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Fabiola Zuluaga
French Open 2005
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45)
Cúcuta, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (5' 7.75")
Turned pro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,358,668
Singles
Career record298–189
Career titles5 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking16 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2004)
French Open4r (2004)
Wimbledon2r (2003)
US Open3r (2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record51–56
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (1 February 1999)
Last updated on: 13 December 2007.

Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979 in Cúcuta) is a retired 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 career finals

Singles: 6 (5–1)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (5–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (5–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. February 21, 1999 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Greece Christína Papadáki 6–1, 6-3
Winner 2. October 10, 1999 Brasil, Brasil Clay Austria Patricia Wartusch 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
Runner–up 3. May 22, 2000 España, España Clay Spain Gala León García 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Winner 4. February 24, 2002 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6-1, 6-4
Winner 5. February 23, 2003 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-2
Winner 6. February 29, 2004 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles: 1 (0-1)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
WTA Tour Championships (0-0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0-0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0-1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0-1)
Grass (0-0)
Clay (0-0)
Carpet (0-0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. September 13, 2002 Quebec, Canada Clay Argentina María Emilia Salerni United States Samantha Reeves
South Africa Jessica Steck
4-6, 6-3, 7-5

References

  1. ^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga Template:Es icon Accessed 28 October 2006.
  2. ^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga Template:Es icon Accessed 28 October 2006.

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