Juan Cruz "JC" Aragone (born June 28, 1995) is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Virginia and was a member of three NCAA Men's Tennis Championship winning teams. Aragone made his first ATP main-draw appearance at the 2017 US Open after coming through qualifying.

Early life and amateur career

Aragone is from Yorba Linda, California and took classes through the Parkview School, an independent study school based in Placentia, California. In January 2012, Aragone was hospitalized due to liver and kidney failure after developing an allergic reaction to an acne medication. That same year, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Despite these challenges, Aragone finished his junior career competing in two junior US Opens and ranked 14th in his graduating class. He committed to playing college tennis at the University of Virginia.

While at Virginia, Aragone helped the Cavaliers win three straight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team twice, in both singles and doubles, and was a two-time ACC Tournament MVP. Aragone finished his college career with a 109–22 record.

Professional career

Aragone was awarded a wild card into the 2017 US Open qualifying tournament. He defeated Marco Cecchinato, Riccardo Bellotti, and Akira Santillan to secure a spot in the main draw of the 2017 US Open, where he lost to 28th seed Kevin Anderson.

Personal life

JC's parents are Paula and Facundo Aragone. He has one brother named Tommy. Aragone majored in government while at Virginia. He also interned at J.P. Morgan in New York City during the summer of 2016, balancing urban tennis practice with the demands of a Wall Street job. He received an offer to return to the company full-time, but opted instead to pursue his dream of a professional career in tennis.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend (singles)
Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–2)Titles by surface Hard (3–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2016USA F40, TallahasseeFuturesHard (i)Canada Brayden Schnur5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 2017Spain F17, MartosFuturesHardSpain Carlos Gómez-Herrera5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win1–2Mar 2018USA F8, CalabasasFuturesHardUnited States Marcos Giron6–2, 6–4
Win2–2Jul 2018Canada F4, KelownaFuturesHardCanada Alexis Galarneau6–2, 6–3
Win3–2Feb 2022M25 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHardGermany Lucas Gerch6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (6–9)

Legend (doubles)
Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (3–6) ITF Futures Tour (3–3)Titles by surface Hard (5–9) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
ITF Futures Tour (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2017Spain F17, MartosFuturesHardAustralia Daniel NolanUnited States Robert Galloway United States Evan King4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 2018Canada F1, GatineauFuturesHard (i)United States Deiton BaughmanFrance Florian Lakat United States Ronnie Schneider6–2, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Win1–2Jun 2018USA F15, Winston-SalemFuturesHardUnited States Harrison AdamsUnited States Ian Dempster Germany Christian Seraphim7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
Loss1–3Jul 2018Granby, CanadaChallengerHardUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited States Alex Lawson China Li Zhe6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win2–3Mar 2019Indian Wells, USAChallengerHardUnited States Marcos GironBarbados Darian King United States Hunter Reese6–4, 6–4
Win3–3Jul 2019Winnetka, USAChallengerHardUnited States Bradley KlahnUnited States Christopher Eubanks United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski7–5, 6–4
Loss3–4Jul 2019Binghamton, USAChallengerHardUnited States Alex LawsonAustralia Max Purcell Australia Luke Saville4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss3–5Sep 2019Tiburon, USAChallengerHardBarbados Darian KingUnited States Robert Galloway Venezuela Roberto Maytín2–6, 5–7
Win4–5May 2021M25 Pensacola, USAWorld Tennis TourClayColombia Nicolás BarrientosColombia Alejandro Gómez United States Junior A. Ore6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss4–6Jun 2021Orlando, USAChallengerHardColombia Nicolás BarrientosUnited States Christian Harrison Canada Peter Polansky2–6, 3–6
Loss4–7Jun 2021M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHardColombia Nicolás BarrientosUnited States Strong Kirchheimer Greece Michail Pervolarakis1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss4–8Jul 2021El Espinar, SpainChallengerHardColombia Nicolás BarrientosUnited States Robert Galloway United States Alex Lawson6–7(8–10), 4–6
Win5–8Feb 2022M25 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHardCanada Peter PolanskyBolivia Boris Arias Bolivia Federico Zeballos6–2, 6–4
Loss5–9Apr 2022Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHardEcuador Roberto QuirozIndia Yuki Bhambri India Saketh Myneni6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Win6–9Apr 2022Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHardSpain Adrián Menéndez MaceirasColombia Nicolás Mejía Ecuador Roberto Quiroz7–6(7–4), 6–2

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