Virginia Ruano Pascual  | | Country | Spain | | Residence | Madrid, Spain | | Date of birth | September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) (age 36) | | Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | | Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | | Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) | | Turned pro | January, 1992 | | Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | | Career prize money | $5,874,898 | | Singles | | Career record | 395–348 | | Career titles | 3 WTA, 4 ITF | | Highest ranking | No. 28 (April 12, 1999) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | QF (2003) | | French Open | QF (1995) | | Wimbledon | 4th Round (1998) | | US Open | 3rd Round ('98, '99, '01) | | Doubles | | Career record | 574–253 | | Career titles | 42 WTA, 10 ITF | | Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 8, 2003) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | W (2004) | | French Open | W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) | | Wimbledon | F (2002, 2003, 2006) | | US Open | W (2002, 2003, 2004) | | Mixed Doubles | | Career record | | | Career titles | | | Grand Slam mixed doubles results | | French Open | W (2000 | | Last updated on: June 8, 2009. | Virginia Ruano Pascual (born September 21, 1973) is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain. She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 42 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles (eight partnering Paola Suárez of Argentina and two partnering Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain) Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals (won five, lost four) and they reached at least the semi-finals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in (winning run came to an end when they lost in the Wimbledon semi-finals). [edit] WTA Titles [edit] Singles | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tour Championships (0) | | Tier I Event (0) | | Tier II Event (0) | | Tier III Event (0) | | Tier IV Event (3) | | ITF Circuit (4) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final | | 1. | July 26, 1992 | Bilbao, Spain | Clay | Claire Wegink | 7–5, 6–2 | | 2. | March 19, 1995 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Magüi Serna | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 | | 3. | August 18, 1996 | New York City | Hard | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–3 | | 4. | May 18, 1997 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Clay | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | | 5. | April 26, 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | | 6. | April 29, 2001 | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | Clay | Maria Elena Camerin | 6–0, 6–3 | | 7. | October 12, 2003 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Saori Obata | 6–2, 7–6 | [edit] Grand Slam finals [edit] Doubles (16) [edit] Winner (10) | Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in final | Score in final | | 2001 | French Open | Paola Suárez | Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 6–1 | | 2002 | French Open (2) | Paola Suárez | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6–4, 6–2 | | 2002 | U.S. Open | Paola Suárez | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová | 6–2, 6–1 | | 2003 | U.S. Open (2) | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–2 | | 2004 | Australian Open | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–3 | | 2004 | French Open (3) | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–0, 6–3 | | 2004 | U.S. Open (3) | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 7–5 | | 2005 | French Open (4) | Paola Suárez | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | | 2008 | French Open (5) | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | | 2009 | French Open (6) | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina | 6–1, 6–1 | [edit] Runner-up (6) [edit] Mixed doubles (1) [edit] Winner (1) [edit] Doubles Titles (42) | Legend | | Grand Slam (10) | | WTA Championships (1) | | Tier I (11) | | Tier II (5) | | Tier III (7) | | Tier IV & V (8) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in final | Score in final | | 1. | January 18, 1998 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Paola Suárez | Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová | 7–6, 6–3 | | 2. | April 26, 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Paola Suárez | Cătălina Cristea Laura Montalvo | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | | 3. | May 10, 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Paola Suárez | Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–6, 6–4 | | 4. | May 23, 1999 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Paola Suárez | Maria Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingartner | 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 | | 5. | April 23, 2000 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Paola Suárez | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 7–5, 6–3 | | 6. | July 23, 2000 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Paola Suárez | Asa Carlsson Rita Grande | 7–5, 6–1 | | 7. | May 20, 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay | Els Callens | Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | | 8. | May 26, 2001 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Paola Suárez | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 | | 9. | June 10, 2001 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 6–1 | | 10. | July 22, 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Magüi Serna | Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie Andreea Vanc | 6–4, 6–3 | | 11. | February 24, 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Paola Suárez | Tina Krizan Katarina Srebotnik | 6–2, 6–1 | | 12. | March 3, 2002 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Paola Suárez | Tina Krizan Katarina Srebotnik | 7–5, 6–1 | | 13. | May 19, 2002 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Paola Suárez | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 6–3, 6–4 | | 14. | June 9, 2002 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6–4, 6–2 | | 15. | August 18, 2002 | Montreal | Hard | Paola Suárez | Rika Fujiwara Ai Sugiyama | 6–4, 7–6 | | 16. | September 8, 2002 | US Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová | 6–2, 6–1 | | 17. | September 14, 2002 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Paola Suárez | Émilie Loit