Virginia Ruano Pascual
At the 2009 US Open
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceMadrid
Born (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973
Madrid
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJanuary 1992
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 6,076,081
Singles
Career record395–353 (52.8%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 28 (12 April 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2003)
French OpenQF (1995)
Wimbledon4R (1998)
US Open3R (1998, 1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record596–272 (68.7%)
Career titles43
Highest rankingNo. 1 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2004)
French OpenW (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
WimbledonF (2002, 2003, 2006)
US OpenW (2002, 2003, 2004)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2003)
Olympic Games Silver medal (2004, 2008)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2004)
French OpenW (2001)
WimbledonSF (2009)
US OpenQF (2003)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Doubles
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc-RoussillonSingles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Languedoc-RoussillonDoubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [biɾˈxinja ˈrwano pasˈkwal]; born 21 September 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She had moderate success in singles, winning three career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) titles as well as reaching two Grand Slam quarterfinals and a top-30 ranking, but she had been far more successful in doubles.

She won 43 career WTA doubles titles, including eleven at Grand Slam tournaments: ten in women's doubles (eight partnering Paola Suárez, and two partnering Anabel Medina Garrigues) and one in mixed doubles (partnering Tomás Carbonell). Between 2002 and 2004, along with Suárez, she reached nine consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals (won five) and they reached at least the semifinals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played. Their winning run came to an end when they lost in the 2009 Wimbledon semifinals. Alongside Suarez, the pair was names as a ITF World Champions for the three consecutive years in-a-row (2002-2004).

Personal life

Her father, Juan Manuel, worked for Iberia Airlines; her mother, Virginia, is a housewife. Her brother, Juan Ramon, is a tennis pro at a club and also serves as her coach and her sister, Marbella, works in administration. Initially, she hyphenated her family names, but she has omitted the hyphen since 1998.

Career

Ruano Pascual in 2003

Women's doubles

Grand Slams

Ruano Pascual was very successful at the Grand Slams. In total, she won 10 titles in doubles events.[1] She lifted the French Open trophy six times. The first one she won in 2001 along with Paola Suárez, with whom she one year ago played final but they lost. In 2002, she defended her title again with Suárez. The following year, she also reached final but finished as a runner-up, again with Suárez. The pair then triumphed again in 2004 and 2005. After three years without reaching final at the French Open, in 2008 she won another title but this time with Anabel Medina Garrigues. They successfully defended their title in 2009.[2]

French Open is not the only Grand Slam she has won. In 2004, with Suarez, she won her first and only Australian Open title.[3] At the US Open, she collected three titles. Her first final and also title was in 2002 with Suarez. After that, the pair defended their title in the following two years (2003 and 2004).[4] Despite not winning any title at the Wimbledon Championships, she finished as a runner-up three times (2002,[5] 2003[5] and 2006). Along with her success in women's doubles, she also won one mixed doubles title at the 2001 French Open. Alongside Suárez, the pair was names as a ITF World Champions for the three consecutive years in-a-row (2002-2004).[6]

Other significant results

Along with great performances at the highest-level tournaments (Grand Slams), she had success on the WTA Premier Mandatory&5 tournaments as well. It all started with the title at the Italian Open in 1998, that also was her first either quarterfinal, semifinal or final on this level. In 2000, she done well at the Charleston Open, winning her second level title. Two years later, she went step further, winning two titles (Italian Open & Canadian Open). After winning per two titles in 2003 and 2004, in 2005 she won three titles to get to the total number of 11 titles from this level. Her last title was the 2005 San Diego Open. At most of the level tournaments, she had at least quarterfinal with one exception, the China Open that was reclassifed as WTA Premier Mandatory tournament just two years before Ruano Pascual retirement. She also has one year-end championships title at the 2003 WTA Tour Championships.[7]

Ranking and national contribution

Being one of the most successful doubles players, she did not leave her mark only on the Grand Slams & WTA Premier Mandatory/5 tournaments. She also is former world No. 1 that she achieved in September 2003. In the end of 2004, she finished year as top ranked player. In 2005, she also spend some weeks at the highest position, but finished year as world No. 4. Until her retirement in 2010, she spend at least one week inside top 10 in each season. She also left her mark playing for Spain at the national competitions. At the Summer Olympics, she won two silver medals, in 2004 with Conchita Martínez[8] and in 2008 with Medina Garrigues.[9]

