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Magüi Serna

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Magüi Serna
Country (sports)Spain
ResidenceLas Palmas
Born(1979-03-01)1 March 1979(age 45)
Las Palmas
Height1.67 m (5 ft5+12in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2006
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,065,291
Singles
Career record329–256
Career titles3WTA,6ITF
Highest rankingNo. 19 (12 January 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1997, 2002)
French Open4R (1998, 2003)
WimbledonQF (2000)
US Open4R (1997, 2000)
Doubles
Career record116–144
Career titles2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 25 (5 July 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2002)
French Open3R (2000, 2002)
Wimbledon3R (2001)
US Open2R (2000, 2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–10

María Luisa ( "Magüi" ) Serna Barrera(Spanish pronunciation:[maˈɾi.aˈlwisaˈmaɣwiˈseɾnaβaˈreɾa];[a]born 1 March 1979) is a formertennisplayer from Spain.

She started competing on theITF Circuitas from 1993, and joined theWTA Tourin 1996. On 12 January 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.

Serna produced an upset by defeatingJustine Heninin the 2001Scottsdaletournament, 7–6, 7–6.

WTA career finals

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Singles: 6 (3–3)

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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 SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2001 Eastbourne,UK Grass United StatesLindsay Davenport 2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2002 Porto, Portugal Clay SpainÁngeles Montolio 1–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win 1–3 Apr 2002 Estoril,Portugal Clay GermanyAnca Barna 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–3 Apr 2003 Estoril, Portugal Clay GermanyJulia Schruff 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–3 Apr 2003 Budapest,Hungary Clay AustraliaAlicia Molik 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (2–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2000 Rome,Italy Clay SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario United StatesLisa Raymond
AustraliaRennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2001 Knokke-Heist,Belgium Clay SpainVirginia Ruano Pascual RomaniaRuxandra Dragomir
RomaniaAndreea Vanc
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Apr 2002 Porto,Portugal Clay NetherlandsKristie Boogert ZimbabweCara Black
KazakhstanIrina Selyutina
6–7(6–8),4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2003 Eastbourne,United Kingdom Grass United StatesJennifer Capriati United StatesLindsay Davenport
United StatesLisa Raymond
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2003 New Haven,United States Hard AustraliaAlicia Molik SpainVirginia Ruano Pascual
ArgentinaPaola Suárez
6–7(6–8),3–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2004 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass AustraliaAlicia Molik RussiaSvetlana Kuznetsova
RussiaElena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–5)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 3 April 1994 Gaborone, Botswana Hard United KingdomShirli-Ann Siddall 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 10 April 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard United KingdomShirli-Ann Siddall 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 4 July 1994 Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass RussiaTatiana Panova 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 19 March 1995 Zaragoza, Spain Clay SpainVirginia Ruano Pascual 6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 14 August 1995 Koksijde, Belgium Clay FranceSarah Pitkowski 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 21 August 1995 Brussels, Belgium Clay SpainConchita Martínez Granados 0–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 3 December 1995 Mallorca, Spain Clay (i) HungaryKira Nagy 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 28 July 1996 Valladolid, Spain Hard IsraelHila Rosen 6–3, 6–1
Winner 5. 18 August 1996 Wahlscheid, Germany Clay Czech RepublicAlena Vašková 6–2, 6–3
Winner 6. 25 August 1996 Athens, Greece Clay ArgentinaMariana Díaz Oliva 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 11 March 2006 Telde, Spain Clay FranceAravane Rezaï 4–6, 1–6

Doubles (1–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 27 March 1994 Nairobi, Kenya Hard GermanySybille Seyfried ZimbabweCara Black
South AfricaNannie de Villiers
2–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 3 April 1994 Gaborone, Botswana Hard NetherlandsAmanda Hopmans AustriaEvelyn Fauth
Czech RepublicRadka Surová
6–3, 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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–L
Australian Open 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 9–9
French Open 3R 4R 1R 3R 2R 1R 4R 2R A 12–8
Wimbledon 3R 4R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 3R A 12–8
US Open 4R 1R 3R 4R 1R 1R 2R 2R A 10–8
Win–loss 9–4 7–4 3–4 10–4 2–4 2–4 6–4 4–4 0–1 43–33

Notes

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  1. ^In isolation,Barrerais pronounced[baˈreɾa].
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