Patricia Tarabini

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Patricia Tarabini
Pato Tarabini (2023 US Open) 01.jpg
Tarabini at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Residence San Diego, California, U.S.
Born (1968-08-06) 6 August 1968 (age 55)
La Plata, Argentina
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,541,551
Singles
Career record147–143
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 29 (9 May 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1991, 1994, 1995)
French Open 3R (1990)
Wimbledon 2R (1994)
US Open 3R (1987, 1989)
Doubles
Career record449–347
Career titles15 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 12 (17 August 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1998)
French Open SF (1993)
Wimbledon QF (1995)
US Open QF (1993, 1995, 1997, 2000)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Doubles
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Doubles

Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine tennis coach, retired top 30 singles player and former Grand Slam mixed-doubles champion.

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Career

She represented her country and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On 9 May 1988, Tarabini reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 29. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 12, which she achieved on 17 August 1998. Patricia turned pro in 1986, and won a total of 15 top-level doubles titles in her career. She is the 1996 French Open mixed-doubles champion, partnering with Javier Frana.

Coaching career

In June 2019, she began coaching Russian player Anna Kalinskaya, then ranked just within the WTA's top 150. [1]

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal)

OutcomeYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Bronze 2004 Athens Hard Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1. Jun 1996 French Open, ParisClay Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
6–2, 6–2

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1. May 1989 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 1–6, 2–6
Loss2.Dec 1989 Guarujá, BrazilHard Flag of Argentina.svg Federica Haumüller 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss3. Sep 1990 Paris, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam0
Tier I2
Tier II2
Tier III1
Tier IV & V8
Titles by surface
Hard1
Clay13
Grass0
Carpet1
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jul 1987 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of the United States.svg Penny Barg
Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
1–6, 2–6
Win2. Jul 1989 Arcachon, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win3. Sep 1989 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Elena Pampoulova
Flag of Germany.svg Silke Meier
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win4. Sep 1989 Paris, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of France.svg Nathalie Herreman
Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
6–1, 6–1
Win5.Dec 1989Guarujá, BrazilHard Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudia Chabalgoity
Flag of Brazil.svg Luciana Corsato
6–2, 6–2
Loss6.Apr 1990 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6, 2–6, 1–6
Win7. Jul 1990 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Muns-Jagerman
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss8.Sep 1990 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radomira Zrubáková
0–6, 4–6
Loss9.Jul 1991Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Jagerman
5–7, 4–6
Win10.Sep 1991 Bayonne, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
6–3, ret.
Win11. Sep 1992 Paris, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum
7–5, 6–1
Win12. Jul 1993 Prague, Czech RepublicClay Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis
6–2, 6–1
Win13. Aug 1993 San Marino Clay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner
6–3, 6–2
Loss14.Oct 1993 Budapest, HungaryCarpet (i) Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis
1–6, 3–6
Loss15. May 1994 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win16.Jul 1994 Bad Gastein, AustriaClay Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová
7–5, 7–5
Loss17. May 1995 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
2–6, 3–6
Loss18. May 1995 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus.svg Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss19. May 1997 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
2–6, 4–6
Loss20. Jul 1997 Stanford, USAHard Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
1–6, 3–6
Win21. Apr 1998 Hilton Head, USAClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win22. Apr 1999 Amelia Island, USAClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Loss23. May 1999 Berlin, GermanyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
Win24. Sep 1999 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jelena Dokić
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss25. Apr 2000 Hilton Head, USAClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
5–7, 3–6
Win26. Apr 2001 Amelia Island, USAClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2
Loss27. May 2001 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
1–6, 1–6
Win28.Jul 2001 Vienna, AustriaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–2
Loss29. Sep 2001 Bahia, BrazilHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6
Loss30. May 2002 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
3–6, 4–6
Loss31. May 2004 Warsaw, PolandClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
6–3, 2–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.22 April 1985ITF Monviso, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 4–6, 3–6
Winner1.6 April 1986ITF Bari, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Olga Votavová 6–0, 6–4
Winner2.21 April 1986ITF Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Wiltrud Probst 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.17 March 1985ITF Porto Alegre, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rina Einy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorrayne Gracie
7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4
Winner2.1 April 1985ITF Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Mosca
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Tiezzi
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.22 April 1985ITF Monviso, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Murgo
Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò
6–7, 5–7
Winner3.16 June 1985ITF Amiens]], FranceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor
Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia MacGregor
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up2.15 July 1985ITF Subiaco, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Murgo
Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.22 July 1985ITF Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Pérez Roldán Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Murgo
Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.5 March 1989ITF Miami, United StatesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Mosca Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Foxworth
Flag of the United States.svg Tammy Whittington
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up5.11 July 1994ITF Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ju-yeon
4–6, 3–6
Winner4.27 September 1998ITF Tucuman, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Masante
Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner5.8 July 2001ITF Orbetello, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lubomira Bacheva
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois
7–6(5), 3–6, 6–1
Winner6.1 February 2004ITF Waikoloa, United StatesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Augustus
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Career statistics

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 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Australian Open AAAA 2R AA 2R 2R
French Open AAA 3R AAAAA
Wimbledon AAAAAAA 2R A
US Open 3R 3R AAAAAAA

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Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under

1986
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