Anabel Medina Garrigues Explained

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Anabel Medina Garrigues
Fullname:Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues
Residence:Valencia, Spain
Birth Date:1982 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Valencia
Height:1.69 m
Turnedpro:January 1998
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 5,927,350
Singlestitles:11
Retired:August 2018
Highestsinglesranking:No. 16 (4 May 2009)
Australianopenresult:4R (2002, 2009)
Frenchopenresult:4R (2007)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2006, 2008, 2009)
Usopenresult:3R (2005, 2007, 2011)
Doublestitles:28
Highestdoublesranking:No. 3 (10 November 2008)
Australianopendoublesresult:SF (2008)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2008, 2009)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (2009)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (2008, 2012)
Olympicsdoublesresult: Silver medal (2008)
Australianopenmixedresult:SF (2009)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (2011)
Wimbledonmixedresult:SF (2015)
Usopenmixedresult:SF (2013)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:18–16
Coachyears:2017-
Coachsinglestitles:2
Coachtournamentrecord:French Open (Ostapenko)

Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues (pronounced as /es/, anaˈbɛl meˈðina ɣaˈriɣes/; born 31 July 1982) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional player.

As a player she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 16 in 2009, and won 11 singles and 28 doubles titles, including the 2008 and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual. Like many of her Spanish compatriots, she was a clay-court specialist who grinds to win most of her rallies. However, unlike most of her fellow Spaniards, she preferred to play on hardcourts.She won the WTA tournament in Strasbourg, beating Katarina Srebotnik in the final in May 2008, thus defending the title she won the previous year against Amélie Mauresmo. Her other singles titles came at Palermo in 2011, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2001, at Canberra in 2006, Strasbourg in 2005 and Fès in 2009.

After retirement from singles tennis (she continues playing doubles) at the end of the 2014 season, Medina Garrigues became a professional coach, gaining success while working for Jeļena Ostapenko, who won the 2017 French Open Grand Slam title. In late 2017, she was named captain of Spain's Fed Cup team. She has also become tournament organizer at Valencia Open.

Career

2008

Together with Virginia Ruano Pascual, she won the French Open and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.

2011

Medina Garrigues began 2011 by losing in the first rounds of Auckland Open, Australian Open, and Copa Colsanitas and the qualifying draw of the Sydney International. She then reached her first semifinal in nine months in the Abierto Mexicano with wins over top seed Julia Görges and seventh seed Carla Suárez Navarro before losing to Gisela Dulko in straight sets. At the Indian Wells Open, she defeated Tamira Paszek before losing to Maria Sharapova.

Garrigues then qualified for the Tournament of Champions and reached the final, but she was defeated by defending champion Ana Ivanovic in two sets.

2012

Medina Garrigues reached the quarterfinals of Swedish Open in Båstad where she lost to Johanna Larsson.[1]

2014

Medina Garrigues started 2014 at the Australian Open. She lost in the first round to lucky loser Irina Falconi.[2]

At the Pattaya Open, Medina Garrigues was defeated in the first round by Alison Riske without winning a single game.[3] She announced that the French Open would be her last tournament before retiring from singles tennis, though she would continue to play doubles. Medina Garrigues lost in the second round of qualifying there to Tereza Smitková in two sets, ending her singles career.

2018

Medina Garrigues entered the doubles competition at the Madrid Open, partnering fellow Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja. Then in August, she retired from tennis circuit.

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open2R4R1R3R1R1R1R2R4R1R1R3R1R1R12–14
French Open1RAA2R3R3R4R3R2R2R2R3R1RQ215–11
Wimbledon1RAA1R1R3R1R3R3R1R1R2R1RA7–11
US Open1RAA2R3R1R3R2R2R1R3R1R1RA9-10
Win–loss1–43–10–14–44–44–45–46–47–41–43–45–40–40–143–46
Olympic Games
Summer Olympicsnot held1Rnot held1Rnot held1RNH0–3
Year-end championships
WTA Tour Championshipsabsent0–0
Tournament of Championsnot heldRRAbgcolor=thistleFAAA2–3
Premier Mandatory & 5
not heldnot Tier 13R2RAno Premier 53–2
Indian Wells Openabsent2R3R2R1R4R1R2R2R3R3RA11–10
Miami OpenAbsent2R2R2R2R2R4R2R4R2R1RA12–10
Madrid Opennot held1R3R1R3RQF1R7–6
Italian OpenA1RA2R3RQF2R1RA3R3R1RA11–9
Canadian OpenAbsent2R2R1RA1R1R2RAAA3–6
Cincinnati Opennot heldnot Tier 1A1R1R2RAA1–3
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Openabsent1R1RA1RAA0–3
China Opennot heldnot Tier 12R1R1R1RAA1–3
Career statistics
Overall win–loss28–2411–639–2237–2730–2537–2528–2545–2733–2822–2635–1823–2619–263–9477–351
Year-end ranking6611671393427352228732750100464-

