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{{Infobox tennis biography |
{{short description|Colombian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
name = Fabiola Zuluaga |
{{Infobox tennis biography
image = |
|name = Fabiola Zuluaga
country = {{COL}} |
|image = Fabiola Zuluaga RG 2005.JPG
residence = [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] |
|caption = At the 2005 French Open
birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|7}} |
|country = {{COL}}
birth_place = [[Cucuta]], [[Colombia]] |
|residence = [[Bogotá]], Colombia
height = 1.72 m (5' 7.75") |
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|7}}
weight = 64 kg (141 lb.) |
|birth_place = [[Cúcuta]], Colombia
turnedpro = 1994 |
retired = 2005 |
|height = 1.72 m
|turnedpro = 1994
plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
|retired = 2005
careerprizemoney = $1,358,668 |
|plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
singlesrecord = 298–189|
|careerprizemoney = $1,358,668
singlestitles = 5 WTA, 9 ITF |
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=298|lost=189}}
highestsinglesranking = 16 (17 January 2005) |
|singlestitles = 5
AustralianOpenresult = SF (2004) |
|highestsinglesranking = No. 16 (17 January 2005)
FrenchOpenresult = 4r (2004) |
|AustralianOpenresult = SF ([[2004 Australian Open – Women's singles|2004]])
Wimbledonresult = 2r (2003) |
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R ([[2004 French Open – Women's singles|2004]])
USOpenresult = 3r (2003, 2004) |
|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2003]])
doublesrecord = 51–56 |
|USOpenresult = 3R ([[2003 US Open – Women's singles|2003]], [[2004 US Open – Women's singles|2004]])
doublestitles = 2 ITF |
|Othertournaments = yes
highestdoublesranking = No. 128 (1 February 1999) |
|Olympicsresult = 3R ([[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2000]], [[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2004]])
updated = 13 December 2007 |
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=51|lost=56}}
|doublestitles = 2 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 128 (1 February 1999)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2004 French Open – Women's doubles|2004]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = Q1 ([[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying|1998]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = Q1 ([[1998 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying|1998]])
|OthertournamentsDoubles = yes
|OlympicsDoublesresult = 2R ([[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|2004]])
}}
}}


'''Fabiola Zuluaga''' (born 7 January 1979 in [[Cúcuta]]) was a professional [[tennis]] player from [[Colombia]]. She retired on 9 September 2005.<ref>[http://www.colombia.com/entrevistas/autonoticias/Deportes/2005/09/09/DetalleNoticia451.asp Colombia.com] Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga {{es icon}} Accessed 28 October 2006.</ref> She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. She is one of the best tennis player that Colombia has had (See [[Iván Molina]]).<ref>[http://www.colombia.com/entrevistas/autonoticias/Deportes/2005/09/09/DetalleNoticia451.asp Colombia.com] Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga {{es icon}} Accessed 28 October 2006.</ref>
'''Fabiola Zuluaga''' (born 7 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional [[tennis]] player. She reached the [[Australian Open]] semifinals in [[2004 Australian Open – Women's singles|2004]], becoming the first Colombian to reach a [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] semifinal. Zuluaga is one of Colombia's most successful tennis players.<ref>[http://www.colombia.com/entrevistas/autonoticias/Deportes/2005/09/09/DetalleNoticia451.asp Colombia.com] Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga {{in lang|es}} Accessed 28 October 2006.</ref>


Zuluaga won a record seven singles titles in Bogotá, of which four were on the [[WTA Tour]] and three on the [[ITF Women's Circuit]]. She retired from the professional tour on 9 September 2005.<ref>[http://www.colombia.com/entrevistas/autonoticias/Deportes/2005/09/09/DetalleNoticia451.asp Colombia.com] Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga {{in lang|es}} Accessed 28 October 2006.</ref>
==References==


