Paula Hermida

Paula Hermida Velo (born 24 October 1977) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

Paula Hermida
Full namePaula Hermida Velo
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1977-10-24) 24 October 1977
Ferrol, Spain
Retired2001
Prize money$92,380
Singles
Career record212-129
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 148 (13 May 1996)
Doubles
Career record56-65
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 230 (24 July 1995)

Biography

Hermida comes from the Galician city of Ferrol and was coached by her father. She won the Spanish Junior Championships as an 11-year old in 1988.[1]

As a professional she won 10 ITF singles titles, reaching a best ranking of 148 in the world. She featured in the main draw of the Birmingham Classic WTA Tour tournament in 1996 and during her career played in the qualifying event at all four grand slams.[2][1]

Retiring from professional tennis in 2001, Hermida went on to compete in the sport of padel tennis.[1]

ITF finals

Singles (10–6)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 24 January 1994 Pontevedra, Spain Carpet Germana Di Natale 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 31 July 1994 A Coruña, Spain Clay Anne Kremer 5–7, 1–6
Winner 3. 23 January 1995 Pontevedra Spain Hard Olga Barabanschikova 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–4
Winner 4. 13 February 1995 Faro, Portugal Hard Amelie Cocheteux 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 20 February 1995 Carvoeiro, Portugal Hard Vanina Casanova 6–1, 6–3
Winner 6. 4 September 1995 Cáceres, Spain Clay Alicia Ortuño 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 3 December 1995 Limoges, France Hard (i) Elena Pampoulova 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 14 April 1997 Elvas, Portugal Hard Alicia Ortuño 4–6, 3–6
DNP N/A 4 May 1997 Azeméis, Portugal Clay Alicia Ortuño N/A
Winner 9. 9 February 1998 Faro, Portugal Hard Sofia Prazeres 6–4, 6–4
Winner 10. 30 March 1998 Pontevedra, Spain Hard Maria Geznenge 6–1, 6–2
Winner 11. 18 May 1998 Azeméis, Portugal Hard Irina Selyutina 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 24 May 1999 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Tzipora Obziler 0–6, 4–6
Winner 13. 22 August 1999 Alghero, Italy Clay Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–4
Winner 14. 4 October 1999 Vila do Conde, Portugal Hard Stanislava Hrozenská 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 15. 17 October 1999 Welwyn, United Kingdom Hard (i) Laurence Andretto 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 16. 23 July 2000 Valladolid, Spain Hard María José Martínez Sánchez 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 31 July 1994 A Coruña, Spain Clay Sandra de Rafael Olivia de Camaret
Selima Sfar		 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 16 January 1995 Ourense, Spain Hard Olga Barabanschikova Stephanie Gomperts
Henriëtte van Aalderen		 5–7, 1–6
Winner 3. 23 January 1995 Pontevedra, Spain Hard Olga Barabanschikova Katia Altilia
Stephanie Content		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 20 February 1995 Carvoeiro, Portugal Hard Katia Altilia Renata Kochta
Martina Pawlik		 5–7, 4–6
Winner 5. 18 February 1996 Cali, Colombia Clay Eva Bes Miriam D'Agostini
Larissa Schaerer		 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 4 May 1997 Azeméis, Portugal Clay Aneta Soukup Shiri Burstein
Limor Gabai		 6–0, 6–4
Winner 7. 14 September 1997 Madrid, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar Marta Cano
Gala León García		 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 8. 3 May 1998 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Marina Escobar Bruna Colósio
Cristina Correia		 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 10 May 1998 Elvas, Portugal Hard Marina Escobar Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Debby Haak		 W/O

References
  1. Antón, B (26 January 2009). "Paula Hermida: Ahora ya no soy tan buena y por eso me cuesta coger la raqueta". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).
  2. "Tennis - DPS Classic - Birmingham". The Post-Standard. newspaperarchive.com. 11 June 1996.
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