Marina Escobar
| Full name | Marina Escobar Martínez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
| Born | 2 February 1977 |
| Prize money | $29,555 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 325 (24 August 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (26 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1998) |
Marina Escobar Martínez (born 2 February 1977) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Biography[edit]
Escobar, who had a best singles ranking of 325, was most prominent as a doubles player, winning five ITF titles in the late 1990s. She reached a career high doubles ranking of 140 and took part in the qualifying draw for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1998 Madrid Open, where she partnered with Mariam Ramón Climent to make the doubles semi-finals.
In 2001, while attending the University of Málaga, she represented Spain at the Summer Universiade, held in Beijing.[2]
ITF finals[edit]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 22 April 1996 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard |  Kristina Triska
|
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 12 (5–7)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 29 January 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martinez Granados
|
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Laura García
|
7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 23 June 1996 | Camucia, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes
|
 Katia Altilia Paola Tampieri
|
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 24 November 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Eva Bes
|
 Zuzana Lešenarová Lucie Steflová
|
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 31 August 1997 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
|
 Evgenia Kulikovskaya  Sandra Načuk
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 24 November 1997 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
|
 Melanie Schnell  Katalin Marosi
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 3 May 1998 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Paula Hermida
|
 Bruna Colósio  Cristina Correia
|
7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 10 May 1998 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Paula Hermida
|
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez  Debby Haak
|
W/O |
| Win | 4. | 22 June 1998 | Santander, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino
|
 Juliana Garcia Mariana Mesa Pineda
|
6–1, 7–6(1) |
| Loss | 5. | 28 February 1999 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Debby Haak
|
Gabriela Chmelinová Olga Vymetálková
|
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 27 September 1999 | Lerida, Spain | Clay | Rocío González
|
 Lana Miholcek Susanne Trik
|
2–6, 7–6(2), 6–0 |
| Loss | 6. | 4 October 1999 | Girona, Spain | Clay | Rocío González
|
Maria Wolfbrandt Mara Santangelo
|
7–6(3), 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 31 July 2000 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Regina Temez
|
Patricia Aznar Yolanda Clemot
|
2–6, 1–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 22 June - 05 July 1998". itftennis.com.
- ^ "Triunfos españoles en tenis y voleibol en la primera jornada de la Universiada". Universia (in Spanish). 24 August 2001.
