Lizette Faith Cabrera (born 19 December 1997) is an Australian tennis player of Filipino descent. She has a career-high singles ranking of 119, achieved on 3 February 2020.
Early life
Cabrera was born and raised in Townsville by her parents Ronnie and Maria before moving to Brisbane to train at the National Academy. She has one sister, Izabo, and one brother, Carl. Cabrera's parents are both from the Philippines and both work in an abattoir in order to financially support her career.
Professional career
2016
Cabrera started 2016 with a ranking of 1062. She won her first title on the professional tour in September 2016.[1] Her year-end singles ranking was No. 257.
Cabrera failed to qualify for the Brisbane International and Australian Open but then reached the quarterfinal of the Burnie International. In March, she played in the ITF Circuit across the U.S., with limited success, before travelling to Europe in May. She won a doubles title in Caserta, Italy with Julia Grabher and reached the quarterfinals of the Manchester Trophy, losing to eventual champion Magda Linette.
In July, Cabrera won the Challenger de Granby in Canada; this was her first title in three years and biggest to date. Her ranking improved to back inside the world's top 200.[8] At the US Open, Cabrera lost in the final round of qualifying. In September, she returned to Australia and won the singles and doubles at the Darwin International. In October, she won the Bendigo International and reached the final of the Playford International the following week. These results vaulted Cabrera to a career-high singles ranking of 131,[9] and so she finished the year.
2020
Cabrera commenced new season with her first tour quarterfinal since 2017 at the Hobart International but lost to Elena Rybakina.[10] She also lost in the first round at the Australian Open, before she reached the quarterfinals of the Burnie International. After these results, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of 119, on 3 February 2020.
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.