{{short description|Australian tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Seone Mendez | image = Mendez_WMQ22_%2821%29_%2852191389039%29.jpg | caption = Mendez at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | country_represented = {{AUS}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|15|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/mendez-0622f/?annual=all&surface=2|title=Seone Mendez|website=www.tennisexplorer.com}}</ref> | birth_place = Sydney, Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/seone-mendez|title=Seone Mendez|website=www.tennis.com.au}}</ref> | residence = Valencia, Spain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/217084|title=SEONE MÉNDEZ, LA AUSTRALIANA ARGENTINA|website=www.billiejeankingcup.com}}</ref> | death_place = | height = | plays = Right (two-handed backhand) | retired = | careerprizemoney = $338,629 | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=255|lost=166}} | singlestitles = 13 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 198 (21 March 2022) | currentsinglesranking = No. 514 (11 November 2024) | AustralianOpenresult = Q2 (2022) | FrenchOpenresult = Q3 (2022) | Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2022) | USOpenresult = Q1 (2022) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=79|lost=62}} | doublestitles = 5 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 304 (20 September 2021) | currentdoublesranking = No. 716 (11 November 2024) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2022) | updated = 11 November 2024 }}
'''Seone Mendez''' (born 15 May 1999) is an Australian tennis player of Argentine descent.
Mendez has career-high WTA rankings of 198 in singles, achieved on 21 March 2022, and 304 in doubles, set on 20 September 2021. She has won thirteen ITF singles titles and five ITF doubles titles.
==Career== ===2021=== In July 2021, Mendez made her WTA Tour debut at the Winners Open where she qualified for the main draw, defeating Irina Fetecău in the final qualifying round. She went on to reach the quarterfinal in her WTA Tour debut, losing in three sets to former world No. 9, Andrea Petkovic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2021/08/07/millman-knocked-out-in-washington-quarterfinals|title=John Millman's winning run at an ATP 500 tournament in Washington has ended in the quarterfinals.|website=Tennis Australia|date= 7 August 2021|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2097883/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2021-s-wta-debutantes|title=Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=14 December 2024}}</ref>
In October 2021, Mendez reached a career-high ranking of 206 and entered the Australian top 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2021/08/30/ranking-movers-young-aussies-on-the-rise|title=Ranking Movers|website=Tennis Australia|date=30 August 2021|access-date=30 August 2021|author=Rogers, Leigh}}</ref>
===2022=== In January, she reached the second round of the 2022 Australian Open qualifying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/01/10/australian-open-2022-14-aussie-women-set-for-qualifying |title=Australian Open 2022: 14 Aussie Women Set for Qualifying |website= Tennis Australia| date=10 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mendez is the daughter of Natalia and footballer Gabriel Mendez, and the sister of Gian Mendez.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lovetennis.com.au/sponsored-athletes/|title=Sponsored Athletes|website=www.lovetennis.com.au|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> <!-- results ? ==Grand Slam performance timelines== {{Performance key}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center !Tournament !2022 !2023 !W–L |- |align=left|Australian Open |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |0–0 |- |align=left|French Open |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q3 |A |0–0 |- |align=left|Wimbledon |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |A |0–0 |- |align=left|US Open |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |A |0–0 |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |align=left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |} --> ==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 16 (13 titles, 3 runner–ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#ffe4c4;" |W40 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments |} | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Finals by surface |- |Clay (13–3) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>1–0</small> | Jun 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Brito | 6–2, 6–1 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>2–0</small> | Jun 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrea Lázaro García | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>2–1</small> | Aug 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Mrągowo, Poland | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} Marta Leśniak | 4–6, 4–6 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>3–1</small> | Feb 2018 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Palmanova, Spain | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Marina Bassols Ribera | 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, 6–1, 6–2 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>4–1</small> | Mar 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|MKD}} Lina Gjorcheska | 6–4, 6–0 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>5–1</small> | Mar 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Naito | 7–5, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup> |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>6–1</small> | May 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Gebriela Mihaylova | 6–1, 6–1 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>7–1</small> | Jul 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Ana Lantigua de la Nuez | 6–2, 6–3 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>8–1</small> | Jul 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Darya Astakhova | 6–4, 6–1 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>9–1</small> | Sep 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Karin Kennel | 6–7<sup>(7)</sup>, 6–1, 6–3 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>9–2</small> | Sep 2019 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Trevisan | 4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>10–2</small> | Nov 2019 