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Jalif, Juan Martin
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Juan Martin Jalif
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Salta, Argentina
- Prev School:
- FSU/UM
- High School:
- IEI Salta
- Birthday:
- 1/17/1999
Bio
Career Totals
| Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles |
| 2023-24 | 14-6 | 13-4 | 15-6 | 12-6 |
| Total | 14-6 | 13-4 | 15-6 | 12-6 |
At Florida Atlantic
Graduate (2023-24)
- Joined the Owls in the Fall of 2023
- Saw action in two fall tourneys (1-2)
- Captured both season opening matches with a 6-3 win in doubles play and a 6-4, 6-4 singles over Georgia Southern
- Had a similar fate in the season's second match with victories on doubles court two and rallied from being down to force a first set tiebreaker, which he won 7-6 (7-3) and finished with a 6-1 second set
- Court two doubles winner over Stetsn and he again captured his singles court to move to 3-0 and 3-0 on the year
- Continued his winning ways with a 6-4 doubles win and a 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3 singles court four win at William and Mary
- Pulled out another singles win helping the Owls take a 4-3 win over Pennsylvania to advance. After falling in doubles he clinched the match for the Owls with a 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 6-2 win on court four
- Neither match at No. 3 Virginia was completed
- Worked on doubles court #2 with Alberto Colas to pick up a 6-1 win versus FGCU and then captured singles play 6-3, 6-2
- Narrowly missed a victory versus Charlotte with a 7-6 (7-3) doubles loss and then fell in singles play 6-3, 7-5
- Versus UCF, he fell in singles play and his doubles match was not completed
- Unlucky at South Alabama with neither match moving to completion
- Was a 6-3 victor on court #1 doubles and his singles match, despite a commanding lead was not completed over Georgia State
- He and Alberto Colas blanked UTSA's #29 nationally ranked doubles pair 6-0 and he then went on to post a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court #2
- Named AAC Player of the Week
- Teamed with Alberto Colas to defeat UNF's #2 doubles team and help the Owls secure the doubles point, the match was clinched prior to the conclusion of his singles match
- He and Colas fell on court #1 to No. 46 Oregon by a 7-5 score and he then captured singles court #2 6-2, 6-3 to help the Owls win 4-3
- Singles match versus UCSB was not finished while his doubles match was a rare loss
- He and Alberto Colas captured their doubles match versus East Tennessee by a 7-5 score and he was a straight-set victor on singles court #3
- Ranked duo captured court #1 versus Liberty, but fell on court #2 singles
- Captured court #1 in doubles play versus Brown and fell in three sets on singles court #2
- Easily captured both courts versus DePaul with a 6-1 court #1 doubles win and a 6-2, 6-3 court #3 singles win
- He and Alberto Colas fell on court #2 to host USF and the then prevailed on court #4 6-3, 6-3 in singles play
- Dropped both matches at Delaware and then saw both matches called before their conclusion at VCU, ranked No. 41 as a team
- AAC doubles match on court #1 was not completed while he played up in singles and fell in straight sets on court #2
Career Notes
- In five seasons, posted a 25-33 overall singles record and 35-36 overall doubles record
- Went 1-5 against nationally-ranked singles opponents
- Tallied a 6-10 record against nationally-ranked doubles pairs
At Miami
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2022-23)
- Primarily played doubles
- Posted a 4-4 singles record and 11-8 doubles record
- Went 1-1 in dual match singles action at fifth singles
- Appeared in 20 dual matches at first doubles, posting a 7-6 overall mark
- Against nationally-ranked doubles pairs, tallied a 4-4 mark
- Defeated No. 20 Andres Martin/Marcus McDaniel (GT), 6-2, for the highest doubles victory of his career
- Alongside Martin Vergara Del Puerto, clinched four doubles point for the Hurricanes in 2022-23
As a Fourth-Year Junior (2021-22)
- Finished the season with a 9-16 overall singles record and 15-15 overall doubles record
- Played a majority of his singles matches at fifth singles (2-5)
- Recorded a 6-10 mark in dual match singles action
- Went 10-12 in doubles play in dual matches
- Tallied a pair of doubles victories over ranked opponents.
As a Junior (2020-21)
- Redshirt season.
As a Sophomore at FSU (2019-20)
- Promoted to No. 2 singles during his sophomore season
- Recorded a 7-5 overall record
- Posted a 3-2 mark in dual play and a 4-3 record in tournament action
- Went 3-3 overall at the second doubles position
- Won his only match played at first doubles.
As a Freshman at FSU (2018-19)
- Moved between the third and fourth singles position
- Posted a 4-6 record at the No. 3 spot and a 1-2 record as the fourth singles player
- Overall, totaled a 5-8 record and a 3-5 mark in ACC play
- Played a majority of doubles matches as part of the second doubles pair
- Tallied a 4-9 doubles record (1-5 at No. 2, 3-4 at No. 3)
Before Miami/FSU
- Ascended as high as No. 36 in the ITF junior rankings
- Earned an ATP ranking of 1,639 in 2016
- Tabbed the No. 1 16U player in South America in 2015 and best junior player in Argentina in 2016
- Participated in a pair of Grand Slams at the French Open and Wimbledon
- Named Best Sportsman of the Year from 2014-17 in Salta, Argentina.
Personal
- Born on January 17, 1999
- Chose to play tennis over soccer as a child
- Father was a professional soccer player in Argentina
- Son of Martin Jalif and Silvia Guaymas
- Majored in economics
SINGLES CAREER STATS
| Year | Overall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | Tour | National |
| 2018-19 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 0-3 | |||||
| 2019-20 | 7-5 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 1-2 | |||||
| 2020-21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | 9-16 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 2-1 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-1 | ||
| 2022-23 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 25-33 | 3-2 | 5-7 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 2-1 | 15-21 | 10-12 | 1-5 |
DOUBLES CAREER STATS
| Year | Overall | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | Tour | National |
| 2018-19 | 4-9 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 4-9 | ||
| 2019-20 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||
| 2020-21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | 15-15 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 2-0 | 10-12 | 5-3 | 2-6 |
| 2022-23 | 11-8 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 5-1 | 4-4 | ||
| TOTAL | 35-36 | 11-14 | 7-12 | 4-4 | 22-30 | 13-6 | 6-10 |
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