Julio Leonardo Peralta Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo leoˈnaɾðo peˈɾalta maɾˈtines];[3] born 9 September 1981)[1] is an inactive professional tennis player from Chile.[4] Peralta has found success in the late stage of his career, reaching no. 29 in the ATP rankings in doubles. He captured six doubles titles at ATP World Tour and one singles challenger title. He went on hiatus from 2005 to 2007, from 2009 to 2011, from 2012 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.
 Peralta in 2016 | |
| Country (sports) |  Chile |
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| Residence | Santiago, Chile Miami, United States[1] |
| Born | 9 September 1981 Brasília, Brazil[1][2] |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 700,691 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 212 (December 1, 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 79–58 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (16 October 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 553 (27 February 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017, 2018) |
| French Open | QF (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2017, 2018) |
| US Open | 2R (2017, 2018) |
| Last updated on: 27 February 2023. | |
Career
edit2000–2004
editPeralta turned pro in 2000, and had his best year in his singles career in 2003, year which he won a challenger tournament, the BH Tennis Open International Cup in Belo Horizonte. He retired in 2005.
2007–2008
editHe made a comeback in 2007 at ITF Futures tournaments. Julio competed throughout 2008, but he suffered an injury the next year.
2011: Second comeback
editHe made his comeback (after long, exhausting, two-year injury) in the 2011 Sparkassen Open, winning comfortably the first two qualifying rounds, against Stefan Seifert and David Goffin (no. 220). In the main tournament, he defeated Victor Crivoi.
2014: Third comeback
editAfter a long hiatus, he returned in September at the 2014 Napa Valley Challenger doubles tournament partnering Matt Seeberger as a wildcard pair.
In early November, he won the titles in both singles and doubles USA F30 tournament, not dropping a single set in the main draw in both tournaments. In Chile F9 tournament he made the singles final, losing to Hans Podlipnik Castillo and the following week won the doubles tournament in Chile F10 partnering Seeberger.
2015: New partnership and Challenger Tour success
editPeralta played many Challenger Tour tournaments during the year, reaching seven finals and winning four, partnering Horacio Zeballos in three of these titles. With the victories, Peralta rose almost 400 positions in the rankings, ending the year at No. 105.
2016: Three ATP Doubles titles
editHe broke through onto the ATP World Tour doubles circuit in 2016, winning the Brazil Open, the Swiss Open and the Moselle Open with Horacio Zeballos. He won his first match in a Grand Slam at the French Open, partnering Denis Kudla, but the duo lost in the second round. Peralta also won six challenger tournaments, partnering Zeballos in four, in one with Dennis Novikov, and at Santiago with countryman Hans Podlipnik. Peralta tied with Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith for most Challenger titles in doubles for the year. Peralta finished the year ranked No. 44 in the world in doubles, and the highest ranked Chilean player in singles or doubles, record he has held since then.
2017: Another title, French Open quarterfinals, top 30 debut
editPeralta and Zeballos reached the final of the Ecuador Open, but lost to James Cerretani and Philipp Oswald. They went on to win the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. At the French Open, he partnered Zeballos to reach the quarterfinals. This saw his ranking jump to a career high of No. 35.
In the rest of the year, Peralta reached two more tournament finals with Zeballos, and another one with Santiago González, with whom he reached quarterfinals at the 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters too.
Peralta ended the year at World No. 29, his best position yet.
2018: First ATP 500 & one more titles
editPeralta had a slow beginning of the year, with semifinals at 2018 ASB Classic as the only notable result. Julio and Horacio Zeballos reunited for attempting a defense of their title in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, but they lost in first round. They also tried to imitate their past year quarterfinals run on the French Open, but they lost in second round. Partnering with Roman Jebavý, they reached semifinals of the 2018 Antalya Open.
Peralta and Zeballos partnered again for the 2018 Wimbledon and won over 16th seeds Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald in first round, but then lost in second round. The partnership went on and they won the 2018 Swedish Open, defeating in the final the Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini. The following week Peralta and Zeballos won another title, the 2018 German Open, his first on the ATP 500 level, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the final.
