Paola Suárez Country (sports) Argentina Residence Munro , ArgentinaBorn (1976-06-23 ) 23 June 1976 (age 48) Pergamino , ArgentinaHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 1 March 1991 Retired 2007; returned in 2012 Plays Right-handed (two handed backhand) Prize money $5,197,108 Career record 371 - 239 Career titles 4 WTA, 12 ITF Highest ranking No. 9 (7 June 2004) Australian Open 4R (2001) French Open SF (2004) Wimbledon QF (2004) US Open QF (2003) Career record 510 - 186 Career titles 44 WTA, 7 ITF Highest ranking 1 (9 September 2002) Current ranking 63 (14 May 2012) Australian Open W (2004)French Open W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)Wimbledon F (2002, 2003, 2006) US Open W (2002, 2003, 2004)Australian Open F (2002) French Open F (2001) Wimbledon 3R (2000, 2003) US Open 2R (2000, 2003, 2007) Last updated on: 15 February 2012.
Paola Suárez (born 23 June 1976 in Pergamino , Buenos Aires , Argentina) was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s (decade). 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 .
Career
"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 was not until the 2000s (decade), 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. 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 $4,837,968 US$, with four single WTA titles, and 8 doubles grand slams.
Suárez returned to the WTA doubles circuit in 2012 partnering with fellow Argentinian Gisela Dulko . The pair is aiming to play at the London Summer Olympics Games [ 1] .
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 14 (8–6)
Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents in the final
Score in the final
Runner-up
2000
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Martina Hingis Mary Pierce
6–2, 6–4
Winner
2001
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Winner
2002
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
2002
Wimbledon
Grass
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Serena Williams Venus Williams
6–2, 7–5
Winner
2002
US Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up
2003
Australian Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Serena Williams Venus Williams
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
2003
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7
Runner-up
2003
Wimbledon
Grass
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Winner
2003
U.S. Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–2
Winner
2004
Australian Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Winner
2004
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Winner
2004
U.S. Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 7–5
Winner
2005
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Cara Black Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
2006
Wimbledon
Grass
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Mixed doubles: 2 (0–2)
WTA Tour Finals
Singles 8 (4–4)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
Olympic Gold (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (3/0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
Winner
1.
22 February 1998
Bogotá
Clay
Sonya Jeyaseelan
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
1.
17 May 1999
Madrid
Clay
Lindsay Davenport
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up
2.
20 February 2000
São Paulo
Clay
Rita Kuti-Kis
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up
3.
7 January 2001
Auckland
Hard
Meilen Tu
7–6(10), 6–2
Winner
2.
25 February 2001
Bogotá
Clay
Rita Kuti-Kis
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
4.
3 March 2002
Acapulco
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
6–7(1), 6–4, 6–2
Winner
3.
14 June 2003
Vienna
Clay
Karolina Šprem
7–6(0), 2–6, 6–4
Winner
4.
17 January 2004
Canberra
Hard
Silvia Farina Elia
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(5)
Doubles 69 (44–25)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (8/6)
Olympic Gold (0/0)
WTA Championships (1/0)
Tier I (9/9)
Tier II (5/6)
Tier III (10/2)
Tier IV & V (11/2)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents in the final
Score in the final
Winner
1.
5 May 1996
Bol
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Alexandra Fusai
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
Winner
2.
18 January 1998
Hobart
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová
7–6(6), 6–3
Winner
3.
22 February 1998
Bogotá
Clay
Janette Husárová
Melissa Mazzotta Ekaterina Sysoeva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner
4.
26 April 1998
Budapest
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Cătălina Cristea Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner
5.
3 May 1998
Bol
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Joannette Kruger Mirjana Lučić
walkover
Winner
6.
10 May 1998
Rome
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(1), 6–4
Winner
7.
12 July 1998
Maria Lankowitz
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
1.
21 February 1999
Bogotá
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Christína Papadáki Seda Noorlander
6–4, 7–6(5)
Winner
8.
23 May 1999
Madrid
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Maria Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Winner
9.
18 July 1999
Sopot
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Gala León García Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
6–4, 6–3
Winner
10.
10 October 1999
São Paulo
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Janette Husárová Florencia Labat
6–7(1), 7–5, 7–5
Winner
11.
20 February 2000
Bogotá
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Rita Kuti-Kis Petra Mandula
6–4, 6–2
Winner
12.
27 February 2000
São Paulo
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Janette Husárová Florencia Labat
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
13.
23 April 2000
Hilton Head
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
2.
11 June 2000
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Martina Hingis Mary Pierce
6–2, 6–4
Winner
14.
16 July 2000
Klagenfurt
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
7–6(5), 6–1
Winner
15.
23 July 2000
Sopot
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Asa Carlsson Rita Grande
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up
3.
21 August 2000
New Haven
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up
4.
