Gabriela Paz

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Gabriela Paz-Franco
Country  Venezuela
Residence Miami, Florida
Born (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991
Valencia, Venezuela
Height 5'5
Retired Active
Plays Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $50,848
Singles
Career record 144-61
Career titles 0 WTA (8 ITF)
Highest ranking No. 230 (6 April 2009)
Doubles
Career record 36-22
Career titles 0 WTA (3 ITF)
Highest ranking No. 299 (23 July 2012)
Last updated on: 12 October 2012.

Gabriela Paz-Franco (born 30 September 1991) is a Professional Venezuelan tennis player.[1] She has a career high WTA ranking of 230 and has won eight ITF titles in her career.

Career

As a junior she reached a career high ranking of 10. She was the Runner - Up of the Girls' singles tournament at the 2008 US Open, where she lost to wildcard Coco Vandeweghe.

[2] She then won two further ITF tournaments.

Paz first played for Venezuela in the Fed Cup in 2012, playing in all five matches, winning four of her five singles and losing both doubles partnered by Adriana Pérez.[3][4]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 10 (8–2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 27 May 2007 United States El Paso, United States Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Helena Besovic 6-3 6-0
Runner-up 2. 26 Jun 2007 United States Edmond, United States Hard Croatia Jelena Pandzic 6-3, 1-6, 4-6
Runner-up 3. 17 Jul 2007 United States Wichita, Kansas, United States Hard Croatia Jelena Pandzic 4-6, 4-6
Winner 4. 18 January 2009 United States Boca Raton, United States Clay Canada Sharon Fichman 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Winner 5. 8 March 2009 United States Fort Walton Beach, United States Hard Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich 1-6 6-4 7-5
Winner 6. 25 July 2010 United States Evansville, United States Hard United States Chiara Scholl 6-4 6-0
Winner 7. 26 July 2010 United States St. Joseph, Missouri, United States Hard Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-1 6-4
Winner 8. 28 Apr 2012 Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Gabriela Ce 6-4 6-2
Winner 9. 5 May 2012 Brazil Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil Clay France Alize Lim 6-4 6-4
Winner 10. 13 May 2012 Brazil Brasilia, Brazil Clay Chile Andrea Koch-Benvenuto 6-3 6-3


Junior Grand Slam Runner-ups

No Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1 7 September 2008 United States US Open Hard United States Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (3) 6-1

References

  1. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100069340
  2. Bruno, Drew (July 25, 2010). "Paz hopes to create better memories in tournament - Venezuelan native playing for singles title". Evansville Courier & Press. Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved August 23, 2010. 
  3. Gabriela Paz at the Fed Cup
  4. "Venezuela superó a Bahamas en el torneo de tenis de la Fed Cup". Deportivas. Venezolana de Televisión. February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
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