Virginia Ruano Pascual

Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [biɾˈxinja ˈrwano pasˈkwal]; born 21 September 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

Virginia Ruano Pascual
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceMadrid
Born (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973
Madrid
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJanuary 1992
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$6,076,081
Singles
Career record395–353
Career titles3 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 28 (12 April 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (2003)
French OpenQF (1995)
Wimbledon4R (1998)
US Open3R (1998, 1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record596–272
Career titles43 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2004)
French OpenW (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
WimbledonF (2002, 2003, 2006)
US OpenW (2002, 2003, 2004)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Silver medal (2004, 2008)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2004)
French OpenW (2001)
WimbledonSF (2009)
US OpenQF (2003)

She had moderate success in singles, winning three career titles and reaching two Grand Slam quarterfinals and a top-30 ranking, but she had been far more successful in doubles where she won 43 titles, including 11 Grand Slam titles: ten women's doubles (eight partnering Paola Suárez of Argentina, and two partnering Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain) and one mixed doubles (partnering Tomás Carbonell of Spain).

Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals (won five) and they reached at least the semifinals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in (winning run came to an end when they lost in the Wimbledon semifinals).

Personal life

Her father, Juan Manuel, works for Iberia Airlines; her mother, Virginia, is a housewife. Her brother, Juan Ramon, is a tennis pro at a club and also serves as her coach and her sister, Marbella, works in administration. Initially, she hyphenated her family names, but she has omitted the hyphen since 1998.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 10 titles, 6 runner-ups

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up2000French OpenClay Paola Suárez Martina Hingis
Mary Pierce
2–6, 4–6
Winner2001French OpenClay Paola Suárez Jelena Dokić
Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–1
Winner2002French OpenClay Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2002WimbledonGrass Paola Suárez Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2–6, 5–7
Winner2002US OpenHard Paola Suárez Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up2003Australian OpenHard Paola Suárez Serena Williams
Venus Williams
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2003French OpenClay Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
7–6(5), 2–6, 7–9
Runner-up2003WimbledonGrass Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 4–6
Winner2003US OpenHard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–3
Winner2004Australian OpenHard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
Winner2004French OpenClay Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 6–3
Winner2004US OpenHard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 7–5
Winner2005French OpenClay Paola Suárez Cara Black
Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2006WimbledonGrass Paola Suárez Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner2008French OpenClay Anabel Medina Garrigues Casey Dellacqua
Francesca Schiavone
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner2009French OpenClay Anabel Medina Garrigues Victoria Azarenka
Elena Vesnina
6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 1 title

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner2001French OpenClay Tomás Carbonell Jaime Oncins
Paola Suárez
7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 2 silver medals

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 2004 Athens Hard Conchita Martínez Sun Tiantian
Li Ting
3–6, 3–6
Silver 2008 Beijing Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues Serena Williams
Venus Williams
2–6, 0–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 titles

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (3–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 May 1997 Welsh International Open, Cardiff Clay Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 2. 26 April 1998 Budapest Grand Prix Clay Silvia Farina Elia 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 12 October 2003 Tashkent Open Hard Saori Obata 6–2, 7–6(2)

Doubles: 33 titles, 27 runner-ups

Legend before 2009Legend starting in 2009
WTA Championships (1–0)
Tier I (11–11) Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Tier II (5–6) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (7–4) Premier (1–0)
Tier IV & V (8–5) International (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 18 January 1998 Hobart International Hard Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis
Janette Husárová
7–6(6), 6–3
Winner 2. 26 April 1998 Budapest Grand Prix Clay Paola Suárez Cătălina Cristea
Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 3. 10 May 1998 Rome Masters Clay Paola Suárez Amanda Coetzer
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(1), 6–4
Runner-up 1. 25 April 1999 Budapest Grand Prix Clay Laura Montalvo Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Sandra Načuk
3–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 23 May 1999 Madrid Open Clay Paola Suárez María Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingärtner
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Winner 5. 23 April 2000 Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head Clay Paola Suárez Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 10 July 2000 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Clay Ruxandra Dragomir Silvia Farina Elia
Rita Grande
4–6, 6–0, 6–7(6)
Winner 6. 23 July 2000 Orange Prokom Open, Sopot Clay Paola Suárez Åsa Carlsson
Rita Grande
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 21 August 2000 Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven Hard Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 7 January 2001 Hobart International Hard Ruxandra Dragomir Elena Likhovtseva
Cara Black
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 4 March 2001 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco Clay Paola Suárez Anabel Medina Garrigues
María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 7–6(5), 5–7
Runner-up 6. 11 March 2001 Indian Wells Masters Hard Paola Suárez Nicole Arendt
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 22 April 2001 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–7(5), 3–6
Winner 7. 20 May 2001 Belgian Open, Antwerp Clay Els Callens Kristie Boogert
Miriam Oremans
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 8. 26 May 2001 Madrid Open Clay Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4)
Winner 9. 22 July 2001 French Community Championships, Knokke-Heist Clay Magüi Serna Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Andreea Vanc
6–4, 6–3
Winner 10. 24 February 2002 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá Clay Paola Suárez Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–1
Winner 11. 3 March 2002 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco Clay Paola Suárez Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 8. 1 April 2002 Sony Ericcson Open, Miami Hard Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–7(4), 7–6(4), 3–6
Winner 12. 19 May 2002 Rome Masters Clay Paola Suárez Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 6–4
Winner 13. 18 August 2002 Canada Masters, Montreal Hard Paola Suárez Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–6(4)
Winner 14. 14 September 2002 Brasil Open, Bahia Hard Paola Suárez Émilie Loit
Rossana de los Ríos
6–4, 6–1
Winner 15. 29 September 2002 Wismilak International, Bali Hard Cara Black Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–3
Winner 16. 13 April 2003 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Paola Suárez Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 20 April 2003 MPS Group Championships, Amelia Island Clay Paola Suárez Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
5–7, 2–6
Winner 17. 11 May 2003 German Open, Berlin Clay Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 18. 23 August 2003 Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven Hard Paola Suárez Alicia Molik
Magüi Serna
7–6(6), 6–3
Runner-up 10. 19 October 2003 Zurich Open Hard (i) Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–7(3), 2–6
Winner 19. 10 November 2003 WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles Hard (i) Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 11. 5 January 2004 Auckland Open Hard Paola Suárez Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–7(6), 6–3, 1–6
Winner 20. 21 March 2004 Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells Hard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
Winner 21. 18 April 2004 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Paola Suárez Martina Navratilova
Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 10 May 2004 Rome Masters Clay Paola Suárez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 13. 19 July 2004 JPMorgan Chase Open, Los Angeles Hard Conchita Martínez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 14. 26 July 2004 Acura Classic, San Diego Hard Paola Suárez Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 15. 17 October 2004 Kremlin Cup, Moscow Carpet Paola Suárez Anastasia Myskina
Vera Zvonareva
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 24 October 2004 Zurich Open Hard (i) Paola Suárez Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 4–6
Winner 22. 31 October 2004 Fortis Championships Luxembourg, Luxembourg City Hard (i) Paola Suárez Jill Craybas
Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–7(1), 6–3
Winner 23. 5 March 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik
6–7(7), 6–2, 6–1
Winner 24. 19 March 2005 Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells Hard Paola Suárez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(3), 6–1
Winner 25. 17 April 2005 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Conchita Martínez Iveta Benešová
Květa Peschke
6–1, 6–4
Winner 26. 7 August 2005 Acura Classic, San Diego Hard Conchita Martínez Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–7(7), 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 17. 15 August 2005 Canada Masters, Toronto Hard Conchita Martínez Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 18. 9 October 2005 Bangkok Open Hard Conchita Martínez Shinobu Asagoe
Gisela Dulko
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 19. 30 October 2005 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i) Conchita Martínez Gisela Dulko
Květa Peschke
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 20. 17 January 2006 Medibank International, Sydney Hard Paola Suárez Corina Morariu
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 21. 18 March 2006 Indian Wells Masters Hard Meghann Shaughnessy Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 22. 16 April 2006 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay Meghann Shaughnessy Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Winner 27. 13 August 2006 East West Bank Classic, Los Angeles Hard Paola Suárez Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
Winner 28. 24 September 2006 China Open, Beijing Hard Paola Suárez Anna Chakvetadze
Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
Winner 29. 1 October 2006 Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships, Seoul Hard Paola Suárez Chia-jung Chuang
Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 23. 13 January 2007 Hobart International Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 24. 9 April 2007 Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island Clay Anabel Medina Garrigues Mara Santangelo
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 25. 18 June 2007 Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch Grass Anabel Medina Garrigues Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
5–7, 2–6
Winner 30. 5 August 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues Chan Chin-wei
Tetiana Luzhanska
6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Winner 31. 11 January 2008 Hobart International Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 26. 15 June 2008 DFS Classic, Birmingham Grass Séverine Brémond Cara Black
Liezel Huber
2–6, 1–6
Winner 32. 27 July 2008 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portorož Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues Vera Dushevina
Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 27. 6 April 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella Clay Anabel Medina Garrigues Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 3–6
Winner 33. 22 May 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open Clay Meghann Shaughnessy Cara Black
Yan Zi
6–3, 6–4

