Laura Pena

Laura Pena Roldán (born 1 November 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Laura Pena
Full nameLaura Pena Roldán
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979
Madrid, Spain
Prize money$52,168
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 158 (23 June 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 254 (13 September 1999)

Biography

Pena grew up in Seville and was ranked in the world's top 50 as a junior. In 1996 she won the Spanish Tennis Championships.[1]

On the professional tour, she reached a best ranking of 158 and won five ITF singles titles, three of which were $25,000 tournaments.[2] She had her best year in 1997, when she qualified for WTA Tour main draws at Bol and Cardiff, as well as competing as a wildcard in the Madrid Open.

ITF finals

Singles (5–5)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 15 July 1996 Bilbao, Spain Clay Nirupama Sanjeev 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 24 November 1996 Mallorca, Spain Clay Eva Bes 3–6, 5–7
Winner 3. 16 February 1997 Cali, Colombia Clay Sylvia Plischke 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 6 December 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Julia Vakulenko 4–6, 1–6
Winner 5. 7 March 1999 Albufeira, Portugal Hard Ana Salas Lozano 6–3, 6–1
Winner 6. 25 April 1999 Bari, Italy Clay Oana Elena Golimbioschi 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 9 May 1999 Athens, Greece Clay Ángeles Montolio 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 10 October 1999 Girona, Spain Clay Nuria Llagostera Vives 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 27 March 2000 Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy Clay Eva Fislová 6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Winner 10. 9 April 2000 Cagliari, Italy Clay Alice Canepa 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 February 1996 Mallorca, Spain Clay Nuria Llagostera Julia Abe
Anke Roos		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 12 April 1999 San Severo, Italy Clay Natascha de Kramer Oana Elena Golimbioschi
Mihaela Moldovan		 7–5, 6–0

References
  1. "Éxito rotundo del tenis andaluz en el Campeonato de España alevín". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 2 July 2017.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Laura Pena WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.