Rossana de los Ríos | 6–4, 6–1 | | 18. | September 29, 2002 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Cara Black | Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–2, 6–3 | | 19. | April 13, 2003 | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Paola Suárez | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 6–0, 6–3 | | 20. | May 11, 2003 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | | 21. | August 23, 2003 | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | Hard | Paola Suárez | Alicia Molik Magüi Serna | 7–6, 6–3 | | 22. | September 7, 2003 | US Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–3 | | 23. | November 10, 2003 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | | 24. | February 1, 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–3 | | 25. | March 21, 2004 | Indian Wells, California, U.S. | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–1, 6–2 | | 26. | April 18, 2004 | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Paola Suárez | Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond | 6–4, 6–1 | | 27. | June 3, 2004 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–0, 6–3 | | 28. | September 11, 2004 | US Open | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 7–5 | | 29. | October 31, 2004 | Luxembourg | Hard (I) | Paola Suárez | Jill Craybas Marlene Weingartner | 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 | | 30. | March 5, 2005 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Paola Suárez | Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 | | 31. | March 19, 2005 | Indian Wells, California, U.S. | Hard | Paola Suárez | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 7–6, 6–1 | | 32. | April 17, 2005 | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Conchita Martínez | Iveta Benešová Květa Peschke | 6–1, 6–4 | | 33. | June 4, 2005 | French Open | Clay | Paola Suárez | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | | 34. | August 7, 2005 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Conchita Martínez | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6–7, 6–1, 7–5 | | 35. | August 13, 2006 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Paola Suárez | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–4 | | 36. | September 24, 2006 | Beijing, China | Hard | Paola Suárez | Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina | 6–2, 6–4 | | 37. | October 1, 2006 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Paola Suárez | Chia-jung Chuang Mariana Díaz-Oliva | 6–2, 6–3 | | 38. | August 5, 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Chin-Wei Chan Tetiana Luzhanska | 6–1, 5–7, 10-6 | | 39. | January 11, 2008 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Woehr | 6–2, 6–4 | | 40. | June 6, 2008 | French Open | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Casey Dellacqua Francesca Schiavone | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | | 41. | July 27, 2008 | Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Vera Dushevina Ekaterina Makarova | 6–4, 6–1 | | 42. | June 5, 2009 | French Open | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina | 6–1, 6–1 | [edit] Grand Slam women's singles performance timeline | Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | | Australian Open | - | - | 1r | - | 1r | 2r | 2r | 2r | 1r | 3r | 1r | QF | 2r | 1r | 4r | 2r | 3r | 2r | 0 / 15 | 17-15 | | French Open | q | q | q | QF | 1r | 3r | 3r | 1r | - | 2r | 2r | 1r | 3r | 2r | 1r | 1r | 1r | 2r | 0 / 14 | 14-14 | | Wimbledon | - | - | - | 1r | 1r | 2r | 4r | 1r | - | 2r | 2r | 1r | 3r | 1r | 2r | 3r | 2r | | 0 / 13 | 12-13 | | US Open | 1r | 1r | - | 1r | 1r | 1r | 3r | 3r | 2r | 3r | 1r | 1r | 2r | 1r | 2r | 1r | 2r | | 0 / 16 | 10-16 | | Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 8-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 6-4 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 6-4 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 2-2 | N/A | 53-58 | [edit] Grand Slam women's doubles performance timeline | Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | | Australian Open | - | - | - | - | - | QF | 2r | 2r | 2r | QF | 3r | F | W | 1r | QF | 1r | SF | 3r | 1 / 13 | 29-12 | | French Open | 1r | 2r | 2r | - | - | 1r | 2r | 2r | F | W | W | F | W | W | 2r | QF | W | W | 6 / 16 | 54-10 | | Wimbledon | - | - | - | - | 1r | 1r | 2r | 3r | QF | SF | F | F | SF | - | F | 3r | 3r | SF | 0 / 13 | 32-13 | | US Open | 2r | - | 1r | - | 1r | 2r | SF | 2r | 1r | 3r | W | W | W | SF | QF | 3r | SF | 3r | 3 / 16 | 41-13 | | Grand Slam Win-Loss | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 7-4 | 5-4 | 9-4 | 15-3 | 19-2 | 20-3 | 21-1 | 10-2 | 11-4 | 6-4 | 16-3 | 8-1 | N/A | 154-46 | | WTA Tour Championships | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | QF | SF | QF | W | SF | SF | - | SF | | 1 / 7 | 3-6 | - Total Doubles Grand Slams played: 56
- Total titles: 10
- Total matches played: 200
- Win/Loss record: 77%
- Consecutive finals played: 9 (w/ Suarez)
[edit] Awards - Named WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year for third straight year for 2004 with partner Paola Suárez.
- With partner Paola Suárez, received Premio Consagración Clarín al Mérito Deportivo 2003, an award presented to Argentine athletes for their achievements
- With partner Paola Suárez, named 2002 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year and 2002 ITF Women's Doubles World Champions
- In 1993 helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title and defend it in 1994
[edit] Personal Life Her father, Juan Manuel, works for Iberia Airlines; her mother, Virginia, is a housewife. Her brother, Juan Ramon, is a tennis pro at a club and also serves as her coach and her sister, Marbella, works in administration. Initially, she hyphenated her family names, but she has omitted the hyphen since 1998. Her hobbies include listening to music, watching sports (especially handball) and going to movies, especially those of Kevin Costner. She considers paella her favorite food and likes traveling to Hawaii. [edit] External links | World rankings · Top ten tennis players as of 30 November 2009 | | | | | | Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Spanish female singles tennis players as of October 19, 2009 | | | | | 6. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (137 ▲2) 7. Silvia Soler Espinosa (184 ▲1) 8. Eva Fernández Brugués (185 ▲14) 9. Virginia Ruano Pascual (202 ▼2) 10. Eloisa Compostizo de Andrés (219 ▲2) | | |