Virginia Ruano Pascual

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Virginia Ruano Pascual

At the 2009 US Open
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Madrid
Born	(1973-09-21) 21 September 1973 (age 47) Madrid
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	January 1992
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$6,076,081
Singles
Career record	395–353 (52.8%)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 28 (12 April 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (2003)
French Open	QF (1995)
Wimbledon	4R (1998)
US Open	3R (1998, 1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record	596–272 (68.7%)
Career titles	43
Highest ranking	No. 1 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2004)
French Open	W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	F (2002, 2003, 2006)
US Open	W (2002, 2003, 2004)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Silver medal (2004, 2008)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2004)
French Open	W (2001)
Wimbledon	SF (2009)
US Open	QF (2003)
show Medal record Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2004 Athens Doubles 2008 Beijing Doubles Mediterranean Games 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Singles 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Doubles

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

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

Between 2002 and 2004, Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals (won five) and they reached at least the semifinals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in. Their 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[]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2000	French Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Martina Hingis Mary Pierce	2–6, 4–6
Win	2001	French Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez	6–2, 6–1
Win	2002	French Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2002	Wimbledon	Grass	Paola Suárez	Serena Williams Venus Williams	2–6, 5–7
Win	2002	US Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2003	Australian Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Serena Williams Venus Williams	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	2003	French Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	7–6(5), 2–6, 7–9
Loss	2003	Wimbledon	Grass	Paola Suárez	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	4–6, 4–6
Win	2003	US Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–3
Win	2004	Australian Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–3
Win	2004	French Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–0, 6–3
Win	2004	US Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 7–5
Win	2005	French Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Cara Black Liezel Huber	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	2006	Wimbledon	Grass	Paola Suárez	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	2008	French Open	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone	2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	2009	French Open	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina	6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 1 title[]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2001	French Open	Clay	Tomás Carbonell	Jaime Oncins Paola Suárez	7–5, 6–3

Summer Olympics[]

Doubles: 2 silver medals[]

Outcome	Year	Location	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[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	18 May 1997	Welsh International Open, UK	Clay	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	2.	26 April 1998	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	Silvia Farina Elia	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	3.	12 October 2003	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Hard	Saori Obata	6–2, 7–6(2)

