Rossana de los Rios
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Rossana de los Ríos born September 16, 1975 is a professional tennis player from Paraguay
. As of June 14, 2010, she is ranked World No. 92 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. She was born in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción
, and now lives in Miami, USA, with her 10-year-old daughter Ana Paula Neffa de los Ríos and her husband Gustavo Neffa
, a retired Paraguayan football (soccer) player who used to play for the Boca Juniors
. Rossana achieved a career high singles ranking of No. 51 in September 2001, and has been as high as No. 52 in doubles.
circuit in Sao Paulo
. In 1990 she played twelve matches, winning won six of them. In May 1991, she won her first ever ITF title, in Francaville, and the next month lost the final in Modena
. In September, she won her second ITF title, in Lima
, without dropping a set; her win/loss record for the year was 40–18. The following year, she won her third title, in Santa Maria Capua Vetere
in October, where she beat Silvia Farina Elia
. The following week she reached the final in Asunción, and then the final in Mildura. Her win/loss record for the year was 34–19. As well as being the world number one junior in 1992 and won the 1992 Junior French Open, beating Paola Suárez
6–4 6–0 in the final. In 1993 she made the final in Caserta
in June as she turned professional. As the world number 118, she caused a big upset at the Puerto Rican Open by defeating top seed and world number 30 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
in the first round, finishing the year with 20 wins and 18 losses. In 1994, she only played until April, and won only two of ten matches before retiring to start a family
, and gave birth to Ana-Paula on January 17, 1997. She returned to the WTA Tour in June 1999, after a five-year absence. In just her fifth tournament back, she won her fifth ITF title, in Buenos Aires
, dropping just nine games in five matches. Her win/loss record for the year was 31–9.
in the first round and Marlene Weingartner in the second round, before upsetting the world number ten, Amanda Coetzer
, 7–5 6–7(4) 6–4. She then fell to fellow qualifier Marta Marrero, the first time two qualifiers met in the fourth round of the French Open. In July, Rossana qualified for Wimbledon
but was defeated by Tamarine Tanasugarn
. After that, she won only one of her next five matches. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, however, she defeated Květa Peschke 6–3 6–0 in the first round and Lindsay Davenport
w/o. Jelena Dokić
defeated her in the third round. De los Ríos finished the year with her return to the ITF circuit which saw her win 12 of her next 17 matches, including the finals at Miramar
and Pittsburgh. in 2000, she won 45 matches and lost 21.
in May. In the first round she defeated Cristina Torrens Valero
6–1 6–0, and then recorded her greatest victory to date, with a 7–5 2–6 6–4 win over world number six (at the time) Monica Seles
.
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She was defeated in the Quarterfinals, however. At the French Open in June, Rossana defeated Elena Likhovtseva
in the opening round before losing a tight match in the second round to Petra Mandula. She then lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Jelena Dokić
. In Knokke-Heist
(Tier IV) in July, Rossana defeated world number 20 (at the time) Silvia Farina Elia
6–3 6–1 and reached the Quarterfinals. Two months later, Rossana recorded her best WTA Tour appearance to date, advancing to the Semifinals of Bahia
(Tier II) including another win over Silvia Farina Elia
, this time 6–3 6–2. Second seed Jelena Dokić
put her run to an end. Finished the year with another Semifinal in Pattaya City (Tier V), losing to Patty Schnyder
7–5 0–6 6–3. Her win/loss record finished at 25–28.
in February. Won just three of her next thirteen matches until the French Open in June, where she recorded a third round appearance but fell to Elena Dementieva
. Advanced to the second round of Wimbledon but was defeated at the hands of Monica Seles
. In September, Rossana reached the Quarterfinals of Bali
(Tier III) by upsetting top seed Tamarine Tanasugarn
2–6 6–4 6–2. She was then defeated by Conchita Martínez
in straight sets. In Bratislava
(Tier V), Rossana stunned Francesca Schiavone
in straight sets and reached the Quarterfinals. She led Slovenian Maja Matevžič 6–1 5–2 but bowed out 1–6 7–5 6–1. She won 21 matches in total during the year, and lost 30.