Doubles

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2R1R1RQF1R3Rbgcolor=yellowSF3R1R2R1R1R2R2R3RAA0 / 1517–15
French OpenA1RAA1R2Rbgcolor=yellowSFQFbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSF3R3R1R1R3R1RA2R2 / 1531–13
WimbledonA1RAA1R3RQF3R3Rbgcolor=yellowSF1R2R1R1R3R3R3RAA0 / 1420–14
US OpenA1RAA2R1RA3Rbgcolor=yellowSF3R2R3Rbgcolor=yellowSF3R2R2RAA1R0 / 1320–13
Win–loss0–00–31–10–11–46–47–39–416–314–35–46–46–42–44–46–44–30–01–22 / 5788–55
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsAnot held1Rnot heldbgcolor=silverSnot held1Rnot held1Rnot held0 / 44–4
Year-end championships
Tour ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFAAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1
Premier M & Premier 5
Dubai / Qatar Open1RSF1RAQF1RANP5ANP50 / 52–5
Indian Wells OpenAAAAA2RSFQF1R1R1R1R1RQF2R1R1RAA0 / 128–12
Miami OpenAAAAA2RQF1R1RQFASFQF2RQF1R2RAA0 / 1114–11
Madrid Opennot held2R2R2R2R1RSF1R2RA1R0 / 96–9
Italian OpenAAA1RAFSF1RQFAAQF2R1RSF1R2RA2R0 / 1216–12
Canadian OpenAAAAAQFA1RA2RSF1RAA1R2RAAA0 / 76–7
Cincinnati Opennot heldTier IIIA2R1R1R1RQFQF2RAA0 / 75–7
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAAAAAAQF1RAQFAQF2RAAA0 / 54–5
China OpenTier IVTier II2R1RQF2R2R1R1RAAA0 / 75–7
align=left colspan="23" Career statistics
Titles040012014132032230028
Finals 050026136242142530046
Year-end ranking259421771657920192531125302430233236

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2008Clay2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 2009French Open (2) Clay Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 6–1

Other significant finals

Olympic Games

Doubles: 1 (silver medal)

