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Gisela Dulko
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| Country |
 Argentina |
| Residence |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Date of birth |
January 30, 1985 (1985-01-30) (age 24) |
| Place of birth |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height |
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight |
56 kg (120 lb; 8.8 st) |
| Turned pro |
2001 |
| Retired |
Active |
| Plays |
Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
$2,119,000 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
264–189 |
| Career titles |
3 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 26 (November 21, 2005) |
| Current ranking |
No. 37 (November 9, 2009) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) |
| French Open |
4R (2006) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open |
4R (2009) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
202–137 |
| Career titles |
8 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 18 (August 21, 2006) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
QF (2006) |
| French Open |
QF (2007) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2008, 2009) |
| US Open |
3R (2007) |
| Last updated on: July 13, 2009. |
Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985 in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is an Argentine female tennis player. Although Dulko reached her career-high singles ranking of #26 in November, 2005, she climbed back to #30 in the world in September, 2009.
[edit] Career
As a Junior, she won three of the four Grand Slam events in doubles, including the 2000 US Open with María Emilia Salerni, the 2002 Australian Open with Angelique Widjaja, and the 2001 Wimbledon Championships with Ashley Harkleroad. As a professional, she has won seven doubles championships.
In singles, Dulko has had a less successful career, although she has been consistently ranked in the Top 50 over the last few years. On April 29, 2007, Dulko finally won her first WTA Tour title by defeating Sorana Cîrstea of Romania 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2 in the final of the Tier III event in Budapest. On August 25, 2007, Dulko won her second WTA Tour title at the Forest Hills Tier IV event defeating Virginie Razzano 6–2 6–2 in the final. On May 4, 2008, Dulko won her third WTA Tour title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Tier IV event defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–6(2) 7–6(5) in the final.
In 2009 Dulko started the year with a Quarterfinals appearance at the 2009 Moorilla Hobart International losing to Iveta Benesova 6-4 6-4. However at the 2009 Australian Open she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams in the second round 6-3 7-5. In the 2009 Fed Cup First Round she gave her team their only wins when she defeated Americans Melanie Oudin and Jill Craybas. In the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas she reached her finals of the year, but in end up in the losing end to María José Martínez Sánchez 6-3, 6-2. She then made good performances by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2009 Monterrey Open and 2009 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and the Third Round of Mandatory Events in Indian Wells and Miami. She however lost in the second rounds of the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia and 2009 Internationaux de Strasbourg and a first round exits in 2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open and the 2009 AEGON International.
In the next two Grand Slams of 2009 French Open lost to Dominika Cibulkova 6-4 6-2 and the 2009 Wimbledon Championships lost to #10 seed Nadia Petrova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 she was able to reach the Third Round. At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Dulko upset #24 seeded Maria Sharapova in three sets in the second round. at the 2009 Swedish Open she lost once again to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez this time in the semifinals 7-5 6-4. she then maid first round exits in the 2009 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, the 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships, the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis and failed to Qualify in the 2009 Rogers Cup. She upset Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the first round and #30-seeded Alona Bondarenko 6-4, 6-0 in the second round of the 2009 US Open. She then defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in the third round, who had defeated #5-seed Jelena Jankovic. She lost in the fourth round to Alona's sister, Kateryna Bondarenko 6-0, 6-0 in just 47 mins.
[edit] WTA Tour and ITF circuit titles
[edit] Singles (3)
| Legend: Before 2009 |
Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (2) |
International (0) |
| ITF Circuit (6) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in final |
Score in final |
| 1. |
April 29, 2007 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Clay |
 Sorana Cîrstea |
6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. |
August 25, 2007 |
Forest Hills, U.S. |
Hard |
 Virginie Razzano |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 3. |
May 5, 2008 |
Fes, Morocco |
Clay |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues |
7–6(2), 7–6(5) |
[edit] Singles runner-ups (3)
[edit] Doubles (8)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in final |
Score in final |
| 1. |
April 5, 2003 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
María Emilia Salerni |
 Henrieta Nagyová
 Elena Tatarkova |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. |
October 9, 2005 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
 Maria Kirilenko |
 Shinobu Asagoe
 Maria Vento-Kabchi |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 3. |
October 9, 2005 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard |
Shinobu Asagoe |
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 4. |
October 30, 2005 |
Linz, Austria |
Hard |
 Květa Peschke |
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 5. |
February 26, 2006 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
 Flavia Pennetta |
 Ágnes Szávay
 Jasmin Wöhr |
7–6(1), 6–1 |
| 6. |
July 23, 2006 |
Cincinnati, United States |
Hard |
Maria Elena Camerin |
 Marta Domachowska
 Sania Mirza |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 7. |
January 16, 2009 |
Hobart, Australia |
Hard |
Flavia Pennetta |
Alona Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| 8. |
July 11, 2009 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Flavia Pennetta |
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–2, 0–6, [10–5] |
[edit] Doubles runner-ups (9)
- 2002: Casablanca (Partner: Conchita Martínez Granados) lost to Petra Mandula/Patricia Wartusch 6-2, 6-1
- 2004: Warsaw (Partner: Patricia Tarabini) lost to Silvia Farina Elia/Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
- 2004: Beijing (Partner: Maria Vento-Kabchi) lost to Emmanuelle Gagliardi/Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-4
- 2005: New Haven (Partner: Maria Kirilenko) lost to Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-1
- 2006: Estoril (Partner: Maria Sánchez Lorenzo) lost to Ting Li/Tiantian Sun 6-2, 6-2
- 2006: Stanford (Partner: Maria Elena Camerin) lost to Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-4
- 2009: Bogota (Partner: Flavia Pennetta) lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
- 2009: Indian Wells (Partner: Shahar Peer) lost to Victoria Azarenka/Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
- 2009: Stuttgart (Partner: Flavia Pennetta) lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Nadia Petrova 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Dulko, Gisela |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Dulko, Gisela |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1985-01-30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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