==WTA career finals==
===Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)===
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!Legend
|-
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam
|-
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Tier I
|-
|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Tier II
|-
|Tier III/IV/V (5–1)
|}

|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Clay (5–1)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable" |Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| [[1999 Copa Colsanitas – Singles|Feb 1999]]
| [[Copa Colsanitas]], Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christína Papadáki]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| [[1999 Brasil Open – Singles|Oct 1999]]
| [[Brasil Open]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Patricia Wartusch]]
| 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| [[2000 WTA Madrid Open – Singles|May 2000]]
| [[WTA Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Open]], Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gala León García]]
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| [[2002 Copa Colsanitas – Singles|Feb 2002]]
| Copa Colsanitas, Colombia <small>(2)</small>
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]]
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| [[2003 Copa Colsanitas – Singles|Feb 2003]]
| Copa Colsanitas, Colombia <small>(3)</small>
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| [[2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolívar – Singles|Feb 2004]]
| Copa Colsanitas, Colombia <small>(4)</small>
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[María Sánchez Lorenzo]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
|}

===Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)===
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|-valign=top
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{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Legend
|-
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam
|-
|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Tier I
|-
|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Tier II (0–1)
|-
|Tier III/IV/V
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–1)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable" |Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| [[2002 Challenge Bell – Doubles|Sep 2002]]
| [[Tournoi de Québec]], <br />Canada
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[María Emilia Salerni]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Samantha Reeves]] <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jessica Steck]]
| 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
|}

==ITF finals==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%; width:12%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $75,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| $50,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $10,000 tournaments
|}

===Singles (9–4)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable" |Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 14 February 1994
| ITF Bogotá, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Cecilia Hincapié]]
| 4–6, 3–6
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 20 February 1995
| ITF Cali, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Karin Palme]]
| 6–0, 6–4
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 25 February 1996
| ITF Bogotá, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gloria Pizzichini]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 23 June 1996
| ITF Bytom, Poland
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kateřina Sisková|Kateřina Kroupová]]
| 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 14 December 1997
| ITF Bogotá, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Martina Nejedly]]
| 6–2, 6–1
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 14 June 1998
| ITF Sochi, Russia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meghann Shaughnessy]]
| 6–7, 7–6, 2–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 5 July 1998
| ITF Orbetello, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mariana Díaz Oliva]]
| 6–1, 7–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| 6 December 1998
| ITF Bogotá, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriana Serra Zanetti]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| 13 December 1998
| ITF Cali, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Glass]]
| 6–1, 6–1
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8.
| 5 December 1999
| ITF Cali, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Miriam D'Agostini]]
| 6–0, 6–1
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 10 December 2000
| ITF Bogotá, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Catalina Castaño]]
| 1–4 ret.
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9.
| 14 October 2001
| ITF Hallandale Beach, United States
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño
| 6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret.
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 18 November 2001
| ITF Mexico City
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Renata Voráčová]]
| 1–6, 6–7<sup>(7)</sup>
|}

===Doubles (2–4)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable" |Score
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 10 June 1996
| ITF Budapest, Hungary
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ángeles Montolio]]
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Virág Csurgó]] <br /> {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Nóra Köves]]
| 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 9 June 1997
| ITF Budapest, Hungary
| Clay
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Elena Tatarkova]]
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Katalin Marosi]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Veronica Stele]]
| 3–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 1 June 1998
| ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Melissa Mazzotta]]
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Larissa Schaerer]] <br /> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Mirka Federer|Miroslava Vavrinec]]
| 6–2, 6–1
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 5 July 1998
| ITF Orbetello, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} Melissa Mazzotta
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alice Canepa]] <br/> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tathiana Garbin]]
| 2–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 30 November 1998
| ITF Bogotá, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Mariana Mesa]]
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] <br /> {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Zuzana Váleková]]
| 3–6, 4–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 5 December 1999
| ITF Cali, Colombia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} Mariana Mesa
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Miriam D'Agostini <br /> {{flagicon|PAR}} Larissa Schaerer
| 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
|}

