Angélica Bernal

{{short description|Colombian wheelchair tennis player}}

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| full_name = María Angélica Bernal Villalobos

| country_represented = Colombia

| residence = Bogotá, Colombia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia

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| turnedpro = 2007

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| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

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| singlesrecord =

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 7 (27 May 2024)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 7 (27 May 2024)

| AustralianOpenresult = QF (2021, 2025)

| FrenchOpenresult = QF (2021, 2022)

| Wimbledonresult = QF (2021)

| USOpenresult = SF (2020)

| Othertournaments = yes

| WheelchairTennisMastersresult =

| Paralympicsresult = 1R (2012, 2016)

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 13 (13 May 2024)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 13 (03 June 2024)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (2021, 2024)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (2021)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = F (2025)

| USOpenDoublesresult = SF (2020, 2021)

| OthertournamentsDoubles = yes

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| ParalympicsDoublesresult = QF (2012)

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{{MedalSport|Women's wheelchair tennis}}

{{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|Singles}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Guadalajara|Doubles}}

{{Medal|Silver|2015 Toronto|Doubles}}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 Lima|Doubles}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Santiago|Singles}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Guadalajara|Singles}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Santiago|Doubles}}

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María Angélica Bernal Villalobos (born 27 March 1995) is a Colombian wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events. She is a multiple Parapan American Games medalist and has competed in the Paralympic Games twice.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 October 2020|title=Angelica Bernal - ITF Profile|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/angelica-bernal/800291614/col/wct/s/overview/|access-date=|website=International Tennis Federation}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 October 2020|title=Angelica Bernal Villalobos - IPC Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/angelica-bernal-villalobos|access-date=|website=International Paralympic Committee}}

Bernal has phocomelia and was born without her right leg and uses a prosthetic since she was two years old. She played wheelchair tennis aged eleven when she was inspired by Esther Vergeer and Maria Sharapova. She participated at the 2020 US Open for the first time and was a semifinalist in both the wheelchair women's singles and doubles events.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 August 2020|title=Angelica Bernal, the Colombian who wants to succeed in the US Open|url=https://www.lalasport.com/2020/08/angelica-bernal-colombian-who-wants-to.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918084736/https://www.lalasport.com/2020/08/angelica-bernal-colombian-who-wants-to.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 18, 2020|access-date=|website=lalasport.com}}

Career statistics

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== Wheelchair singles ==

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! Tournament !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024

style="background:#efefef;" | Australian Open

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

style="background:#efefef;" | French Open

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

style="background:#efefef;" | Wimbledon

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

style="background:#efefef;" | US Open

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

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== Wheelchair doubles ==

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! Tournament !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024

style="background:#efefef;" | Australian Open

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

style="background:#efefef;" | French Open

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

style="background:#efefef;" | Wimbledon

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center | A

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" | 1R

style="background:#efefef;" | US Open

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | SF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" | QF

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