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Naples, United States | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|HUN}} Panna Udvardy | 6–3, 6–4 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>11–2</small> | Mar 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amiens, France | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15+H | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Paula Ormaechea | 6–4, 6–2 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>12–2</small> | Feb 2023 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Nina Potočnik | 6–2, 7–5 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>12–3</small> | May 2023 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Otočec, Slovenia | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W40 | Clay | {{flagicon|SVK}} Rebecca Šramková | 3–6, 6–7<sup>(2)</sup> |- | bgcolor="98FB98" |Win | <small>13–3</small> | Jul 2023 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Getxo, Spain | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|GRE}} Martha Matoula | 6–2, 6–4 |}
===Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |W60 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" |W25/35 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15 tournaments |} | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–1) |- |Clay (5–6) |- |Carpet (0–1) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>0–1</small> | Jul 2017 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Imola, Italy | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Carpet (o) | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Kordolaimi | {{flagicon|ESP}} Estrella Cabeza Candela <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 3–6, 6–1, [3–10] |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>0–2</small> | Feb 2018 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Manacor, Spain | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandra Perper | {{flagicon|ESP}} Irene Burillo Escorihuela <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Olga Parres Azcoitia | 4–6, 6–2, [7–10] |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>1–2</small> | Apr 2018 | style="background:lightblue"|Nana Trophy, Tunisia | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|UKR}} Maryna Chernyshova | {{flagicon|RUS}} Amina Anshba <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Anastasia Grymalska | 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–4 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>1–3</small> | May 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Cairo, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ECU}} Charlotte Römer | {{flagicon|SVK}} Alica Rusová <br /> {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Waltert | 5–7, 6–0, [6–10] |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>2–3</small> | Sep 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Merel Hoedt | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Smith <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} Chelsea Vanhoutte | 6–3, 7–5 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>2–4</small> | Sep 2019 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open de Valencia, Spain | style="background:#addfad;"|W60+H | Clay | {{flagicon|VEN}} Andrea Gámiz | {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Bara <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Rebeka Masarova | 4–6, 6–7<sup>(2)</sup> |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>2–5</small> | Nov 2019 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Naples, United States | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} Lea Bošković | {{flagicon|MEX}} María Portillo Ramírez <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Gabriela Talabă | 5–7, 2–6 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>2–6</small> | Feb 2021 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Poitiers, France | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica di Sarra <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Camilla Rosatello | 4–6, 3–6 |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>3–6</small> | Mar 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amiens, France | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15+H | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} María Portillo Ramírez | {{flagicon|FRA}} Elsa Jacquemot <br /> {{flagicon|AND}} Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva | 6–4, 6–3 |- | bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss | <small>3–7</small> | Feb 2023 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Tucumán, Argentina | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Daniela Vismane | {{flagicon|COL}} María Herazo González <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Lexie Stevens | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>4–7</small> | Aug 2023 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Leipzig, Germany | style="background:lightblue"|W25+H | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino | {{flagicon|}} Julia Avdeeva <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Arina Vasilescu | 6–2, 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, [10–8] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>4–8</small> | Jul 2024 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Getxo, Spain | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|GRE}} Martha Matoula | {{flagicon|USA}} Anna Rogers <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Alana Smith | 0–6, 6–7<sup>(7)</sup> |- | bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | <small>5–8</small> | Nov 2024 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Nules, Spain | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Enola Chiesa | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lorena Solar Donoso <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Meritxell Teixidó García | 6–2, 3–6, [10–4] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA|322351}} * {{ITF|seone-mendez/800366604/aus}} * [https://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/seone-mendez Seone Mendez] at Tennis Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Seone}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female tennis players Category:Tennis players from Sydney Category:Tennis players from Valencia Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Australian people of Argentine descent Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales