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Spanish tennis player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
León and the second or maternal family name is
García .
Gala León García Country (sports) Spain Residence Barcelona , SpainBorn (1973-12-23 ) 23 December 1973 (age 50) Madrid , SpainHeight 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1990 Retired 2004 Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 1,053,309 Career record 277–224 (55.3%) Career titles 1 WTA, 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 27 (25 September 2000) Australian Open 1R (1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2004 ) French Open 4R (1996 , 1999 ) Wimbledon 3R (1997 ) US Open 3R (1998 ) Career record 77–73 (51.3%) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 107 (12 June 2000) Australian Open 1R (2001 ) Wimbledon Q1 (1996 ) US Open 2R (1995 )
Gala León García (born 23 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 21 September 2014, she was announced as the new Davis Cup captain for the Spanish national men's tennis team.
WTA Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III (1–2)
Tier IV & V (0–2)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1988
Maria Lankowitz , Austria
Clay
Patty Schnyder
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
1–1
May 2000
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Fabiola Zuluaga
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss
1–2
Jul 2000
Sopot , Poland
Clay
Anke Huber
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Loss
1–3
Jul 2001
Knokke-Heist , Belgium
Clay
Iroda Tulyaganova
2–6, 3–6
Loss
1–4
Jul 2001
Sopot , Poland
Clay
Cristina Torrens Valero
2–6, 2–6
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Tier III (0–2)
Tier IV & V
ITF Circuit finals [ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 11 (6–5) [ edit ]
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
8 February 1993
ITF Faro, Portugal
Hard
Sofia Prazeres
6–3, 6–3
Loss
2.
15 March 1993
ITF Zaragoza, Spain
Clay
Chantal Reuter
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
3.
22 March 1993
ITF Madrid, Spain
Hard
Lenka Němečková
6–3, 6–4
Loss
4.
28 March 1994
ITF Alicante, Spain
Clay
Yi Jingqian
6–7(2) , 7–6(7) , 2–6
Win
5.
22 May 1995
ITF Barcelona, Spain
Hard
Vera Zhukovets
6–0, 6–0
Win
6.
10 July 1995
ITF Vigo, Spain
Hard
Estefanía Bottini
6–0, 6–1
Win
7.
17 July 1995
ITF Getxo, Spain
Clay
Christína Papadáki
6–3, 6–4
Loss
8.
13 May 1996
ITF Athens, Greece
Clay
Cristina Torrens Valero
4–6, 4–6
Win
9.
9 June 1997
ITF Budapest, Hungary
Clay
Mariana Díaz Oliva
7–5, 6–2
Loss
10.
11 August 1997
ITF Bratislava, Slovakia
Clay
Henrieta Nagyová
4–6, 0–6
Loss
11.
8 September 2003
ITF Denain, France
Clay
Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 0–6
Doubles: 8 (2–6) [ edit ]
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
11 May 1992
ITF Barcelona, Spain
Hard
Rosa Bielsa
Paola Suárez Pamela Zingman
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2.
15 March 1993
ITF Zaragoza, Spain
Hard
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
Dominika Gorecká Lenka Němečková
4–6, 1–6
Loss
3.
1 November 1993
ITF Vilamoura, Portugal
Hard
Ana Segura
Magdalena Feistel Katharzyna Teodorowicz
6–7, 2–6
Loss
4.
21 February 1994
Open de Valencia, Spain
Clay
Janet Souto
Seda Noorlander Hanneke Ketelaars
4–6, 4–6
Win
1.
27 June 1994
ITF Cáceres, Spain
Hard
Janet Souto
Mariam Ramón Climent María Sánchez Lorenzo
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss
5.
14 September 1997
ITF Mollerusa, Spain
Clay
Marta Cano
Patricia Aznar Paula Hermida
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win
2.
6 October 2002
ITF Girona, Spain
Clay
Lubomira Bacheva
Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
6–4, 6–3
Loss
6.
7 September 2003
ITF Fano, Italy
Clay
María Emilia Salerni
Conchita Martínez Granados Giulia Casoni
3–6, 3–6
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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