Fabiola Zuluaga

Fabiola Zuluaga
	French Open 2005
Country (sports)	Colombia
Residence	Bogotá, Colombia
Born	7 January 1979 (age 45); Cúcuta, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
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	No. 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)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998)
US Open	Q1 (1998)

Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979) 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. Fabiola is one of the best tennis players that Colombia has had (See Iván Molina).^[2] She now lives in Bogotá.

Fabiola won a record seven singles titles in Bogotá, of which five 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.	21 February 1999	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Christína Papadáki	6–1, 6–3
Winner	2.	10 October 1999	São Paulo, Brasil	Clay	Patricia Wartusch	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	22 May 2000	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Gala León García	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	24 February 2002	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	6–1, 6–4
Winner	5.	23 February 2003	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	6–3, 6–2
Winner	6.	29 February 2004	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	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.	13 September 2002	Quebec, Canada	Clay	María Emilia Salerni	Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck	4–6, 6–3, 7–5

ITF Finals

Singles (9–4)

Legend
$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.	14 February 1994	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Cecilia Hincapié	4-6, 3-6
Winner	2.	20 February 1995	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Karin Palme	6-0, 6-4
Winner	3.	25 February 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Gloria Pizzichini	6-4, 6-3
Winner	4.	23 June 1996	Bytom, Poland	Clay	Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková	3-6, 6-3, 7-6
Winner	5.	14 December 1997	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Martina Nejedly	6-2, 6-1
Runner-up	6.	14 June 1998	Sochi, Russia	Hard	Meghann Shaughnessy	6-7, 7-6, 2-6
Winner	7.	5 July 1998	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6-1, 7-6
Winner	8.	6 December 1998	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Adriana Serra Zanetti	6-3, 6-2
Winner	9.	13 December 1998	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Andrea Glass	6-1, 6-1
Winner	10.	5 December 1999	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Miriam D'Agostini	6-0, 6-1
Runner-up	11.	10 December 2000	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Catalina Castaño	1-4 ret.
Winner	12.	14 October 2001	Hallandale Beach, United States	Clay	Catalina Castaño	6-3, 3-6, 4-3 ret.
Runner-up	13.	18 November 2001	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Renata Voráčová	1-6, 6-7^(7-9)

Doubles 6 (2–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	10 June 1996	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Ángeles Montolio	Virág Csurgó Nóra Köves	7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Runner–up	2.	9 June 1997	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Elena Tatarkova	Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele	3-6, 3-6
Winner	3.	1 June 1998	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Melissa Mazzotta	Larissa Schaerer Miroslava Vavrinec	6–2, 6–1
Runner–up	4.	5 July 1998	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Melissa Mazzotta	Alice Canepa Tathiana Garbin	2-6, 3-6
Runner–up	5.	30 November 1998	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Mariana Mesa Pineda	Katarina Srebotnik Zuzana Váleková	3–6, 4–6
Winner	6.	5 December 1999	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Mariana Mesa Pineda	Miriam D'Agostini Larissa Schaerer	2-6, 7-6, 6-1

Singles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	A	2R	A	A	1R	SF	2R	7–4
French Open	Q2	3R	3R	A	1R	3R	4R	2R	10–6
Wimbledon	Q1	1R	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1–3
US Open	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	Q2	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	4R	8–3
Miami	A	3R	2R	A	1R	1R	2R	3R	6–6
Win–Loss	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	5–2	5–2	14–9
Premier 5
Rome	A	A	SF	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	5–5
Montreal/Toronto	A	1R	1R	A	QF	3R	2R	1R	6–6
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	4–2	0–0	3–2	3–2	1–2	0–2	11–11
Premier
Charleston	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	2R	1–4
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	A	2–2
Warsaw	A	A	A	NH	A	QF	2R	A	3–2
San Diego	Q1	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	0–4
New Haven	A	Q2	2R	A	A	A	A	A	1–1
Moscow	A	A	A	A	A	Q3	1R	A	0–1
Win–Loss	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	QF	2–1
Bogotá	QF	W	2R	A	W	W	W	SF	26–3
Acapulco	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0–1
Madrid	A	1R	F	A	SF	2R	Not Held		8–4
Quebec	A	A	QF	A	2R	A	A	A	3–2
Hobart	A	A	1R	A	A	A	QF	A	2–2
Florida	A	QF	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	3–3
Brasil	NH	W	2R	A	1R	Not Held			6–3
Win–Loss	2–1	12–2	8–6	0–0	9–4	6–2	7–1	5–2	50–18
Year-end ranking	95	48	42	277	74	38	23	84	N/A

* Statistics correct as of 28 March 2013.

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.

External links

Fabiola Zuluaga at the Women's Tennis Association
{{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
Fabiola Zuluaga at the Billie Jean King Cup

[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.

[1]

[2]