Patricia Tarabini
Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is a former tennis player from Argentina. She represented her country and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On 9 May 1988, Tarabini reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 29. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 12, which she achieved on 17 August 1998. Patricia turned pro in 1986, and won a total of 15 top-level doubles titles in her career. She is the 1996 French Open mixed-doubles champion, partnering with Javier Frana.
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Born | 6 August 1968 La Plata, Argentina |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,541,551 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 147–143 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (9 May 1988) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1994, 1995) |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
| US Open | 3R (1987, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 449–347 |
| Career titles | 15 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (17 August 1998) |
Medal record
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Major finals
Doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2004 | Athens | Hard | Paola Suárez |  Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 9 June 1996 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Javier Frana |
 Luke Jensen Nicole Arendt |
6–2, 6–2 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam tournaments | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | May 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay |  Jana Novotná |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Dec 1989 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Federica Haumüller |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Sep 1990 | Paris, France | Clay |  Conchita Martínez |
5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 12 July 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  Sandra Cecchini |
Penny Barg  Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 16 July 1989 | Arcachon, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Mercedes Paz  Brenda Schultz |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 3. | 17 September 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elena Pampoulova  Silke Meier |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 24 September 1989 | Paris, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
 Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 17 December 1989 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Mercedes Paz |
 Cláudia Chabalgoity Luciana Corsato |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | 29 April 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sabrina Goleš |
Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | 22 July 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman |
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8. | 16 September 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 21 July 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Bettina Fulco Nicole Jagerman |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | 29 September 1991 | Bayonne, France | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier |
6–3, ret. |
| Win | 11. | 20 September 1992 | Paris, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Rachel McQuillan Noëlle van Lottum |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 18 July 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui |
Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | 1 August 1993 | San Marino | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14. | 24 October 1993 | Budapest, Hungary | Carpet (i) | Sandra Cecchini |
Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 22 May 1994 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Caroline Vis |
Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 16. | 31 July 1994 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Alexandra Fusai  Karina Habšudová |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 17. | 7 May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Gigi Fernández  Martina Hingis |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18. | 14 May 1995 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Gigi Fernández  Natalia Zvereva |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 11 May 1997 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20. | 27 July 1997 | Stanford, USA | Hard | Conchita Martínez |
Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 21. | 5 April 1998 | Hilton Head, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 22. | 5 April 1999 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23. | 16 May 1999 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Jana Novotná |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 24. | 26 September 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Conchita Martínez |
 Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokić |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 25. | 23 April 2000 | Hilton Head, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 26. | 15 April 2001 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 27. | 20 May 2001 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Paola Suárez |
 Cara Black  Elena Likhovtseva |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 28. | 15 July 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Paola Suárez |
Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 29. | 16 September 2001 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Nicole Arendt |
Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil |
7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 30. | 19 May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 31. | 2 May 2004 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Gisela Dulko |
Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 April 1985 | ITF Monviso, Italy | Clay | Laura Golarsa |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 April 1986 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | Olga Votavová |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 April 1986 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | Wiltrud Probst |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles: 11 (6–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 17 March 1985 | ITF Porto Alegre, Brazil | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
 Rina Einy Lorrayne Gracie |
7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 April 1985 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Gabriela Mosca Andrea Tiezzi |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 April 1985 | ITF Monviso, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò |
6–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 June 1985 | ITF Amiens]], France | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 July 1985 | ITF Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 22 July 1985 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 5 March 1989 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | Gabriela Mosca |
Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 July 1994 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Bettina Fulco |
 Park Sung-hee Choi Ju-yeon |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 September 1998 | ITF Tucuman, Argentina | Clay | Mercedes Paz |
Luciana Masante Laura Montalvo |
5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | María Emilia Salerni |
 Lubomira Bacheva .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Laurence Courtois |
7–6(5), 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 1 February 2004 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Gisela Dulko |
Amanda Augustus Natalie Grandin |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Career statistics
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A |
| US Open | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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