Spanish tennis player
Gala León GarcíaCountry (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
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Born | (1973-12-23) 23 December 1973 (age 50) Madrid, Spain |
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Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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Turned pro | 1990 |
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Retired | 2004 |
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Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | US$ 1,053,309 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 277–224 (55.3%) |
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Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 27 (25 September 2000) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
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French Open | 4R (1996, 1999) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
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US Open | 3R (1998) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 77–73 (51.3%) |
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Career titles | 2 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 107 (12 June 2000) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
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Wimbledon | Q1 (1996) |
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US Open | 2R (1995) |
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Gala León García (born 23 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 21 September 2014, she was announced as the new Davis Cup captain for the Spanish national men's tennis team.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Legend |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III (1–2) |
Tier IV & V (0–2) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Patty Schnyder | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2000 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Anke Huber | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Iroda Tulyaganova | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2001 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
Legend |
Tier III (0–2) |
Tier IV & V |
ITF Circuit finals
Legend |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (6–5)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1. | 8 February 1993 | ITF Faro, Portugal | Hard | Sofia Prazeres | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 15 March 1993 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Chantal Reuter | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 22 March 1993 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Hard | Lenka Němečková | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 28 March 1994 | ITF Alicante, Spain | Clay | Yi Jingqian | 6–7(2), 7–6(7), 2–6 |
Win | 5. | 22 May 1995 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Hard | Vera Zhukovets | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | 6. | 10 July 1995 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | Estefanía Bottini | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | 17 July 1995 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | Christína Papadáki | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | 13 May 1996 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | 9 June 1997 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | 11 August 1997 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | Henrieta Nagyová | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 11. | 8 September 2003 | Open Denain, France | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 8 (2–6)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 1. | May 1992 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Hard | Rosa Bielsa | Paola Suárez Pamela Zingman | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Mar 1993 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Hard | Silvia Ramón-Cortés | Dominika Gorecká Lenka Němečková | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | Nov 1993 | ITF Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | Ana Segura | Magdalena Feistel Katharzyna Teodorowicz | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 1994 | Open de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Janet Souto | Seda Noorlander Hanneke Ketelaars | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | Jun 1994 | ITF Cáceres, Spain | Hard | Janet Souto | Mariam Ramón Climent María Sánchez Lorenzo | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 1997 | ITF Mollerusa, Spain | Clay | Marta Cano | Patricia Aznar Paula Hermida | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Oct 2002 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Sep 2003 | ITF Fano, Italy | Clay | María Emilia Salerni | Conchita Martínez Granados Giulia Casoni | 3–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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