in October. She lost in the opening rounds of the Australian Open and the French Open, and was defeated 6–0 6–0 by Kim Clijsters
in the first round at Wimbledon. She won 29 matches (18 of which were in qualifying) and lost 29 matches. In 2004 Rossana did not compete in any WTA
or ITF Tournament until May due to injury. She won two matches in qualifying for the French Open in just her second tournament of the year, but lost in the final round. The following week she made the Semifinals of Allentown
on the ITF circuit, as well as the final of College Park
in July. She lost in the first round of qualification at the US Open in September, but rebounded with a Semifinal at Ashburn
on the ITF tour and more impressively, qualified for Philadelphia (Tier II) and reached the second round before being defeated by Anastasia Myskina
6–4 7–6(0). She won 19 matches during the year and lost a total of 13. Things began well for Rossana in 2005, starting with a Semifinal appearance in Waikoloa on the ITF tour. However, a knee injury kept her out of play from February to October. Upon her return to the ITF tour, Rossana had fallen over 100 positions on the WTA Tour rankings- from No. 186 to #289. In her return tournament, she impressively reached the Semifinals of Pelham
. In October, she reached the Quarterfinals of San Francisco. She won 9 matches out of 16 for the year.
6–3 7–6(3), after serving for the set at 5–3 in the second set. She reached the Quarterfinals in Lexington
later in the month, but lost 7–6(6) 4–6 7–6(6) to Stéphanie Dubois, despite leading 4–2 in the final set. She fell in the first round qualifying of the US Open to Erika Takao, in what was her first Grand Slam qualifying match in two years.
In November, she recorded her worst loss of the year in qualifying for Pittsburgh, but reversed it the next week with an impressive win over sixth seed Aleksandra Wozniak, to record her best win of the year. She went on to reach the Semifinals. Two weeks later, Rossana claimed her first ITF title since 1999. She won the Santaluz tournament in San Diego, beating sixth seed Ivana Abramović 6–0 6–2 in the final. The win for Rossana encouraged her to compete in Australia in 2007, and resurrected her ranking to just outside the top 200. She climbed 117 ranking positions in the year, from No. 386 to No. 209 in the twelve months, and won 31 matches compared to 14 losses.
(Tier III), marking her first tier tournament since Cincinnati in July 2006. She fell in the first round in a close match to the second seed Tathiana Garbin
, 4–6 6–2 6–4. In April, Rossana represented Paraguay in the annual Federation Cup
. Paraguay won all four matches in their Pool and defeated Ecuador
in the play-off and as a result qualified for Group 1 of the Americas Zone for 2008. In early May, Rossana recorded her 19th and 20th Quarterfinal appearances at $50K Charlottesville and $50K Indian Harbour Beach respectively. She fell to the eventual winner Edina Gallovits in both events, both times the score being 6–2 6–2. The following week, Rossana won her first ITF title in 2007 and her sixth in her career in $25K Palm Beach Gardens. As the second seed, she won five matches in the process and lost just one set, beating former top ten player Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
7–5 6–4 in the final.
Fresh from victory, Rossana quickly flew to Paris for the first time since 2004 to compete in the qualification event of the second grand slam of 2007, Roland Garros
. She caused a stir by easily qualifying, easily winning three straight sets matches. She lost to the 32nd seeded Martina Müller in straight sets in the first round.http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule9.html. Her next tournament was the $75K Přerov
, where she reached the quarterfinals in singles, before losing to Sofia Arvidsson
in straight sets, and reached the doubles final with her partner Edina Gallovits
, where they lost to top seeds in three sets. A fortnight later she participated in the Qualifying event in Wimbledon
which marked her first grass court match since 2003. She passed the first round in straight sets but lost to Anda Perianu, despite Rossana serving for the match at 5–3 in the final set. Rossana then flew to Italy and made back to back Semifinal appearances in $25K Padova and $50K Cuneo
, including a win over top seed Edina Gallovits in Cuneo. She then played in $100K Biella
. There, she reached the second round losing to world number 36 Agnieszka Radwańska
6–0 6–2. Rossana then played in Rio de Janeiro
for the Pan American Games, representing Paraguay. As the number 4 seed, she won her first round easily, but lost in the second round to Yamile Fors of Cuba, 7–6 (6) 3–6 7–5.