WTA Elite Trophy

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Premier Mandatory tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Elite Trophy (0–1)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Premier (0–0)
International (11–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (10–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Jul 2001Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyTier VClay Cristina Torrens Valero6–4, 6–4
Loss1.Jan 2002Hobart International, AustraliaTier VHard Martina Suchá6–7(7–9), 1–6
Loss2.Feb 2003Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaTier IIIClay Fabiola Zuluaga3–6, 2–6
Win2.Jul 2004Palermo Ladies Open Tier VClay Flavia Pennetta6–4, 6–4
Win3.May 2005Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceTier IIIClay Marta Domachowska6–4, 6–3
Win4.Jul 2005Palermo Ladies Open Tier IVClay Klára Koukalová6–4, 6–0
Win5.Jan 2006Canberra International, AustraliaTier IVHard Cho Yoon-jeong6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Win6.Jul 2006Palermo Ladies Open Tier IIIClay Tathiana Garbin6–4, 6–4
Loss3.Oct 2006Guangzhou Open, ChinaTier IIIHard Anna Chakvetadze1–6, 4–6
Win7.May 2007Internationaux de Strasbourg Tier IIIClay Amélie Mauresmo6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss4.May 2008Morocco OpenTier IVClay Gisela Dulko6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win8.May 2008Internationaux de Strasbourg Tier IIIClay Katarina Srebotnik4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Loss5.Jul 2008Slovenia OpenTier IVHard Sara Errani3–6, 3–6
Win9.May 2009Morocco OpenInternationalClay Ekaterina Makarova6–0, 6–1
Loss6.Sep 2009Korea OpenInternationalHard Kimiko Date-Krumm3–6, 3–6
Win10.Apr 2011Estoril Open, PortugalInternationalClay Kristina Barrois6–1, 6–2
Win11.Jul 2011Palermo Ladies Open InternationalClay Polona Hercog6–3, 6–2
Loss7.Nov 2011Tournament of Champions, BaliEliteHard (i) Ana Ivanovic3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 45 (28 titles, 17 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–1)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0–1)
Premier (3–7)
WTA International (23–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–9)
Clay (16–7)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Mar 2001Mexican OpenTier IIIClay María José Martínez Sánchez Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win2.Apr 2001Porto Open, PortugalTier IVClay María José Martínez Sánchez Alexandra Fusai
Rita Grande
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win3.May 2001Bol Ladies Open, CroatiaTier IIIClay María José Martínez Sánchez Nadia Petrova
Tina Pisnik
7–5, 6–4
Loss1.Jul 2001Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyTier VClay María José Martínez Sánchez Tathiana Garbin
Janette Husárová
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win4.Aug 2001Swiss IndoorsTier IVClay María José Martínez Sánchez Joannette Kruger
Marta Marrero
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss2.Feb 2004Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaTier IIIClay Arantxa Parra Santonja Jasmin Wöhr
Barbara Schwartz
1–6, 3–6
Win5.Jul 2004Palermo Ladies Open Tier VClay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Henrieta Nagyová
6–3, 7–6
Loss3.Jan 2005Hobart International, AustraliaTier VHard Dinara Safina Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
4–6, 5–7
Loss4.Feb 2005Paris Indoors, FranceTier IICarpet (i) Dinara Safina Iveta Benešová
Květa Peschke
2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss5.Feb 2005Diamond Games Antwerp, BelgiumTier IIHard Dinara Safina Cara Black
Els Callens
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss6.May 2005Italian OpenTier IHard Maria Kirilenko Cara Black
Liezel Huber
0–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win6.Jun 2005Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsTier IIIGrass Dinara Safina Iveta Benešová
Nuria Llagostera Vives
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13–11)
Win7.Sep 2005Slovenia OpenTier IVHard Roberta Vinci Jelena Kostanić
Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss7.May 2006Warsaw Open, PolandTier IIClay Katarina Srebotnik Elena Likhovtseva
Anastasia Myskina
3–6, 4–6
Loss8.Jan 2007Hobart International Tier IVHard Virginia Ruano Pascual Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina
4–6, 5–7
Loss9.Apr 2007Amelia Island Championships, USTier IIClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Mara Santangelo
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win8.Jul 2007Stockholm Open, SwedenTier IVHard Virginia Ruano Pascual Chan Chin-wei
Tetiana Luzhanska
6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Win9.Jan 2008Hobart International Tier IVHard Virginia Ruano Pascual Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–4
Win10.Jun 2008French OpenGrand SlamClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Casey Dellacqua
Francesca Schiavone
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss10.Jun 2008Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsTier IIIClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
5–7, 2–6
Win11.Jul 2008Slovenia OpenTier IVHard Virginia Ruano Pascual Vera Dushevina
Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 6–1
Win12.Sep 2008China OpenTier IIHard Caroline Wozniacki Han Xinyun
Xu Yifan
6–1, 6–3
Loss11.Apr 2009Andalucia Tennis Experience, SpainInternationalClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 3–6
Win13.Jun 2009French OpenGrand SlamClay Virginia Ruano Pascual Victoria Azarenka
Elena Vesnina
6–1, 6–1
Win14.May 2010Morocco OpenInternationalClay Iveta Benešová Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová
6–3, 6–1
Win15.May 2010Portugal OpenInternationalClay Sorana Cîrstea Vitalia Diatchenko
Aurélie Védy
6–1, 7–5
Loss12.Jul 2010Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryInternationalClay Sorana Cîrstea Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin
3–6, 3–6
Win16.Jul 2010Gastein Ladies, AustriaInternationalClay Lucie Hradecká Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin
6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–5]
Win17.Feb 2011Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Edina Gallovits-Hall Sharon Fichman
Laura Pous Tió
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9]
Win18.Jul 2011Budapest Grand Prix InternationalClay Alicja Rosolska Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–2
Loss13.Apr 2012Charleston Cup, USPremierHard Yaroslava Shvedova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Lucie Šafářová
7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Win19.Mar 2013Brasil Tennis CupInternationalHard Yaroslava Shvedova Anne Keothavong
Valeria Savinykh
6–0, 6–4
Win20.Jun 2013Rosmalen Open, Netherlands InternationalGrass Irina-Camelia Begu Dominika Cibulková
Arantxa Parra Santonja
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Win21.Jul 2013Swedish OpenInternationalClay Klára Zakopalová Alexandra Dulgheru
Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–4
Loss14.Aug 2013New Haven Open, USPremierHard Katarina Srebotnik Sania Mirza
Zheng Jie
3–6, 4–6
Win22.Feb 2014Brasil Tennis Cup InternationalHard Yaroslava Shvedova Francesca Schiavone
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3]
Win23.Apr 2014Charleston Cup, USPremierClay (green) Yaroslava Shvedova Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win24.Feb 2015Antwerp Open, Belgium PremierHard (i) Arantxa Parra Santonja An-Sophie Mestach
Alison Van Uytvanck
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win25.May 2015Nuremberg Cup, GermanyInternationalClay Chan Hao-ching Lara Arruabarrena
Raluca Olaru
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss15.Aug 2015Stanford Classic, USPremierHard Arantxa Parra Santonja Xu Yifan
Zheng Saisai
1–6, 3–6
Loss16.Oct 2015Luxembourg OpenInternationalHard (i) Arantxa Parra Santonja Mona Barthel
Laura Siegemund
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss17.Nov 2015WTA Elite Trophy, ZhuhaiEliteHard (i) Arantxa Parra Santonja Liang Chen
Wang Yafan
4–6, 3–6
Win26.Feb 2016Mexican Open InternationalHard Arantxa Parra Santonja Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
6–0, 6–4
Win27.Mar 2016Monterrey Open, USInternationalHard Arantxa Parra Santonja Petra Martić
Maria Sanchez
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win28.May 2016Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceInternationalClay Arantxa Parra Santonja María Irigoyen
Liang Chen
6–2, 6–0

