Fabiola Zuluaga

Fabiola Zuluaga

French Open 2005
Country (sports)  Colombia
Residence Bogotá, Colombia
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979
Cúcuta, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2005
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,358,668
Singles
Career record 298–189
Career titles 5 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking No. 16 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (2004)
French Open 4R (2004)
Wimbledon 2R (2003)
US Open 3R (2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record 51–56
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 128 (1 February 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 1R (2004)
Wimbledon Q1 (1998)
US Open Q1 (1998)

Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979) is a retired professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on 9 September 2005.[1] She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Fabiola is one of the best tennis players that Colombia has had (See Iván Molina).[2] She now lives in Bogotá.

Fabiola won a record seven singles titles in Bogota, of which five are on the WTA Tour and three on the ITF Women's Circuit.

WTA career finals

Singles: 6 (5–1)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (5–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (5–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 21 February 1999 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Greece Christína Papadáki 6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. 10 October 1999 Brasil, Brasil Clay Austria Patricia Wartusch 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 22 May 2000 España, España Clay Spain Gala León García 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 4. 24 February 2002 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4
Winner 5. 23 February 2003 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–2
Winner 6. 29 February 2004 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 13 September 2002 Quebec, Canada Clay Argentina María Emilia Salerni United States Samantha Reeves
South Africa Jessica Steck		 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A 2R A A 1R SF 2R 7–4
French Open Q2 3R 3R A 1R 3R 4R 2R 10–6
Wimbledon Q1 1R A A A 2R 1R A 1–3
US Open 2R 2R A A 2R 3R 3R 2R 8–6
Win–Loss 1–1 3–3 3–2 0–0 1–2 5–4 10–4 3–3 26–19
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 3R Not Held 3R NH 4–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–2
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells A A A A A 2R QF 4R 8–3
Miami A 3R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 6–6
Win–Loss 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 5–2 5–2 14–9
Premier 5
Rome A A SF A 1R 2R 1R 1R 5–5
Montreal/Toronto A A 1R A QF 3R 2R 1R 6–5
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 0–2 11–9
Premier
Charleston A 1R 1R A A A 1R 2R 1–4
Stuttgart A A A A A 1R QF A 2–2
Warsaw A A A NH A QF 2R A 3–2
San Diego A 1R 1R A A A 1R 1R 0–4
New Haven A A 2R A A A A A 1–1
Moscow A A A A A A 1R A 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–5 1–2 7–13
International series
Sydney A A A A A A A QF 2–1
Bogotá QF W 2R A W W W SF 26–3
Acapulco A A A A A 1R A A 0–1
Madrid A 1R F A SF 2R Not Held 8–4
Quebec A A QF A 2R A A A 3–2
Hobart A A 2R A A A QF A 3–2
Florida A QF 1R A 1R A A A 3–3
Brasil NH W 2R A 1R Not Held 6–3
Win–Loss 2–1 12–2 9–6 0–0 9–4 6–2 7–1 5–2 50–18
Year-end ranking 95 48 42 277 74 38 23 84 N/A
* Statistics correct as of 28 March 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.
  2. ↑ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.

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