After this loss, she took some time off, and her next tournament was the US Open qualifying event. There, she lost in the first round to Carla Suarez Navarro, 6–0 6–3. Next, Rossana went to the $50K Mestre
in Italy. There, as the fifth seed, she won her second tournament of 2007, beating Alisa Kleybanova in the final 6–4 3–6 6–1. Straight after her victory, she went to the $100K Bordeaux
but lost in the first round to the number 7 seed, Ekaterina Bychkova, despite winning the first set. The next week, Rossana claimed her biggest ITF title to date and the 8th ITF title of her career in $75K Albuquerque. The victory marked her second title in just three weeks. En route to the title in Albuquerque, Rossana won five matches- three of them in three sets- resulting in her ranking rising from No. 136 to #114. Rossana then made two back to back Quarterfinal appearances in $50K San Francisco and $50K Lawrenceville
. She lost in the first round of Quebec City
and fell in the Quarterfinals of $25K Mexico City
to conclude the year.
two weeks later, where Paraguay lost 3–0 to Puerto Rico
and 3–0 to Brazil
, but defeated Uruguay
3–0 and Mexico
2–0 to secure Paraguay's position in the Americas Zone I for 2009. In February, Rossana played her first main draw WTA match for the year in Viña del Mar
. She defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 7–6(8) 6–4, which marked her first main draw WTA victory since Philadelphia in 2004. She also reached the second round in Bogotá and Miami, which resulted in her breaking back inside the WTA Top 100 Rankings for the first time since 2003. Rossana then reached the final of $25K Pelham
and in May she qualified for Strasbourg
, winning three qualifying matches. She will compete in Roland Garros and for the first time in 19 grand slams, Rossana's ranking will be high enough for her to directly enter the main draw. On Monday June 23, 2008, Rossana was beaten by Ana Ivanović
in the first round at Wimbledon. Rossana then played at the Palermo tournament and defeated 5th seed Aravane Rezaï
6–4 6–1.
).
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. As of June 14, 2010, she is ranked World No. 92 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. She was born in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, and now lives in Miami, USA, with her 10-year-old daughter Ana Paula Neffa de los Ríos and her husband Gustavo Neffa
Gustavo Neffa
Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez is a retired footballer from Paraguay.He started his career on Olimpia Asunción, and at the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese, where he failed to make his breakthrough...
, a retired Paraguayan football (soccer) player who used to play for the Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
. Rossana achieved a career high singles ranking of No. 51 in September 2001, and has been as high as No. 52 in doubles.
1989–1994
As a 14-year-old, De los Ríos played just three matches, and won the first match of her career on the ITFInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
circuit in Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. In 1990 she played twelve matches, winning won six of them. In May 1991, she won her first ever ITF title, in Francaville, and the next month lost the final in Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. In September, she won her second ITF title, in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, without dropping a set; her win/loss record for the year was 40–18. The following year, she won her third title, in Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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in October, where she beat Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001...
. The following week she reached the final in Asunción, and then the final in Mildura. Her win/loss record for the year was 34–19. As well as being the world number one junior in 1992 and won the 1992 Junior French Open, beating Paola Suárez
Paola Suárez
Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
6–4 6–0 in the final. In 1993 she made the final in Caserta
Caserta
Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...
in June as she turned professional. As the world number 118, she caused a big upset at the Puerto Rican Open by defeating top seed and world number 30 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname...
in the first round, finishing the year with 20 wins and 18 losses. In 1994, she only played until April, and won only two of ten matches before retiring to start a family
1995–1999
De los Ríos got married to Gustavo NeffaGustavo Neffa
Gustavo Alfredo Neffa Rodríguez is a retired footballer from Paraguay.He started his career on Olimpia Asunción, and at the age of 18, noted by Juventus, Neffa moved on loan to Serie A club U.S. Cremonese, where he failed to make his breakthrough...
, and gave birth to Ana-Paula on January 17, 1997. She returned to the WTA Tour in June 1999, after a five-year absence. In just her fifth tournament back, she won her fifth ITF title, in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, dropping just nine games in five matches. Her win/loss record for the year was 31–9.
2000
The year 2000 was the most successful year on the WTA Tour for de los Ríos. She won 22 out of 29 matches between March and June on the ITF circuit. In June, Rossana easily qualified for the main draw of the French Open, losing just eleven games in three matches. In the main draw, she beat Miroslava VavrinecMiroslava Vavrinec
Miroslava "Mirka" Federer is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She reached her current career-high WTA singles ranking of no. 76 on 10 September 2001 and a doubles ranking of no. 215 on 24 August 1998...
in the first round and Marlene Weingartner in the second round, before upsetting the world number ten, Amanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004...
