Paola Suárez
| Country (sports) | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Oviedo, Spain |
| Born | 23 June 1976 Pergamino, Argentina |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1 March 1991 |
| Retired | 2007, 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $5,217,775 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 371–239 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (7 June 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2001) |
| French Open | SF (2004) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) |
| US Open | QF (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 513–192 |
| Career titles | 44 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 September 2002) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2004) |
| French Open | W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | F (2002, 2003, 2006) |
| US Open | W (2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2003) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2002) |
| French Open | F (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2000, 2003) |
| US Open | 2R (2000, 2003, 2007) |
Medal record | |
Paola Suárez (Latin American Spanish: [paˈola ˈswaɾes]; born 23 June 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She was one of the most prominent women's doubles players throughout the early and mid-2000s, winning eight Grand Slam titles, all of them with Virginia Ruano Pascual, and holding the No. 1 doubles ranking for 87 non-consecutive weeks. She was also a singles top ten player and semifinalist at the 2004 French Open.
Career
Suárez began playing professional tennis at the age of 15. In 1994, she joined the professional tour as a singles player.
Suárez won four WTA titles (2004 Canberra, 2003 Vienna, 1998 & 2001 Bogotá) and 12 other minor tournaments. In 2004, she reached her only Grand Slam singles semi-final by defeating the 18th seed and future Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, but lost to Elena Dementieva. That year, she reached her highest WTA ranking of No. 9, to become the highest-ranked Argentine women's player since Gabriela Sabatini achieved the No. 3 ranking in 1989. Also in 2004, she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens for the women's doubles with Patricia Tarabini. Suárez and Ruano Pascual would end their grand slam season by winning their 3rd consecutive 2004 US Open women's doubles title, becoming the only team in the Open Era (since 1968) to do so. If fact, individually, they are the only two women in the Open Era who have won 3 consecutive women's doubles titles at the US Open.
She had success in singles but her best results came in doubles, winning more than half a dozen titles partnering fellow Argentine Laura Montalvo. However Suárez's more long-standing doubles partnership was with the Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual, with whom she won 32 of her 39 titles. Besides numerous WTA Tour titles, they won the French Open on four occasions, the US Open three times, and the Australian Open in 2004. Suárez and Ruano Pascual were the No. 1 female pair for three consecutive years after 9 September 2002 and were the WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004. They also reached nine straight Grand Slam finals, two short of Navratilova and Shriver's record of eleven.
In 2005, Suárez announced her forthcoming retirement for personal reasons. In June of that year, she underwent a labrum hip clinical intervention, with a recovery time of three to four months. She restarted playing in Sydney in January 2006 with Ruano Pascual, reaching the final, but suffered a calf injury short after. Later that year, she also reached the final of Wimbledon with Ruano Pascual, marking her third appearance in a final there.
Suárez returned to the circuit with a victory over Dinara Safina, ranked No. 15, in the San Diego Open singles tournament.
On 1 September 2007, Suárez retired after losing in the mixed doubles second round at the US Open. She partnered Kevin Ullyett and lost to Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber, 5–7, 4–6. She briefly returned to the WTA doubles tour in 2012, partnering her fellow Argentinian Gisela Dulko. The pair played at the London Summer Olympics but lost in the first round.[1][2][3]
In her career, Suárez earned more than $5.2 million, with four singles titles on the WTA Tour, and eight doubles Grand Slam titles.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2000 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Martina Hingis Mary Pierce |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2002 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9 |
| Loss | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2004 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 2004 | US Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Jaime Oncins | Tomás Carbonell Virginia Ruano Pascual |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard | Gastón Etlis | Daniela Hantuchová Kevin Ullyett |
3–6, 2–6 |
Olympic Games
Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2004 | Athens | Hard | Patricia Tarabini | Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III (2/2) |
| Tier IV & V (2/2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1998 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1999 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Lindsay Davenport | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Rita Kuti-Kis | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Meilen Tu | 7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–3 | Feb 2001 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2002 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jun 2003 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Karolina Šprem | 7–6(7–0), 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2004 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles: 69 (44 titles, 25 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (8–6) |
| WTA Championships (1–0) |
| Tier I (9–9) |
| Tier II (5–6) |
| Tier III (10–2) |
| Tier IV & V (11–2) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | May 1996 | Bol | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Alexandra Fusai |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Jan 1998 | Hobart | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | Feb 1998 | Bogotá | Clay | Janette Husárová | Melissa Mazzotta Ekaterina Sysoeva |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | Apr 1998 | Budapest | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Cătălina Cristea Laura Montalvo |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | May 1998 | Bol | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Joannette Kruger Mirjana Lučić |
