Paola Suárez

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Paola Suárez
Paola Suarez.JPG
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Residence Oviedo, Spain
Born (1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 48)
Pergamino, Argentina
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1 March 1991
Retired2007, 2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,217,775
Singles
Career record371–239
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 9 (7 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (2001)
French Open SF (2004)
Wimbledon QF (2004)
US Open QF (2003)
Doubles
Career record513–192
Career titles44
Highest ranking No. 1 (9 September 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2004)
French Open W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
Wimbledon F (2002, 2003, 2006)
US Open W (2002, 2003, 2004)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (2003)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open F (2002)
French Open F (2001)
Wimbledon 3R (2000, 2003)
US Open 2R (2000, 2003, 2007)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Women's doubles

Paola Suárez (Latin American Spanish: [paˈolaˈswaɾes] ; born 23 June 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She was one of the most prominent women's doubles players throughout the early and mid-2000s, winning eight Grand Slam titles, all of them with Virginia Ruano Pascual, and holding the No. 1 doubles ranking for 87 non-consecutive weeks. She was also a singles top ten player and semifinalist at the 2004 French Open.

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Career

Suárez began playing professional tennis at the age of 15. In 1994, she joined the professional tour as a singles player.

Suárez won four WTA titles (2004 Canberra, 2003 Vienna, 1998 & 2001 Bogotá) and 12 other minor tournaments. In 2004, she reached her only Grand Slam singles semi-final by defeating the 18th seed and future Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, but lost to Elena Dementieva. That year, she reached her highest WTA ranking of No. 9, to become the highest-ranked Argentine women's player since Gabriela Sabatini achieved the No. 3 ranking in 1989. Also in 2004, she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens for the women's doubles with Patricia Tarabini.

She had success in singles but her best results came in doubles, winning more than half a dozen titles partnering fellow Argentine Laura Montalvo. However Suárez's more long-standing doubles partnership was with the Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual, with whom she won 32 of her 39 titles. Besides numerous WTA Tour titles, they won the French Open on four occasions, the US Open three times, and the Australian Open in 2004. Suárez and Ruano Pascual were the No. 1 female pair for three consecutive years after 9 September 2002 and were the WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004. They also reached nine straight Grand Slam finals, two short of Navratilova and Shriver's record of eleven.

In 2005, Suárez announced her forthcoming retirement for personal reasons. In June of that year, she underwent a labrum hip clinical intervention, with a recovery time of three to four months. She restarted playing in Sydney in January 2006 with Ruano Pascual, reaching the final, but suffered a calf injury short after. Later that year, she also reached the final of Wimbledon with Ruano Pascual, marking her third appearance in a final there.

Suárez returned to the circuit with a victory over Dinara Safina, ranked No. 15, in the San Diego Open singles tournament.

On 1 September 2007, Suárez retired after losing in the mixed doubles second round at the US Open. She partnered Kevin Ullyett and lost to Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber, 5–7, 4–6. She briefly returned to the WTA doubles tour in 2012, partnering her fellow Argentinian Gisela Dulko. The pair played at the London Summer Olympics but lost in the first round. [1] [2] [3]

In her career, Suárez earned more than $5.2 million, with four singles titles on the WTA Tour, and eight doubles Grand Slam titles.

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2000French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
2–6, 4–6
Win2001French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Jelena Dokić
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Win2002French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Loss2002WimbledonGrass Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
2–6, 5–7
Win2002US OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Loss2003Australian OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss2003French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9
Loss2003WimbledonGrass Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 4–6
Win2003US OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Win2004Australian OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Win2004French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Win2004US OpenHard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 7–5
Win2005French OpenClay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss2006WimbledonGrass Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2001French OpenClay Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Oncins Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
5–7, 3–6
Loss2002Australian OpenHard Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 2–6

Olympic Games

Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Bronze 2004 Athens Hard Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–3

