Magüi Serna

María Luisa ("Magüi") Serna Barrera (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈlwisa ˈmaɣwi ˈseɾna βaˈreɾa];[lower-alpha 1] born 1 March 1979) is a former tennis player from Spain.

Magüi Serna
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceLas Palmas
Born (1979-03-01) 1 March 1979
Las Palmas
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2006
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,065,291
Singles
Career record329–256
Career titles3 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 19 (12 January 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1997, 2002)
French Open4R (1998, 2003)
WimbledonQF (2000)
US Open4R (1997, 2000)
Doubles
Career record116–144
Career titles2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 25 (5 July 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2002)
French Open3R (2000,2002)
Wimbledon3R (2001)
US Open2R (2000,2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–10

She started competing in ITF Challengers as from 1993, and joined the WTA Tour in 1996. On 12 January 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.

Serna produced an upset by defeating Justine Henin in the 2001 Scottsdale tournament, 7–6, 7–6.

WTA career finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Winner-Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (3–2)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2001 Porto, Portugal Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2001 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2002 Porto, Portugal Clay Ángeles Montolio 1–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win 1–3 Apr 2002 Estoril, Portugal Clay Anca Barna 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–3 Apr 2003 Estoril, Portugal Clay Julia Schruff 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–3 Apr 2003 Budapest, Hungary Clay Alicia Molik 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (2–4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2000 Rome, Italy Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2001 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual Ruxandra Dragomir
Andreea Vanc
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Apr 2002 Porto, Portugal Clay Kristie Boogert Cara Black
Irina Selyutina
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2003 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Jennifer Capriati Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2003 New Haven, United States Hard Alicia Molik Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2004 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Alicia Molik Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (6–5)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 3 April 1994 Gaborone, Bostwana Hard Shirli-Ann Siddall 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 10 April 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Shirli-Ann Siddall 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 4 July 1994 Felixstowe, United Kingdom Gras Tatiana Panova 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 19 March 1995 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 14 August 1995 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Sarah Pitkowski 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 21 August 1995 Brussels, Belgium Clay Conchita Martínez Granados 0–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 3 December 1995 Mallorca, Spain Clay (i) Kira Nagy 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 28 July 1996 Valladolid, Spain Hard Hila Rosen 6–3, 6–1
Winner 5. 18 August 1996 Wahlscheid, Germany Clay Alena Vašková 6–2, 6–3
Winner 6. 25 August 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Mariana Díaz Oliva 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 11 March 2006 Telde, Spain Clay Aravane Rezaï 4–6, 1–6

Doubles (1–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 27 March 1994 Nairobi, Kenya Hard Sybille Seyfried Cara Black
Nannie de Villiers
2–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 3 April 1994 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Amanda Hopmans Evelyn Fauth
Radka Surova
6–3, 6–1

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Championship199719981999200020012002200320042005W-L
Australian Open 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 9–9
French Open 3R 4R 1R 3R 2R 1R 4R 2R 12–8
Wimbledon 3R 4R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 3R 12–8
US Open 4R 1R 3R 4R 1R 1R 2R 2R 10–8
Win-Loss 9–4 7–4 3–4 10–4 2–4 2–4 6–4 4–4 0–1 43–33

Notes

  1. In isolation, Barrera is pronounced [baˈreɾa].


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