Juan Cruz "JC" Aragone (born June 28, 1995) is an American

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player. He attended the

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and was a member of three

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winning teams. Aragone made his first ATP main-draw appearance at the 2017 US Open after coming through qualifying.

Early life and amateur career

Aragone is from

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and took classes through the Parkview School, an independent study school based in

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. In January 2012, Aragone was hospitalized due to liver and kidney failure after developing an allergic reaction to an acne medication. That same year, he was diagnosed with

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. Despite these challenges, Aragone finished his junior career competing in two junior US Opens and ranked 14th in his graduating class. He committed to playing college tennis at the

. While at Virginia, Aragone helped the Cavaliers win three straight

s. He was named to the

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All-Tournament team twice, in both singles and doubles, and was a two-time

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Tournament MVP. Aragone finished his college career with a 109–22 record.

Professional career

Aragone was awarded a wild card into the 2017 US Open qualifying tournament. He defeated

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, and

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to secure a spot in the main draw of the 2017 US Open, where he lost to 28th seed Kevin Anderson.

Personal life

JC's parents are Paula and Facundo Aragone. He has one brother named Tommy. Aragone majored in government while at Virginia. He also interned at J.P. Morgan in New York City during the summer of 2016, balancing urban tennis practice with the demands of a Wall Street job. He received an offer to return to the company full-time, but opted instead to pursue his dream of a professional career in tennis.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 15 (6–9)

References

External links

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Virginia Cavaliers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aragone, JC 1995 births Living people Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis players American male tennis players Tennis players from Buenos Aires Argentine emigrants to the United States