Gisela Riera
Gisela Riera Roura (born 7 May 1976) is a retired Spanish tennis player.
Full name | Gisela Riera Roura |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 7 May 1976
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $170,316 |
Singles | |
Career record | 204–163 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 136 (7 June 1999) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2001) |
French Open | Q1 (1999, 2001) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2000) |
US Open | Q3 (1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 124–106 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (12 June 2000) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2000, 2001) |
French Open | 2R (2000) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2000) |
US Open | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2000) |
Riera won four singles and eight doubles ITF titles during her career and on 7 June 1999 reached a singles ranking high of world number 136. On 12 June 2000, she peaked at number 71 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Riera retired from professional tennis 2010.
Personal
Born in Barcelona, Riera started playing tennis at age eight. She prefers clay over hard courts. Her father's name is Jose Maria; mother's name is Angel; has four older siblings: Jose Maria, Carina, Leo and Rafael.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 runner-up
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (0–1) |
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 7 June 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 0–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (4–4)
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Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 4 April 1994 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8 July 1996 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 9 February 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 12 July 1998 | Puchheim, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 21 September 1998 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1 February 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 12 June 2000 | Grado, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (8–12)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 27 May 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7 July 1997 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 6 October 1997 | Gerona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3 November 1997 | Suzano, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4) |
Winner | 18 May 1998 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 20 July 1998 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 7–6(3) |
Runner-up | 15 March 1999 | Reims, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 20 June 1999 | Marseille, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(8) |
Winner | 14 June 1999 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12 July 1999 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1 August 1999 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 20 March 2000 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 15 May 2000 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 24 July 2000 | Liège, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2 October 2000 | Girona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–4, 2–4 |
Runner-up | 23 April 2001 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(5) |
Runner-up | 30 July 2001 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | W-L |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0–2 |
French Open | A | 2R | A | 1–1 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–7 |
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