8 October 2000
Tokyo
Hard
Nana Miyagi
Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up
5.
19 February 2001
Bogotá
Clay
Laura Montalvo
Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up
6.
4 March 2001
Acapulco
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Anabel Medina Garrigues María José Martínez Sánchez
6–4, 6–7(5), 7–5
Runner-up
7.
11 March 2001
Indian Wells
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
8.
22 April 2001
Charleston
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 7–6(5), 6–3
Runner-up
9.
20 May 2001
Rome
Clay
Patricia Tarabini
Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–1
Winner
16.
26 May 2001
Madrid
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4)
Winner
17.
10 June 2001
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Winner
18.
15 July 2001
Vienna
Clay
Patricia Tarabini
Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–2
Winner
19.
24 February 2002
Bogotá
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–1
Winner
20.
3 March 2002
Acapulco
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up
10.
1 April 2002
Miami
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–3
Winner
21.
19 May 2002
Rome
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 6–4
Winner
22.
9 June 2002
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
11.
24 June 2002
Wimbledon
Grass
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Serena Williams Venus Williams
6–2, 7–5
Winner
23.
18 August 2002
Montreal
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–6(4)
Winner
24.
8 September 2002
US Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Winner
25.
14 September 2002
Bahia
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Émilie Loit Rossana de los Ríos
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up
12.
24 September 2002
Leipzig
Carpet
Janette Husárová
Alexandra Stevenson Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up
13.
13 October 2002
Filderstadt
Hard (i)
Meghann Shaughnessy
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
14.
13 January 2003
Australian Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Serena Williams Venus Williams
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
26.
13 April 2003
Charleston
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
Runner-up
15.
20 April 2003
Amelia Island
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
7–5, 6–2
Winner
27.
11 May 2003
Berlin
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up
16.
8 June 2003
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7
Runner-up
17.
6 July 2003
Wimbledon
Grass
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Winner
28.
23 August 2003
New Haven
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Alicia Molik Magüi Serna
7–6(6), 6–3
Winner
29.
7 September 2003
US Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
18.
19 October 2003
Zürich
Hard (i)
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
7–6(3), 6–2
Winner
30.
10 November 2003
Los Angeles
Hard (i)
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up
19.
5 January 2004
Auckland
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić Tošić
7–6(6), 3–6, 6–1
Winner
31.
1 February 2004
Australian Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Winner
32.
21 March 2004
Indian Wells
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
Winner
33.
18 April 2004
Charleston
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up
20.
10 May 2004
Rome
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner
34.
3 June 2004
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Runner-up
21.
26 July 2004
San Diego
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner
35.
11 September 2004
US Open
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up
22.
17 October 2004
Moscow
Carpet
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up
23.
24 October 2004
Zürich
Hard (i)
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–4
Winner
36.
31 October 2004
Luxembourg City
Hard (i)
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–7(1), 6–3
Winner
37.
5 March 2005
Dubai
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik
6–7(7), 6–2, 6–1
Winner
38.
19 March 2005
Indian Wells
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(3), 6–1
Winner
39.
4 June 2005
French Open
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Cara Black Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
24.
17 January 2006
Sydney
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Corina Morariu Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up
25.
8 July 2006
Wimbledon
Grass
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Zheng Jie Yan Zi
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Winner
40.
13 August 2006
Los Angeles
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
Winner
41.
24 September 2006
Beijing
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
Winner
42.
1 October 2006
Seoul
Hard
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Chia-jung Chuang Mariana Díaz-Oliva
6–2, 6–3
Winner
43.
6 January 2007
Auckland
Hard
Janette Husárová
Su-Wei Hsieh Shikha Uberoi
6–0, 6–2
Winner
44.
25 February 2007
Bogotá
Clay
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci
1–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Tournament
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Australian Open
A
A
A
2R
2R
1R
1R
4R
1R
3R
3R
A
A
LQ
French Open
1R
2R
2R
1R
2R
2R
1R
2R
QF
3R
SF
1R
A
LQ
Wimbledon
1R
A
1R
1R
1R
1R
3R
1R
1R
4R
QF
A
A
LQ
US Open
2R
1R
2R
3R
1R
2R
1R
1R
2R
QF
3R
A
A
LQ
Tournament
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Australian Open
A
QF
2R
2R
2R
QF
3R
F
W
A
QF
1R
A
A
A
A
A
French Open
1R
1R
2R
2R
F
W
W
F
W
W
2R
1R
A
A
A
A
Wimbledon
1R
1R
2R
3R
QF
SF
F
F
SF
A
F
1R
A
A
A
A
US Open
1R
2R
SF
2R
1R
3R
W
W
W
A
QF
1R
A
A
A
A
External links
References
Paola Suárez Achievements
WTA rankings incepted on September 4, 1984
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
current No. 1 in bold, as of week of July 15, 2024[update]
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