JC Aragone

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JC Aragone
Full nameJuan Cruz Aragone
Country (sports)United States United States
ResidenceYorba Linda, California
Born (1995-06-28) June 28, 1995 (age 29)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Virginia
Prize money$284,679
Singles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 224 (December 17, 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2019)
US Open1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 153 (September 30, 2019)
Last updated on: July 29, 2024.

Juan Cruz "JC" Aragone (born June 28, 1995) is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Virginia and was a member of three NCAA Men's Tennis Championship winning teams.[1] Aragone made his first ATP main-draw appearance at the 2017 US Open after coming through qualifying.

Early life and amateur career

Aragone is from Yorba Linda, California and took classes through the Parkview School, an independent study school based in Placentia, California. In January 2012, Aragone was hospitalized due to liver and kidney failure after developing an allergic reaction to an acne medication.[2] That same year, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.[2] Despite these challenges, Aragone finished his junior career competing in two junior US Opens and ranked 14th in his graduating class. He committed to playing college tennis at the University of Virginia.

While at Virginia, Aragone helped the Cavaliers win three straight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team twice, in both singles and doubles, and was a two-time ACC Tournament MVP.[1] Aragone finished his college career with a 109–22 record.

Professional career

Aragone was awarded a wild card into the 2017 US Open qualifying tournament. He defeated Marco Cecchinato, Riccardo Bellotti, and Akira Santillan to secure a spot in the main draw of the 2017 US Open, where he lost to 28th seed Kevin Anderson.[3]

Personal life

JC's parents are Paula and Facundo Aragone. He has one brother named Tommy. Aragone majored in government while at Virginia. He also interned at J.P. Morgan in New York City during the summer of 2016, balancing urban tennis practice with the demands of a Wall Street job. He received an offer to return to the company full-time, but opted instead to pursue his dream of a professional career in tennis.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2016 USA F40, Tallahassee Futures Hard (i) Canada Brayden Schnur 5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2017 Spain F17, Martos Futures Hard Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win 1–2 Mar 2018 USA F8, Calabasas Futures Hard United States Marcos Giron 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–2 Jul 2018 Canada F4, Kelowna Futures Hard Canada Alexis Galarneau 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Feb 2022 M25 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Lucas Gerch 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (6–9)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
ITF Futures Tour (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2017 Spain F17, Martos Futures Hard Australia Daniel Nolan United States Robert Galloway
United States Evan King
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2018 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard (i) United States Deiton Baughman France Florian Lakat
United States Ronnie Schneider
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Win 1–2 Jun 2018 USA F15, Winston-Salem Futures Hard United States Harrison Adams United States Ian Dempster
Germany Christian Seraphim
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
Loss 1–3 Jul 2018 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard United Kingdom Liam Broady United States Alex Lawson
China Li Zhe
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2019 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard United States Marcos Giron Barbados Darian King
United States Hunter Reese
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–3 Jul 2019 Winnetka, USA Challenger Hard United States Bradley Klahn United States Christopher Eubanks
United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Jul 2019 Binghamton, USA Challenger Hard United States Alex Lawson Australia Max Purcell
Australia Luke Saville
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 3–5 Sep 2019 Tiburon, USA Challenger Hard Barbados Darian King United States Robert Galloway
Venezuela Roberto Maytín
2–6, 5–7
Win 4–5 May 2021 M25 Pensacola, USA World Tennis Tour Clay Colombia Nicolás Barrientos Colombia Alejandro Gómez
United States Junior A. Ore
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 4–6 Jun 2021 Orlando, USA Challenger Hard Colombia Nicolás Barrientos United States Christian Harrison
Canada Peter Polansky
2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 Jun 2021 M25 Tulsa, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Colombia Nicolás Barrientos United States Strong Kirchheimer
Greece Michail Pervolarakis
1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 4–8 Jul 2021 El Espinar, Spain Challenger Hard Colombia Nicolás Barrientos United States Robert Galloway
United States Alex Lawson
6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win 5–8 Feb 2022 M25 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Peter Polansky Bolivia Boris Arias
Bolivia Federico Zeballos
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–9 Apr 2022 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard Ecuador Roberto Quiroz India Yuki Bhambri
India Saketh Myneni
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 6–9 Apr 2022 Cuernavaca, Mexico Challenger Hard Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Colombia Nicolás Mejía
Ecuador Roberto Quiroz
7–6(7–4), 6–2

References

  1. ^ a b "Virginia Cavaliers Bio". virginiasports.com.
  2. ^ a b Lewis, Colette (October 9, 2012). "Comeback From Serious Illness Continues for JC Aragone, Who Reaches Third Round at Pan American Closed". ZooTennis. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Former UVa tennis player qualifies for U.S. Open". dailyprogress.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.