Carol Yuliana Lizarazo Antolinez (born 23 May 1993) is a Colombian professional tennis player.

Yuliana Lizarazo
Full nameCarol Yuliana Lizarazo Antolinez
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 31)
Cúcuta, Colombia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 156,152
Singles
Career record304–197
Career titles0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (5 January 2015)
Current rankingNo. 697 (26 August 2024)
Doubles
Career record198–139
Career titles1 WTA, 17 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 104 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 210 (26 August 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup22–15
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's tennis
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Singles
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Doubles
Last updated on: 27 August 2024.

On 5 January 2015, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 335 whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 104 on 15 January 2024. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with 11 singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Lizarazo reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2023 Monterrey Open, partnering compatriot María Paulina Pérez. They won their maiden title defeating Kimberly Birrell and Fernanda Contreras Gómez.[1] As a result, Lizarazo moved up 75 positions in the doubles rankings into the top 125.[citation needed]

Partnering Freya Christie, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2023 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana[2] and 2023 Montevideo Open.[3]

Playing for Colombia Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 22–15 (as of August 2024).

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2023 Monterrey Open, Mexico WTA 250 Hard   María Paulina Pérez   Kimberly Birrell
  Fernanda Contreras Gómez
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2023 Barranquilla Open,
Colombia
Hard   María Paulina Pérez   Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  Despina Papamichail
6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss 0–2 Sep 2023 Ljubljana Open,
Slovenia
Clay   Freya Christie   Amina Anshba
  Quinn Gleason
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Dec 2023 Montevideo Open,
Uruguay
Clay   Freya Christie   María Lourdes Carlé
  Julia Riera
6–7(5–7), 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
W35 tournaments (1–0)
W10/15 tournaments (10–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (10–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Andrea Koch Benvenuto 6–7(5), 4–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Nataly Yoo 6–1, 7–6(1)
Loss 1–2 Jan 2011 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Aleksandrina Naydenova 1–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 May 2011 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 10,000 Clay   Marcella Koek 6–1, 7–6(5)
Win 3–2 May 2011 ITF Båstad, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Hilda Melander 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 4–2 Nov 2011 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Karen Castiblanco 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Jul 2012 ITF Viserba, Italy 10,000 Clay   Gioia Barbieri 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Aug 2012 ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Catalina Pella 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Sep 2012 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Cecilia Costa Melgar 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–4 May 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Tess Sugnaux 6–2, 6–1
Win 7–4 July 2014 ITF Turin, Italy 10,000 Clay   Alice Matteucci 7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 7–5 May 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Elixane Lechemia 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 7–6 Nov 2018 ITF Cúcuta, Colombia 15,000 Clay   Camila Osorio 3–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 7–7 Apr 2019 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador 15,000 Clay   Fernanda Brito 6–7(4), 6–4, 5–7
Win 8–7 May 2019 ITF Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago 15,000 Hard (i)   Safiya Carrington 6–7(9), 6–3, 6–1
Win 9–7 Jul 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Louise Brunskog 6–3, 6–0
Win 10–7 Jul 2019 ITF Schio, Italy 15,000 Clay   Manca Pislak 6–4, 7–5
Loss 10–8 Sep 2021 ITF Ibagué, Colombia W15 Clay   Thaísa Grana Pedretti 6–4, 1–1 ret.
Win 11–8 Apr 2024 ITF Mosquera, Colombia W35 Clay   Jazmín Ortenzi 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W40/50 tournaments (0–2)
W25/35 tournaments (1–5)
W10/15 tournaments (15–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (16–14)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2008 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay (i)   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Viky Núñez Fuentes
  Paula-Catalina Robles-García
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Paula Zabala   Karen Castiblanco
  Andrea Koch Benvenuto