, 7–5 6–7(4) 6–4. She then fell to fellow qualifier Marta Marrero, the first time two qualifiers met in the fourth round of the French Open. In July, Rossana qualified for Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
but was defeated by Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
. After that, she won only one of her next five matches. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, however, she defeated Květa Peschke 6–3 6–0 in the first round and Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
w/o. Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
defeated her in the third round. De los Ríos finished the year with her return to the ITF circuit which saw her win 12 of her next 17 matches, including the finals at Miramar
Miramar
Miramar is a place name of Spanish origin. It means "sea-view" or "sea sight" from mira and mar .-Places:Asia*Miramar, Panaji, GoaEurope*Miramar, a hamlet in the commune of Théoule-sur-Mer, France...
and Pittsburgh. in 2000, she won 45 matches and lost 21.
2001
Did not win two matches back-to-back until MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in May. In the first round she defeated Cristina Torrens Valero
Cristina Torrens Valero
Cristina Torrens Valero is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No. 27 on 4 March 2002....
6–1 6–0, and then recorded her greatest victory to date, with a 7–5 2–6 6–4 win over world number six (at the time) Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
.
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She was defeated in the Quarterfinals, however. At the French Open in June, Rossana defeated Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...
in the opening round before losing a tight match in the second round to Petra Mandula. She then lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
. In Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle. On January 1, 2006 Knokke-Heist had a total population of 34,063. The total area is 56.44 km² which gives a...
(Tier IV) in July, Rossana defeated world number 20 (at the time) Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001...
6–3 6–1 and reached the Quarterfinals. Two months later, Rossana recorded her best WTA Tour appearance to date, advancing to the Semifinals of Bahia
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
(Tier II) including another win over Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001...
, this time 6–3 6–2. Second seed Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
put her run to an end. Finished the year with another Semifinal in Pattaya City (Tier V), losing to Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
7–5 0–6 6–3. Her win/loss record finished at 25–28.
2002
Advanced to the second round of the Australian Open for the first time in January. Reached the Quarterfinals of BogotáBogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
in February. Won just three of her next thirteen matches until the French Open in June, where she recorded a third round appearance but fell to Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
. Advanced to the second round of Wimbledon but was defeated at the hands of Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
. In September, Rossana reached the Quarterfinals of Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
(Tier III) by upsetting top seed Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
2–6 6–4 6–2. She was then defeated by Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
in straight sets. In Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
(Tier V), Rossana stunned Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
in straight sets and reached the Quarterfinals. She led Slovenian Maja Matevžič 6–1 5–2 but bowed out 1–6 7–5 6–1. She won 21 matches in total during the year, and lost 30.
2003–2005 and injury
Rossana had a disappointing 2003 season. She did not reach the Quarterfinals or better in any WTA Tour tournament, but on the ITF circuit she did manage to advance to the Semifinals of TroyTroy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
in October. She lost in the opening rounds of the Australian Open and the French Open, and was defeated 6–0 6–0 by Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
in the first round at Wimbledon. She won 29 matches (18 of which were in qualifying) and lost 29 matches. In 2004 Rossana did not compete in any WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
or ITF Tournament until May due to injury. She won two matches in qualifying for the French Open in just her second tournament of the year, but lost in the final round. The following week she made the Semifinals of Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
on the ITF circuit, as well as the final of College Park
College Park
-Canada:* College Park , a former Eaton's department store building in Toronto* College Park, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood* College Park East, Saskatoon, a neighborhood-United States:...
in July. She lost in the first round of qualification at the US Open in September, but rebounded with a Semifinal at Ashburn
Ashburn
Ashburn is the name of several places in the United States of America:*Ashburn, Georgia*Ashburn, Chicago, Illinois, a community area*Ashburn, Virginia, unincorporated area in Loudoun County.and in Canada:*Ashburn, Ontario*Ashburn...
on the ITF tour and more impressively, qualified for Philadelphia (Tier II) and reached the second round before being defeated by Anastasia Myskina
Anastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
6–4 7–6(0). She won 19 matches during the year and lost a total of 13. Things began well for Rossana in 2005, starting with a Semifinal appearance in Waikoloa on the ITF tour. However, a knee injury kept her out of play from February to October. Upon her return to the ITF tour, Rossana had fallen over 100 positions on the WTA Tour rankings- from No. 186 to #289. In her return tournament, she impressively reached the Semifinals of Pelham
Pelham
-Surname:* British Whig politicians:** Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham and his sons, both Prime Ministers of Great Britain** Henry Pelham ** Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne * American artistic family:...
