Mariana Duque

2005

Appeared in her first Tour qualifying in Bogotá Copa Colsanitas and also played on the ITF Women's Circuit. In the 2005 Bolivarian Games where she won the silver medal in singles and in doubles.

2006

Fell in Tour qualifying in Bogotá Copa Colsanitas, won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

2007

In her third full season on the Tour to enter the main draw, arrives in the first round defeating compatriot Viky Núñez Fuentes and being defeated in the second round for the first time by the Italian Flavia Pennetta, the same year he won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. and runner-up at 2007 French Open Junior in his first appearance on a Grand Slam and making history for Colombia, the first tennis player to reach each instance.

In Pan American Games, arrives at the end confronting a Venezuelan Milagros Sequera, where she was the number one seed and the favorite which the Venezuelan and taking home the gold medal and Mariana pocketing the silver medal, being one of the best achievements in his career, and where he also gets the silver medal in doubles with her compatriot Karen Castiblanco.

2008

At the U.S. Open Ms. Duque advanced to the second round by coming back to beat Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn—ranked 19th in the world—after having lost the first set 0-6. In the second round she lost in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwańska—ranked No. 9 in the world. Thanks to this presentation she got into the top 100 best players in the world for the first time by moving up two sports: 101 to 99.

She was also present at the Tour de Bogotá, where in the first round she confronted the Croatian Jelena Kostanić Tošić, winning in straight sets. In the second round she faced the Austrian Yvonne Meusburger being the 5th seed in the tournament and against which Mariana Duque wins in straight sets. In the quarterfinals she confronted the Argentinian María Emilia Salerni, to which Mariana falls in three sets, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.

In the first round of the Estoril Open, she wins in straight sets against the Romanian Monica Niculescu. In the second round she falls to the Italian Karin Knapp who is seeded number 3 in the tournament.

She won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

2010

Playing in her home country Duque-Mariño claimed her very first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas defeating Gréta Arn, Kristina Antoniychuk, 7th seed Klára Zakopalová, 8th seed Arantxa Parra Santonja and 5th seed Angelique Kerber. Duque-Mariño became the second Colombian woman to claim this title since Fabiola Zuluaga did it in 2004.

2015: Gold at Pan Am, back to the Top 100, and her best ranking in the WTA

On July 11th through the 16th, Duque-Mariño competed at the 2015 Pan American Games where she won a gold medal. The world No. 89 ousted the tournament's top seed Lauren Davis in the semi-final stage of the tournament, while her opponent Victoria Rodríguez reached the final by taking out the second seeded Monica Puig. Yet when they crossed paths in the final, it was Duque-Mariño who shone brightest and earned the 6-4, 6-4 win. This marked the first time in the history of women's tennis a Colombian woman had won a gold medal.

Duque-Mariño reached for the first time in her career the third round of a Grand Slam, where she beat American wildcard Sofia Kenin in the first round and Océane Dodin from France in the second round. Duque is the second Colombian player to reach third round at the US Open, after Fabiola Zuluaga.

In the third round, she faced against Italy and former world No. 11 Roberta Vinci, where she fell 1-6,7-5,6-2.

Duque-Mariño kicked off the Asian swing at the Korea Open where she successfully advanced to the second round after defeating Kiki Bertens before losing to number 5 seed Mona Barthel in straight sets. At the Wuhan Open, Duque-Mariño successfully qualified after defeating Casey Dellacqua and Christina McHale but failed to keep her momentum going when she lost to rising star Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in straight sets. At the China Open, Duque-Mariño breezed through qualifying by defeating wild card Xu Yifan and Magda Linette both in straight sets. She set up a first round match against former Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova and defeated her in straight sets. She lost to eventual runner up and number 12 seed Timea Bacsinszky. With her result at the China Open, Duque-Mariño moved up the rankings to number 66 in the world, making it her highest ranking to date.

2016: Second final WTA since 2010, back to the Top 80, and quarterfinals at 2016 Mallorca Open

Duque-Mariño reached the Nürnberger Versicherungscup final, she defeated Carina Witthöft, Laura Siegemund, Varvara Lepchenko and Annika Beck and finally lost the final 2–6, 2–6 against Kiki Bertens.

On June 2016 at the 2016 Mallorca Open she defeated, in the first round, No.134 Alison Van Uytvanck 3–6, 6–3, 6-4. Then Duque-Mariño defeated Wimbledon finalist 2013 and ex No.12 Sabine Lisicki in three sets 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the third round she lost to Anastasija Sevastova 4–6, 6–3, 3–6.

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Current through 2016 US Open.

Doubles performance timeline

Playing Style

Duque-Mariño has a playing style similar to Gabriela Sabatini. Her serve has a more complicated motion than most women, but her athleticism allows her to keep the parts working together pretty smoothly. Her forehand is a heavy-topspin forehand that she hits at shoulder level while falling backward. The weakest, and the most un-Sabatini-like, element of Duque-Mariño's game is her backhand. She has a two-hander, and most of its power and spin is generated with her left hand. This makes the stroke a little flippy and rushed; for what is essentially her rally shot, it's not all that safe.

Record against top 10 players

Duque Mariño match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10.