Marta Marrero(born 16 January 1983) is a Spanish a professionalpadelplayer and former tennis player.

Marta Marrero
Country (sports)Spain
ResidenceLas Palmasde Gran Canaria
Born(1983-01-16)16 January 1983(age 41)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$888,544
Singles
Career record256–191
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (18 October 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2001)
French OpenQF (2000)
Wimbledon2R (2001, 2002)
US Open1R (2000–04)
Doubles
Career record100–115
Career titles2 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (18 July 2005)

In tennis, she reached the quarterfinals of theFrench Open,won twoWTAdoubles titles, and also a total of 14ITFsingles and doubles titles. Her highest singles rank on theWTA Tourwas world No. 47, which she reached in 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was No. 47, set in July 2005.

Since 2015 she is a professionalpadelplayer where she has attained a world No. 1 ranking as of 2019.[1]

Tennis career

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Marrero turned professional in 1998. At the2000 French Open,she reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier. In the second round, Marrero defeatedDominique Van Roost,who defeated No. 2 seedLindsay Davenportin the first round. Reaching the fourth round, she defeated Paraguay'sRossana de los Ríosin three sets. It was the first time in French Open history that two qualifiers met in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, Marrero was defeated by eventual runner-up,Conchita Martínez,7–6, 6–1. At the2001 French Open,she lost in the third round toKim Clijsters,who finished runner-up.

2004 saw Marrero win first WTA Tour doubles title inSopot,Poland. In the final, she andNuria Llagostera VivesdefeatedKlaudia JansandAlicja Rosolska.In 2005, Marrero won her second (and last) doubles title. PartneringAntonella Serra Zanetti,the team, which was seeded fourth, defeatedDanielaandSandra Klemenschitsin the final.

At the2007 US Open,Marrero competed in thedoubles competitionwithSelima Sfar.In the first round they defeatedRoberta Vinciand former world-number-one doubles playerPaola Suárez,in three sets. They lost in the second round, however, toAlicia MolikandMara Santangelo,who were the2007 French Opendoubles champions.

Marrero announced her retirement from tennis in 2010, after struggling with injuries.[2]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (2–1)
Tier IV & V (0–2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2001 Basel,Switzerland Clay (i) Joannette Kruger Anabel Medina Garrigues
María José Martínez Sánchez
6–7(5–7),2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2004 Sopot,Poland Clay Nuria Llagostera Vives Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Oct 2004 Hasselt,Belgium Hard (i) Nuria Llagostera Vives Mara Santangelo
Jennifer Russell
3–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 May 2005 İstanbul,Turkey Clay Antonella Serra Zanetti Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits
6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Aug 2005 Budapest,Hungary Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Émilie Loit
Katarina Srebotnik
1–6, 6–3, 2–6

ITF finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (9–9)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 13 September 1998 Póvoa de Varzim,Portugal Hard Wendy Fix 6–0, 6–0
Loss 1. 5 October 1998 Girona,Spain Clay Ángeles Montolio 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 19 April 1999 Gelos,France Clay Stephanie Devillé 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 11 July 1999 Darmstadt,Germany Clay Petra Mandula 6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Win 2. 18 July 1999 Getxo,Spain Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win 3. 19 September 1999 Otočec,Slovenia Clay Angelika Rösch 6–2, 6–1
Win 4. 26 September 1999 Sofia,Bulgaria Clay Lubomira Bacheva 6–2, 6–3
Win 5. 26 March 2000 Taranto,Italy Clay Gloria Pizzichini 6–4, 6–4
Win 6. 23 April 2000 Gelos,France Clay Anabel Medina Garrigues 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 7. 16 November 2003 Le Havre,France Clay (i) Aurélie Védy 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. 1 December 2003 Palm Beach Gardens, US Clay Lindsay Lee-Waters 3–6, 3–6
Win 8. 10 October 2004 Girona Clay Dally Randriantefy 3–6, 7–6, 6–0
Loss 5. 19 January 2007 Algiers,Algeria Clay Michelle Gerards 7–5, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 13 May 2007 Rome,Italy Clay Caroline Maes 4–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 22 September 2007 Lecce,Italy Clay Alisa Kleybanova 1–6, 0–6
Loss 8. 8 October 2007 Reggio Calabria,Italy Clay Sandra Martinović 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 9. 26 April 2009 Torrent, Spain Clay Lara Arruabarrena 2–6, 3–6
Win 9. 4 May 2009 Badalona, Spain Clay Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 13 September 1998 ITF Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal Hard Aleksandra Srndovic Ana Gaspar
Frederica Piedade
6–1, 6–0
Loss 1. 11 October 1998 ITF Girona, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
6–4, 1–6, 6–7
Win 2. 17 April 2000 ITF Gelos, France Clay Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2. 28 April 2007 ITF Torrent, Spain Clay Carla Suárez Navarro Ekaterina Lopes
Evgeniya Rodina
6–7(7),6–3, 2–6
Loss 3. 18 April 2007 ITF Gran Canaria, Spain Clay Carla Suárez Navarro Anne Keothavong
Frederica Piedade
w/o
Win 3. 24 September 2007 ITF Granada, Spain Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Alexandra Dulgheru
Monica Niculescu
6–4, 6–1
Win 4. 8 October 2007 ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Stefanie Haidner
Sandra Martinović
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4. 3 February 2008 ITF Belford, France Hard (i) María José Martínez Sánchez Lucie Hradecká
Andrea Hlaváčková
6–7(8),4–6
Win 5. 15 March 2008 ITF Las Palmas, Spain Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Anna Gerasimou
Anna Hawkins
6–2, 7–6(1)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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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.
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 W–L
Australian Open Q1 4R 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A A 5–5
French Open QF 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A Q1 A 8–6
Wimbledon Q1 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A A 2–5
US Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A Q2 A 0–6
Win–loss 4–2 6–4 3–4 1–4 1–4 0–4 15–22

References

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  1. ^"World padel tour rankings".Retrieved30 July2019.
  2. ^"Abandono el tenis por una lesión de tobillo"(in Spanish). La Provincia. 23 January 2010.Retrieved28 May2010.
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