==Singles performance timeline==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]!![[1998 WTA Tour|1998]]!![[1999 WTA Tour|1999]]!![[2000 WTA Tour|2000]]!![[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]!![[2002 WTA Tour|2002]]!![[2003 WTA Tour|2003]]!![[2004 WTA Tour|2004]]!![[2005 WTA Tour|2005]]!!{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}
|-
|align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|colspan=11|
|-
|align=left| [[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 7|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 7|1R]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2004 Australian Open – Women's singles#Finals|SF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 5|2R]]
|7–4
|-
|align=left| [[French Open]]
|[[1997 French Open – Women's singles qualifying#Seventh Qualifier|Q3]]
|[[1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying#Seventh Qualifier|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 French Open – Women's singles#Section 8|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 French Open – Women's singles#Section 2|3R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 French Open – Women's singles#Section 2|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 French Open – Women's singles#Section 2|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 French Open – Women's singles#Section 6|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 French Open – Women's singles#Section 4|2R]]
|10–6
|-
|align=left| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|[[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying#Fifth qualifier|Q1]]
|[[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying#Fifth qualifier|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 1|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 8|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 4|1R]]
|A
|1–3
|-
|align=left| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1998 US Open – Women's singles#Section 6|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 US Open – Women's singles#Section 5|2R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 US Open – Women's singles#Section 4|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 US Open – Women's singles#Section 4|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 US Open – Women's singles#Section 7|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 US Open – Women's singles#Section 3|2R]]
|8–6
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!1–1
!3–3
!3–2
!0–0
!1–2
!5–4
!10–4
!3–3
!26–19
|-
|align=left|'''[[Olympic Games]]'''
|colspan=10|
|-
|align=left|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles#Section 4|3R]]
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles#Section 2|3R]]
|style=color:#767676|NH
|bgcolor=#EFEFEF|4–2
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!2–1
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!2–1
!0–0
!4–2
|-
|align=left|'''Premier Mandatory'''
|colspan=10|
|-
|align=left| [[Indian Wells Open|Indian Wells]]
|A
|[[1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles#Third qualifier|Q2]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles#Section 1|2R]]
|bgcolor=FFEBCD|[[2004 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles#Finals|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles#Section 3|4R]]
|8–3
|-
|align=left| [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 Lipton Championships – Women's singles#Section 5|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Ericsson Open – Women's singles#Section 6|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles#Section 2|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles#Section 3|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles#Section 6|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles#Section 5|3R]]
|6–6
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!2–1
!1–1
!0–0
!0–1
!1–2
!5–2
!5–2
!14–9
|-
|align=left|'''Premier 5'''
|colspan=10|
|-
|align=left| [[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2000 Italian Open – Women's singles#Finals|SF]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Italian Open – Women's singles#Section 1|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Italian Open – Women's singles#Section 2|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Italian Open – Women's singles#Section 2|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Italian Open – Women's singles#Section 4|1R]]
|5–5
|-
|align=left| [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Montreal/Toronto]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 du Maurier Open – Women's singles#Section 4|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 du Maurier Open – Women's singles#Section 1|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=FFEBCD|[[2002 Rogers AT&T Cup – Singles#Finals|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Rogers AT&T Cup – Singles#Section 3|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Rogers AT&T Cup – Singles#Section 3|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Rogers Cup – Singles#Section 3|1R]]
|6–6
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–1
!4–2
!0–0
!3–2
!3–2
!1–2
!0–2
!11–11
|-
|align=left|'''Premier'''
|colspan=10|
|-
|align=left| [[Charleston Open|Charleston]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 Family Circle Cup – Singles#Section 2|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Family Circle Cup – Singles#Section 2|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Family Circle Cup – Singles#Section 2|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Family Circle Cup – Singles#Section 1|2R]]
|1–4
|-
|align=left| [[Women's Stuttgart Open|Stuttgart]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles#Bottom half|1R]]
|bgcolor=FFEBCD|[[2004 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles#Top half|QF]]
|A
|2–2
|-
|align=left| [[Warsaw Open|Warsaw]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|style=color:#767676|NH
|A
|bgcolor=FFEBCD|[[2003 J&S Cup – Singles#Top half|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 J&S Cup – Singles#Bottom half|2R]]
|A
|3–2
|-
|align=left| [[Southern California Open|San Diego]]
|A
|[[1998 Toshiba Classic – Singles#Fourth qualifier|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 TIG Classic – Singles#Top half|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Acura Classic – Singles#Top half|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Acura Classic – Singles#Section 3|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Acura Classic – Singles#Section 3|1R]]
|0–4
|-
|align=left| [[Connecticut Open (tennis)|New Haven]]
|A
|A
|[[1999 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles#Sixth qualifier|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles#Bottom half|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|1–1
|-
|align=left| [[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|[[2003 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles#Second qualifier|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles#Bottom half|1R]]
|A
|0–1
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–2
!1–2
!0–0
!0–0
!2–2
!3–5
!1–2
!7–13
|-
|align=left|'''International series'''
|colspan=10|
|-
|align=left| [[Sydney International|Sydney]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=FFEBCD|[[2005 Medibank International – Women's singles#Bottom half|QF]]
|2–1
|-
|align=left| [[Copa Colsanitas|Bogotá]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#767676|NH
|bgcolor=FFEBCD|[[1998 Copa Colsanitas – Singles#Draw|QF]]
|bgcolor=Lime|'''[[1999 Copa Colsanitas – Singles#Finals|W]]'''
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Copa Colsanitas – Singles#Bottom half|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=Lime|'''[[2002 Copa Colsanitas – Singles#Finals|W]]'''
|bgcolor=Lime|'''[[2003 Copa Colsanitas – Singles#Finals|W]]'''
|bgcolor=Lime|'''[[2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolívar – Singles#Finals|W]]'''
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolívar – Singles#Finals|SF]]
|26–3
|-
|align=left| [[Mexican Open (tennis)|Acapulco]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar – Women's singles#Bottom half|1R]]
|A
|A
|0–1
|-
|align=left| [[WTA Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1999 WTA Madrid Open – Singles#Top half|1R]]
|bgcolor=thistle|[[2000 WTA Madrid Open – Singles#Finals|F]]
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|[[2002 WTA Madrid Open – Singles#Finals|SF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R
|colspan=2 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|8–4
|-
|align=left| [[Tournoi de Québec|Quebec]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2000 Challenge Bell – Singles#Bottom half|QF]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Challenge Bell – Singles#Bottom half|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|3–2
|-
|align=left| [[Hobart International|Hobart]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles#Top half|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2004 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles#Top half|QF]]
|A
|2–2
|-
|align=left| [[Amelia Island Championships|Florida]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles#Finals|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2000 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles#Section 4|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles#Section 2|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|3–3
|-
|align=left| [[Brasil Open|Brazil]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|bgcolor=Lime|[[1999 Brasil Open – Singles#Finals|'''W''']]
|bgcolor=afeeee|2R
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Brasil Open – Women's singles#Bottom half|1R]]
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|Not Held
|6–3
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!2–1
!12–2
!8–6
!0–0
!9–4
!6–2
!7–1
!5–2
!50–18
|-bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|Year-end ranking
|208
|95
|48
|42
|277
|74
|38
|'''23'''
|84
! N/A
|}