Singles

Along with her doubles success, she had solid singles career as well. In April 1999, she get to the place of 28. She has won three WTA titles. At the Grand Slams, she reached two quarterfinals; at the French Open in 1995 and Australian Open in 2003.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S 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 in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament 1990 19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A A A A 1R A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R QF 2R 1R 4R 2R 3R 2R A 0 / 15 17–15 53%
French Open A A Q2 Q2 Q2 QF 1R 3R 3R 1R A 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R Q1 1R 2R A 0 / 13 14–13 52%
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 4R 1R A 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 3R 2R A A 0 / 13 12–13 48%
US Open A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R Q1 A 0 / 16 10–16 38%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–3 0–4 4–4 8–4 3–4 1–2 6–4 2–4 4–4 6–4 1–4 5–4 3–3 4–4 2–2 0–0 0 / 57 53–57 48%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH A NH A NH A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Indian Wells Open NMS A Q1 A A Q1 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R A 0 / 8 2–8 20%
Miami Open A A A A A A 1R Q3 1R 3R Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 1R Q1 A 0 / 10 3–10 23%
Berlin / Madrid Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A 1R 1R 1R A A A Q1 1R A 2R Q2 A A 2R Q1 1R 1R 0 / 8 2–8 20%
Italian Open A A A A A 2R 2R Q1 2R 1R A A QF 2R Q2 1R A Q1 2R A A 0 / 8 8–8 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R 2R A 2R Q1 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R A Q1 A A A 0 / 9 6–9 40%
China Open NH/NMS Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
San Diego Open (former) NMS 1R Q2 2R A A NH/NMS 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Charleston Open (former) A A A 1R A 2R A 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R NMS 0 / 14 10–14 42%
Kremlin Cup (former) NH/NMS A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A NMS 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 4–4 2–3 2–2 1–5 5–5 6–6 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–3 2–3 0–2 0–1 0 / 59 32–59 35%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 4 10 4 13 16 11 17 16 8 18 21 18 16 18 13 14 12 5 2 Career total: 238
Year-end ranking 301 261 138 125 161 64 87 54 32 85 89 56 65 55 64 106 67 83 105 199 $6,076,080

Doubles

Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–L Win%
Grand Slam
Australian Open A A A A A A A QF 2R 2R 2R QF 3R F W 1R QF 1R SF 3R 3R 1 / 14 31–13 70%
French Open A A 1R 2R 2R A A 1R 2R 2R F W W F W W 2R QF W W 1R 6 / 17 54–11 83%
Wimbledon A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 3R QF SF F F SF A F 3R 3R SF 2R 0 / 14 37–14 73%
US Open A A 2R A 1R A 1R 2R SF 2R 1R 3R W W W SF QF 3R SF 3R A 3 / 16 41–13 76%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 4–4 7–4 5–4 9–4 15–3 19–2 19–3 22–1 10–2 11–4 6–4 16–3 14–3 3–3 10 / 61 163–51 76%
Year-end championships
WTA Tour Championships DNQ 1R SF 1R W 1R 1R DNQ 1R DNQ 1 / 7 3–6 33%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH A NH S NH S NH 0 / 2 8–2 80%
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 2] NH/NMS QF A 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Indian Wells Open NMS A 2R A A 2R F SF SF W W F QF A 1R 1R 0 / 11 27–9 75%
Miami Open A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R F QF QF SF 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 0 / 14 16–14 53%
Berlin / Madrid Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A 2R A 2R A A A A QF A W SF A A 1R 1R 2R QF 0 / 9 11–8 58%
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 1R A W QF A A W QF F A[lower-alpha 3] 1R 1R QF 1R A 0 / 11 16–9 64%
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R 2R A 1R 2R 2R 1R W 2R SF F 1R 1R A 2R A 0 / 13 11–12 48%
Cincinnati Open NH/NMS SF A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Pan Pacific Open NMS A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A QF A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open NH/NMS 2R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
San Diego Open (former) NMS F W QF A A NH/NMS 0 / 3 9–2 82%
Charleston Open (former) A A A 1R A 1R A 1R 2R 2R W F 2R W W W F 1R 2R NMS 0 / 14 25–10 71%
Kremlin Cup (former) NH/NMS A A A A A A A F A A A A NMS 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Zurich Open (former) NMS A A A A A A A A A 1R F F QF 1R A NH/NMS 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–3 7–3 4–4 7–3 8–5 14–4 17–5 26–7 20–3 9–7 2–6 5–5 5–8 2–4 11 / 86 130–75 63%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 3 7 8 5 6 9 13 14 17 16 19 21 18 19 20 19 17 20 17 12 Career total: 281
Year-end ranking 187 111 97 202 145 376 115 90 28 44 10 8 2 2 1 4 10 30 5 10 55