ITF Finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 March 1992 Moncalieri, Italy Clay Isabel Cueto 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 26 July 1992 Bilbao, Spain Clay Claire Wegink 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 26 June 1994 Valladolid, Spain Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 19 March 1995 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Magüi Serna 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 18 August 1996 Bronx, United States Hard Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 15 May 2000 Porto, Portugal Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 4. 29 April 2001 Sarasota, United States Clay Maria Elena Camerin 6–0, 6–3

Doubles (10–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 August 1989 Gangi, Italy Hard Neus Ávila Doris Iotti
Nelly Pardo
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 11 September 1989 Pamplona, Spain Hard Eva Bes Cláudia Chabalgoity
Ana Segura
3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 18 September 1989 Porto, Portugal Clay Inmaculada Varas Janet Souto
Rosa Bielsa
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 14 May 1990 Cascais, Portugal Clay Eva Bes Simone Schilder
Caroline Vis
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 30 July 1990 Vigo, Spain Clay Eva Bes María José Llorca
Ana Segura
3–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 5 November 1990 Lleida, Spain Clay Eva Bes Ana Larrakoetxea
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 18 March 1991 Alicante, Spain Clay Eva Bes Rosa Bielsa
Silvia Ramón-Cortés
3–6, 6–0, 5–7
Winner 3. 8 April 1991 Turin, Italy Clay Eva Bes Lucie Šteflová
Helena Vildová
6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 4. 6 May 1991 Porto, Portugal Clay Eva Bes Mariaan de Swardt
Yael Segal
6–3, 7–5
Winner 5. 16 June 1991 Mantua, Italy Clay Marion Maruska Yone Kamio
Hiromi Nagano
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. 5 August 1991 Vigo, Spain Clay Eva Bes Anne Aallonen
Belinda Borneo
7–6(6), 7–5
Winner 7. 24 February 1992 Valencia, Spain Clay Estefanía Bottini Petra Holubová
Markéta Štusková
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 6 April 1992 Caserta, Italy Clay Estefanía Bottini Radka Bobková
Jana Pospíšilová
3–6, 6–2, 6–7
Winner 8. 10 May 1992 Porto, Portugal Clay Michelle Jaggard-Lai Jennifer Fuchs
Maria Strandlund
6–3, 7–5
Winner 9. 20 July 1992 Bilbao, Spain Clay Eva Bes Jessica Emmons
Clare Thompson
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 22 February 1993 Valencia, Spain Clay Eva Bes Gaby Coorengel
Amy van Buuren
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 8. 28 February 1994 Madrid, Spain Clay Noelia Pérez Peñate Vanessa Castellano
Yolanda Clemot
6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 10. 2 October 1995 Lerida, Spain Clay Karine Quentrec Patricia Aznar
Eva Bes
7–6(5), 6–0

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Tournament1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Australian Open A A 1R A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R QF 2R 1R 4R 2R 3R 2R A
French Open LQ LQ LQ QF 1R 3R 3R 1R A 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R LQ 1R 2R LQ
Wimbledon A A A 1R 1R 2R 4R 1R A 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 3R 2R LQ A
US Open 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R A A

Doubles

Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A QF 2R 2R 2R QF 3R F W 1R QF 1R SF 3R 3R 1 / 14 32–13
French Open A A 1R 2R 2R A A 1R 2R 2R F W W F W W 2R QF W W 1R 6 / 17 55–11
Wimbledon A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 3R QF SF F F SF A F 3R 3R SF 2R 0 / 14 38–14
US Open A A 2R A 1R A 1R 2R SF 2R 1R 3R W W W SF QF 3R SF 3R A 3 / 16 42–13

Awards

  • Named WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year for third straight year for 2004 with partner Paola Suárez.
  • With partner Paola Suárez, received Premio Consagración Clarín al Mérito Deportivo 2003, an award presented to Argentine athletes for their achievements
  • With partner Paola Suárez, named 2002 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year and 2002 ITF Women's Doubles World Champions
  • In 1993 helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title and defended it in 1994
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