Gala León García
Gala León García (born 23 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 21 September 2014 she was announced as the new Davis Cup captain for the Spanish national men's tennis team.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 23 December 1973
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2004 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,053,309 |
Singles | |
Career record | 277–224 (55.29%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (25 September 2000) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
French Open | 4R (1996, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
US Open | 3R (1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 77–73 (51.33%) |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (12 June 2000) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1996) |
US Open | 2R (1995) |
WTA Tour Finals
Singles: 5 (1-4)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (1-2) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (0-2) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 6, 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | May 22, 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | July 17, 2000 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | July 16, 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | July 23, 2001 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (0-2)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (0-2) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 July 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles (6–5)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 8 February 1993 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 March 1993 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 22 March 1993 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 March 1994 | Alicante, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2), 7–6(7), 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 22 May 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–0 |
Winner | 6. | 10 July 1995 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 17 July 1995 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 13 May 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 9. | 9 June 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 11 August 1997 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 8 September 2003 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Grand Slam Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Career W-L | ||||||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0-7 | ||||||||
French Open | 4R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 11-9 | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3-9 | ||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 5-8 | ||||||||
Win-Loss | 3-3 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 19-33 |
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gollark: > now, do we make an exception specially for palaiologos to write C<@319753218592866315> we do not.
gollark: Oneliners everywhere, abuse of higher order functions and closure, apiothaumatic entities, zero classes, and odd state handling.
gollark: My default one is very obvious and I'm aware of that.
gollark: I can easily fake someone else's style though.
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