. In October, she reached the Quarterfinals of San Francisco. She won 9 matches out of 16 for the year.
2006
Was Rossana's second most successful year on the WTA Tour. Although she won just five of her first nine matches, it was Indian Harbour Beach in May which saw Rossana reach her first ITF Final since Collage Park in 2004. Ranked as low as No. 452, she came through in qualifying, winning seven consecutive matches en route to the final. She was defeated by Edina Gallovits 3–6 7–6(5) 7–6(0) despite Rossana leading 5–0 in the final set and having six match points. Despite the loss, next week Rossana went on to reach the final in Palm Beach Gardens, beating the eighth, fourth and second seeds respectively, before losing in the final. In July she qualified for Cincinnati (Tier III) but lost to world number 26 (at the time) Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
6–3 7–6(3), after serving for the set at 5–3 in the second set. She reached the Quarterfinals in Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
later in the month, but lost 7–6(6) 4–6 7–6(6) to Stéphanie Dubois, despite leading 4–2 in the final set. She fell in the first round qualifying of the US Open to Erika Takao, in what was her first Grand Slam qualifying match in two years.
In November, she recorded her worst loss of the year in qualifying for Pittsburgh, but reversed it the next week with an impressive win over sixth seed Aleksandra Wozniak, to record her best win of the year. She went on to reach the Semifinals. Two weeks later, Rossana claimed her first ITF title since 1999. She won the Santaluz tournament in San Diego, beating sixth seed Ivana Abramović 6–0 6–2 in the final. The win for Rossana encouraged her to compete in Australia in 2007, and resurrected her ranking to just outside the top 200. She climbed 117 ranking positions in the year, from No. 386 to No. 209 in the twelve months, and won 31 matches compared to 14 losses.
2007
To commence 2007, Rossana suffered a first round defeat in $50K Waikoloa to start her 2007 season. In her next tournament, she reached the Semifinals of $25K Palm Desert, beating top seed Edina Gallovits 6–2 6–1. In February, she fell in the first round of $75K Midland the next week but still secured a position inside the top 200 at #193- the first time she had broken into the top 200 since 2004. In late February, she competed in AcapulcoAcapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
(Tier III), marking her first tier tournament since Cincinnati in July 2006. She fell in the first round in a close match to the second seed Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
, 4–6 6–2 6–4. In April, Rossana represented Paraguay in the annual Federation Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
. Paraguay won all four matches in their Pool and defeated Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
in the play-off and as a result qualified for Group 1 of the Americas Zone for 2008. In early May, Rossana recorded her 19th and 20th Quarterfinal appearances at $50K Charlottesville and $50K Indian Harbour Beach respectively. She fell to the eventual winner Edina Gallovits in both events, both times the score being 6–2 6–2. The following week, Rossana won her first ITF title in 2007 and her sixth in her career in $25K Palm Beach Gardens. As the second seed, she won five matches in the process and lost just one set, beating former top ten player Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname...
7–5 6–4 in the final.
Fresh from victory, Rossana quickly flew to Paris for the first time since 2004 to compete in the qualification event of the second grand slam of 2007, Roland Garros
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
. She caused a stir by easily qualifying, easily winning three straight sets matches. She lost to the 32nd seeded Martina Müller in straight sets in the first round.http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/schedule9.html. Her next tournament was the $75K Přerov
Prerov
Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the...
, where she reached the quarterfinals in singles, before losing to Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
in straight sets, and reached the doubles final with her partner Edina Gallovits
Edina Gallovits
Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008...
, where they lost to top seeds in three sets. A fortnight later she participated in the Qualifying event in Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
which marked her first grass court match since 2003. She passed the first round in straight sets but lost to Anda Perianu, despite Rossana serving for the match at 5–3 in the final set. Rossana then flew to Italy and made back to back Semifinal appearances in $25K Padova and $50K Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, including a win over top seed Edina Gallovits in Cuneo. She then played in $100K Biella
Biella
Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...
