Garbiñe Muguruza

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Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco
Singles
Garbine Muguruza at the 2013 French Open
Country	Spain, Venezuela
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	March 2012
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$536,025
Career record	163-77
Career titles	1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 35 (27 January 2014)
Current ranking	No. 35 (27 January 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	4R (2014)
French Open	2R (2013)
Wimbledon	2R (2013)
US Open	1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	16-18
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 145 (12 August 2013)
Current ranking	No. 286 (13 January 2014)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2014)
French Open	1R (2013)
Wimbledon	1R (2013)
Last updated on: 18 January 2014.

Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco (born 8 October 1993) is a professional Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 38, which she reached on 13 January 2014.

Personal life

Garbiñe was born to a Spanish father and a Venezuelan mother in Caracas, Venezuela.

Career

2012

She was given a wildcard at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open for her first WTA main draw appearance. There she upset former World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva 6–4 6–3 in the second round and then beat former World No. 10 Flavia Pennetta 6–2 1–6 7–6(6), before losing to eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska straight sets 6–3, 6–2.

2013

In the 2013 BNP Paribas Open, Garbine made it through two qualifying rounds and then made her way to the fourth round of the main draw, where she fell to Angelique Kerber. Muguruza was given a wildcard into the same event that she had success a year prior, the 2013 Sony Open Tennis. Her remarkable success at the tournament continued as she reached the fourth round, recording wins over Kateřina Siniaková, No.23 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and No.9 seed Caroline Wozniacki. She was defeated in the fourth round by the No.5 seed Li Na.

2014

Muguruza won her first WTA Tour title as a qualifier at the Hobart International, defeating Klára Zakopalová in the final in straight sets.^[1] Garbine in the third round at the Australian Open beats again top 10 and No. 10 seed Caroline Wozniacki to reach the final 16.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1-0)

Winner – Legend (pre/post 2010)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	11 January 2014	Moorilla Hobart International, Hobart, Australia	Hard	Klára Zakopalová	6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	12 January 2013	Moorilla Hobart International, Hobart, Australia	Hard	María Teresa Torró Flor	Tímea Babos Mandy Minella	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles finals (12)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	17 May 2009	Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Amanda Carreras	5–7, 5–7
Winner	1.	20 December 2009	Vinaròs, Spain	Clay	Ema Burgić	6–2, 3–0 retired
Runner-up	2.	7 February 2010	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Viktoria Kamenskaya	6–7(4), 6–3, 2–6
Winner	2.	14 February 2010	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Katarzyna Kawa	3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	27 March 2011	Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Réka-Luca Jani	2–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	24 April 2011	Torrent, Spain	Clay	Marina Giral Lores	6–1, 6–3
Winner	4.	19 June 2011	Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	Clay	Andrea Gámiz	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	25 June 2011	Alcobaça, Portugal	Clay	Victoria Larrière	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	5.	17 July 2011	Caceres, Spain	Clay	Çağla Büyükakçay	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	18 September 2011	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Mona Barthel	5–7, 2–6
Winner	6.	13 November 2011	Benicarló, Spain	Clay	Elitsa Kostova	7–6(3), 6–7(4), 6–3
Winner	7.	18 March 2012	Clearwater, Florida, United States	Hard	Grace Min	6–0, 6–1

Doubles finals (2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	20 September 2009	Lérida, Spain	Clay	Ximena Hermoso	Sofia Kvatsabaia Avgusta Tsybysheva	3–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	11 October 2009	Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain	Clay	Ximena Hermoso	Efrat Mishor Anna Zaja	6–2, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	SR	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	4R	0 / 2	4–2
French Open	LQ	2R		0 / 1	1–1
Wimbledon	LQ	2R		0 / 1	1–1
US Open	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
Win–Loss	0–1	3–3	3-1	0 / 5	6–5

References

↑ Garbine Muguruza defeats Klara Zakopalova to win Hobart International, ABC Grandstand Sport, 11 January 2014

"Sony Ericsson WTA Tour : Garbine Muguruza Blanco". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
"ITF Tennis – Women's Circuit – Player Biography". itftennis.com. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
"ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Biography". itftennis.com. Retrieved 18 July 2010.

External links

Profile at www.PuntodeBreak.com

v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Spanish female singles tennis players as of 3 February 2014

1. Carla Suárez Navarro (17 1) 2. Garbiñe Muguruza (35 ) 3. María Teresa Torró Flor (66 1) 4. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (71 2) 5. Silvia Soler Espinosa (77 )

6. Anabel Medina Garrigues (93 ) 7. Lara Arruabarrena (95 4) 8. Estrella Cabeza Candela (96 1) 9. Beatriz García Vidagany (234 1) 10. Arantxa Parra Santonja (254 2)

Persondata
Name	Muguruza Blanco, Garbine
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	8 October 1993
Place of birth	Carracas, Venezuela
Date of death
Place of death

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