Irene Burillo Escorihuela (born 23 July 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 207 in singles, achieved in January 2022, and No. 109 in doubles, achieved on 20 April 2026. She has won two WTA 125 doubles titles, and six singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life

Burillo was born in Caspe, Zaragoza.[1] Her father, Carlos Burillo, was a footballer. She has a twin brother named Carlos.[2] She trains at the Ad in Tennis Academy in Barcelona.[3]

Career overview

Burillo at the 2023 US Open

In January 2021, Burillo won the inaugural Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, a $60k event, by defeating Grace Min in the final in her fifth three-setter of the week to win her first title since 2017 – and her first above $15k level.[4]

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Rabat Grand Prix where she lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round.[5] The following month, she entered the Open Internacional de Valencia as a wildcard, but lost to fourth seed Arantxa Rus in the first round.[6]

In 2023, she qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament, the Madrid Open, having been given a wildcard for the qualifying draw. She won her first match at the WTA Tour-level against Kaia Kanepi in the first round.[7][8]

Ranked No. 280, she qualified for her first major at the 2024 French Open by defeating Carole Monnet, Veronika Erjavec, and Jil Teichmann in qualifying without dropping a set.[9][10][11] However, she lost in the first round of the main draw to fellow qualifier Moyuka Uchijima.[12]

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1Jul 2025Båstad Open, Sweden Clay TurkeyBerfu CengizCzech RepublicJesika MalečkováCzech RepublicMiriam Škoch4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2Oct 2025Rio Ladies Open, Brazil Clay Georgia (country)Ekaterine GorgodzeSpainLeyre Romero GormazCroatiaTara Würth4–6, 1–6
Win 1–2Oct 2025Florianópolis Open, Brazil Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze FranceCarole MonnetBurundiSada Nahimana6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–3Dec 2025Quito Open, Ecuador Clay Anastasia ZolotarevaUkraineValeriya StrakhovaAnastasia Tikhonova4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4Feb 2026Les Sables d'Olonne Open, France Hard (i) SpainAliona BolsovaUnited StatesCarol Young Suh LeeCzech RepublicAnna Sisková2–6, 3–6
Win 2–4Apr 2026Open Villa de Madrid, Spain Clay Elena PridankinaRomaniaIrina BaraLatviaDarja Semeņistaja4–6, 6–3, [10–3]

Performance timeline

Key
W F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO GS B NMS NTI P NH
(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 are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.

Tournament 202120222023202420252026SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA Q1A A Q1A 0 / 0 0–0
French OpenA A A 1RA Q10 / 1 0–1
WimbledonQ1Q2A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US OpenQ1A Q1A Q10 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
WTA 1000
Madrid OpenA A 2RQ1A A 0 / 1 1–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 2 1–2
Year-end ranking 209 289 267 217 245 $325,212

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1Aug 2015 ITF Las Palmas, Spain W10 Clay BelarusAnastasia Yakimova1–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win 1–1Nov 2015 ITF Castellón, Spain W10 Clay AustraliaIsabelle Wallace6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2May 2016 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain W10 Clay MexicoRenata Zarazúa7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3Feb 2017 ITF Palmanova, Spain W15 Clay SpainOlga Sáez Larra4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win 2–3Nov 2017 ITF Vinaròs, Spain W15 Clay RomaniaMiriam Bulgaru6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–4Sep 2019 ITF Arad, Romania W25 Clay RomaniaAndreea Mitu7–6(5), 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–4Jan 2021Georgia's Rome Open, United States W60 Hard United StatesGrace Min1–6, 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss 3–5May 2021 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain W25 Clay SpainRebeka Masarova3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 4–5Sep 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal W25 Clay Turkeyİpek Öz6–4, 6–0
Loss 4–6Oct 2022 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W25+H Hard (i) SwitzerlandCéline Naef6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4–7Jun 2024 ITF Ystad, Sweden W50 Clay TurkeyBerfu Cengiz3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 5–7Aug 2024 ITF Erwitte, Germany W35 Clay Czech RepublicJulie Štruplová6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–8Oct 2024 ITF Loulé, Portugal W35 Hard SwitzerlandLeonie Küng2–6, 1–6
Loss 5–9May 2025 ITF Båstad, Sweden W35 Clay ArgentinaJazmín Ortenzi4–6, 2–6
Win 6–9Jun 2025 ITF Ystad, Sweden W35 Clay Alisa Oktiabreva 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–9Mar 2026 ITF Heraklion, Greece W50 Clay Italy Jennifer Ruggeri 7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 18 (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1Oct 2015 ITF Melilla, Spain W10 Clay AustraliaIsabelle WallaceSpainEstrella Cabeza CandelaUkraineOleksandra Korashvili3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1May 2016 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain W10 Clay Russia Ksenija Sharifova Serbia Anđela Novčić Italy Natasha Piludu 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1Mar 2017 ITF Palmanova, Spain W15 Clay Russia Ksenija Sharifova PortugalInês MurtaAustralia Isabelle Wallace 7–5, 6–3
Win 3–1Apr 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay SpainYvonne Cavallé ReimersEcuadorCharlotte RömerAustralia Isabelle Wallace 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2Apr 2017 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers IndiaAnkita RainaNetherlandsEva Wacanno4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3Jul 2017 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela BrazilPaula Cristina Gonçalves7–5, 0–6, [8–10]
Win 4–3Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay SpainOlga Parres AzcoitiaAustraliaSeone MendezMoldovaAlexandra Perper6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–4Jun 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay SpainClaudia Hoste FerrerArgentina Paula Barañano ChileFernanda Brito6–7(5), 4–6
Win 5–4Jun 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay SpainAndrea Lázaro GarcíaChile Fernanda Brito GuatemalaMelissa Morales6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–5Jul 2019 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay GreeceDespina PapamichailItaly Tatiana Pieri AustraliaIvana Popovic6–7(5), 4–6
Loss 5–6Aug 2019 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García GermanyVivian HeisenGermanyKatharina Hobgarski6–7(4), 4–6
Win 6–6Sep 2019 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García NetherlandsArantxa RusUnited KingdomGabriella Taylor5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 6–7Jan 2020 Vero Beach Open, United States W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García Chinese TaipeiHsu Chieh-yuHungaryPanna Udvardy5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 6–8Oct 2022 Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal W25 Clay Spain Andrea Lázaro García PortugalFrancisca JorgePortugalMatilde Jorge2–6, 2–6
Win 7–8Oct 2022 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W25+H Hard (i) Spain Andrea Lázaro García IndiaAnkita RainaNetherlandsRosalie van der Hoek6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–9Oct 2022GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom W60 Hard (i) Spain Andrea Lázaro García United KingdomFreya ChristieUnited KingdomAli Collins4–6, 1–6
Loss 7–10Feb 2024 ITF Morelia, Mexico W50 Hard United StatesRasheeda McAdooRussiaMarina MelnikovaNetherlandsLesley Pattinama Kerkhove4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 8–10Jun 2025Open de Biarritz, France W100 Clay MexicoMaría Portillo RamírezUnited StatesJessie AneyLithuaniaJustina Mikulskytė4–6, 6–1, [10–5]

References

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