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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{WTA}}
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 28 December 2024

Fabiola Zuluaga
At the 2005 French Open
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45)
Cúcuta, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,358,668
Singles
Career record298–189
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 16 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2004)
French Open4R (2004)
Wimbledon2R (2003)
US Open3R (2003, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career record51–56
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (1 February 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2004)
WimbledonQ1 (1998)
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2004)

Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. She reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2004, becoming the first Colombian to reach a major semifinal. Zuluaga is one of Colombia's most successful tennis players.[1]

Zuluaga won a record seven singles titles in Bogotá, of which four were on the WTA Tour and three on the ITF Women's Circuit. She retired from the professional tour on 9 September 2005.[2]

WTA career finals

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Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III/IV/V (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (5–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Feb 1999 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Greece Christína Papadáki 6–1, 6–3
Win 2. Oct 1999 Brasil Open Clay Austria Patricia Wartusch 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 3. May 2000 Madrid Open, Spain Clay Spain Gala León García 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 4. Feb 2002 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (2) Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4
Win 5. Feb 2003 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (3) Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–2
Win 6. Feb 2004 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (4) Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III/IV/V
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 2002 Tournoi de Québec,
Canada 		Carpet (i) Argentina María Emilia Salerni United States Samantha Reeves
South Africa Jessica Steck 		6–4, 3–6, 5–7

