Paula Ormaechea
![]() Ormaechea at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||
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Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sunchales, Argentina | 28 September 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,052,904 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 407–274 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 16 ITF | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 59 (21 October 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 961 (8 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2012) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2013, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2013) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 147–134 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 9 ITF | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 188 (22 July 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2014) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2013) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2013) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 21–13 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 9 April 2024. |
Paula Ormaechea (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpawla oɾmaeˈtʃea]; born 28 September 1992) is an Argentine tennis player based in Italy. She has won sixteen singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 October 2013, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59.[1]
Ormaechea has a 21–13 win–loss record, playing for Argentina Fed Cup team.[2] She plays in the Italian Tennis Serie A1 (major circuit) in the Tennis Club Rungg of Eppan an der Weinstraße, in South Tyrol near Bolzano.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Paula Ormaechea was born 1992 to Mirna and Marcelo Ormaechea.[4] She has two sisters, Valentina and Sofía.[4] Juan Pablo Guzmán, former ATP tennis player, serves as her coach. Ormaechea cites Roger Federer, Serena and Venus Williams as her role models,[5] and also admires Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.[5]
Career review
[edit]Junior career
[edit]Ormaechea entered professional junior tournaments in 2006. She defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals of the Banana Bowl, but lost to Ana Bogdan in the final.[6][7] Ormaechea won her next title at the Uruguay Bowl in March 2009. She also played at the French Open and US Open, but fell to Bianca Botto and Richèl Hogenkamp in the first round, respectively. In addition, she won four doubles events, her last junior doubles title came at Canadian Open championship in September 2009.
Fed Cup / BJK Cup
[edit]Ormaechea made her debut for Argentina Fed Cup team on 26 April 2009 in the 2009 World Group Playoff against Ukraine. She partnered María Irigoyen, losing to Mariya Koryttseva and Olga Savchuk in straight sets.[8] Ormaechea made her singles debut in 2010 World Group II rubber against Estonia.[9] She lost her first match to world No. 61, Kaia Kanepi,[10] and the second one to Maret Ani.[11] Ormaechea also played in the rubber against Canada, and lost both of her singles matches — against Aleksandra Wozniak and Valérie Tétreault.[12]
2011
[edit]Her first tournament was an ITF event in Colombia, where she lost to Alexandra Cadanțu in straight sets in the first round of qualifying. After this, she played the Copa Colsanitas, but again lost in qualifying, this time in the second round. Despite her bad run, Paula rebounded and won an ITF tournament in Santiago, Chile one month later. She then played four ITF events during May, reaching the final of one, but losing to top seed Lucie Hradecká.
Paula then played the qualifying for the Brussels Open, her first Premier tournament. She got to the final round of qualifying after defeating Catalina Castaño and Andrea Hlaváčková, but was then swept aside by doubles specialist Abigail Spears, 6–1, 6–1.
Following this loss, she headed to Rome to play a $25k tournament, but lost in the second round to Sofia Shapatava. Then, following another loss in the quarterfinals of an ITF event in Poland and an early elimination in the qualifying at the Budapest Grand Prix, Paula's form improved when she qualified for the Gastein Ladies in Kitzbühel, Austria. She there lost in the first round of the main draw to María José Martínez Sánchez, in straight sets.
Paula then took a break from the WTA Tour, playing eight ITF events from August to October, winning two of them.
2012
[edit]Ormaechea began new season at the Sydney International where she lost in the second round of qualifying to 13th seed Vania King. Following this loss, she headed to Melbourne for the Australian Open where she qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw beating seventh seed CoCo Vandeweghe, Hsieh Su-wei, and 19th seed Yvonne Meusburger. In the first round of the main draw, she overcame Simona Halep in three sets.[13] In the second round, however, she was sent crashing out by eighth seed Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets.[14] Due to her strong beginning of the new season, her ranking peaked at over No. 140 for the first time.
2013: French Open 3rd round, top 100 and new career-high rankings
[edit]She made her debut in the top 100 on 10 June 2013, at world No. 81, following the 2013 French Open where she reached the third round.
She reached a career-high of No. 59, on 21 October 2013.