2022: Back on the ATP tour
editAfter almost 4 years of hiatus, Peralta came back on the ATP tour in April where he entered the 2022 BMW Open with Franko Škugor with a protected ranking[5] and next at the Italian Open as an alternate pair also with Škugor where they won their first round match against top 50 players Tomislav Brkić and Nikola Ćaćić.[6]
Personal life
editPeralta was born in Brasília, Brazil, and began to play tennis in Paramaribo, Suriname, where his father worked as a dentist.[2][7][8][9]
A close friend of Fernando González, he performed as his double in an advert of Powerade.[2]
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2016 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2016 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2016 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | 3−6, 1−2 ret. | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2017 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2017 | Winston-Salem Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | 3−6, 4−6 | ||
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2017 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2017 | European Open, Belgium | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–2, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2018 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2018 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 6–1, 4–6, [10–6] |
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures finals
editSingles (8–6)
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| ATP Challenger Series (1–0) |
| ITF Futures Series (7–6) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 28 August 2000 | Peru F1, Peru | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 December 2000 | Chile F9, Chile | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 0–6 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 July 2001 | Romania F3, Romania | Clay | 6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7) | |
| Winner | 1. | 3 September 2001 | Peru F2, Peru | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 2. | 24 September 2001 | Bolivia F2, Bolivia | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 8 October 2001 | Paraguay F1, Paraguay | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 3. | 14 April 2003 | Chile F3, Chile | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 4. | 28 July 2003 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 5. | 2 August 2004 | Chile F1-A, Chile | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 9 August 2004 | Chile F1-B, Chile | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 6. | 27 October 2008 | Chile F4, Chile | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 7. | 3 November 2008 | Chile F5, Chile | Clay | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 8. | 4 November 2014 | USA F5, United States | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1 December 2014 | Chile F9, Chile | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (18–10)
edit| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Series (10–6) |
| ITF Futures Series (8–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 1 October 2001 | Bolivia F3, Bolivia | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 April 2002 | Jamaica F3, Jamaica | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 January 2003 | USA F2, USA | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 January 2003 | USA F3, USA | Hard | w/o | ||
| Winner | 1. | 27 October 2008 | Chile F4, Chile | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 2. | 3 November 2014 | USA F30, USA | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 3. | 8 December 2014 | Chile F10, Chile | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 4. | 15 December 2014 | Chile F11, Chile | Clay | 7–5, 6–0 | ||
| Winner | 5. | 22 December 2014 | Chile F12, Chile | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 6. | 23 February 2015 | Panama F1, Panama | Clay | w/o | ||
| Winner | 7. | 2 March 2015 | Nicaragua F1, Nicaragua | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 April 2015 | Savannah, United States | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 8. | 27 April 2015 | Tallahassee, United States | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 9. | 1 June 2015 | USA F16-A, USA | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 8 June 2015 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | 13 July 2015 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Winner | 10. | 12 October 2015 | Corrientes, Argentina | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 11. | 2 November 2015 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 12. | 9 November 2015 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | 4 January 2016 | Mendoza, Argentina | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [1–10] | ||
| Winner | 13. | 25 January 2016 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 14. | 7 March 2016 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5] | ||
| Winner | 15. | 25 April 2016 | Tallahassee, United States | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, [12–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 9. | 30 May 2016 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 10. | 25 July 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 16. | 25 July 2016 | Genova, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 17. | 10 October 2016 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Winner | 18. | 17 October 2016 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019–2021 | 2022 | W–L | |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0–2 | |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | 5–3 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2–4 | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2–4 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 9–13 | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R[10] | 1–1 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | QF | QF | A/NH | NH | 4–2 | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–5 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c ATP – Players – Profile
- ^ a b c Iturra, Leopoldo (5 March 2016). "El día que Julio Peralta fue el doble de Fernando González". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "The pronunciation by Julio Peralta himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Julio Peralta volverá al ranking ATP Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine 27 Jun 2011 – "El tenista chileno Julio Peralta logró clasificar al cuadro principal del ... El jugador nacional con un revés envidiable, Julio Peralta (sin ranking)
- ^ "Kevin Krawietz/Andreas Mies Edge Through in Munich". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Julio Peralta gana en el Masters 1.000 de Roma y volverá al ranking mundial de dobles luego de tres años". 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Nunca es tarde". www.tenischile.com (in Spanish). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
La carrera de este chileno nacido en Brasilia nunca fue fácil.
- ^ "Julio Peralta avanza a semifinales de dobles en Hamburgo". La Tercera (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
el nacido en Brasilia
- ^ "A sus 34 años, el tenista chileno Julio Peralta no se rinde: "Mientras el físico me dé no soltaré la raqueta"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
el nacido en Brasilia, de 34 años,
- ^ Peralta and Franko Škugor withdrew before second round, so it doesn't count as a loss