Marina Giral Lores

Marina Giral Lores[lower-alpha 1] (born 4 September 1990) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Marina Giral
Full nameMarina Giral Lores
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990
Maracaibo, Venezuela
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$37,888
Singles
Career record138–77 (64.2%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 283 (19 October 2009)
Doubles
Career record37–47 (44.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 629 (22 June 2009)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–1 (87.5%)

Born in Maracaibo, Giral Lores represented the Venezuela Fed Cup team in a total of eight ties between 2006 and 2011. She also represented her country at the 2007 Pan American Games.[1]

On the professional tour, she reached a best singles ranking of No. 283 in the world and won two ITF titles, including a $25,000 tournament in 2009, the Open Bogotá.[2]

Giral, who is based in Miami, retired from professional tennis in 2012.

ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (2 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 11 November 2006 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Clay Joana Cortez 5–7, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 2. 30 July 2007 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Patricia Chirea 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 20 July 2008 ITF Cartagena, Colombia Hard Vivian Segnini 6–7(8), 2–6
Runner-up 4. 4 October 2008 ITF Curitiba, Brazil Clay Fernanda Hermenegildo 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 25 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Vanesa Furlanetto 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 25 May 2009 ITF Villa María, Argentina Clay María Irigoyen 2–6, 6–7(6)
Winner 1. 19 July 2009 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay María Fernanda Álvarez Terán 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 11 October 2009 ITF Mexico City, Mexico Hard Frederica Piedade 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 18 April 2011 ITF Torrent, Spain Clay Garbiñe Muguruza 1–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 3 October 2011 ITF Madrid, Spain Hard Nuria Parrizas Diaz 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 16 January 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Sofia Kvatsabaia 6–7(4), 1–6
Runner-up 10. 16 April 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Jennifer Elie 4–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1 August 2005 ITF Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Hard Lumay Díaz Hernández Yamile Fors Guerra
Yanet Núñez Mojarena		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 21 October 2006 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Paola Iovino Roxane Vaisemberg
Jessica Orselli		 4–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 11 November 2006 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Clay Mariana Muci Fabiana Mak
Joana Cortez		 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 13 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Paula Ormaechea Andrea Koch Benvenuto
Karen Castiblanco		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 20 October 2008 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Paula Ormaechea Andrea Koch Benvenuto
Karen Castiblanco		 7–6(9–7), 0–6, [3–10]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Giral and the second or maternal family name is Lores.

References
  1. "Teliana Pereira é eliminada na chave simples do tênis" (in Portuguese). www.NSC TV.
  2. "Daniel y Marina Giral Lores ganan en Bogotá". RPC-TV (in Spanish). 19 July 2009.
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