Paula Zabala

Paula Zabala Alvarez (born 26 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.

Paula Zabala
Full namePaula Zabala Alvarez
Country (sports) Colombia
Born (1985-01-26) 26 January 1985
Medellín, Colombia
Height5'4"
Prize money$46,277
Singles
Career record107–186
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 368 (22 February 2010)
Doubles
Career record95–96
Career titles0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 312 (28 December 2009)

Biography

Born in Medellín, Zabala was based in the United States and played collegiate tennis for Florida International University.[1][2]

As a professional player, she reached career-high rankings of 368 in singles and 312 in doubles. She won seven ITF titles, all in doubles. Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 2010 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she competed as a singles wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Austria's Patricia Mayr.[3]

Zabala played a Fed Cup doubles match for Colombia in 2010, partnering Karen Castiblanco in a win over the Bolivian pairing of María Fernanda Álvarez Terán and Maria Paula Deheza.[4]

ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 25 May 2008 Managua, Nicaragua Hard Nathália Rossi 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 18 October 2009 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Macall Harkins 5–7, 4–6

Doubles (7–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 4 July 2004 South Lake, United States Hard Tetiana Luzhanska Tamara Encina
Alison Ojeda		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 18 September 2005 Matamoros, Mexico Hard Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Ana Četnik
Story Tweedie-Yates		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 7 May 2006 Mazatlan, Mexico Hard Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Jelena Durisic
Andrea Remynse		 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 22 July 2007 Hamilton, Canada Clay Michaela Johansson Stéphanie Dubois
Surina De Beer		 w/o
Winner 5. 21 June 2008 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Lena Litvak Verena Piccolo
Alison Shemon		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 20 July 2008 Badajoz, Spain Hard Karen Castiblanco Adeline Goncalves
Kristina Pejkovic		 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 27 July 2008 A Coruña, Spain Hard Karen Castiblanco Neuza Silva
Nicole Thyssen		 2–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 20 September 2008 Chihuahua, Mexico Clay Lorena Arias Erika Clarke
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos		 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Winner 9. 18 July 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Karen Castiblanco Maria Fernanda Alves
Nicole Clerico		 1–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Winner 10. 3 October 2009 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay Andrea Koch Benvenuto Lucía Jara Lozano
Giannina Minieri		 6–0, 3–6, [10–4]
Runner-up 11. 17 October 2009 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Andrea Koch Benvenuto Dominika Diešková
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos		 w/o
Runner-up 12. 6 November 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Yuliana Lizarazo Karen Castiblanco
Andrea Koch Benvenuto		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 13. 6 December 2009 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Maria Fernanda Alves Alessia Camplone
Viktoryia Kisialeva		 6–2, 6–0

References
  1. "La paisa Paula Zabala avanzó en el Seguros Bolívar Open". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 15 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "Bio". Florida International University. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "Bogotá: Dulko avanza a la segunda ronda" (in Spanish). RPC-TV. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "Colombia venció 3-0 a Bolivia en la Copa Federación". El Espectador (in Spanish). 3 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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