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Virginia
Ruano Pascual

ESP
5' 6 1/2" (1.69 m)

Career Stats

Career High
1
Doubles Titles
43
Won / Lost
596 / 272
Prize Money
$6,076,080

Stories

Biography

  • Coached by Gabriel Urpi ... Omitted hyphen between family names in 1998 ... Father, Juan Manuel, works for Iberia Airlines; mother, Virginia, is a housewife; brother, Juan Ramón, is a tennis pro at a club; sister, Marbella, works in administration ... Hobbies include watching sports (especially handball) and going to movies ... Favorites include Kevin Costner, Hawaii and paella.

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

28

Height

5' 6 1/2" (1.69 m)

Birthday

Sep 21, 1973 September 21, 1973

Birthplace

Madrid, Spain

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (3): 2003 - Tashkent; 2001 - ITF/Sarasota, FL-USA; 1998 - Budapest; 1997 - Cardiff; 1996 - ITF/Bronx, NY-USA; 1995 - ITF/Zaragoza-ESP; 1992 - ITF/Bilbao-ESP.

DOUBLES
Winner (43): 2010 - Warsaw (w/Shaughnessy); 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Medina Garrigues); 2008 - Hobart, Roland Garros, Portoroz (all w/Medina Garrigues); 2007 - Stockholm (w/Medina Garrigues); 2006 - Los Angeles, Beijing, Seoul (all w/Suárez); 2005 - Dubai, Indian Wells, Roland Garros (all w/Suárez), Charleston, San Diego (both w/Martínez); 2004 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Charleston, Roland Garros, US Open, Luxembourg (all w/Suárez); 2003 - Charleston, Berlin, New Haven, US Open, Tour Championships (all w/Suárez); 2002 - Bogota, Acapulco, Rome, Roland Garros, Montréal, US Open, Bahia (all w/Suárez), Bali (w/Black); 2001 - Antwerp (w/Callens), Madrid, Roland Garros (both w/Suárez), Knokke-Heist (w/Serna); 2000 - Hilton Head, Sopot (both w/Suárez); 1999 - Madrid (w/Suárez); 1998 - Hobart, Budapest, Rome (all w/Suárez); 1995 - ITF/Lerida-ESP (w/Quentrec Eagle); 1992 - ITF/Valencia-ESP (w/Bottini), ITF/Porto-POR (w/Jaggard-Lai), ITF/Bilbao-ESP (w/Bes); 1991 - ITF/Torino-ITA, ITF/Porto-POR, ITF/Vigo-ESP (all w/Bes), ITF/Mantova-ITA (w/Maruska); 1990 - ITF/Cascais-POR, ITF/Lerida-ESP (both w/Bes).
Finalist (35): 2009 - Marbella (w/Medina Garrigues); 2008 - Birmingham (w/Bremond), Olympics (w/Medina Garrigues); 2007 - Hobart, Amelia Island, 's-Hertogenbosch (all w/Medina Garrigues); 2006 - Sydney, Wimbledon (both w/Suárez), Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Shaughnessy); 2005 - Toronto, Bangkok, Linz (all w/Martínez); 2004 - Auckland, Rome, San Diego, Moscow, Zürich (all w/Suárez), Los Angeles, Olympics (both w/Martínez); 2003 - Australian Open, Amelia Island, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Zürich (all w/Suárez); 2002 - Miami, Wimbledon (both w/Suárez); 2001 - Hobart (w/Dragomir Ilie), Acapulco, Indian Wells, Charleston (all w/Suárez); 2000 - Roland Garros, New Haven (both w/Suárez), Palermo (w/Dragomir Ilie); 1999 - Budapest (w/Montalvo).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2001 - Roland Garros (w/Carbonell).

ADDITIONAL
Spanish Fed Cup Team, 1992-97, 1999-2004, 2006-07; Spanish Olympic Team, 1996, 2004, 2008.