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III (2/2)
Tier IV & V (2/2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Feb 1998 Bogotá Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan 6–3, 6–4
Loss1.May 1999 Madrid Clay Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–3
Loss2.Feb 2000 São Paulo Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss3.Jan 2001 Auckland Hard Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu 7–6(12–10), 6–2
Win2.Feb 2001BogotáClay Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis6–2, 6–4
Loss4.Mar 2002 Acapulco Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2
Win3.Jun 2003 Vienna Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Karolina Šprem 7–6(7–0), 2–6, 6–4
Win4.Jan 2004 Canberra Hard Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 69 (44 titles, 25 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (8–6)
WTA Championships (1–0)
Tier I (9–9)
Tier II (5–6)
Tier III (10–2)
Tier IV & V (11–2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.5 May 1996 Bol Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win2.18 January 1998 Hobart Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win3.22 February 1998 Bogotá Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Mazzotta
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Sysoeva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win4.26 April 1998 Budapest Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Cristea
Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win5.3 May 1998 Bol Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger
Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić
w/o
Win6.10 May 1998 Rome Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win7.12 July 1998 Maria Lankowitz Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
Loss1.21 February 1999 Bogotá Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win8.23 May 1999 Madrid Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa
Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Win9.18 July 1999 Sopot Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García
Flag of Spain.svg María Sánchez Lorenzo
6–4, 6–3
Win10.10 October 1999 São Paulo Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5
Win11.20 February 2000 Bogotá Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis
Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Mandula
6–4, 6–2
Win12.27 February 2000 São Paulo Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win13.23 April 2000 Hilton Head Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
Loss2.11 June 2000 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
6–2, 6–4
Win14.16 July 2000 Klagenfurt Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win15.23 July 2000 Sopot Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson
Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande
7–5, 6–1
Loss3.21 August 2000 New Haven Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss4.8 October 2000 Tokyo Hard Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–0, 6–2
Loss5.19 February 2001 Bogotá Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss6.4 March 2001 Acapulco Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Loss7.11 March 2001 Indian Wells Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Loss8.22 April 2001 Charleston Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss9.20 May 2001 Rome Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–1
Win16.26 May 2001 Madrid Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win17.10 June 2001 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Jelena Dokic
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Win18.15 July 2001 Vienna Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–2
Win19.24 February 2002 Bogotá Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–1
Win20.3 March 2002 Acapulco Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
Loss10.1 April 2002 Miami Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Win21.19 May 2002 Rome Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 6–4
Win22.9 June 2002 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Loss11.24 June 2002 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
6–2, 7–5
Win23.18 August 2002 Montreal Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win24.8 September 2002 US Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Win25.14 September 2002 Bahia Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos
6–4, 6–1
Loss12.24 September 2002 Leipzig Carpet Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Stevenson
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
Loss13.13 October 2002 Filderstadt Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4
Loss14.13 January 2003 Australian Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win26.13 April 2003 Charleston Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
Loss15.20 April 2003 Amelia Island Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
7–5, 6–2
Win27.11 May 2003 Berlin Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss16.8 June 2003 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7
Loss17.6 July 2003 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Win28.23 August 2003 New Haven Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win29.7 September 2003 US Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Loss18.19 October 2003 Zürich Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win30.10 November 2003 Los Angeles Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss19.5 January 2004 Auckland Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–1
Win31.1 February 2004 Australian Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Win32.21 March 2004 Indian Wells Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
Win33.18 April 2004 Charleston Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
Loss20.10 May 2004 Rome Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win34.3 June 2004 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Loss21.26 July 2004 San Diego Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win35.11 September 2004 US Open Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
6–4, 7–5
Loss22.17 October 2004 Moscow Carpet Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss23.24 October 2004 Zürich Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–4
Win36.31 October 2004 Luxembourg City Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas
Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–3
Win37.5 March 2005 Dubai Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
Win38.19 March 2005 Indian Wells Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win39.4 June 2005 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss24.17 January 2006 Sydney Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss25.8 July 2006 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win40.13 August 2006 Los Angeles Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
Win41.24 September 2006 Beijing Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
Win42.1 October 2006 Seoul Hard Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–2, 6–3
Win43.6 January 2007 Auckland Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of India.svg Shikha Uberoi
6–0, 6–2
Win44.25 February 2007 Bogotá Clay Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
1–6, 6–3, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (12–4)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.14 October 1991 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg María Luciana Reynares 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Win2.4 November 1991 Florianópolis, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella 6–3, 6–3
Loss1.24 November 1991 Novo Hamburgo, BrazilClay Flag of Moldova.svg Svetlana Komleva 2–6, 5–7
Win3.27 April 1992 Lerida, SpainClay Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win4.4 May 1992 Balaguer, SpainClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win5.17 May 1992 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay 6–4, 6–1
Win6.18 May 1992 Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Sukhova 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win7.21 November 1992La Plata, ArgentinaClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanessa Matthys7–6, 6–3
Loss2.23 October 1995Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win8.19 November 1995Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini 6–2, 6–1
Loss3.17 December 1995Tacuman, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat 2–6, 1–6
Win9.11 October 1998 Santiago, ChileClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Granados 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win10.25 October 1998 Montevideo, UruguayClay Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 7–5, 6–4
Loss4.8 November 1998 Mogi das Cruzes, BrazilClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win11.22 November 1998Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win12.19 September 1999Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat 6–0, 7–5

