2009 US Open |
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Country | Spain |
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Residence | Madrid, Spain |
Born | September 21, 1973 Madrid, Spain |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | January 1992 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $6,076,081 |
Singles | |
Career record | 395–353 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 28 (April 12, 1999) |
Grand Slam results | |
Australian Open | QF (2003) |
French Open | QF (1995) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1998) |
US Open | 3R (1998-99, 2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 596 - 272 |
Career titles | 43 WTA, 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 8, 2003) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2004) |
French Open | W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) |
Wimbledon | F (2002, 2003, 2006) |
US Open | W (2002, 2003, 2004) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2004) |
French Open | W (2000) |
Wimbledon | SF (2009) |
US Open | QF (2003) |
Last updated on: 20 December 2011. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Women's tennis | ||
Competitor for Spain | ||
Silver | 2004 Athens | Doubles |
Silver | 2008 Beijing | Doubles |
Virginia Ruano Pascual (born September 21, 1973) is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.
She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles (eight partnering Paola Suárez of Argentina and two partnering Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain)
Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals (won five, lost four) and they reached at least the semi-finals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in (winning run came to an end when they lost in the Wimbledon semi-finals).
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Her father, Juan Manuel, works for Iberia Airlines; her mother, Virginia, is a housewife. Her brother, Juan Ramon, is a tennis pro at a club and also serves as her coach and her sister, Marbella, works in administration. Initially, she hyphenated her family names, but she has omitted the hyphen since 1998.
Her hobbies include listening to music, watching sports (especially handball) and going to movies, especially those of Kevin Costner. She considers paella her favorite food and likes traveling to Hawaii.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2000 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Martina Hingis Mary Pierce |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 2002 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | Paola Suárez | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
6–7(5), 6–2, 9–7 |
Runner-up | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2003 | U.S. Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 2004 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 2004 | U.S. Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Paola Suárez | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone |
2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina |
6–1, 6–1 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Tomás Carbonell | Jaime Oncins Paola Suárez |
7–5, 6–3 |
Legend |
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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. | 18 May 1997 | Cardiff | Clay | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 26 April 1998 | Budapest | Clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 12 October 2003 | Tashkent | Hard | Saori Obata | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (10/6) | |
Olympic Gold (0/2) | |
WTA Championships (1/0) | |
Tier I (11/11) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
Tier II (5/6) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
Tier III (7/4) | Premier (1/0) |
Tier IV & V (8/5) | International (0/1) |
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R |
French Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | LQ | A |
US Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A |
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | F | W | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R |
French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | W | W | F | W | W | 2R | QF | W | W | 1R |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | F | SF | A | F | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R |
US Open | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | W | W | W | SF | QF | 3R | SF | 3R | A |
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