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Paola Suárez
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Country (sports)  Argentina
Residence Oviedo, Spain
Born (1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 49)
Pergamino, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 1 March 1991
Retired 2007, 2014
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $5,217,775
Singles
Career record 371–239 (60.82%)
Career titles 4
Highest ranking No. 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 record 513–192 (72.77%)
Career titles 44
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 2004 Athens Women's doubles

Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She was one of the best women's doubles players in the early and mid-2000s. Paola won eight Grand Slam titles, all with her partner Virginia Ruano Pascual. She was also ranked the No. 1 doubles player for 87 weeks! Besides her doubles success, she was a top ten singles player and reached the semifinals at the 2004 French Open.

Paola Suárez's Tennis Career Highlights

Paola Suárez started playing professional tennis when she was just 15 years old. In 1994, she joined the professional tour as a singles player.

Singles Success and Milestones

Paola won four WTA titles in her singles career. These wins happened in Canberra (2004), Vienna (2003), and Bogotá (1998 & 2001). She also won 12 other smaller tournaments.

In 2004, Paola reached her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament. She made it to the semifinals of the French Open. On her way, she beat Maria Sharapova, who later became a Wimbledon champion. Paola's highest singles ranking was No. 9 in the world. This made her the highest-ranked Argentine woman tennis player since Gabriela Sabatini in 1989.

Doubles Dominance and Partnerships

While Paola had good results in singles, she was truly amazing in doubles. She won many titles with her fellow Argentine player Laura Montalvo. However, her most famous partnership was with the Spanish player Virginia Ruano Pascual. Together, they won 32 of Paola's 39 doubles titles!

They won the French Open four times and the US Open three times. They also won the Australian Open in 2004. Paola and Virginia were the No. 1 female doubles team for three years in a row, starting in September 2002. They were even named the WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2002, 2003, and 2004. They reached nine Grand Slam finals in a row, which is a huge achievement!

Olympic Medal Win

In 2004, Paola won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens. She won this medal in women's doubles with her partner Patricia Tarabini.

Retirement and Comeback

Paola announced her retirement in 2005 for personal reasons. She had a hip surgery that year and took time to recover. She returned to play in 2006 with Virginia Ruano Pascual. They even reached the final at Wimbledon that year.

On September 1, 2007, Paola officially retired after playing in the mixed doubles at the US Open. She briefly returned to the WTA doubles tour in 2012. She played with her fellow Argentine Gisela Dulko at the London Summer Olympics. However, they lost in the first round.

Throughout her career, Paola Suárez earned over $5.2 million. She won four singles titles and eight Grand Slam doubles titles.

Major Tournament Finals

Paola Suárez played in many important finals during her career.

Grand Slam Doubles Finals

Paola reached 14 Grand Slam doubles finals, winning 8 of them.

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2000 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Switzerland Martina Hingis
France Mary Pierce
2–6, 4–6
Win 2001 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Spain Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Win 2002 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2002 Wimbledon Grass Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
2–6, 5–7
Win 2002 US Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Loss 2003 Australian Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2003 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9
Loss 2003 Wimbledon Grass Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 4–6
Win 2003 US Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Win 2004 Australian Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Win 2004 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Win 2004 US Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 7–5
Win 2005 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2006 Wimbledon Grass Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Finals

Paola reached two mixed doubles finals at Grand Slams.

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2001 French Open Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
5–7, 3–6
Loss 2002 Australian Open Hard Argentina Gastón Etlis Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 2–6

Olympic Games Doubles Final

Paola won a bronze medal at the Olympics.

Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 2004 Athens Hard Argentina Patricia Tarabini Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–3

WTA Tour Finals

Paola Suárez played in many finals on the WTA Tour, both in singles and doubles.

