Estrella Cabeza Candela
Estrella Cabeza Candela (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtɾeʎa kaˈβeθa kanˈdela]; born 20 February 1987) is a Spanish professional tennis player.
Cabeza Candela in Wimbledon, 2014 | |
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Barcelona |
Born | Los Palacios y Villafranca | 20 February 1987
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $505,750 |
Singles | |
Career record | 465–301 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 13 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 95 (13 May 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 601 (15 July 2019) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2013) |
French Open | 1R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
US Open | 1R (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 173–133 |
Career titles | 16 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 176 (2 April 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 608 (15 July 2019) |
Last updated on: 20 July 2019. |
Cabeza Candela has won 13 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 13 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 95. On 2 April 2012, she peaked at No. 176 in the doubles rankings.
Personal life
Cabeza Candela was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca. Parents are Manuel Cabeza (tennis coach) and Estrella Candela; sister is Ana (training to be an aeronautic engineer). She began playing tennis at age four with father and sister, and started playing seriously aged seven. Favorite surface is clay.
Career
Coached by Gonzalo Lopez and Martin Vilar, Cabeza Candela had a break out year in 2013. She broke into the top 100 for the first time at age 26 by reaching No. 95 on 13 May 2013. Later that summer, she played in her first main draw of a Grand Slam event at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, 0–6, 2–6. In early July, Cabeza Candela reached her best result in a WTA tournament by reaching the semifinals at Palermo, losing to Roberta Vinci in three sets.
ITF finals
Singles (13–16)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 August 2004 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7) | |
Winner | 1. | 19 June 2005 | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 13 November 2005 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 19 February 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Winner | 3. | 26 March 2006 | Sabadell, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Winner | 4. | 9 July 2006 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 1 June 2008 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 5. | 28 June 2008 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Winner | 6. | 13 July 2008 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
Runner-up | 4. | 21 September 2008 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 September 2008 | Granada, Spain | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 July 2009 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 26 July 2009 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Winner | 7. | 5 September 2010 | Mollerusa, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Winner | 8. | 27 March 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 22 October 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 9. | 8 September 2012 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 10. | 23 September 2012 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6 | |
Runner-up | 11. | 13 October 2012 | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 12. | 20 October 2012 | Seville, Spain | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7) | |
Runner-up | 13. | 31 March 2013 | Osprey, United States | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 14. | 7 June 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | |
Winner | 9. | 4 October 2015 | La Vall d'Uixó, Spain | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | |
Winner | 10. | 18 October 2015 | Melilla, Spain | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Winner | 11. | 8 November 2015 | Vinaròs, Spain | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Winner | 12. | 9 April 2017 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Runner-up | 15. | 21 May 2017 | La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | Clay | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 16. | 2 December 2017 | Castellón, Spain | Clay | 0–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |
Winner | 13. | 17 June 2018 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles (16–14)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 8 May 2004 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 6 November 2004 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 2. | 8 July 2005 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 2005 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 11 February 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 18 February 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 4. | 25 March 2006 | Sabadell, Spain | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 19 May 2006 | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | 11 May 2007 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 6. | 4 August 2007 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 28 March 2008 | La Palma, Spain | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 27 June 2008 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 25 July 2009 | Valladolid, Spain | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 14 February 2010 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 24 September 2010 | Foggia, Italy | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 23 October 2010 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 7. | 21 October 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 8. | 5 June 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] | ||
Winner | 9. | 3 July 2015 | Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 4 September 2015 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 10. | 19 September 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | ||
Winner | 11. | 25 September 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 12. | 16 October 2015 | Melilla, Spain | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 13. | 6 November 2015 | Vinaròs, Spain | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 13 May 2016 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 14. | 14 July 2017 | Turin, Italy | Clay | 5–7, 6–0, [10–8] | ||
Winner | 15. | 21 July 2017 | Imola, Italy | Carpet | 6–3, 1–6, [10–3] | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 13 October 2017 | Seville, Spain | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 20 October 2017 | Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 16. | 28 April 2018 | Óbidos, Portugal | Carpet | 7–6(7–3), 1–6, [10–6] |