Doubles: 33 titles, 27 runner-ups[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	18 January 1998	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Paola Suárez	Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová	7–6(6), 6–3
Winner	2.	26 April 1998	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	Paola Suárez	Cătălina Cristea Laura Montalvo	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	3.	10 May 1998	Rome Masters, Italy	Clay	Paola Suárez	Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–6(1), 6–4
Runner-up	1.	25 April 1999	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	Clay	Laura Montalvo	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Sandra Načuk	3–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	23 May 1999	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	Paola Suárez	María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner	6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Winner	5.	23 April 2000	Family Circle Cup, United States	Clay	Paola Suárez	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	10 July 2000	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Ruxandra Dragomir	Silvia Farina Elia Rita Grande	4–6, 6–0, 6–7(6)
Winner	6.	23 July 2000	Warsaw Open, Poland	Clay	Paola Suárez	Åsa Carlsson Rita Grande	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	21 August 2000	Connecticut Open, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	7 January 2001	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Ruxandra Dragomir	Elena Likhovtseva Cara Black	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	5.	4 March 2001	Mexican Open	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, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	22 April 2001	Charleston Open, U.S.	Clay	Paola Suárez	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 6–7(5), 3–6
Winner	7.	20 May 2001	Belgian Open	Clay	Els Callens	Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	8.	26 May 2001	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	Paola Suárez	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4)
Winner	9.	22 July 2001	French Community Championships, Belgium	Clay	Magüi Serna	Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie Andreea Vanc	6–4, 6–3
Winner	10.	24 February 2002	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	Clay	Paola Suárez	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–2, 6–1
Winner	11.	3 March 2002	Mexican Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	8.	1 April 2002	Miami Open, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6–7(4), 7–6(4), 3–6
Winner	12.	19 May 2002	Rome Masters, Italy	Clay	Paola Suárez	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–3, 6–4
Winner	13.	18 August 2002	Canada Masters	Hard	Paola Suárez	Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 7–6(4)
Winner	14.	14 September 2002	Brasil Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Émilie Loit Rossana de los Ríos	6–4, 6–1
Winner	15.	29 September 2002	Bali International, Indonesia	Hard	Cara Black	Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 6–3
Winner	16.	13 April 2003	Charleston Open, U.S.	Clay	Paola Suárez	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	9.	20 April 2003	Amelia Island Championships, U.S.	Clay	Paola Suárez	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	5–7, 2–6
Winner	17.	11 May 2003	German Open	Clay	Paola Suárez	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	18.	23 August 2003	New Haven Open, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Alicia Molik Magüi Serna	7–6(6), 6–3
Runner-up	10.	19 October 2003	Zurich Open, Switzerland	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, New Zealand	Hard	Paola Suárez	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić Tošić	6–7(6), 6–3, 1–6
Winner	20.	21 March 2004	Indian Wells Open, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–1, 6–2
Winner	21.	18 April 2004	Charleston Open, U.S.	Clay	Paola Suárez	Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	12.	10 May 2004	Rome Masters, Italy	Clay	Paola Suárez	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	13.	19 July 2004	LA Championships, U.S.	Hard	Conchita Martínez	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	14.	26 July 2004	San Diego Open, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	15.	17 October 2004	Kremlin Cup, Russia	Carpet	Paola Suárez	Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	16.	24 October 2004	Zurich Open, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Paola Suárez	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 4–6
Winner	22.	31 October 2004	Luxembourg Open	Hard (i)	Paola Suárez	Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner	6–1, 6–7(1), 6–3
Winner	23.	5 March 2005	Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE	Hard	Paola Suárez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik	6–7(7), 6–2, 6–1
Winner	24.	19 March 2005	Indian Wells Open, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	7–6(3), 6–1
Winner	25.	17 April 2005	Charleston Open, U.S.	Clay	Conchita Martínez	Iveta Benešová Květa Peschke	6–1, 6–4
Winner	26.	7 August 2005	San Diego Open, U.S.	Hard	Conchita Martínez	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6–7(7), 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	17.	15 August 2005	Canada Masters	Hard	Conchita Martínez	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Martina Navratilova	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	18.	9 October 2005	Bangkok Open, Thailand	Hard	Conchita Martínez	Shinobu Asagoe Gisela Dulko	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	19.	30 October 2005	Generali Ladies Linz, Austria	Hard (i)	Conchita Martínez	Gisela Dulko Květa Peschke	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	20.	17 January 2006	Sydney International, Australia	Hard	Paola Suárez	Corina Morariu Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up	21.	18 March 2006	Indian Wells Masters, U.S.	Hard	Meghann Shaughnessy	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	22.	16 April 2006	Charleston Open, U.S.	Clay	Meghann Shaughnessy	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Winner	27.	13 August 2006	Stanford Classic, U.S.	Hard	Paola Suárez	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 6–4
Winner	28.	24 September 2006	China Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina	6–2, 6–4
Winner	29.	1 October 2006	Korea Open	Hard	Paola Suárez	Chia-jung Chuang Mariana Díaz Oliva	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	23.	13 January 2007	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Elena Likhovtseva Elena Vesnina	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	24.	9 April 2007	Amelia Island Championships, U.S.	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Mara Santangelo Katarina Srebotnik	3–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up	25.	18 June 2007	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	5–7, 2–6
Winner	30.	5 August 2007	Nordic Light Open, Sweden	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Chan Chin-wei Tetiana Luzhanska	6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Winner	31.	11 January 2008	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	26.	15 June 2008	Birmingham Classic, UK	Grass	Séverine Brémond	Cara Black Liezel Huber	2–6, 1–6
Winner	32.	27 July 2008	Slovenia Open	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Vera Dushevina Ekaterina Makarova	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	27.	6 April 2009	Andalucia Tennis Experience, Spain	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska	3–6, 3–6
Winner	33.	22 May 2010	Warsaw Open, Poland	Clay	Meghann Shaughnessy	Cara Black Yan Zi	6–3, 6–4

ITF finals[]

Singles: 7 (4–3)[]

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

Doubles: 18 (10–8)[]

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

Grand Slam performance timelines[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

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

External links[]

• Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Women's Tennis Association
• Virginia Ruano Pascual at the International Tennis Federation
• Virginia Ruano Pascual at the Billie Jean King Cup

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