Fabiola Zuluaga
Appearance
Country (sports) | Colombia |
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Residence | Bogotá, Colombia |
Born | Cúcuta, Colombia | 7 January 1979
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (5' 7.75") |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,358,668 |
Singles | |
Career record | 298–189 |
Career titles | 5 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | 16 (17 January 2005) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2004) |
French Open | 4r (2004) |
Wimbledon | 2r (2003) |
US Open | 3r (2003, 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 51–56 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 128 (1 February 1999) |
Last updated on: 13 December 2007. |
Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979 in Cúcuta) was a professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on 9 September 2005.[1] 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).[2] She now lives in Bogotá.
Zuluaga won a record seven singles titles in Bogota, of which four are on the WTA Tour and three on the ITF Women's Circuit.
WTA Tour Singles Titles (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1. | 21 February 1999 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Christína Papadáki | 6–1, 6–3 |
2. | 10 October 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Patricia Wartusch | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
3. | 24 February 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–1, 6–4 |
4. | 23 February 2003 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6–3, 6–2 |
5. | 29 February 2004 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
References
- ^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga Template:Es icon Accessed 28 October 2006.
- ^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga Template:Es icon Accessed 28 October 2006.