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2023 Charleston Open.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Italian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[b] | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
China Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 38 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 10–7 | 11–19 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 38 | 30–44 | 41% |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0–1 |
US Open | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International[c] | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2023 | Copa Cali, Colombia | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 32 (16 titles, 16 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2009 | ITF Juárez, Mexico | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2009 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2010 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–3 | Jun 2010 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 4–3 | Jul 2010 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 2010 | ITF Brasília, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(1), 7–6(6) |
Win | 6–3 | Mar 2011 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 6–4 | May 2011 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7–4 | Sep 2011 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 8–4 | Sep 2011 | ITF Foggia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2011 | ITF Villa de Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–5 | May 2013 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 10–5 | Jun 2015 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11–5 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 12–5 | Apr 2016 | ITF Lins, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 13–5 | Apr 2016 | ITF Bauru, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 13–6 | Sep 2016 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 13–7 | Dec 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(5), 1–6 |
Win | 14–7 | Jul 2018 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 14–8 | Sep 2018 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 14–9 | Nov 2018 | Copa Colina, Chile | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 15–9 | Sep 2019 | ITF Sankt Pölten, Austria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 15–10 | Mar 2021 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 15–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15–12 | Jul 2021 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 15–13 | Jan 2022 | Traralgon International, Australia | 60,000+H | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 15–14 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Loss | 15–15 | Mar 2022 | ITF Anapoima, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 15–16 | Sep 2022 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 16–16 | Oct 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2008 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 6–3, [9–11] |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2008 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2008 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7), 0–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2009 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 1–5 | Dec 2010 | ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | default |
Win | 2–5 | Mar 2011 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(2) |
Win | 3–5 | Apr 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Win | 4–5 | Jun 2011 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 5–5 | May 2013 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(11) |
Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2015 | ITF Palm Harbor, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Jun 2015 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–8 | Apr 2016 | ITF Lins, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–9 | Aug 2017 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 6–9 | Sep 2017 | ITF Trieste, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–5, [10–1] |
Loss | 6–10 | Dec 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Jul 2018 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 8–10 | Oct 2018 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(5) |
Win | 9–10 | Sep 2019 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 9–11 | Jan 2020 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4), 2–6 |
Loss | 9–12 | Sep 2020 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–13 | Jun 2021 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 9–14 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 9–15 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
National team participation
[edit]Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
[edit]Singles (12–10)
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Location | Surface | Against | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2010 | WG2 | Feb 2010 | Tallinn (EST) | Hard (i) | ![]() | Kaia Kanepi | L | 1–6, 5–7 |
Maret Ani | L | 2–6, 3–6 | ||||||
WG2 PO | Apr 2010 | Montreal (CAN) | Carpet (i) | ![]() | Aleksandra Wozniak | L | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Valérie Tétreault | L | 7–6(6), 1–6, 1–6 | ||||||
2012 | Z1 RR | Feb 2012 | Curitiba (BRA) | Clay | ![]() | Larikah Russell | W | 6–3, 6–0 |
![]() | Aleksandra Wozniak | W | 7–5, 6–4 | |||||
![]() | Ferny Ángeles Paz | W | 6–1, 6–0 | |||||
![]() | Catalina Castaño | W | 6–2, 6–4 | |||||
WG2 PO | Apr 2012 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | ![]() | Yi-Miao Zhou | W | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Qiang Wang | W | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
2013 | WG2 | Feb 2013 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | ![]() | Johanna Larsson | W | 6–3, 6–0 |
Sofia Arvidsson | L | 5–7, 7–6(6), 2–3 ret. | ||||||
WG2 PO | Apr 2013 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | ![]() | Johanna Konta | W | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Laura Robson | W | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||||||
2014 | WG2 | Feb 2014 | Pilar (ARG) | Clay | ![]() | Misaki Doi | W | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Kurumi Nara | W | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
WG PO | Apr 2014 | Sochi (RUS) | Clay | ![]() | Elena Vesnina | L | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Ekaterina Makarova | L | 1–6, 2–6 | ||||||
2015 | WG2 | Feb 2015 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | ![]() | Venus Williams | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
CoCo Vandeweghe | W | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
WG2 PO | Apr 2015 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | ![]() | Sara Sorribes Tormo | L | 6–4, 6–7(2), 1–6 | |
Lara Arruabarrena | L | 1–6, 6–4, 7–9 |
Doubles (0–2)
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2009 | WG PO | Apr 2009 | Mar del Plata (ARG) | ![]() | Hard | María Irigoyen | Mariya Koryttseva Olga Savchuk | L | 6–2, 6–0 |
2014 | WG2 | Feb 2014 | Pilar (ARG) | ![]() | Clay | María Irigoyen | Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki | L | 6–0, 6–4 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ Paula Ormaechea at the Women's Tennis Association
- ^ "Paula Ormaechea at the Fed Cup".
- ^ "Serie A1, Il Tennis Club Parioli torna sul tetto d'Italia". 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b Paola Ormaechea at the International Tennis Federation
- ^ a b El Tenis Que No Vemos: Conociendo a… Paula Ormaechea (3 August 2009)
- ^ "Banana Bowl, 2008, J1 Girls". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Argentine and Romanian win the Banana Bowl". 16 March 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Fed Cup: World Group Playoff: Ukraine defeated Argentina 5–0 in Argentina
- ^ Fed Cup: Ani & Kanepi lead Estonian debut (4 February 2010)
- ^ Fed Cup: Estonia in driving seat (6 February 2010)
- ^ Fed Cup: Estonia seals Playoff spot (7 February 2010)
- ^ Fed Cup World Group II Playoffs: Canada vs. Argentina 5–0
- ^ "Australian Open – Simona Halep goes out in first round". 16 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Australian Open – Radwanska, Jankovic win in straight sets". 19 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
External links
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