament and against which Mariana Duque wins in straight sets. In the quarterfinals she confronted María Emilia Salerni, to which Mariana falls in three sets.
In the first round of the Portugal Open, she won in straight sets against Monica Niculescu. In the second round she fell to Karin Knapp who was seeded No. 3 in the tournament.
She won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
2010
Playing in her home country Duque Mariño claimed her very first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas defeating Gréta Arn, Kristina Antoniychuk, seventh seed Klára Zakopalová, eighth seed Arantxa Parra Santonja and fifth seed Angelique Kerber. Duque Mariño became the second Colombian woman to claim this title since Fabiola Zuluaga did it in 2004.2012
At the Summer Olympics, Duque Mariño competed in the women's singles, but was knocked out in the first round by Maria Kirilenko.2015: Gold at Pan Am, back to the top 100 and best WTA ranking
On July 11th through the 16th, Duque Mariño competed at the Pan American Games where she won a gold medal. The world No. 89 ousted the tournament's top-seed Lauren Davis in the semifinal stage of the tournament, while her opponent Victoria Rodríguez reached the final by taking out the second seeded Monica Puig. Yet when they crossed paths in the final, it was Duque-Mariño who shone brightest and earned the 6–4, 6–4 win. This marked the first time in the history of women's tennis a Colombian woman had won a gold medal.Duque Mariño reached for the first time in her career the third round of a Grand Slam championship, where she beat American wild card Sofia Kenin in the first round and Océane Dodin in the second. Duque is the second Colombian player to reach third round at the US Open, after Fabiola Zuluaga.
In the third round, she faced former world No. 11 Roberta Vinci, where she fell in three sets.
Duque Mariño kicked off the Asian swing at the Korea Open where she successfully advanced to the second round defeating Kiki Bertens before losing to No. 5 seed Mona Barthel in straight sets. At the Wuhan Open, Duque Mariño successfully qualified by defeating Casey Dellacqua and Christina McHale but failed to keep her momentum going when she lost to rising star Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in straight sets. At the China Open, Duque Mariño breezed through qualifying by defeating wild card Xu Yifan and Magda Linette both in straight sets. She set up a first round match against former Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova and defeated her in straight sets. She lost to eventual runner up and No. 12 seed Timea Bacsinszky. With her result at the China Open, Duque Mariño moved up the rankings to No. 66 in the world, making it her highest ranking to date.
2016: Second WTA final since 2010, back to the top 80, and quarterfinals at Mallorca Open
Duque Mariño reached the Nürnberger Versicherungscup final by defeating Carina Witthöft, Laura Siegemund, Varvara Lepchenko and Annika Beck; she finally lost the final 2–6, 2–6 against Kiki Bertens.In June 2016 at the Mallorca Open, she defeated No. 134 Alison Van Uytvanck, and then Wimbledon finalist 2013 and ex-No. 12 Sabine Lisicki in three sets. However, in the third round she lost to Anastasija Sevastova.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in August, she competed in the women's singles but lost in the first round to Angelique Kerber.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas – Singles| | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay |  Kiki Bertens | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2012 Swedish Open – Women's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | International | Clay |  Catalina Castaño |  Eva Hrdinová  Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 4–6, 7–5, |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Clay | Catalina Castaño |  Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2017 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Hard |  Verónica Cepede Royg |  Darija Jurak  Anastasia Rodionova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | 2018 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles| | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Nadia Podoroska |  Dalila Jakupović  Irina Khromacheva | 3–6, 4–6 |
WTA 125 series finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
ITF finals
Singles: 18 (19 titles, 9 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2006 | ITF Mazatlán, Mexico | $10,000 | Hard |  Andrea Remynse | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2006 | ITF Los Mochis, Mexico | $10,000 | Clay | Agustina Lepore | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2006 | ITF Monterrey, Mexico | $10,000 | Hard | Betina Jozami | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | $10,000 | Clay | Jesica Orselli | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2006 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | $10,000 | Hard | Story Tweedie-Yates | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2006 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | $10,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero | 3–4 ret. |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2007 | ITF Toluca, Mexico | $10,000 | Hard |  Stella Menna | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 2007 | ITF Xalapa, Mexico | $10,000 | Hard | Vanina García Sokol | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2007 | ITF Puerto Juárez, Mexico | $25,000 | Clay | Soledad Esperón | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2007 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | $25,000 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–4 | May 2008 