Spanish tennis player
1.67 m (5 ft
5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro | 1996 |
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Retired | 2006 |
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Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $2,065,291 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 329–256 (56.2%) |
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Career titles | 3 WTA, 6 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 19 (12 January 2004) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 3R (1997, 2002) |
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French Open | 4R (1998, 2003) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2000) |
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US Open | 4R (1997, 2000) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 116–144 (44.6%) |
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Career titles | 2 WTA, 1 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 25 (5 July 2004) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | SF (2002) |
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French Open | 3R (2000, 2002) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (2001) |
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US Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
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Team competitions |
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Fed Cup | 10–10 |
María Luisa ("Magüi") Serna Barrera (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈlwisa ˈmaɣwi ˈseɾna βaˈreɾa];[a] born 1 March 1979) is a former tennis player from Spain.
She started competing on the ITF Circuit as from 1993, and joined the WTA Tour in 1996. On 12 January 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.
Serna produced an upset by defeating Justine Henin in the 2001 Scottsdale tournament, 7–6, 7–6.
WTA career finals
Singles: 6 (3–3)
Winner-Legend |
Grand Slam (0–0) |
Tier I (0–0) |
Tier II (0–1) |
Tier III (0–0) |
Tier IV & V (3–2) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2001 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2001 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2002 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Ángeles Montolio | 1–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Win | 1–3 | Apr 2002 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Anca Barna | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–3 | Apr 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Julia Schruff | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 3–3 | Apr 2003 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Alicia Molik | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 6 (2–4)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | May 2000 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Ruxandra Dragomir Andreea Vanc | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2002 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Kristie Boogert | Cara Black Irina Selyutina | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2003 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Jennifer Capriati | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2003 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Alicia Molik | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Jun 2004 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Alicia Molik | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 3 April 1994 | Gaborone, Botswana | Hard | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 10 April 1994 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 4 July 1994 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Tatiana Panova | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 March 1995 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 14 August 1995 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Sarah Pitkowski | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 21 August 1995 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | 0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 3 December 1995 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay (i) | Kira Nagy | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 28 July 1996 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Hila Rosen | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 18 August 1996 | Wahlscheid, Germany | Clay | Alena Vašková | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 25 August 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 March 2006 | Telde, Spain | Clay | Aravane Rezaï | 4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (1–1)
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.
Notes
- ^ In isolation, Barrera is pronounced [baˈreɾa].
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