Janet Souto

Janet Souto
Full name	Janet Souto-Garcia
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	22 November 1967; Caracas, Venezuela
Prize money	$59,266
Singles
Career record	93–98
Highest ranking	No. 217 (19 June 1989)
Doubles
Career record	114–76
Highest ranking	No. 122 (17 August 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	2R (1992)
Wimbledon	1R (1992)
US Open	1R (1992, 1994)

Janet Souto-Garcia (born 22 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

Souto, who comes from Galicia but is Venezuelan by birth, began playing on the professional tour in the late 1980s.[1]

Often partnering her sister Ninoska, the pair made the doubles semi-finals of the 1988 Spanish Open.

In 1992 she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at three grand slam tournaments, all with Ana Segura as her partner. She also featured in the 1994 US Open, partnering Ruxandra Dragomir.[2]

ITF finals

Singles (1–0)

Legend
$50,000 / $60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	21 September 1987	Llorca, Spain	Clay	Maria Strandlund	1–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (11–10)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	28 July 1986	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Ninoska Souto	Rosa Bielsa Elena Guerra	6–3, 7–6
Winner	2.	24 August 1987	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Ninoska Souto	Gaby Castro Ana Segura	4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Winner	3.	7 March 1988	Castellón, Spain	Clay	Ninoska Souto	Lucila Becerra Claudia Hernández	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	8 August 1988	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Allison Cooper Mary Norwood	6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Winner	5.	15 August 1988	Caltagirone, Italy	Clay	Titia Wilmink	Gaby Castro Ana Segura	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	29 August 1988	Corsica, France	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Bettina Diesner Mareke Plocher	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	12 September 1988	Arzachena, Italy	Hard	Rosa Bielsa	Anne Grousbeck Tracey Morton	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	8.	28 August 1989	Arzachena, Italy	Hard	Rosa Bielsa	Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman	1–6, 1–6
Winner	9.	18 September 1989	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Virginia Ruano Pascual Inmaculada Varas	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	12 March 1990	Murcia, Spain	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Ana-Belen Quintana Ana Segura	5–7, 5–7
Winner	11.	25 February 1991	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Janette Husárová Zdeňka Málková	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	12.	8 April 1991	Limoges, France	Carpet	Rosa Bielsa	Anne Aallonen Eugenia Maniokova	3–6, 6–1, 5–7
Runner-up	13.	3 June 1991	Milan, Italy	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Nathalie Baudone Francesca Romano	4–6, 5–7
Winner	14.	1 July 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Claudia Piccini Cristina Salvi	6–3, 6–2
Winner	15.	19 August 1991	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Ana Segura	Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming	3–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–4
Runner-up	16.	28 October 1991	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Rosa Bielsa	Carin Bakkum Meike Babel	3–6, 2–6
Winner	17.	13 July 1992	Vigo, Spain	Clay	Rosa Bielsa	Kylie Johnson Sabine Lohmann	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	18.	21 September 1992	Acireale, Italy	Hard	Ana Segura	Kirrily Sharpe Claire Wegink	6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	19.	21 February 1994	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Gala León García	Seda Noorlander Hanneke Ketelaars	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	20.	6 June 1994	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Désirée Leupold	Ann Devries Sofia Prazeres	2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner	21.	27 June 1994	Cáceres, Spain	Hard	Gala León García	Mariam Ramón Climent María Sánchez Lorenzo	4–6, 6–2, 6–1

References

"El Correo hace 25 años". El Correo (in Spanish). 4 February 2010.
"Tennis U.S. Open". The Chronicle. newspaperarchive.com. 1 September 1994.

External links

Janet Souto at the Women's Tennis Association
Janet Souto at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "El Correo hace 25 años". El Correo (in Spanish). 4 February 2010.

[2] "Tennis U.S. Open". The Chronicle. newspaperarchive.com. 1 September 1994.