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 10 titles, 6 runner-ups

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2000French OpenClayArgentina Paola SuárezSwitzerland Martina Hingis
France Mary Pierce		2–6, 4–6
Win2001French OpenClayArgentina Paola SuárezFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Spain Conchita Martínez		6–2, 6–1
Win2002French Open (2)ClayArgentina Paola SuárezUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		6–4, 6–2
Loss2002WimbledonGrassArgentina Paola SuárezUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		2–6, 5–7
Win2002US OpenHardArgentina Paola SuárezRussia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová		6–2, 6–1
Loss2003Australian OpenHardArgentina Paola SuárezUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss2003French OpenClayArgentina Paola SuárezBelgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		7–6(5), 2–6, 7–9
Loss2003WimbledonGrassArgentina Paola SuárezBelgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		4–6, 4–6
Win2003US Open (2)HardArgentina Paola SuárezRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova		6–2, 6–3
Win2004Australian OpenHardArgentina Paola SuárezRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		6–4, 6–3
Win2004French Open (3)ClayArgentina Paola SuárezRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		6–0, 6–3
Win2004US Open (3)HardArgentina Paola SuárezRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		6–4, 7–5
Win2005French Open (4)ClayArgentina Paola SuárezZimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber		4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss2006WimbledonGrassArgentina Paola SuárezChina Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie		3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win2008French Open (5)ClaySpain Anabel Medina GarriguesAustralia Casey Dellacqua
Italy Francesca Schiavone		2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win2009French Open (6)ClaySpain Anabel Medina GarriguesBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Elena Vesnina		6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 1 title

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2001French OpenClaySpain Tomás CarbonellBrazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Paola Suárez		7–5, 6–3

Other significant finals

WTA Tour Championships finals

Doubles: 1 title

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2003WTA Tour Championships, Los AngelesHard (i)Argentina Paola SuárezBelgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Summer Olympics finals

Doubles: 2 silver medals

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens Hard Spain Conchita Martínez China Sun Tiantian
China Li Ting		 3–6, 3–6
Silver 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Hard Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 2–6, 0–6

WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 finals

Doubles: 22 (11 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1998 Italian Open Clay Argentina Paola Suárez South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 7–6(1), 6–4
Win 2000 Charleston Open Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2001 Indian Wells Open Hard Argentina Paola Suárez United States Nicole Arendt
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2001 Charleston Open Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 7–5, 6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 2002 Miami Open Hard Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 3–6
Win 2002 Italian Open (2) Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini		 6–3, 6–4
Win 2002 Canadian Open Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 2003 Charleston Open (2) Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez		 6–0, 6–3
Win 2003 German Open Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2003 Zurich Open Hard (i) Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–7(3), 2–6
Win 2004 Indian Wells Open Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		 6–1, 6–2
Win 2004 Charleston Open (3) Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Martina Navratilova
United States Lisa Raymond		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2004 Italian Open Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy		 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2004 San Diego Open Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2004 Kremlin Cup Carpet Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva		 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2004 Zurich Open Hard (i) Argentina Paola Suárez Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2005 Indian Wells Open (2) Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy		 7–6(3), 6–1
Win 2005 Charleston Open (4) Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Květa Peschke		 6–1, 6–4
Win 2005 San Diego Open Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–7(7), 6–1, 7–5
Loss 2005 Canadian Open Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States Martina Navratilova		 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2006 Indian Wells Open Hard United States Meghann Shaughnessy United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2006 Charleston Open Clay United States Meghann Shaughnessy United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur		 6–3, 1–6, 1–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 titles

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier
WTA International (3–0)
Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass
Carpet
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1997 Welsh International Open, UK Tier IV[lower-alpha 4] Clay France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 1998 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Tier IV Clay Italy Silvia Farina Elia 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2003 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Tier IV Hard Japan Saori Obata 6–2, 7–6(2)

