Fabiola Zuluaga

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Fabiola Zuluaga
Fabiola Zuluaga RG 2005.JPG
At the 2005 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Residence Bogotá, Colombia
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46)
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 Open SF (2004)
French Open 4R (2004)
Wimbledon 2R (2003)
US Open 3R (2003, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 3R (2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career record51–56
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (1 February 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2004)
Wimbledon Q1 (1998)
US Open Q1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2004)

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

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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

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

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)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1. Feb 1999 Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaClay Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 6–1, 6–3
Win2. Oct 1999 Brasil Open Clay Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss3. May 2000 Madrid Open, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win4. Feb 2002 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (2)Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4
Win5. Feb 2003 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (3)Clay Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–2
Win6. Feb 2004 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (4)Clay Flag of Spain.svg María Sánchez Lorenzo 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss Sep 2002 Tournoi de Québec,
Canada
Carpet (i) Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves
Flag of South Africa.svg Jessica Steck
6–4, 3–6, 5–7

ITF finals

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

Singles (9–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.14 February 1994ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Colombia.svg Cecilia Hincapié 4–6, 3–6
Win1.20 February 1995ITF Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Mexico.svg Karin Palme 6–0, 6–4
Win2.25 February 1996ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Pizzichini 6–4, 6–3
Win3.23 June 1996ITF Bytom, PolandClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Kroupová 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win4.14 December 1997ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martina Nejedly 6–2, 6–1
Loss2.14 June 1998ITF Sochi, RussiaHard Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy 6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win5.5 July 1998ITF Orbetello, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–1, 7–6
Win6.6 December 1998ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 6–3, 6–2
Win7.13 December 1998ITF Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Glass 6–1, 6–1
Win8.5 December 1999ITF Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini 6–0, 6–1
Loss3.10 December 2000ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 1–4 ret.
Win9.14 October 2001ITF Hallandale Beach, United StatesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret.
Loss4.18 November 2001ITF Mexico CityHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová 1–6, 6–7(7)

Doubles (2–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.10 June 1996ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó
Flag of Hungary.svg Nóra Köves
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss2.9 June 1997ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
Flag of Argentina.svg Veronica Stele
3–6, 3–6
Win1.1 June 1998ITF Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Mazzotta Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Miroslava Vavrinec
6–2, 6–1
Loss3.5 July 1998ITF Orbetello, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Mazzotta Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
2–6, 3–6
Loss4.30 November 1998ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Mesa Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková
3–6, 4–6
Win2.5 December 1999ITF Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Mesa Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini
Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer
2–6, 7–6, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 2R AAA 1R SF 2R 7–4
French Open Q3 Q2 3R 3R A 1R 3R 4R 2R 10–6
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 1R AAA 2R 1R A1–3
US Open A 2R 2R AA 2R 3R 3R 2R 8–6
Win–loss1–13–33–20–01–25–410–43–326–19
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 3R Not Held 3R NH4–2
Win–loss0–00–02–10–00–00–02–10–04–2
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells A Q2 AAAA 2R QF 4R 8–3
Miami AA 3R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 6–6
Win–loss0–00–02–11–10–00–11–25–25–214–9
Premier 5
Rome AAA SF A 1R 2R 1R 1R 5–5
Montreal/Toronto AA 1R 1R A QF 3R 2R 1R 6–6
Win–loss0–00–00–14–20–03–23–21–20–211–11
Premier
Charleston AA 1R 1R AAA 1R 2R 1–4
Stuttgart AAAAAA 1R QF A2–2
Warsaw AAAANHA QF 2R A3–2
San Diego A Q1 1R 1R AAA 1R 1R 0–4
New Haven AA Q2 2R AAAAA1–1
Moscow AAAAAA Q3 1R A0–1
Win–loss0–00–00–21–20–00–02–23–51–27–13
International series
Sydney AAAAAAAA QF 2–1
Bogotá NH QF W 2R A W W W SF 26–3
Acapulco AAAAAA 1R AA0–1
Madrid AA 1R F A SF 2RNot Held8–4
Quebec AAA QF A 2R AAA3–2
Hobart AAA 1R AAA QF A2–2
Florida AA QF 1R A 1R AAA3–3
Brazil Not Held W 2RA 1R Not Held6–3
Win–loss0–02–112–28–60–09–46–27–15–250–18
Year-end ranking20895484227774382384N/A

References

  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.