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | $25,000 | Hard | Nikola Fraňková | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2008 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | $25,000 | Clay |  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Feb 2010 | ITF Cali, Colombia | $75,000 | Clay | Polona Hercog | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Jul 2011 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | $25,000 | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 10–5 | Aug 2011 | ITF Versmold, Germany | $25,000 | Clay |  Scarlett Werner | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Sep 2011 | ITF Biella, Italy | $100,000 | Clay |  Alexandra Cadanțu | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | May 2012 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | $50,000 | Clay |  Claire Feuerstein | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–6 | Oct 2012 | ITF Florence, United States | $25,000 | Hard |  Stéphanie Dubois | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Nov 2012 | ITF New Braunfels, United States | $50,000 | Hard | Melanie Oudin | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13–7 | Mar 2013 | ITF Osprey, United States | $50,000 | Clay | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–7 | Apr 2013 | ITF Pelham, United States | $25,000 | Clay |  Kurumi Nara | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–7 | Oct 2013 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | $25,000 | Hard |  Anna Tatishvili | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–7 | Jun 2014 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | $25,000 | Clay | Carina Witthöft | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–7 | Oct 2014 | ITF Tampico, Mexico | $50,000 | Hard |  An-Sophie Mestach | 6–3, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 17–8 | Jul 2017 | ITF Rome, Italy | $60,000 | Clay |  Kateryna Kozlova | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 17–9 | Apr 2018 | ITF Dothan, United States | $80,000 | Clay | Taylor Townsend | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 18–9 | Apr 2018 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | $80,000 | Clay | Anhelina Kalinina | 0–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–9 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary | $60,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles (14–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 13 September 2004 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Viky Núñez Fuentes |  Estefania Balda Alvarez Karen Castiblanco | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 9 May 2006 | Los Mochis, México | Clay | Viky Núñez Fuentes | Agustina Lepore María Irigoyen | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 May 2006 | León, México | Hard | Viky Núñez Fuentes |  Erika Clarke Courtney Nagle | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 21 August 2006 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Viky Núñez Fuentes | Karen Castiblanco  Roxane Vaisemberg | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 August 2006 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Viky Núñez Fuentes | Vanesa Furlanetto María Irigoyen | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 May 2007 | Fuerteventura, Spain | Carpet | Roxane Vaisemberg |  Neuza Silva Nicole Thyssen | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 6 June 2008 | Grado, Italy | Clay |  Melanie Klaffner |  Marinne Giraud Christina Wheeler | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 July 2008 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Viky Núñez Fuentes | Mailen Auroux  Nicole Clerico | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 24 October 2010 | Rock Hill, United States | Clay | Maria Fernanda Alves | Sanaz Marand Caitlin Whoriskey | 6–1, 4–6, |
| Runner–up | 4. | 25 July 2011 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Catalina Castaño | Maria Abramović Nicole Clerico | 6–3, 5–7, |
| Runner–up | 5. | 4 November 2012 | New Braunfel, United States | Hard |  Adriana Pérez | Elena Bovina Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Winner | 7. | 20 October 2013 | Rock Hill, United States | Hard | María Irigoyen | Allie Kiick Asia Muhammad | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Runner–up | 6. | 16 February 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Beatriz García Vidagany Dinah Pfizenmaier | 7–6, 4–6, |
| Winner | 8. | 5 July 2014 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Verónica Cepede Royg  Stephanie Vogt | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 28 September 2014 | Ciudad Juárez, México | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Ioana Loredana Roșca  Lenka Wienerová | 6–1, 3–6, |
| Winner | 10. | 12 October 2014 | Monterrey, México | Hard | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Elise Mertens Arantxa Rus | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 2 November 2014 | New Braunfel, United States | Hard | Verónica Cepede Royg | Alexa Glatch Bernarda Pera | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 7. | 10 April 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay |  Julia Glushko | Lourdes Domínguez Lino  Mandy Minella | 7–5, 4–6, |
| Winner | 12. | 15 May 2015 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Julia Glushko | Beatriz Haddad Maia Nicole Melichar | 1–6, 7–6, |
| Winner | 13. | 19 February 2017 | Surprise, United States | Hard | Nadia Podoroska | Usue Maitane Arconada Sofia Kenin | 4–6, 6–0, |
| Winner | 14. | 14 July 2017 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | María Irigoyen |  Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović | 7–6, 7–5 |