Doubles: 78 (43 titles, 35 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (10–6)
Summer Olympics (0–2)
WTA Tour Championships (1–0)
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 (11–11)
WTA Premier (6–6)
WTA International (15–10)
Surface
Hard (21–18)
Clay (22–11)
Grass (0–5)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1998 Hobart International, Australia Tier IV Hard Argentina Paola Suárez France Julie Halard-Decugis
Slovakia Janette Husárová		 7–6(6), 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 1998 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Tier IV Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Romania Cătălina Cristea
Argentina Laura Montalvo		 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 1998 Italian Open Tier I[lower-alpha 5] Clay Argentina Paola Suárez South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 7–6(1), 6–4
Loss 3–1 Apr 1999 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Tier IVa[lower-alpha 4] Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk		 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–1 May 1999 Madrid Open, Spain Tier III[lower-alpha 4] Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Germany Marlene Weingärtner		 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Win 5–1 Apr 2000 Charleston Open, United States Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Jun 2000 French Open Grand Slam Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Switzerland Martina Hingis
France Mary Pierce		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–3 Jul 2000 Palermo International, Italy Tier IV Clay Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Italy Rita Grande		 4–6, 6–0, 6–7(6)
Win 6–3 Jul 2000 Warsaw Open, Poland Tier III Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Italy Rita Grande		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 6–4 Aug 2000 Connecticut Open, U.S. Tier II[lower-alpha 4] Hard Argentina Paola Suárez France Julie Halard-Decugis
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 6–5 Jan 2001 Hobart International, Australia Tier V[lower-alpha 4] Hard Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Zimbabwe Cara Black		 4–6, 1–6
Loss 6–6 Mar 2001 Mexican Open Tier III Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez		 4–6, 7–6(5), 5–7
Loss 6–7 Mar 2001 Indian Wells Masters, United States Tier I Hard Argentina Paola Suárez United States Nicole Arendt
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–8 Apr 2001 Charleston Open, United States Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 7–5, 6–7(5), 3–6
Win 7–8 May 2001 Belgian Open Tier V Clay Belgium Els Callens Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Netherlands Miriam Oremans		 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8–8 May 2001 Madrid Open, Spain (2) Tier III Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4)
Win 9–8 Jun 2001 French Open Grand Slam Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Spain Conchita Martínez		 6–2, 6–1
Win 10–8 Jul 2001 WTA Knokke-Heist, Belgium Tier IV Clay Spain Magüi Serna Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Romania Andreea Vanc		 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–8 Feb 2002 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Tier III Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		 6–2, 6–1
Win 12–8 Mar 2002 Mexican Open Tier III Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 12–9 Apr 2002 Miami Open, United States Tier I Hard Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 3–6
Win 13–9 May 2002 Italian Open (2) Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini		 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–9 Jun 2002 French Open (2) Grand Slam Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 14–10 Jul 2002 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Argentina Paola Suárez United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 2–6, 5–7
Win 15–10 Aug 2002 Canadian Open Tier I Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 16–10 Sep 2002 US Open Grand Slam Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová		 6–2, 6–1
Win 17–10 Sep 2002 Brasil Open Tier II Hard Argentina Paola Suárez France Émilie Loit
Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos		 6–4, 6–1
Win 18–10 Sep 2002 Bali International, Indonesia Tier III Hard Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 18–11 Jan 2003 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Argentina Paola Suárez United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 19–11 Apr 2003 Charleston Open, United States (2) Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez		 6–0, 6–3
Loss 19–12 Apr 2003 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Tier II Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond		 5–7, 2–6
Win 20–12 May 2003 German Open Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 20–13 Jun 2003 French Open Grand Slam Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 7–6(5), 2–6, 7–9
Loss 20–14 Jul 2003 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 4–6, 4–6
Win 21–14 Aug 2003 Connecticut Open, U.S. Tier II Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Australia Alicia Molik
Spain Magüi Serna		 7–6(6), 6–3
Win 22–14 Sep 2003 US Open (2) Grand Slam Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 22–15 Oct 2003 Zurich Open, Switzerland Tier I Hard (i) Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–7(3), 2–6
Win 23–15 Nov 2003 WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles Finals Hard (i) Argentina Paola Suárez Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 23–16 Jan 2004 Auckland Open, New Zealand Tier IV Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić		 6–7(6), 6–3, 1–6
Win 24–16 Feb 2004 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		 6–4, 6–3