3–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2010 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Adriana Pérez   Karen Castiblanco
  Andrea Koch Benvenuto
6–2, 7–6(5)
Loss 1–3 May 2011 ITF Båstad, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Alina Wessel   Olga Brózda
  Natalia Kołat
6–7(7), 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2011 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet   Scarlett Werner   Giulia Gatto-Monticone
  Federica Quercia
w/o
Win 2–4 Sep 2012 ITF Bogotá, Colombia 10,000 Clay   Laura Pigossi   Blair Shankle
  Laura Ucrós
6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–5 Dec 2013 ITF Duino-Aurisina, Italy 10,000 Carpet (i)   Anastasia Grymalska   Claudia Giovine
  Alice Matteucci
6–7(7), 1–6
Win 3–5 Jan 2014 ITF Tinajo, Spain 10,000 Clay   Deborah Chiesa   Arabela Fernández Rabener
  Elise Mertens
6–2, 3–6, [13–11]
Win 4–5 Feb 2014 ITF Palma Nova, Spain 10,000 Clay   Alexandra Nancarrow   Anna Katalina Alzate
  Natalija Kostić
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–5 Mar 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Alexandra Nancarrow   Alice Matteucci
  Despina Papamichail
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win 6–5 May 2014 ITF Pula, Italy 10,000 Clay   Alice Matteucci   Carla Lucero
  Francesca Segarelli
6–1, 7–5
Win 7–5 Jul 2014 ITF Turin, Italy 10,000 Clay   Alice Matteucci   Georgia Brescia
  Lisa Sabino
6–3, 6–2
Win 8–5 May 2015 ITF Båstad, Sweden 10,000 Clay   Cornelia Lister   Carolin Daniels
  Laura Schaeder
7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 8–6 Feb 2016 ITF Palma Nova, Spain 10,000 Clay   Miriana Tona   Martina di Giuseppe
  Giorgia Marchetti
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–7 May 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   María Herazo González   Sarah Lee
  Ashley Mackey
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 9–7 May 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Anita Husarić   Francesca Stephenson
  Erika Vogelsang
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 9–8 Apr 2019 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 15,000 Clay   Antonia Samudio   Fernanda Brito
  María Paulina Pérez
2–6, 2–6
Win 10–8 Jul 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Ioana Gașpar   Alica Rusová
  Noelia Zeballos
7–5, 6–3
Win 11–8 Jul 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Martina Capurro Taborda   Diana Chehoudi
  Noa Liauw A Fong
6–2, 6–1
Win 12–8 Jul 2019 ITF Schio, Italy 15,000 Clay   Aurora Zantedeschi   Matilde Paoletti
  Lisa Pigato
6–3, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss 12–9 Aug 2019 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador 25,000 Clay   Camila Osorio   Katerina Stewart
  Gabriela Talabă
7–6(1), 6–7(6), [7–10]
Win 13–9 Feb 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Aurora Zantedeschi   Guo Meiqi
  Han Jiangxue
6–2, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 13–10 Mar 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   María Herazo González   Gozal Ainitdinova
  Zoziya Kardava
7–6(4), 6–7(1), [10–12]
Win 14–10 Sep 2020 ITF Trieste, Italy W15 Clay   Aurora Zantedeschi   Melania Delai
  Lisa Pigato
6–2, 6–3
Win 15–10 Feb 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   María Herazo González   Petia Arshinkova
  Gergana Topalova
6–2, 6–1
Loss 15–11 Feb 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   María Herazo González   Cristina Dinu
  Chantal Škamlová
1–6, 3–6
Loss 15–12 Aug 2021 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W25 Clay   Hiroko Kuwata   Carolina Alves
  Iryna Shymanovich
1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 15–13 Jul 2022 Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy W60 Clay   Aurora Zantedeschi   Angelica Moratelli
  Eva Vedder
3–6, 2–6
Win 16–13 Oct 2022 ITF Ibagué, Colombia W25 Clay   María Paulina Pérez   María Herazo González
  Sofia Sewing
6–4, 7–5
Loss 16–14 Jan 2023 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina W25 Clay   María Paulina Pérez   Amina Anshba
  Valeriya Strakhova
6–1, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 16–15 Feb 2023 ITF Mexico City, Mexico W40 Hard   María Paulina Pérez   Despina Papamichail
  Raluca Șerban
6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 16–16 Jul 2023 ITF Roma, Italy W60 Clay   María Paulina Pérez   Yuliya Hatouka
  Zhibek Kulambayeva
4–6, 4–6
Loss 16–17 May 2024 ITF Sopo, Colombia W35 Clay   Rebeca Pereira   María Portillo Ramírez
  Noelia Zeballos
4–6, 4–6
Win 17–17 Jun 2024 ITF Caserta, Italy W75 Clay   Despina Papamichail   Ali Collins
  María Paulina Pérez
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 17–18 Aug 2024 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W50 Clay   Freya Christie   Polina Kudermetova
  Ekaterina Makarova
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Vekic upsets top seed Garcia to win Monterrey title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Bassols Ribera holds off Sonmez to claim Ljubljana 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Zarazua outlasts top seed Parry to win WTA 125 Montevideo title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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