Singles Finals: 8 (4 Titles, 4 Runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III (2/2)
Tier IV & V (2/2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Feb 1998 Bogotá Clay Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1. May 1999 Madrid Clay United States Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2. Feb 2000 São Paulo Clay Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3. Jan 2001 Auckland Hard United States Meilen Tu 7–6(12–10), 6–2
Win 2. Feb 2001 Bogotá Clay Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4. Mar 2002 Acapulco Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2
Win 3. Jun 2003 Vienna Clay Croatia Karolina Šprem 7–6(7–0), 2–6, 6–4
Win 4. Jan 2004 Canberra Hard Italy Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles Finals: 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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 5 May 1996 Bol Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France Alexandra Fusai
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 18 January 1998 Hobart Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual France Julie Halard-Decugis
Slovakia Janette Husárová
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 3. 22 February 1998 Bogotá Clay Slovakia Janette Husárová United States Melissa Mazzotta
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 4. 26 April 1998 Budapest Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Romania Cătălina Cristea
Argentina Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 5. 3 May 1998 Bol Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo South Africa Joannette Kruger
Croatia Mirjana Lučić
w/o
Win 6. 10 May 1998 Rome Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 7. 12 July 1998 Maria Lankowitz Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1. 21 February 1999 Bogotá Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Greece Christína Papadáki
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8. 23 May 1999 Madrid Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Germany Marlene Weingärtner
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Win 9. 18 July 1999 Sopot Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Spain Gala León García
Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo
6–4, 6–3
Win 10. 10 October 1999 São Paulo Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Slovakia Janette Husárová
Argentina Florencia Labat
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5
Win 11. 20 February 2000 Bogotá Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis
Hungary Petra Mandula
6–4, 6–2
Win 12. 27 February 2000 São Paulo Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Slovakia Janette Husárová
Argentina Florencia Labat
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 13. 23 April 2000 Hilton Head Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2. 11 June 2000 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Switzerland Martina Hingis
France Mary Pierce
6–2, 6–4
Win 14. 16 July 2000 Klagenfurt Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 15. 23 July 2000 Sopot Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Italy Rita Grande
7–5, 6–1
Loss 3. 21 August 2000 New Haven Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual France Julie Halard-Decugis
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 4. 8 October 2000 Tokyo Hard Japan Nana Miyagi France Julie Halard-Decugis
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–0, 6–2
Loss 5. 19 February 2001 Bogotá Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo Italy Tathiana Garbin
Slovakia Janette Husárová
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 6. 4 March 2001 Acapulco Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Loss 7. 11 March 2001 Indian Wells Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Nicole Arendt
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Loss 8. 22 April 2001 Charleston Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 9. 20 May 2001 Rome Clay Argentina Patricia Tarabini Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–1
Win 16. 26 May 2001 Madrid Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 17. 10 June 2001 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
Spain Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Win 18. 15 July 2001 Vienna Clay Argentina Patricia Tarabini Germany Vanessa Henke
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–2
Win 19. 24 February 2002 Bogotá Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–1
Win 20. 3 March 2002 Acapulco Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
Loss 10. 1 April 2002 Miami Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Win 21. 19 May 2002 Rome Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 6–4
Win 22. 9 June 2002 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Loss 11. 24 June 2002 Wimbledon Grass Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–2, 7–5
Win 23. 18 August 2002 Montreal Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 24. 8 September 2002 US Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Win 25. 14 September 2002 Bahia Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual France Émilie Loit
Paraguay Rossana de los Ríos
6–4, 6–1
Loss 12. 24 September 2002 Leipzig Carpet Slovakia Janette Husárová United States Alexandra Stevenson
United States Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
Loss 13. 13 October 2002 Filderstadt Hard (i) United States Meghann Shaughnessy United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
6–2, 6–4
Loss 14. 13 January 2003 Australian Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 26. 13 April 2003 Charleston Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
Loss 15. 20 April 2003 Amelia Island Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
7–5, 6–2
Win 27. 11 May 2003 Berlin Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 16. 8 June 2003 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7
Loss 17. 6 July 2003 Wimbledon Grass Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–4
Win 28. 23 August 2003 New Haven Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Australia Alicia Molik
Spain Magüi Serna
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 29. 7 September 2003 US Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Loss 18. 19 October 2003 Zürich Hard (i) Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 30. 10 November 2003 Los Angeles Hard (i) Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 19. 5 January 2004 Auckland Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–1
Win 31. 1 February 2004 Australian Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Win 32. 21 March 2004 Indian Wells Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
Win 33. 18 April 2004 Charleston Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Martina Navratilova
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
Loss 20. 10 May 2004 Rome Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 34. 3 June 2004 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Loss 21. 26 July 2004 San Diego Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 35. 11 September 2004 US Open Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
6–4, 7–5
Loss 22. 17 October 2004 Moscow Carpet Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 23. 24 October 2004 Zürich Hard (i) Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–4
Win 36. 31 October 2004 Luxembourg City Hard (i) Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Jill Craybas
Germany Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–3
Win 37. 5 March 2005 Dubai Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Alicia Molik
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
Win 38. 19 March 2005 Indian Wells Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 39. 4 June 2005 French Open Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 24. 17 January 2006 Sydney Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Corina Morariu
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 25. 8 July 2006 Wimbledon Grass Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual China Zheng Jie
China Yan Zi
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win 40. 13 August 2006 Los Angeles Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
Win 41. 24 September 2006 Beijing Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
Win 42. 1 October 2006 Seoul Hard Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–2, 6–3
Win 43. 6 January 2007 Auckland Hard Slovakia Janette Husárová Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
India Shikha Uberoi
6–0, 6–2
Win 44. 25 February 2007 Bogotá Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Roberta Vinci
1–6, 6–3, [11–9]

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