Win 25–16 Mar 2004 Indian Wells Masters, United States Tier I Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		 6–1, 6–2
Win 26–16 Apr 2004 Charleston Open, United States (3) Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez United States Martina Navratilova
United States Lisa Raymond		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 26–17 May 2004 Italian Open Tier I Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy		 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Win 27–17 Jun 2004 French Open (3) Grand Slam Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		 6–0, 6–3
Loss 27–18 Jul 2004 LA Championships, United States Tier II Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy		 7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 27–19 Jul 2004 San Diego Open, United States Tier I Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 27–20 Aug 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens Olympics Hard Spain Conchita Martínez China Sun Tiantian
China Li Ting		 3–6, 3–6
Win 28–20 Sep 2004 US Open (3) Grand Slam Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 28–21 Oct 2004 Kremlin Cup, Russia Tier I Carpet Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva		 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 28–22 Oct 2004 Zurich Open, Switzerland Tier I Hard (i) Argentina Paola Suárez Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 4–6, 4–6
Win 29–22 Oct 2004 Luxembourg Open Tier III Hard (i) Argentina Paola Suárez United States Jill Craybas
Germany Marlene Weingärtner		 6–1, 6–7(1), 6–3
Win 30–22 Mar 2005 Dubai Championships, UAE Tier II Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Alicia Molik		 6–7(7), 6–2, 6–1
Win 31–22 Mar 2005 Indian Wells Masters, United States (2) Tier I Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy		 7–6(3), 6–1
Win 32–22 Apr 2005 Charleston Open, United States (4) Tier I Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Květa Peschke		 6–1, 6–4
Win 33–22 Jun 2005 French Open (4) Grand Slam Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber		 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 34–22 Aug 2005 San Diego Open, United States Tier I Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–7(7), 6–1, 7–5
Loss 34–23 Aug 2005 Canadian Open Tier I Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States Martina Navratilova		 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 34–24 Oct 2005 Bangkok Open, Thailand Tier III Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Argentina Gisela Dulko		 1–6, 5–7
Loss 34–25 Oct 2005 Linz Open, Austria Tier II Hard (i) Spain Conchita Martínez Argentina Gisela Dulko
Czech Republic Květa Peschke		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 34–26 Jan 2006 Sydney International, Australia Tier II Hard Argentina Paola Suárez United States Corina Morariu
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 34–27 Mar 2006 Indian Wells Masters, United States Tier I Hard United States Meghann Shaughnessy United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 34–28 Apr 2006 Charleston Open, United States Tier I Clay United States Meghann Shaughnessy United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur		 6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 34–29 Jul 2006 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Argentina Paola Suárez China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie		 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 35–29 Aug 2006 LA Championships, United States Tier II Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–3, 6–4
Win 36–29 Sep 2006 China Open Tier II Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Russia Elena Vesnina		 6–2, 6–4
Win 37–29 Oct 2006 Korea Open, South Korea Tier IV Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Chinese Taipei Chia-jung Chuang
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 37–30 Jan 2007 Hobart International, Australia Tier IV Hard Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Elena Vesnina		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 37–31 Apr 2007 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Tier II Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Italy Mara Santangelo
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		 3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 37–32 Jun 2007 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Tier III Grass Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 5–7, 2–6
Win 38–32 Aug 2007 Nordic Light Open, Sweden Tier IV Hard Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Ukraine Tetiana Luzhanska		 6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Win 39–32 Jan 2008 Hobart International, Australia (2) Tier IV Hard Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Germany Jasmin Wöhr		 6–2, 6–4
Win 40–32 Jun 2008 French Open (5) Grand Slam Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Australia Casey Dellacqua
Italy Francesca Schiavone		 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 40–33 Jun 2008 Birmingham Classic, UK Tier III Grass France Séverine Brémond Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber		 2–6, 1–6
Win 41–33 Jul 2008 Slovenia Open Tier IV Hard Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Russia Vera Dushevina
Russia Ekaterina Makarova		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 41–34 Aug 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Olympics Hard Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 2–6, 0–6
Loss 41–35 Apr 2009 Andalucia Experience, Spain International Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska		 3–6, 3–6
Win 42–35 Jun 2009 French Open (6) Grand Slam Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Elena Vesnina		 6–1, 6–1
Win 43–35 May 2010 Warsaw Open, Poland Premier Clay United States Meghann Shaughnessy Zimbabwe Cara Black
China Yan Zi		 6–3, 6–4