. There, she reached the second round losing to world number 36 Agnieszka Radwańska
Agnieszka Radwanska
Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 24 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 8. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a WTA Tour singles title when she...
6–0 6–2. Rossana then played in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
for the Pan American Games, representing Paraguay. As the number 4 seed, she won her first round easily, but lost in the second round to Yamile Fors of Cuba, 7–6 (6) 3–6 7–5.
After this loss, she took some time off, and her next tournament was the US Open qualifying event. There, she lost in the first round to Carla Suarez Navarro, 6–0 6–3. Next, Rossana went to the $50K Mestre
Mestre
Mestre is a city part of the comune of Venice, in Veneto, northern Italy.The city is connected to Venice by a large rail and road bridge, called Ponte della Libertà ....
in Italy. There, as the fifth seed, she won her second tournament of 2007, beating Alisa Kleybanova in the final 6–4 3–6 6–1. Straight after her victory, she went to the $100K Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
but lost in the first round to the number 7 seed, Ekaterina Bychkova, despite winning the first set. The next week, Rossana claimed her biggest ITF title to date and the 8th ITF title of her career in $75K Albuquerque. The victory marked her second title in just three weeks. En route to the title in Albuquerque, Rossana won five matches- three of them in three sets- resulting in her ranking rising from No. 136 to #114. Rossana then made two back to back Quarterfinal appearances in $50K San Francisco and $50K Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville is the name of several places in the United States:*Lawrenceville, former name of Alleene, Arkansas*Lawrenceville, Georgia*Lawrenceville, Illinois*Lawrenceville, Indiana*Lawrenceville, New Jersey**The Lawrenceville School*Lawrenceville, Ohio...
. She lost in the first round of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
and fell in the Quarterfinals of $25K Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
to conclude the year.
2008
In January, Rossana played in Australia for the first time since 2003. She won a match in qualifying at the Sydney Medibank International and the Australian Open. She represented Paraguay in the Federation CupFed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
two weeks later, where Paraguay lost 3–0 to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and 3–0 to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, but defeated Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
3–0 and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
2–0 to secure Paraguay's position in the Americas Zone I for 2009. In February, Rossana played her first main draw WTA match for the year in Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...
. She defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 7–6(8) 6–4, which marked her first main draw WTA victory since Philadelphia in 2004. She also reached the second round in Bogotá and Miami, which resulted in her breaking back inside the WTA Top 100 Rankings for the first time since 2003. Rossana then reached the final of $25K Pelham
Pelham
-Surname:* British Whig politicians:** Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham and his sons, both Prime Ministers of Great Britain** Henry Pelham ** Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne * American artistic family:...
and in May she qualified for Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, winning three qualifying matches. She will compete in Roland Garros and for the first time in 19 grand slams, Rossana's ranking will be high enough for her to directly enter the main draw. On Monday June 23, 2008, Rossana was beaten by Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
in the first round at Wimbledon. Rossana then played at the Palermo tournament and defeated 5th seed Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
6–4 6–1.
2011
Rossanna has not played in any WTA or ITF tournaments this year (or since the 2010 US Open2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
).
