Sílvia Soler Espinosa

Sílvia Soler Espinosa

Soler Espinosa during the 2018 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1987-11-19) 19 November 1987 (age 34) Elche, Spain
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2020
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$2,108,331
Singles
Career record	418–386 (52.0%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 54 (21 May 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2015)
French Open	3R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
US Open	3R (2011, 2012)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	129–148 (46.6%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 39 (28 April 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2013, 2014)
French Open	QF (2015)
Wimbledon	3R (2013)
US Open	2R (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	4–11
Last updated on: 20 July 2019.

Sílvia Soler Espinosa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsilβja soˈleɾ espiˈnosa]; born 19 November 1987) is a retired Spanish tennis player.

In her career, she has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.^[1] On 21 May 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 54. On 28 April 2014, she peaked at No. 39 in the doubles rankings.^[2]

Playing for Spain at the Fed Cup, Soler Espinosa has a win–loss record of 4–11.^[3]

Personal life and background[]

Soler Espinosa is coached by Jerome Adamec. Her father works in a factory, while her mother is a housewife. She stated that her favourite court is clay. Silvia cited Steffi Graf as one of her biggest tennis idols. In free time, she enjoys seeing friends, listening to music and going to the beach.^[4]

Junior career[]

In 2002, Soler Espinosa made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit at the age of 14. That year, she won her first ITF junior title in doubles, at International Madrid, together with . In September 2003, she won her first single title at Torneo ITF Junior "Ciudad de Castro Urdiales". Later that year, in singles, she made her junior highest-ranking at No. 158. On ITF Junior Tour, she won three titles in singles, and two titles in doubles.^[5]

ITF Tour[]

Soler Espinosa debuted on ITF Circuit Tour in May 2003 at the $10,000 Almeria, Spain, where she was defeated in first round against Lauren Cheung. In 2007, she won her first ITF single title, at $25,000 Sintra, Portugal. There, she defeated dutch tennis player in two tier-break sets. In 2011 she played and won her first major ITF final, at 2011 Allianz Cup, in Sofia, Bulgaria. On ITF Tour, she won five single titles, and two doubles titles.^[6]

WTA Tour[]

2009-10: Debut at the WTA Tour[]

In April 2009, Silver Espinosa made her first main-draw appearance at Andalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella, Spain. She lost in first round from Kaia Kanepi. Silvia failed to qualify at all four grand slams.

2011: Reaching first Grand Slam main-draw; entering Top 100[]

Soler Espinosa made her first grand slam main-draw appearance at 2011 French Open. There she also made her first grand slam won. Later, in second round, she was stopped from chinese player Li Na.^[7] At Wimbledon, she failed to qualify in third round of qualification. At US Open, she won two matches in main-draw, before she was stopped in third round against Carla Suárez Navarro, in straight-sets. On September 19, 2011 she entered top 100, reaching place of 90.

2012: First Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 main-draw; playing at Olympic Games for Spain[]

Silvia started season at 2012 Sydney International, where she lost in qualification. After that, she lost in first round of Australian Open. In February, she made two loses against Russian Fed Cup team, losing to Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively.

In March 2012, she made her first Premier Mandatory appearance, at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open. She lost in the second round against Roberta Vinci. In Miami, she went one step further, and came to third round, where she was stopped from Agnieszka Radwańska.

In April 2012, she again played for her fed cup team and made score of 1–1 against Slovak Fed Cup team.

In May, Soler Espinosa made her first win at the Mutua Madrid Open. She was stopped from Na Li in the second round. She also made second round at the Italian Open.

At Wimbledon, she reached the second round, but then she was stopped by Vera Zvonareva, in three sets. After that, Soler Espinosa reached the second round of the Sony Swedish Open in Båstad, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.^[8]

In August 2012, Silvia made her first appearance at Olympics Games, playing for Spain, but she was defeated in first round from Heather Watson.

Second year in row, she made third round at the US Open.

2013: First Grand Slam quarterfinal and Premier Mandatory semifinal in doubles[]

In doubles, she reached quarterfinal at the Australian Open, together with Carla Suarez Navarro. They were stopped from russian combination Ekaterina Makarova-Elena Vesnina. Together with Suarez Navarro, Silvia made another great result, reaching Semifinal at the Mutua Madrid Open.

In doubles, she entered top 50, reaching No. 59, on July 8, 2013.

Performance timelines[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

WTA career finals[]

Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2014	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	International	Clay	Monica Puig	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 2016	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	International	Clay	Irina Falconi	2–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2014	Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil	International	Hard	Francesca Schiavone	Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova	6–7(1–7), 6–2, [3–10]
Win	1–1	Aug 2014	Connecticut Open, United States	Premier	Hard	Andreja Klepač	Marina Erakovic Arantxa Parra Santonja	7–5, 4–6, [10–7]

WTA 125 series finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2018	WTA Bol, Croatia	Hard	Barbora Štefková	Mariana Duque-Mariño Wang Yafan	3–6, 5–7

ITF finals[]

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2007	ITF Sintra, Portugal	25,000	Clay (i)	Romana Janshen	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Loss	1–1	Jul 2008	ITF Vigo, Spain	25,000	Hard	Neuza Silva	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1–2	Jun 2009	ITF Getxo, Spain	25,000	Clay	Agustina Lepore	7–6(7–3), 4–6, 0–6
Win	2–2	Sep 2009	ITF Madrid, Spain	25,000	Hard	Irina Buryachok	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–2	Jun 2010	ITF Getxo, Spain	25,000	Clay	Sarah Gronert	6–2, 6–1
Loss	3–3	Aug 2010	ITF Hechingen, Germany	25,000	Clay	Magda Linette	5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win	4–3	Sep 2011	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	100,000	Clay	Romina Oprandi	2–6, 6–6 ret.
Loss	4–4	Sep 2011	ITF Saint-Malo, France	100,000+H	Clay	Sorana Cîrstea	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–5	Jun 2015	ITF Montpellier, France	50,000+H	Clay	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4–6, 3–6
Win	5–5	Jun 2016	ITF Rome, Italy	50,000	Clay	Laura Pous Tió	2–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2006	ITF Torrent, Spain	25,000	Clay	Carla Suárez Navarro	Ekaterina Makarova Gabriela Velasco Andreu	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2006	ITF Gorizia, Italy	25,000	Clay	Matilde Muñoz Gonzalves	Soledad Esperón Chanelle Scheepers	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Mar 2008	ITF La Palma, Spain	25,000	Hard	Estrella Cabeza Candela	Yuliya Beygelzimer Stefanie Vögele	5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	0–4	Oct 2009	ITF Saint-Raphaël, France	50,000	Hard (i)	Margalita Chakhnashvili	Claire Feuerstein Stéphanie Foretz	6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss	0–5	Jul 2016	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	75,000	Clay	Sara Sorribes Tormo	Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová	5–7, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss	0–6	May 2017	ITF Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Montserrat González	Chang Kai-chen Han Xinyun	5–7, 1–6
Win	1–6	Jun 2017	ITF Barcelona, Spain	60,000	Clay	Montserrat González	Julia Glushko Priscilla Hon	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–6	Apr 2018	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States	60,000	Clay	Irina Bara	Jessica Pegula Maria Sanchez	6–4, 6–2

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