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Paola Suárez
| Country |
Argentina |
| Residence |
Munro, Argentina |
| Date of birth |
23 June 1976 (1976-06-23) (age 33) |
| Place of birth |
Pergamino, Argentina |
| Height |
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight |
64 kg (141 lb) |
| Turned pro |
1 March 1991 |
| Plays |
Right |
| Career prize money |
US$4,976,426 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
360–228 |
| Career titles |
4 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 9 (7 June 2004) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4r (2001) |
| French Open |
SF (2004) |
| Wimbledon |
QF (2004) |
| US Open |
QF (2003) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
466–168 (73.5%) |
| Career titles |
39 |
| Highest ranking |
1 (9 September 2002 to September 2005) |
| Australian Open |
W (2004) |
| French Open |
W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon |
F (2002, 2003, 2006) |
| US Open |
W (2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Last updated on: 1 August 2006. |
Paola Suárez (born 23 June 1976 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris.
"La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the age of fifteen, in 1991. In 1994, she joined the professional tour as a singles player. It wasn't until the 2000s, however, that she became an international figure in her sport, by reaching the semis of the aforementioned French Open, a prestigious grand slam tournament.
Suárez won four WTA titles (2004 Canberra, 2003 Vienna, 1998 & 2001 Bogotá) and 12 other minor tournaments. In 2004, Paola hoped to obtain the French Open title that would become her first grand slam championship, but lost in the semi-finals against Elena Dementieva. That year, she was ranked number nine in the world among women tennis players by the WTA, which has been her highest ranking as a singles player thus far. That same year, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Patricia Tarabini.
But it was in doubles where she had the best results, playing with Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in 32 of her 39 titles. They won several tournaments, including the French Open on four occasions, the US Open three times, the Australian Open in 2004, and many others. With Virginia, they were the No. 1 female couple for 3 consecutive years since 9 September 2002 (WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year 2002, 2003 and 2004). They also reached nine straight Grand Slam finals, two short of Navratilova-Shriver's 11 straight Slam finals.
In 2005 she announced her retirement for 2006 for personal reasons, and that until then she will only play a few tournaments. On this she commented: "[...]if you want to be a tennis player you have to do it full time. I did it for 11 years, I lived only for tennis and I don't regret it. But that's it. Play to suffer is not worthy". In June 2005 she went on labrum hip clinical intervention, with a recovering time of 3 to 4 months. She restarted playing in Sydney in January 2006 with Ruano Pascual, reaching the final, but suffered calf muscle injury short after. Later that same year, she also reached the final of Wimbledon with Ruano Pascual, marking her third appearance in a Wimbledon final.
Paola returned to the circuit with a victory over Dinara Safina, ranked 15, in the San Diego's singles tournament.
On 1 September 2007, Paola played her last professional tennis match. At the US Open, she retired from tennis after losing a mixed doubles second round match. She partnered Kevin Ullyett and lost to Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber, 7–5, 6–4.
In her career, Suárez has earned $4,837,968 dollars, with four single WTA titles, and 8 doubles grand slams.
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Women's doubles (14)
[edit] Wins (8)
[edit] Runner-ups (6)
[edit] Mixed doubles (2)
[edit] Runner-ups (2)
[edit] WTA tour titles
[edit] Singles (16)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV and V (2) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (12) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
20 October 1991 |
Buenos Aires |
Clay |
Maria Luciana Reynares |
2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| 2. |
10 November 1991 |
Florianopolis, Brazil |
Clay |
Cintia Tortorella |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. |
3 May 1992 |
Lerida, Spain |
Clay |
Sarah Pitkowski |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 4. |
10 May 1992 |
Balaguer, Spain |
Clay |
Svetlana Krivencheva |
3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 5. |
17 May 1992 |
Barcelona |
Clay |
Catherine Barclay |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 6. |
24 May 1992 |
Tortosa, Spain |
Clay |
Irina Sukhova |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 7. |
21 November 1993 |
La Plata, Argentina |
Clay |
Vanessa Mathys |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 8. |
19 November 1995 |
Buenos Aires |
Clay |
Miriam D’Agostini |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 9. |
22 February 1998 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
Sonya Jeyaseelan |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. |
11 October 1998 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Conchita Martínez Granados |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 11. |
25 October 1998 |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Clay |
Antonella Serra Zanetti |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 12. |
22 November 1998 |
Buenos Aires |
Clay |
Andreea Vanc |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 13. |
19 September 1999 |
Buenos Aires |
Clay |
Florencia Labat |
6–0, 7–5 |
| 14. |
25 February 2001 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
Rita Kuti Kis |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 15. |
14 June 2003 |
Vienna |
Clay |
Karolina Šprem |
7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 16. |
17 January 2004 |
Canberra, Australia |
Hard |
Silvia Farina Elia |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
[edit] Doubles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (8) |
| WTA Championships (1) |
| Tier I (9) |
| Tier II (5) |
| Tier III (10) |
| Tier IV & V (11) |
| ITF Titles (7) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
17 May 1992 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Pamela Zingman |
Rosa Bielsa
Gala Leon Garcia |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2. |
17 October 1993 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Pamela Zingman |
Barbara Castro
Maria-Dolores Campana |
6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 3. |
29 October 1995 |
Buenos Aires |
Clay |
Cintia Tortorella |
Mariana Díaz-Oliva
Mariana Lopez Palacios |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 4. |
17 December 1995 |
