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Patricia Tarabini Country (sports) Argentina Residence San Diego , California, U.S.Born (1968-08-06 ) 6 August 1968 (age 53) La Plata , ArgentinaHeight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,541,551 Career record 147–143 Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 29 (9 May 1988) Australian Open 2R (1991, 1994, 1995) French Open 3R (1990) Wimbledon 2R (1994) US Open 3R (1987, 1989) Career record 449–347 Career titles 15 WTA , 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 12 (17 August 1998)
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 .
Major finals [ ]
Olympic 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
Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam
0
Tier I
2
Tier II
2
Tier III
1
Tier IV & V
8
Titles by surface
Hard
1
Clay
13
Grass
0
Carpet
1
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
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
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
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 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 [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR: strike rate (events won / competed). W–L: win–loss record.
External links [ ]
Sporting positions
Preceded by Mary Joe Fernandez
Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 1986
Succeeded by Natalia Zvereva
French Open girls' singles champions
French Open girls' doubles champions
French Open mixed doubles champions
Pre-Open Era (national) Pre-Open Era (international)
1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
1927: Marguerite Broquedis Bordes / Jean Borotra
1928: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
1929: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
1930: Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden
1931: Betty Nuthall / Pat Spence
1932: Betty Nuthall / Fred Perry
1933: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford
1934: Colette Rosambert / Jean Borotra
1935: Lolette Payot / Marcel Bernard
1936: Billie Yorke / Marcel Bernard
1937: Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra
1938: Simonne Mathieu / Dragutin Mitić
1939: Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Elwood Cooke
1940–1945: No competition (World War II )
1946: Pauline Betz / Budge Patty
1947: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
1948: Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný
1949: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
1950: Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea
1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
1952: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
1954: Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad
1955: Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes
1956: Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala
1957: Věra Pužejová / Jiří Javorský
1958: Shirley Bloomer / Nicola Pietrangeli
1959: Yola Ramírez Ochoa / William Knight
1960: Maria Bueno / Robert Howe
1961: Darlene Hard / Rod Laver
1962: Renée Schuurman / Robert Howe
1963: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
1964: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
1965: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
1966: Annette Van Zyl / Frew McMillan
1967: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
Open Era