w/o |
| Win | 6. | May 1998 | Rome | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | Jul 1998 | Maria Lankowitz | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 1999 | Bogotá | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Christína Papadáki Seda Noorlander |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 8. | May 1999 | Madrid | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner |
6–2, 0–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | Jul 1999 | Sopot | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | Oct 1999 | São Paulo | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Janette Husárová Florencia Labat |
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 11. | Feb 2000 | Bogotá | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Rita Kuti-Kis Petra Mandula |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | Feb 2000 | São Paulo | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Janette Husárová Florencia Labat |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 13. | Apr 2000 | Hilton Head | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | Jun 2000 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Martina Hingis Mary Pierce |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | Jul 2000 | Klagenfurt | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Win | 15. | Jul 2000 | Sopot | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Åsa Carlsson Rita Grande |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 2000 | New Haven | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 2000 | Tokyo | Hard | Nana Miyagi | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | Feb 2001 | Bogotá | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | Mar 2001 | Acapulco | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Anabel Medina Garrigues María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | Mar 2001 | Indian Wells | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | Apr 2001 | Charleston | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | May 2001 | Rome | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | May 2001 | Madrid | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 17. | Jun 2001 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Jelena Dokic Conchita Martínez |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 18. | Jul 2001 | Vienna | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 19. | Feb 2002 | Bogotá | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 20. | Mar 2002 | Acapulco | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10. | Apr 2002 | Miami | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 21. | May 2002 | Rome | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 22. | Jun 2002 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | Jun 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 23. | Aug 2002 | Montreal | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 24. | Sep 2002 | US Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 25. | Sep 2002 | Bahia | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Émilie Loit Rossana de los Ríos |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | Sep 2002 | Leipzig | Carpet | Janette Husárová | Alexandra Stevenson Serena Williams |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13. | Oct 2002 | Filderstadt | Hard (i) | Meghann Shaughnessy | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14. | Jan 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 26. | Apr 2003 | Charleston | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15. | Apr 2003 | Amelia Island | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 27. | May 2003 | Berlin | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | Jun 2003 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7 |
| Loss | 17. | Jul 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 28. | Aug 2003 | New Haven | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Alicia Molik Magüi Serna |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Win | 29. | Sep 2003 | US Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18. | Oct 2003 | Zürich | Hard (i) | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 30. | Nov 2003 | Los Angeles | Hard (i) | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | Jan 2004 | Auckland | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić Tošić |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 31. | Feb 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 32. | Mar 2004 | Indian Wells | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 33. | Apr 2004 | Charleston | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 20. | May 2004 | Rome | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 34. | Jun 2004 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21. | Jul 2004 | San Diego | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 35. | Sep 2004 | US Open | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 22. | Oct 2004 | Moscow | Carpet | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 23. | Oct 2004 | Zürich | Hard (i) | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 36. | Oct 2004 | Luxembourg City | Hard (i) | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner |
6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 37. | Mar 2005 | Dubai | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik |
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 38. | Mar 2005 | Indian Wells | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Win | 39. | Jun 2005 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 24. | Jan 2006 | Sydney | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Corina Morariu Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 25. | Jul 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Zheng Jie Yan Zi |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 40. | Aug 2006 | Los Angeles | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 41. | Sep 2006 | Beijing | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 42. | Oct 2006 | Seoul | Hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Chuang Chia-jung Mariana Díaz Oliva |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 43. | Jan 2007 | Auckland | Hard | Janette Husárová | Hsieh Su-wei Shikha Uberoi |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 44. | Feb 2007 | Bogotá | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci |
1–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (12–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 14 October 1991 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | María Luciana Reynares | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 4 November 1991 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 24 November 1991 | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | Clay | Svetlana Komleva | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 27 April 1992 | Lerida, Spain | Clay | Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | 4 May 1992 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay | Svetlana Krivencheva | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 5. | 17 May 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Catherine Barclay | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | 18 May 1992 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Irina Sukhova | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 21 November 1992 | La Plata, Argentina | Clay | Vanessa Matthys | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 23 October 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8. | 19 November 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 17 December 1995 | Tacuman, Argentina | Clay | Florencia Labat | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9. | 11 October 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 25 October 1998 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 8 November 1998 | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | Clay | Janette Husárová | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | 22 November 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 12. | 19 September 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Florencia Labat | 6–0, 7–5 |
Doubles (7–6)
| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 27 October 1991 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Pamela Zingman | Karolina Bulat Katarzyna Malec |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 24 November 1991 | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | Clay | Pamela Zingman | Maria Marfina Svetlana Komleva |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 4 May 1992 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay | Pamela Zingman | Svetlana Krivencheva Irina Sukhova |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 11 May 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Hard | Pamela Zingman | Rosa Bielsa Gala León García |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 11 October 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Pamela Zingman | Bárbara Castro María Dolores Campana |
6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | 23 October 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Cintia Tortorella | Mariana Lopez Palacios Mariana Díaz Oliva |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 13 November 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Florencia Cianfagna | Katalin Marosi Miriam D'Agostini |
7–6(4), 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 17 December 1995 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Larissa Schaerer Veronica Stele |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Win | 5. | 11 February 1996 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Hard | Laura Montalvo | Marion Maruska Noëlle van Lottum |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | 12 October 1997 | Sedona, United States | Hard | Liezel Huber | Cătălina Cristea Corina Morariu |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | 5 October 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Miriam D'Agostini Katalin Marosi |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 19 October 1998 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Eva Bes María Fernanda Landa |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | 13 September 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Laura Montalvo | Paula Racedo Aliénor Tricerri |
w/o |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | LQ |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | SF | 1R | A | LQ |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | QF | A | A | LQ |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | A | A | LQ |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ... | 2012 | SR | W–L | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | F | W | A | QF | 1R | A | 1 / 10 | 23–9 | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | W | W | F | W | W | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4 / 13 | 38–9 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | F | SF | A | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 29–12 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | W | W | W | A | QF | 1R | A | 3 / 11 | 28–8 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 15–3 | 19–2 | 20–3 | 21–1 | 6–0 | 11–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 8 / 46 | 118–38 | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | SF-B | Not Held | 1R | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | W | SF | A | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 3–4 | |||||||||
Record against top-10 players
Suárez's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface
- Patty Schnyder 5–4
- Mary Pierce 4–2
- Barbara Schett 3–2
- Jelena Dokic 2–0
- Anna Kournikova 2–0
- Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–0
- Alicia Molik 2–0
- Dinara Safina 2–0
- Daniela Hantuchová 2–1
- Francesca Schiavone 2–1
- Nadia Petrova 2–2
- Sandrine Testud 2–2
- Magdalena Maleeva 2–3
- Amélie Mauresmo 2–3
- Ai Sugiyama 2–3
- Vera Zvonareva 2–3
- Anke Huber 1–0
- Maria Kirilenko 1–0
- Barbara Paulus 1–0
- Lucie Šafářová 1–0
- Maria Sharapova 1–0
- Nathalie Tauziat 1–0
- Andrea Temesvári 1–0
- Serena Williams 1–0
- Jelena Janković 1–1
- Iva Majoli 1–1
- Anastasia Myskina 1–1
- Mary Joe Fernández 1–2
- Chanda Rubin 1–2
- Elena Dementieva 1–3
- Amanda Coetzer 1–5
- Victoria Azarenka 0–1
- Anna Chakvetadze 0–1
- Zina Garrison 0–1
- Julie Halard-Decugis 0–1
- Justine Henin 0–1
- Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 0–1
- Irina Spîrlea 0–1
- Helena Suková 0–1
- Marion Bartoli 0–2
- Conchita Martínez 0–2
- Monica Seles 0–2
- Venus Williams 0–2
- Natasha Zvereva 0–2
- Jennifer Capriati 0–3
- Kim Clijsters 0–3
- Steffi Graf 0–3
- Dominique Monami 0–4
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–4
- Lindsay Davenport 0–7
References
- ^ Suárez Back On Court, Plays First Match Back Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Women's Doubles - Olympic Tennis | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Paola Suarez - Tennis - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
- Paola Suárez at the Women's Tennis Association
- Paola Suárez at the International Tennis Federation
- Paola Suárez at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Ole 2005, on her retirement
- Paola and Virginia
- Paola Suarez at the TheTennisTimes