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Jessica Failla

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Jessica Failla
Full nameJessica Failla Seelig
Country (sports) United States
Born (1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 27)
Ramona, United States
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegePepperdine University
Prize money$68,707
Singles
Career record178–133
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 411 (June 19, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 458 (July 15, 2024)
Doubles
Career record61–77
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 342 (June 10, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 370 (July 15, 2024)
Last updated on: July 20, 2024.

Jessica Failla (born 5 June 1997) is an American tennis player. She is the daughter of Greg Failla, who also was a professional tennis player, and Katrina Crawford.[1]

Failla has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 411, achieved on 19 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 342, reached on 10 June 2024.[2]

Failla won her first bigger ITF title at the W50 in Mexico City in the doubles draw, partnering Jessie Aney.[3]

She plays college tennis at the Pepperdine Waves.[4]

Failla came to Liberty, after completing her college career at Pepperdine. In August 2023, she joined the Liberty women's tennis team as an assistant coach.[5]


ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2016 ITF Victoria, Canada W15 Hard United States Katharine Fahey 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2019 ITF Norman, United States W15 Hard United States Kennedy Shaffer 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3)
Win 1–2 Mar 2024 ITF Montreal, Canada W15 Hard (i) United States Jessie Aney 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2021 ITF Haabneeme, Estonia W25 Hard (i) Japan Chihiro Muramatsu Poland Maja Chwalińska
Hungary Adrienn Nagy
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Dallas, United States W25 Hard United States Jessie Aney Maria Kozyreva
Veronika Miroshnichenko
4–6, 7–6(7), [5–10]
Loss 1–2 Mar 2023 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard United States Anna Ulyashchenko United Kingdom Emilie Lindh
Aleksandra Pospelova
2–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 2–2 May 2023 ITF Málaga, Spain W15 Hard Slovakia Katarína Strešnáková United States Isabella Barrera Aguirre
Spain Marina Benito
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–2 Feb 2024 ITF Mexico City, Mexico W50 Hard United States Jessie Aney Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti
Mexico María Portillo Ramírez
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 3–3 May 2024 ITF Yecla, Spain W35 Hard Peru Anastasia Iamachkine Hungary Adrienn Nagy
Germany Joelle Lilly Steur
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (June 19, 2016). "Family support key to Jessica Failla's success". Victoria Times Colonist.
  2. ^ "Jessica Failla | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "ITF W50 Mexico City Main Draw". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Jessica Failla Women's Tennis". pepperdinewaves.com.
  5. ^ "Jessica Failla-Seelig". libertyflames.com.
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