Macarena Andrea "Maca" Cabrillana Sanhueza (born 31 March 1992) is a Chilean wheelchair tennis player. She was the first Chilean wheelchair tennis player to compete in a Grand Slam when she competed at the 2021 Australian Open,[1] she was a quarterfinalist in the singles event and a semifinalist in the doubles event. She has also a silver medal in the women's singles at the 2019 Parapan American Games.[2][3]

Macarena Cabrillana

Full name	Macarena Andrea Cabrillana Sanhueza
Country (sports)	Chile
Born	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 30) Recoleta, Chile
Turned pro	2011
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	218–151
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No. 9 (13 September 2021)
Current ranking	No. 11 (5 September 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (2021)
French Open	1R (2022)
US Open	1R (2022)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games	2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	119–120
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No. 8 (6 June 2022)
Current ranking	No. 9 (5 September 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2021)
French Open	SF (2022)
US Open	QF (2022)
Medal record Parapan American Games 2019 Lima Singles

Mental health struggle

When Cabrillana was 16, she jumped from the fifth floor of a building as a suicide attempt, she had L3 lumbar paraplegia following her fall and spent a month in hospital. She has spoken openly about living with depression.[4][5]

Cabrillana was inspired to play tennis by watching Rafael Nadal and Nicolás Massú while growing up and during rehabilitation. She chose to take part in the tennis workshop with Chilean tennis player Hans Gildemeister's sister Doris who trained her once a week and Cabrillana enjoyed her sessions very much.[6][7]

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