Patricia Tarabini
Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine former tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Patricia reached her highest singles ranking; world number 29. Tarabini's highest doubles ranking was world number 12, which she achieved on August 17, 1998. Patricia turned pro in 1986, and won a total of 15 top-level doubles titles in her career. She is the 1996 French Open mixed doubles champion, which she won with Javier Frana.
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| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Born | 6 August 1968 La Plata, Argentina |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,541,551 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 147–143 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (9 May 1988) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1994, 1995) |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
| US Open | 3R (1987, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 449–347 |
| Career titles | 15 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (17 August 1998) |
Medal record
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Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: one final (one bronze medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Bronze | 2004 | Athens | Hard | |  | 6–3, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles 3 (0–3)
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| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 28 May 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay |  |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 December 1989 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 September 1990 | Paris, France | Clay |  |
5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles 31 (15–16)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 July 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  |
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 16 July 1989 | Arcachon, France | Clay | |
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6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 September 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 September 1989 | Paris, France | Clay | |
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 17 December 1989 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | |
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 29 April 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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7–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 22 July 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | |
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1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 16 September 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 21 July 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 29 September 1991 | Bayonne, France | Carpet | |
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6–3, RET |
| Winner | 11. | 20 September 1992 | Paris, France | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 18 July 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | |
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 13. | 1 August 1993 | San Marino | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 24 October 1993 | Budapest, Hungary | Carpet | |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 22 May 1994 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | |
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3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 31 July 1994 | Styria, Austria | Clay | |
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 7 May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 14 May 1995 | Rome, Italy | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 11 May 1997 | Rome, Italy | Clay | |
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 27 July 1997 | Stanford, California, USA | Hard | |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 5 April 1998 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA | Clay | |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 22. | 5 April 1999 | Amelia Island, Florida, USA | Clay | |
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7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 16 May 1999 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | |
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 24. | 26 September 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 23 April 2000 | Hilton Head, Florida, USA | Clay | |
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 26. | 15 April 2001 | Amelia Island, Florida, USA | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 20 May 2001 | Rome, Italy | Clay | |
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 28. | 15 July 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 29. | 16 September 2001 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | |
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7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 30. | 19 May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Clay | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 31. | 2 May 2004 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | |
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6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Mixed doubles 1 (1–0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 9 June 1996 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Career statistics
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A |
| US Open | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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