ITF Circuit singles
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | June 7, 1993 |  CasertaCaserta Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range... |
Clay |  Sarah Pitkowski-MalcorSarah Pitkowski-Malcor Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor is a former professional female tennis player from France. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 29, which she achieved on 1 November 1999.... |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | April 10, 2000 |  La Canada |
Clay |  Yi Jing-Qian |
3–6 7–5 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 1, 2000 | Virginia Beach |
Clay | Eve-Marie Pelletier |
7–6(5) ret. |
| Runner-up | 4. | Octomber 9, 2000 | Miramar Miramar Miramar is a place name of Spanish origin. It means "sea-view" or "sea sight" from mira and mar .-Places:Asia*Miramar, Panaji, GoaEurope*Miramar, a hamlet in the commune of Théoule-sur-Mer, France... |
Clay |  Alina JidkovaAlina Jidkova Alina Vladimirovna Jidkova , soubriquet Alinka, is a former Women's Tennis Association tennis player.... |
1–6, 7–6(2), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | November 6, 2000 | Miramar Miramar Miramar is a place name of Spanish origin. It means "sea-view" or "sea sight" from mira and mar .-Places:Asia*Miramar, Panaji, GoaEurope*Miramar, a hamlet in the commune of Théoule-sur-Mer, France... |
Hard | Sandra Cacic Sandra Cacic Sandra Cacic is a professional American tennis player.Cacic's highest WTA singles ranking is 39th, which she reached on May 9, 1994. Her career high in doubles was at 87 set at February 8, 1999.... |
7–5 1–6 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | July 11, 2004 | College Park College Park -Canada:* College Park , a former Eaton's department store building in Toronto* College Park, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood* College Park East, Saskatoon, a neighborhood-United States:... |
Hard |  Olga Puchkova |
7–5 4–6 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | May 6, 2006 | Indian Harbour Beach, Florida Indian Harbour Beach, Florida Indian Harbour Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,152 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 8,441... |
Clay |  Edina Gallovits-Hall |
3–6 7–6(5) 7–6(0) |
| Runner-up | 8. | May 16, 2006 | Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach, Florida The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth... |
Clay |  Jorgelina CraveroJorgelina Cravero Jorgelina Cravero is a professional Argentine tennis player. In 2007 Cravero qualified for three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, losing in the opening round every time, including to Justine Henin at Wimbledon 2007. She lost to Martina Müller at the 2007 Australian Open and Aravane Rezaï at the... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1. | November 29, 2006 | San Diego |
Hard |  Ivana AbramovićIvana Abramovic Ivana Abramović is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high on the WTA singles rankings was number 143 on January 3, 2004. She reached her career high doubles ranking of No... |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | May 8, 2007 | Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach, Florida The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth... |
Clay |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthyBrenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | September 3, 2007 | Mestre Mestre Mestre is a city part of the comune of Venice, in Veneto, northern Italy.The city is connected to Venice by a large rail and road bridge, called Ponte della Libertà .... |
Clay | Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010... |
6–4 3–6 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | September 17, 2007 |  Albuquerque |
Hard |  Ani Maret |
7–6(6) 1–6 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | March 31, 2008 | Pelham Pelham -Surname:* British Whig politicians:** Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham and his sons, both Prime Ministers of Great Britain** Henry Pelham ** Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne * American artistic family:... |
Clay | Raquel Kops-Jones Raquel Kops-Jones Raquel Kops-Jones is a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She made her debut in professional competition in 2000, aged 17, at an ITF tournament in Boca Raton.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | September 15, 2008 | Albuquerque |
Hard | Julie Ditty Julie Ditty Julie Ditty is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91... |
6–4 7–6(3) |
| Runner-up | 11. | February 3, 3009 |  CaliCalì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... |
Clay | Anastasia Yakimova |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | March 30, 2009 | Pelham Pelham -Surname:* British Whig politicians:** Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham and his sons, both Prime Ministers of Great Britain** Henry Pelham ** Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne * American artistic family:... |
Clay | Jorgelina Cravero Jorgelina Cravero Jorgelina Cravero is a professional Argentine tennis player. In 2007 Cravero qualified for three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, losing in the opening round every time, including to Justine Henin at Wimbledon 2007. She lost to Martina Müller at the 2007 Australian Open and Aravane Rezaï at the... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | March 30, 2009 |  Baymon |
Hard | Mirjana Lučić Mirjana Lucic Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | Jovember 30, 2009 | Buenos Aeries 3 |
Clay | Paula Ormaechea Paula Ormaechea Paula Ormaechea is an Argentine tennis player. Ranked No. 215 as of 18 July 2011, she has won seven ITF singles titles and played for Argentina Fed Cup team.- Personal life :... |
7–5, 6–1 |
Singles
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 1994 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1995 1995 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1996 1996 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1997 1997 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1998 1998 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1999 1999 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 2000 2000 WTA Tour The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S... | 2001 2001 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2002 2002 WTA Tour The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events.... | 2003 2003 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2004 2004 WTA Tour The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events.... | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | W–L |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams defended her title after winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Justine Henin in the final.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina ... |
3–7 |
| French Open | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | LQ | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R 2009 French Open – Women's Singles Ana Ivanović was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka.Svetlana Kuznetsova won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Dinara Safina in 74 minutes. It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004... |
2R 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6 in the final and became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Seeds:... |
17–10 |
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
6–9 |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | 6–11 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 13–27 |