ITF finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1992 ITF Moncalieri, Italy 25,000 Clay Germany Isabel Cueto 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1992 ITF Bilbao, Spain 25,000 Clay Netherlands Claire Wegink 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 1994 ITF Valladolid, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Mar 1995 ITF Zaragoza, Spain 10,000 Clay Spain Magüi Serna 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 3–2 Aug 1996 ITF Bronx, United States 25,000 Hard France Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 May 2000 ITF Porto, Portugal 75,000 Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 4–3 Apr 2001 ITF Sarasota, United States 75,000 Clay Italy Maria Elena Camerin 6–0, 6–3

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

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1989 ITF Gangi, Italy 10,000 Hard Spain Neus Ávila Italy Doris Iotti
Venezuela Nelly Pardo		 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1989 ITF Pamplona, Spain 25,000 Hard Spain Eva Bes Brazil Cláudia Chabalgoity
Spain Ana Segura		 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 1989 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Clay Spain Inmaculada Varas Spain Janet Souto
Spain Rosa Bielsa		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 May 1990 ITF Cascais, Portugal 25,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Netherlands Simone Schilder
Netherlands Caroline Vis		 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–4 Jul 1990 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Spain María José Llorca
Spain Ana Segura		 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Nov 1990 ITF Lleida, Spain 10,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Spain Ana Larrakoetxea
Spain Silvia Ramón-Cortés		 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 2–5 Mar 1991 ITF Alicante, Spain 10,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Spain Rosa Bielsa
Spain Silvia Ramón-Cortés		 3–6, 6–0, 5–7
Win 3–5 Apr 1991 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Czechoslovakia Lucie Šteflová
Czechoslovakia Helena Vildová		 6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–5 May 1991 ITF Porto, Portugal 50,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Israel Yael Segal		 6–3, 7–5
Win 5–5 Jun 1991 ITF Mantua, Italy 25,000 Clay Austria Marion Maruska Japan Yone Kamio
Japan Hiromi Nagano		 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–5 Aug 1991 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Finland Anne Aallonen
United Kingdom Belinda Borneo		 7–6(6), 7–5
Win 7–5 Feb 1992 ITF Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Estefanía Bottini Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová
Czechoslovakia Markéta Štusková		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Apr 1992 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Spain Estefanía Bottini Czechoslovakia Radka Bobková
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová		 3–6, 6–2, 6–7
Win 8–6 May 1992 ITF Porto, Portugal 50,000 Clay Austria Michelle Jaggard-Lai United States Jennifer Fuchs
Sweden Maria Strandlund		 6–3, 7–5
Win 9–6 Jul 1992 ITF Bilbao, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes United States Jessica Emmons
Australia Clare Thompson		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–7 Feb 1993 ITF Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Eva Bes Netherlands Gaby Coorengel
Netherlands Amy van Buuren		 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9–8 Feb 1994 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Noelia Pérez Peñate Spain Vanessa Castellano
Spain Yolanda Clemot		 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win 10–8 Oct 1995 ITF Lerida, Spain 25,000 Clay France Karine Quentrec Spain Patricia Aznar
Spain Eva Bes		 7–6(5), 6–0

Top 10 wins

Season 2001 ... 2006 Total
Wins 1 1 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score VPR
2001
1. Switzerland Martina Hingis No. 1 Wimbledon Championships, UK Grass 1R 6–4, 6–2 No. 83
2006
2. Russia Nadia Petrova No. 5 LA Championships, United States Hard 2R 6–3, 6–2 No. 73

Awards

  • Named WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year for third straight year for 2004 with partner Paola Suárez.
  • With partner Paola Suárez, received Premio Consagración Clarín al Mérito Deportivo 2003, an award presented to Argentine athletes for their achievements
  • With partner Paola Suárez, named 2002 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year and 2002 ITF Women's Doubles World Champions
  • In 1993 helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title and defended it in 1994

Notes

  1. 1 2 In 2009, the Berlin Open was replaced by the Madrid Open. The Premier Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ↑ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ↑ Was part of the draw but did not play any match.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Includes WTA Premier and WTA International tournaments. The WTA Tier II tournaments were reclassified as WTA Premier tournaments in 2009, while the WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments the same year .
  5. ↑ THe WTA Tier I tournaments were reclassifed as WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 in 2009.

References

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  2. ↑ "Parisian Pairs: French Open women's doubles champions this century". WTA Tennis. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Suarez, Ruano Pascual claim first Australian title". abc.net.au. Reuters. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Most Championship Titles". usopen.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Eurosport (6 July 2003). "Clijsters, Sugiyama win". eurosport.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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