Tucuman, Argentina |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Larissa Schaerer
Veronica Stele |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| 5. |
11 February 1996 |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Marion Maruska
Noelle Van Lottum |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 6. |
5 May 1996 |
Bol, Croatia |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Alexandra Fusai |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4 |
| 7. |
18 January 1998 |
Hobart, Australia |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Julie Halard-Decugis
Janette Husárová |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
| 8. |
22 February 1998 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
Janette Husárová |
Melissa Mazzotta
Ekaterina Sysoeva |
3–6 6–2 6–3 |
| 9. |
26 April 1998 |
Budapest |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Cătălina Cristea
Laura Montalvo |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 10. |
3 May 1998 |
Bol, Croatia |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Joannette Kruger
Mirjana Lučić |
retired |
| 11. |
10 May 1998 |
Rome |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Amanda Coetzer
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–6(1), 6–4 |
| 12. |
12 July 1998 |
Maria Lankowitz, Austria |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Tina Krizan
Katarina Srebotnik |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 13. |
11 October 1998 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Miriam D’Agostini
Katalin Marosi |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 14. |
25 October 1998 |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Eva Bes
Maria Fernanda Landa |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 15. |
23 May 1999 |
Madrid |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Maria Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingärtner |
6–2, 0–6, 6–0 |
| 16. |
18 July 1999 |
Sopot, Poland |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Gala Leon Garcia
Maria Sánchez Lorenzo |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 17. |
10 October 1999 |
São Paulo |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Janette Husárová
Florencia Labat |
6–7(1), 7–5, 7–5 |
| 18. |
13 February 2000 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Rita Kuti-Kis
Petra Mandula |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 19. |
20 February 2000 |
São Paulo |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Janette Husárová
Florencia Labat |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 20. |
23 April 2000 |
Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 21. |
16 July 2000 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Clay |
Laura Montalvo |
Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| 22. |
23 July 2000 |
Sopot, Poland |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Åsa Carlsson
Rita Grande |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 23. |
26 May 2001 |
Madrid |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4) |
| 24. |
10 June 2001 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Jelena Dokić
Conchita Martínez |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 25. |
15 July 2001 |
Vienna |
Clay |
Patricia Tarabini |
Vanessa Henke
Lenka Nemeckova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 26. |
24 February 2002 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Tina Krizan
Katarina Srebotnik |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 27. |
3 March 2002 |
Acapulco |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Tina Krizan
Katarina Srebotnik |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 28. |
19 May 2002 |
Rome |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 29. |
9 June 2002 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 30. |
18 August 2002 |
Montreal |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 31. |
8 September 2002 |
US Open, New York City |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 32. |
14 September 2002 |
Bahia, Brazil |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Émilie Loit
Rossana de los Ríos |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 33. |
13 April 2003 |
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 34. |
11 May 2003 |
Berlin |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 35. |
23 August 2003 |
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Alicia Molik
Magüi Serna |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
| 36. |
7 September 2003 |
US Open, New York City |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 37. |
10 November 2003 |
Los Angeles |
Hard (I) |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 38. |
1 February 2004 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 39. |
21 March 2004 |
Indian Wells, California, U.S. |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 40. |
18 April 2004 |
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Martina Navratilova
Lisa Raymond |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 41. |
3 June 2004 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva |
6–0 6–3 |
| 42. |
11 September 2004 |
US Open, New York City |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4 7–5 |
| 43. |
31 October 2004 |
Luxembourg |
Hard (I) |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Jill Craybas
Marlene Weingärtner |
6–1, 6–7(1), 6–3 |
| 44. |
5 March 2005 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik |
6–7(7), 6–2, 6–1 |
| 45. |
19 March 2005 |
Indian Wells, California, U.S. |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy |
7–6(3,) 6–1 |
| 46. |
4 June 2005 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Cara Black
Liezel Huber |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 47. |
13 August 2006 |
Los Angeles |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 48. |
24 September 2006 |
Beijing |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Anna Chakvetadze
Elena Vesnina |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 49. |
1 October 2006 |
Seoul |
Hard |
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Chia-Jung Chuang
Mariana Díaz-Oliva |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 50. |
6 January 2007 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Janette Husárová |
Su-Wei Hsieh
Shikha Uberoi |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 51. |
25 February 2007 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
Flavia Pennetta
Roberta Vinci |
1–6, 6–3, 11-9 (tiebreak) |
[edit] Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
Note: if not otherwise noted, tournament played with Ruano Pascual
- with Laura Montalvo
- with Maja Muric
- with Anna-Lena Grönefeld
- with Tathiana Garbin
- with Roberta Vinci
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