Ariana Geerlings

Ariana Geerlings
Full nameAriana Geerlings Martínez
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceMurcia, Spain
Born (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005
Granada, Spain
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$58,760
Singles
Career record95–60
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 308 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 308 (28 July 2025)
Doubles
Career record19–17
Highest rankingNo. 440 (9 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 502 (28 July 2025)
Last updated on: 28 July 2025.

Ariana Geerlings Martínez (born 1 September 2005) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 308 in singles, achieved on 28 July 2025, and No. 440 in doubles, achieved on 9 June 2025.

Early life

Geerlings was born in Granada and raised in Murcia.[1][2] Her father, Arjan Geerlings, is Dutch and her mother, Alicia Martínez, is Spanish.[3][4] Her brother, Sergio, is a professional cyclist.[5] She attended the Rafa Nadal Academy and currently trains at Real Murcia Club de Tenis 1919.[6][7]

Professional career

In January 2021, Geerlings made her professional debut as a wildcard into the main draw of the $15k event at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, but lost in the first round to Kamilla Bartone.[8][9] In March 2022, she recorded her first professional win at the $15k Vilas Academy Calvià Open in Palma Nova, defeating second seed Nina Potočnik.[10] She reached her first final in November 2023 at the $15k event in Castellón, but lost to compatriot and top seed Ángela Fita Boluda.[11]

In April 2024, she won back-to-back titles at the W15 Gran Canaria Women's TDC Series PRO events in Telde.[12][13] That month, she also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Madrid Open, but did not advance into the main draw.[14][15] In May, she won her third title of the year at the W15 event in Kuršumlijska Banja, defeating second seed Anja Stanković in the final.[16][17] In October, she reached the final of the W35 Open JCastillo-Occident in Baza, but lost to Susan Bandecchi.[18]

In June 2025, she and Wakana Sonobe reached the doubles final of the W75 Internazionali Femminili di Tennis Città di Caserta, but lost to Cho I-hsuan and Cho Yi-tsen.[19] The following month, she made her WTA Tour debut after qualifying for the Hamburg Open.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2025 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Madrid Open Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W35 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (5–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2023 ITF Castellón, Spain W15 Clay Spain Ángela Fita Boluda 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 1–1 Apr 2024 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay Germany Caroline Werner 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 2–1 Apr 2024 ITF Telde, Spain W15 Clay Switzerland Leonie Küng 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–1 May 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Serbia Anja Stanković 7–6(2), 6–7(2), 6–4
Win 4–1 Aug 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Egypt Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–2 Sep 2024 ITF Baza, Spain W35 Hard Switzerland Susan Bandecchi 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 May 2025 ITF Bol, Croatia W35 Clay Romania Georgia Crăciun 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–2 Jul 2025 ITF Las Palmas, Spain W15 Clay France Nahia Berecoechea 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2025 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W15 Clay Italy Sofia Rocchetti Italy Deborah Chiesa
Italy Dalila Spiteri
w/o
Loss 0–2 May 2025 ITF Caserta, Italy W75 Clay Japan Wakana Sonobe Chinese Taipei Cho I-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Cho Yi-tsen
3–6, 6–7(5)

References

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  2. ^ Piñero, Julio (25 July 2023). "La tenista granadina Ariana Geerlings se proclama campeona de Europa júnior". Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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  18. ^ Utrera, José (6 October 2024). "La tenista Susan Bandecchi gana a Ariana Geerlings (6-3-6-3) en la final del Open de Baza". Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  19. ^ "ITF Caserta, Rame contro Lazaro Garcia in finale". SuperTennis (in Italian). 7 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.