Fabiola Zuluaga
Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979) is a retired tennis player from Colombia. She reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Zuluaga is one of the most successful tennis players that Colombia has had.[1]
 French Open 2005 | |
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Born | 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) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2000, 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) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
Zuluaga won a record seven singles titles in Bogotá, of which four were on the WTA Tour and three on the ITF Women's Circuit. She retired from the professional tour on 9 September 2005.[2]
WTA career finals
Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | Feb 1999 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Christína Papadáki |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | Oct 1999 | São Paulo, Brasil | Clay |  Patricia Wartusch |
7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Gala León García |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | Feb 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Katarina Srebotnik |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | Feb 2003 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | Feb 2004 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | Sep 2002 | Quebec, Canada | Clay |  María Emilia Salerni |
 Samantha Reeves  Jessica Steck |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
ITF finals
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (9–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 14 February 1994 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Cecilia Hincapié |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 20 February 1995 | Cali, Colombia | Clay |  Karin Palme |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 25 February 1996 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Gloria Pizzichini |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 June 1996 | Bytom, Poland | Clay |  Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 14 December 1997 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Martina Nejedly |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 June 1998 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 July 1998 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 December 1998 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Adriana Serra Zanetti |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 December 1998 | Cali, Colombia | Clay |  Andrea Glass |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 5 December 1999 | Cali, Colombia | Clay |  Miriam D'Agostini |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 December 2000 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Catalina Castaño |
1–4 ret. |
| Winner | 9. | 14 October 2001 | Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay | Catalina Castaño |
6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret. |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 November 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Renata Voráčová |
1–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles (2–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 10 June 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Ángeles Montolio |
 Virág Csurgó Nóra Köves |
7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 9 June 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay |  Elena Tatarkova |
Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1 June 1998 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Melissa Mazzotta |
 Larissa Schaerer  Miroslava Vavrinec |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 July 1998 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Melissa Mazzotta |
Alice Canepa Tathiana Garbin |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 November 1998 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Mariana Mesa |
Katarina Srebotnik  Zuzana Váleková |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 December 1999 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Mariana Mesa |
Miriam D'Agostini Larissa Schaerer |
2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | W–L | ||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| 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 | Q2 | 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 | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 6–6 | ||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 11–11 | ||
| 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 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–4 | ||
| New Haven | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1–1 | ||
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 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 | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | 2–2 | ||
| Florida | A | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 3–3 | ||
| Brazil | NH | W | 2R | A | 1R | Not Held | 6–3 | ||||
| Win–Loss | 2–1 | 12–2 | 8–6 | 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
- Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (in Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.
- Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (in Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.
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