María José Llorca

María José Llorca (born 3 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

María José Llorca
Full nameMaría José Llorca
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1970-03-03) 3 March 1970
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,031
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 184 (26 October 1987)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 157 (9 May 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1988)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open1R (1988)

Biography

Llorca is originally from Valencia and was trained in Barcelona as a junior.[1]

A a right-handed player, she appeared in a total of four Federation Cup ties for Spain, the first two in 1986 when she was still only 16. In 1987 she featured in another two ties, including a World Group second round fixture against Australia which they lost, despite Llorca winning the opening rubber against Anne Minter.[2]

From 1987 to 1991 she competed on the WTA Tour. She and Anna-Karin Olsson were runners-up in the doubles at the 1988 Spanish Open, which included a win over top seeds Bettina Fulco and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.[3]

Both of her grand slam main draw appearances came at the 1988 French Open, where she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles and mixed doubles, partnering Alison Scott and Jordi Arrese respectively.

In 2003 she took up the sport of paddle tennis and was ranked as high as two in the world, before retiring in 2009.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss May, 1988 Barcelona, Spain Category 1 Clay Anna-Karin Olsson Iva Budařová
Sandra Wasserman		 6–1, 3–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (3-3)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 8 September 1986 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Clare Wood 2–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 27 April 1987 Sutton, United Kingdom Hard Sybille Niox-Château 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 3. 11 May 1987 Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom Clay Elizabeth Galphin 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 4. 21 September 1987 Valencia, Spain Clay Inmaculada Varas 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 2 July 1990 Cherbourg, France Clay Alexandra Fusai 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 30 July 1990 Vigo, Spain Clay Catherine Mothes 6–4, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 5 (4–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 September 1986 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Ninoska Souto Claudia Hernández
Patricia Hy-Boulais		 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 21 September 1987 Valencia, Spain Clay Inmaculada Varas Rosa Bielsa
Elena Guerra		 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 3. 15 May 1989 Jaffa, Israel Hard Ilana Berger Anne Aallonen
Luciana Tella		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. 23 July 1990 A Coruña, Spain Clay Ana Belen Quintana Nathalie Rodríguez
Valerie Ledroff		 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 5. 30 July 1990 Vigo, Spain Clay Ana Segura Eva Bes
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 6–3, 6–4

See also

References
  1. "María José Llorca: "Hay que fomentar el deporte femenino, darle visibilidad"" (in Spanish). yosoynoticia.es. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. "Tennis Results". United Press International. 29 July 1987. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Barcelona - 25 April - 01 May 1988". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. "La magia del pádel 'ficha' a la subcampeona del mundo María José Llorca". El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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