This Monday began the WTA 125 of Tucumán, with the presence of eleven Argentine tennis players in the main draw. At the premiere of the contest, Julia Riera She had a strong debut by beating the Ukrainian Valeriya Strakhova by 6-0 and 6-0, while Lourdes Carlé was surpassed by the Chilean Antonia Vergara Rivera by 6-2 and 6-4. This Tuesday will be the debut of Solana Sierra.
The clay courts of Tucuuman Lawn Tennis Club They dressed up again to receive a new international competition. The first albiceleste victory came from the hand of Riera (183rd), who put in a solid performance on the main court to beat the Ukrainian Strakhova (145°) for a resounding double 6-0. In the round of 16, the player from Pergamino awaits the winner of the duel between the Bulgarian Gergana Topalova (445°) and the French Carole Monnet (168°).
For her part, the Buenos Aires Carle (128th), sixth seed, failed to overcome the debut and fell to the Trans-Andean team Vergara Rivera (458°) for a double 6-4.
Solana Sierra (67th) returns to compete in Argentina. The 22-year-old from Mar del Plata will be the first seed in the Tucumán competition and will debut in the first round against the Romanian Miriam Bulgarian (223°).
Last season, Sierra conquered six titles on the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour circuitfour of them in national territory: the W50 from Pilar and Tucumánand the W35 from Buenos Aires and Pilar. Those consecrations gave him 170 WTA pointsessential to open the doors to higher-ranking tournaments.
Since his entry into professionalism, Tournaments in Argentina have been a key piece in its growth. Between 2018 and 2025, he played 20 ITF competitions in the country: in the first six he received wild cards to enter the main draw and also participated in three editions of the Argentina Open. The balance is more than positive: 7 titles, 2 finals and 4 semi-finals.
The organization determined that the meeting between Sierra y Bulgarian It is played in the fourth turn of the central court, not before 6:00 p.m. (Argentine time).
However, Tuesday’s day in the central court will open with the presentation of the youth Luna Cinalliwho received a invitation to compete in the main draw and will be measured against the Russian Anastasia Zolotareva (357°)not before 11:00.
Next it will be the turn of the recent champion of the W35 from Neuquén, Martina Capurro (430°). The albiceleste accessed the main draw thanks to the titles obtained in the W15 of Luján I and II. The Swiss will be in front Simona Waltert (93°)second seed in the competition.
The closing of the day will be for the Argentine duel between Candela Vázquez (709°) -another of the youths who received an invitation- and Jazmín Ortenzi (217°)who arrives with confidence after reaching the semifinals at the WTA 125 in Cali.
The albiceleste will perform on court 1 Maria Urrutia (509th), coming from the classification, who will face the Italian Jessica Pieri (239°), not before 11:00. Later, it will be the turn of Carla Markus (566th), who surpassed her two qualifying matches, against the Brazilian Laura Pigossi (83°), around 6:00 p.m.
For her part, the experienced player will play on court 7. Paula Ormaechea (1298°) compared to the Italian Nicole Fossa Huergo (109°), around 2:00 p.m.
