Solana Sierra

Solana Sierra is the right-hander from Mar del Plata who came up the long South American way — the ITF circuit, then the WTA 125 grind — before the wider tour learned her name. The junior promise was real: at the 2022 French Open girls' singles she beat fourth seed Brenda Fruhvirtova in the opening round and raced to the final without dropping a set, ousting other seeds en route before falling to Czech Lucie Havlíčková. The senior breakthrough took longer — she claimed her maiden WTA title in April 2025 at the 125-level event in Antalya, and exited in the first round at both the 2025 French Open and her 2024 US Open main-draw debut.

What separates her from her countrywomen is where she finishes points. Her former coach Sebastián Gutiérrez singled out her front-court skills as her standout trait — unusual for a region that has produced more traditional baseliners, that net proficiency became central to her success. She models herself on a compatriot who escaped that clay-only mold: Gabriela Sabatini, the former US Open champion who also reached a Wimbledon final, is the player Sierra names as her favorite.

The defining run came at Wimbledon 2025. After losing in the qualifying final round, a last-minute withdrawal opened a main-draw spot, and the 21-year-old jumped in — beating Olivia Gadecki for her first Grand Slam main-draw win. She then upset world No. 43 Katie Boulter and beat Cristina Bucsa 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, becoming the first lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the women's singles fourth round at Wimbledon, before falling to Laura Siegemund. No Argentine woman had reached the Wimbledon round of 16 since Paola Suárez in 2004.

She now trains at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca under Miguel Fragoso, a base she relocated to in March 2025. The top-ranked Argentine, she carries her career-high standing into 2026 — the grass-and-net game still her calling card on tour.