Julia García Ruiz (born 5 August 2003) is a Mexican professional

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player. She has career-high

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of No. 909 in singles, achieved on 21 October 2024, and No. 784 in doubles, achieved on 15 July 2024. She played collegiate tennis at the

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Early life

García Ruiz is a native of

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. She began playing tennis at the age of four. In her youth, she represented the Club Deportivo Futurama in

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before moving to the Academia Tenis Conade in

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College career

In 2022, she began playing collegiate tennis for the

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. She was twice named a

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Tennis Player of the Week in 2024.

Professional career

In August 2024, she made her

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debut with a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the

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with compatriot Ana Karen Guadiana Campos. She also received a wildcard into the singles qualifying competition where she defeated Natalija Stevanovic.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

References

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* 2003 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Oklahoma Sooners women's tennis players Sportspeople from Morelia 21st-century Mexican sportswomen {{Mexico-tennis-bio-stub