ITF finals

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

Singles (9–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 14 February 1994 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Cecilia Hincapié 4–6, 3–6
Win 1. 20 February 1995 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Mexico Karin Palme 6–0, 6–4
Win 2. 25 February 1996 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Italy Gloria Pizzichini 6–4, 6–3
Win 3. 23 June 1996 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Kroupová 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 4. 14 December 1997 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Canada Martina Nejedly 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2. 14 June 1998 ITF Sochi, Russia Hard United States Meghann Shaughnessy 6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win 5. 5 July 1998 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–1, 7–6
Win 6. 6 December 1998 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti 6–3, 6–2
Win 7. 13 December 1998 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Germany Andrea Glass 6–1, 6–1
Win 8. 5 December 1999 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini 6–0, 6–1
Loss 3. 10 December 2000 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Catalina Castaño 1–4 ret.
Win 9. 14 October 2001 ITF Hallandale Beach, United States Clay Colombia Catalina Castaño 6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret.
Loss 4. 18 November 2001 ITF Mexico City Hard Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 1–6, 6–7(7)

Doubles (2–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 10 June 1996 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Spain Ángeles Montolio Hungary Virág Csurgó
Hungary Nóra Köves 		7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2. 9 June 1997 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Ukraine Elena Tatarkova Hungary Katalin Marosi
Argentina Veronica Stele 		3–6, 3–6
Win 1. 1 June 1998 ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard United States Melissa Mazzotta Paraguay Larissa Schaerer
Switzerland Miroslava Vavrinec 		6–2, 6–1
Loss 3. 5 July 1998 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay United States Melissa Mazzotta Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Tathiana Garbin 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 30 November 1998 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Mariana Mesa Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková 		3–6, 4–6
Win 2. 5 December 1999 ITF Cali, Colombia Clay Colombia Mariana Mesa Brazil Miriam D'Agostini
Paraguay Larissa Schaerer 		2–6, 7–6, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A A A 1R SF 2R 7–4
French Open Q3 Q2 3R 3R A 1R 3R 4R 2R 10–6
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 1R A A A 2R 1R A 1–3
US Open A 2R 2R A A 2R 3R 3R 2R 8–6
Win–loss 1–1 3–3 3–2 0–0 1–2 5–4 10–4 3–3 26–19
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 3R Not Held 3R NH 4–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–2
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells A Q2 A A A A 2R QF 4R 8–3
Miami A A 3R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 6–6
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 5–2 5–2 14–9
Premier 5
Rome A A A SF A 1R 2R 1R 1R 5–5
Montreal/Toronto A A 1R 1R A QF 3R 2R 1R 6–6
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 0–2 11–11
Premier
Charleston A A 1R 1R A A A 1R 2R 1–4
Stuttgart A A A A A A 1R QF A 2–2
Warsaw A A A A NH A QF 2R A 3–2
San Diego A Q1 1R 1R A A A 1R 1R 0–4
New Haven A A Q2 2R A A A A A 1–1
Moscow A A A A A A Q3 1R A 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–5 1–2 7–13
International series
Sydney A A A A A A A A QF 2–1
Bogotá NH QF W 2R A W W W SF 26–3
Acapulco A A A A A A 1R A A 0–1
Madrid A A 1R F A SF 2R Not Held 8–4
Quebec A A A QF A 2R A A A 3–2
Hobart A A A 1R A A A QF A 2–2
Florida A A QF 1R A 1R A A A 3–3
Brazil Not Held W 2R A 1R Not Held 6–3
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 12–2 8–6 0–0 9–4 6–2 7–1 5–2 50–18
Year-end ranking 208 95 48 42 277 74 38 23 84 N/A

References

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  1. ^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (in Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.
  2. ^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (in Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.
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