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Gisela Riera Roura (born 7 May 1976) is a former Spanish tennis player.
Riera won four singles and eight doubles ITF titles during her career and on 7 June 1999 reached a singles ranking high of world number 136. On 12 June 2000, Riera reached a doubles ranking high of world number 71. Riera retirement from tennis 2010.
Personal life
Born in Barcelona , Riera started playing tennis at age 8. She prefers clay over hard courts. Her father's name is Jose Maria; mother's name is Angel; has four older siblings: Jose Maria, Carina, Leo and Rafael. She likes scuba diving and watching men's tennis.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
ITF finals (3–1)
Singles: 8 (4–4)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
4 April 1994
10,000
Murcia , Spain
Clay
Ana Alcázar
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
8 July 1996
25,000
Vigo , Spain
Clay
Katalin Marosi
1–6, 2–6
Winner
9 February 1998
10,000
Mallorca , Spain
Clay
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–4, 6–3
Winner
1 June 1998
10,000
Ceuta , Spain
Clay
Bahia Mouhtassine
7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Winner
12 July 1998
25,000
Puchheim , Germany
Clay
Lubomira Bacheva
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
21 September 1998
25,000
Tucumán , Argentina
Clay
Larissa Schaerer
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
1 February 1999
10,000
Mallorca , Spain
Clay
Ángeles Montolio
0–6, 3–6
Winner
12 June 2000
25,000
Grado, Italy
Clay
Flora Perfetti
6–2, 6–4
Doubles 20 (8–12)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
27 May 1996
10,000
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Desiree Leupold
Marta Cano Nuria Montero
5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up
7 July 1997
10,000
Vigo , Spain
Clay
Conchita Martínez Granados
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Montero
3–6, 0–6
Winner
6 October 1997
10,000
Gerona, Spain
Clay
Conchita Martínez Granados
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Montero
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
3 November 1997
10,000
Suzano , Brazil
Clay
Conchita Martínez Granados
Laura Bernal Larissa Schaerer
6–3, 3–6, 6–7 (4)
Winner
18 May 1998
10,000
Zaragoza , Spain
Clay
Alienor Tricerri
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Veronica Stele
6–4, 6–1
Winner
1 June 1998
10,000
Ceuta , Spain
Hard
Alienor Tricerri
Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal
6–3, 6–3
Winner
20 July 1998
25,000
Valladolid , Spain
Hard
Selima Sfar
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Eva Bes
7–6 (5), 7–6 (3)
Runner-up
15 March 1999
25,000
Reims , France
Clay (i)
Antonella Serra Zanetti
Janette Husárová Rita Kuti-Kis
2–6, 3–6
Winner
20 June 1999
50,000
Marseille , France
Clay
Raluca Sandu
Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková
6–4, 7–6 (8)
Winner
14 June 1999
25,000
Gorizia , Italy
Clay
Mariam Ramon Climent
Marketa Kochta Erica Krauth
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
12 July 1999
25,000
Getxo , Spain
Clay
Alicia Ortuño
Conchita Martínez Granados Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–7 (4), 4–6
Runner-up
1 August 1999
50,000
Bytom , Poland
Clay
Raluca Sandu
Eva Bes Magdalena Grzybowska
4–6, 5–7
Winner
20 March 2000
25,000
Taranto , Italy
Clay
Eva Bes
Stéphanie Foretz Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–7 (2), 6–2, 6–2
Winner
15 May 2000
75,000
Porto , Portugal
Clay
Eva Bes
Conchita Martínez Granados Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
24 July 2000
50,000
Liege , Belgium
Clay
Eva Bes
Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula
6–7 (3), 1–6
Runner-up
2 October 2000
25,000
Girona , Spain
Clay
Mariam Ramon Climent
Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino
2–4, 2–4
Runner-up
23 April 2001
50,000
Caserta , Italy
Clay
María José Martínez Sánchez
Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino
1–6, 6–7 (5)
Runner-up
30 July 2001
50,000
Saint-Gaudens , France
Clay
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor Irina Selyutina
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
3 September 2001
50,000
Fano , Italy
Clay
Eva Bes
Giulia Casoni Katalin Marosi
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
10 September 2001
25,000
Fano , Italy
Clay
Eugenia Chialvo
Maret Ani Gloria Pizzichini
W/O
Doubles performance timeline
External links