Cristina Torrens Valero

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Cristina Torrens Valero
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Residence Valencia, Spain
Born (1974-09-12) 12 September 1974 (age 49)
Pamplona, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,000,722
Singles
Career record309–292
Career titles2 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27 (4 March 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1998, 2003)
French Open 3R (1999, 2001)
Wimbledon 3R (2000)
US Open 2R (1996, 2002)
Doubles
Career record102–143
Career titles2 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 66 (29 January 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open 3R (1999)
Wimbledon 2R (1999)
US Open 2R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 3–3

Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles titles on WTA Tour. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002.

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In 1993, Torrens Valero helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–0)
Tier IV & V (1–3)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Apr 1999 Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski 2–6, 2–6
Win2.May 1999 Warsaw Open, PolandClay Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui 7–5, 7–6
Loss3.May 2000 Belgium Open, AntwerpClay Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss4.Jul 2001 Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 4–6, 4–6
Win5.Jul 2001Warsaw Open, PolandClay Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (2–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Apr 1999 Estoril Open, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Foldenyi
Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss2.Apr 2000Estoril Open, PortugalClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amanda Hopmans Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
0–6, 6–7(9)
Win3.Apr 2000 Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Sandra Načuk
6–0, 6–2
Loss4.Oct 2000 Luxembourg Open Carpet (i) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 6–7(0–7)

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (6–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.25 February 1991ITF Valencia, SpainClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová 5–7, 2–6
Win1.19 May 1991ITF Balaguer, SpainClay Flag of Sweden.svg Marianne Vallin 7–5, 6–4
Win2.6 June 1993ITF Cáceres, SpainHard Flag of Israel.svg Limor Zaltz 6–3, 7–6(5)
Win3.7 February 1994ITF Faro, PortugalHard Flag of Spain.svg Mariam Ramón Climent 6–3, 6–4
Loss2.5 June 1994ITF Hebron, SpainHard Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 2–6
Win4.26 June 1994ITF Valladolid, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 6–3
Loss3.18 September 1995ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emanuela Zardo 3–6, 4–6
Loss4.5 May 1996ITF Szczecin, PolandClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Cenková 2–6, 4–6
Win5.13 May 1996ITF Athens Open, GreeceClay Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 6–4, 6–4
Loss5.20 June 1999 Open de Marseille, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio4–6, 5–7
Loss6.6 July 2003ITF Orbetello, ItalyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 5–7, 1–6
Win6.1 September 2003ITF Fano, ItalyClay Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 6–3, 5–7, 6–3

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.25 March 1991ITF Bilbao, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Eva Jiménez Flag of Germany.svg Cora Linneman
Flag of Spain.svg Ana Larrakoetxea
7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss1.13 May 1991ITF Balaguer, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Eva Jiménez Flag of Germany.svg Cora Linneman
Flag of Spain.svg Ana Larrakoetxea
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win2.2 May 1994ITF Balaguer, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Spain.svg Rosa María Pérez
Flag of Argentina.svg Valentina Solari
6–1, 6–1
Win3.9 May 1994ITF Mollet, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Randrup
Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella
6–4, 6–0
Win4.30 May 1994ITF Barcelona, SpainHard Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kučová
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss2.18 July 1994ITF Bilbao, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Yolanda Clemot Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Cristea
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hanneke Ketelaars
2–6, 1–6
Loss3.1 August 1994ITF Munich, GermanyClay Flag of Spain.svg Silvia Ramón-Cortés Flag of Italy.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Vildová
6–7, 0–6
Win5.4 September 1995ITF Cáceres, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño Flag of Spain.svg Patricia Aznar
Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes
6–2, 6–3
Loss4.19 September 1999ITF Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
2–6, 6–7

Grand Slam singles performance

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR
Australian Open A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2–8
French Open A 1R 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R Q1 5–7
Wimbledon A 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R Q1 4–7
US Open 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 2–8
Win–loss1–11–41–42–42–43–42–41–40–113–30

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