Doubles (7–6)

ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.27 October 1991 Asunción, ParaguayClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pamela Zingman Flag of Poland.svg Karolina Bulat
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Malec
5–7, 4–6
Loss2.24 November 1991Novo Hamburgo, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pamela Zingman Flag of Russia.svg Maria Marfina
Flag of Moldova.svg Svetlana Komleva
4–6, 3–6
Loss3.4 May 1992 Balaguer, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pamela Zingman Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Sukhova
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win1.11 May 1992 Barcelona, SpainHard Flag of Argentina.svg Pamela Zingman Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Bielsa
Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García
6–4, 6–2
Win2.11 October 1993 Santiago, ChileClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pamela Zingman Flag of Chile.svg Bárbara Castro
Flag of Ecuador.svg María Dolores Campana
6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Win3.23 October 1995Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cintia Tortorella Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Lopez Palacios
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–2, 6–2
Loss4.13 November 1995Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Cianfagna Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini
7–6(4), 0–6, 3–6
Win4.17 December 1995 Tucumán, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer
Flag of Argentina.svg Veronica Stele
6–2, 7–6(4)
Win5.11 February 1996 Mar del Plata, ArgentinaHard Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska
Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum
6–3, 6–1
Loss5.12 October 1997 Sedona, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Cristea
Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
5–7, 2–6
Win6.5 October 1998Santiago, ChileClay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
6–1, 6–2
Win7.19 October 1998 Montevideo, UruguayClay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes
Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa
6–2, 6–2
Loss6.13 September 1999Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo Flag of Argentina.svg Paula Racedo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aliénor Tricerri
w/o

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.

Singles

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 2R 2R 1R 1R 4R 1R 3R 3R AA LQ
French Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R QF 3R SF 1R A LQ
Wimbledon 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 4R QF AA LQ
US Open 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R QF 3R AA LQ

Doubles

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ... 2012 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA QF 2R 2R 2R QF 3R F W A QF 1R A1 / 1023–9
French Open AA 1R 1R 2R 2R F W W F W W 2R 1R 2R 4 / 1338–9
Wimbledon AA 1R 1R 2R 3R QF SF F F SF A F 1R 1R 0 / 1229–12
US Open AA 1R 2R SF 2R 1R 3R W W W A QF 1R A3 / 1128–8
Win–loss0–00–00–34–47–45–49–415–319–220–321–16–011–40–41–28 / 46118–38
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not HeldANot Held 2R Not Held SF-B Not Held 1R 0 / 46–4
Year-end championships
Tour Championships AAAAAA QF SF QF W SF AAAA1 / 53–4

Record against top-10 players

Suárez's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface

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