Fabiola Zuluaga

Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979) is a retired tennis player from Colombia. She reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Fabiola is one of the most successful tennis players that Colombia has had (see Iván Molina).[1]

Fabiola Zuluaga

French Open 2005
Country (sports)	Colombia
Residence	Bogotá, Colombia
Born	(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 Cúcuta, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,358,668
Singles
Career record	298–189
Career titles	5 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 16 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (2004)
French Open	4R (2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2003)
US Open	3R (2003, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	3R (2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	51–56
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 128 (1 February 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998)
US Open	Q1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2004)

Fabiola won a record seven singles titles in Bogotá, of which five were on the WTA Tour and three on the ITF Women's Circuit. She retired from the professional tour on 9 September 2005.[2]

WTA career finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (5–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (5–1) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	Feb 1999	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Christína Papadáki	6–1, 6–3
Winner	2.	Oct 1999	São Paulo, Brasil	Clay	Patricia Wartusch	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	May 2000	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Gala León García	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	Feb 2002	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	6–1, 6–4
Winner	5.	Feb 2003	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	6–3, 6–2
Winner	6.	Feb 2004	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	María Sánchez Lorenzo	3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	Sep 2002	Quebec, Canada	Clay	María Emilia Salerni	Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck	4–6, 6–3, 7–5

ITF finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (9–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 February 1994	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Cecilia Hincapié	4–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	20 February 1995	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Karin Palme	6–0, 6–4
Winner	2.	25 February 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Gloria Pizzichini	6–4, 6–3
Winner	3.	23 June 1996	Bytom, Poland	Clay	Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner	4.	14 December 1997	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Martina Nejedly	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	14 June 1998	Sochi, Russia	Hard	Meghann Shaughnessy	6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	5 July 1998	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6–1, 7–6
Winner	6.	6 December 1998	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Adriana Serra Zanetti	6–3, 6–2
Winner	7.	13 December 1998	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Andrea Glass	6–1, 6–1
Winner	8.	5 December 1999	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Miriam D'Agostini	6–0, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	10 December 2000	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Catalina Castaño	1–4 ret.
Winner	9.	14 October 2001	Hallandale Beach, United States	Clay	Catalina Castaño	6–3, 3–6, 4–3 ret.
Runner-up	4.	18 November 2001	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Renata Voráčová	1–6, 6–7^(7–9)

Doubles (2–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	10 June 1996	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Ángeles Montolio	Virág Csurgó Nóra Köves	7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	9 June 1997	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Elena Tatarkova	Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele	3–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	1 June 1998	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Melissa Mazzotta	Larissa Schaerer Miroslava Vavrinec	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	5 July 1998	Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Melissa Mazzotta	Alice Canepa Tathiana Garbin	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	30 November 1998	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Mariana Mesa	Katarina Srebotnik Zuzana Váleková	3–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	5 December 1999	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Mariana Mesa	Miriam D'Agostini Larissa Schaerer	2–6, 7–6, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	A	A	1R	SF	2R	7–4
French Open	Q2	3R	3R	A	1R	3R	4R	2R	10–6
Wimbledon	Q1	1R	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1–3
US Open	2R	2R	A	A	2R	3R	3R	2R	8–6
Win–Loss	1–1	3–3	3–2	0–0	1–2	5–4	10–4	3–3	26–19
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held		3R	Not Held			3R	NH	4–2
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	4–2
Premier Mandatory
Indian Wells	Q2	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	4R	8–3
Miami	A	3R	2R	A	1R	1R	2R	3R	6–6
Win–Loss	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	5–2	5–2	14–9
Premier 5
Rome	A	A	SF	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	5–5
Montreal/Toronto	A	1R	1R	A	QF	3R	2R	1R	6–6
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	4–2	0–0	3–2	3–2	1–2	0–2	11–11
Premier
Charleston	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	2R	1–4
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	A	2–2
Warsaw	A	A	A	NH	A	QF	2R	A	3–2
San Diego	Q1	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	0–4
New Haven	A	Q2	2R	A	A	A	A	A	1–1
Moscow	A	A	A	A	A	Q3	1R	A	0–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–5	1–2	7–13
International series
Sydney	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	2–1
Bogotá	QF	W	2R	A	W	W	W	SF	26–3
Acapulco	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0–1
Madrid	A	1R	F	A	SF	2R	Not Held		8–4
Quebec	A	A	QF	A	2R	A	A	A	3–2
Hobart	A	A	1R	A	A	A	QF	A	2–2
Florida	A	QF	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	3–3
Brazil	NH	W	2R	A	1R	Not Held			6–3
Win–Loss	2–1	12–2	8–6	0–0	9–4	6–2	7–1	5–2	50–18
Year-end ranking	95	48	42	277	74	38	23	84	N/A

* statistics correct as of 28 March 2013

References

1. Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (in Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.
2. Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (in Spanish) Accessed 28 October 2006.

External links

• Fabiola Zuluaga at the Women's Tennis Association
• Fabiola Zuluaga at the International Tennis Federation
• Fabiola Zuluaga at the Fed Cup