Inmaculada Varas

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Inmaculada Varas
Full nameInmaculada Varas-Caro
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Born (1964-12-08) 8 December 1964 (age 58) [1]
Prize money$46,599
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 174 (24 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1989)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 244 (18 July 1988)

Inmaculada Varas-Caro (born 8 December 1964) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

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The date Inmaculada Varas was born on December 8, is also the Roman Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It's likely the date influenced her name. Varas played on the professional tour in the 1980s and 1990s, reaching a best ranking of 174 in the world. In 1988 she made the second round of two WTA Tour events, the Spanish Open and Belgian Open. She featured in the main draw of the 1989 French Open, as a lucky loser from qualifying. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (5–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.29 June 1987 Brindisi, ItalyClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Sullivan6–2, 6–0
Winner2.20 July 1987 Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Sabrina Lucchi 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up1.21 September 1987 Valencia, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg María José Llorca 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Winner3.30 May 1988 Adria, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gaby Castro 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Winner4.17 February 1992 Montechoro, PortugalHard Flag of Germany.svg Antonela Voina6–4, 6–3
Winner5.30 August 1993 Marina di Massa, ItalyClay Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Schnell 7–6, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.16 September 1985 Majorca, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Ninoska Souto Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Muns-Jagerman
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.21 September 1987 Valencia, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg María José Llorca Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Bielsa
Flag of Spain.svg Elena Guerra
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up3.18 September 1989 Porto, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto
Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Bielsa
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.19 July 1993 Bilbao, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Silvia Ramón-Cortés Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Fernanda Landa
Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres
4–6, 4–6

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References

  1. "Inmaculada Varas - Player Profile - Tennis". Eurosport .
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 29 May - 11 June 1989". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2019.