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
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979
Cúcuta, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,358,668
Singles
Career record298–189
Career titles5 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 16 (17 January 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (2004)
French Open4R (2004)
Wimbledon2R (2003)
US Open3R (2003, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career record51–56
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (1 February 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2004)
WimbledonQ1 (1998)
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (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.
Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005W–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.
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