ITF finals

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

Singles (6–4)

Resultclass=unsortableNo.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Win1.29 March 1999ITF Pontevedra, Spain10,000Hard Ángeles Montolio6–1, 6–2
Loss1.23 April 2000bgcolor=lightblueITF Gelos, Francebgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Marta Marrero6–2, 5–7, 5–7
Loss2.12 July 2000Open de Marseille, France50,000Clay Ángeles Montolio2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win2.4 September 2000Open Denain, France50,000Hard (i) María José Martínez Sánchez2–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win3.7 October 2001ITF Girona, Spain50,000Clay Angelika Rösch6–4, 6–4
Win4.29 June 2003bgcolor=lightblueITF Périgueux, Francebgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Céline Beigbeder6–1, 6–2
Win5.8 September 2003Open Denain, France75,000Clay Gala León García6–4, 6–0
Loss3.21 September 2003ITF Bordeaux, France75,000Clay Zuzana Ondrášková7–6(4), 4–6, 3–6
Win6.13 June 2004Open de Marseille, France50,000Clay Ľubomíra Kurhajcová5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Loss4.9 June 2013Open de Marseille, France100,000Clay Andrea Petkovic4–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.11 May 1998ITF Tortosa, Spain10,000Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Patricia Aznar
Cynthia Perez
0–6, 3–6
Win1.5 July 1999ITF Vigo, Spain10,000Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Patricia Aznar
Ana Salas Lozano
7–5, 6–1
Win2.23 August 1999bgcolor=lightblueITF Bucharest, Romaniabgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Zuzana Váleková
7–5, 6–2
Loss2.17 April 2000bgcolor=lightblueITF Gelos, Francebgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Eva Bes
Marta Marrero
3–6, 4–6
Loss3.22 September 2002ITF Biella, Italy50,000Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Lubomira Bacheva
Eva Bes
5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5)
Win3.bgcolor=lightblueITF Périgueux, Francebgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Lana Popadić
Natacha Randriantefy
6–0, 6–3

Team events

Hopman Cup (1–1)

Resultwidth=110DateLocationSurfacewidth=170Partnerwidth=170OpponentsScore
Loss9 January 2007PerthHard Tommy Robredo Nadia Petrova
Dmitry Tursunov
0–2
Win5 January 2013PerthHard Fernando Verdasco Ana Ivanovic
Novak Djokovic
2–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hercog Digs Deep To Make Båstad SFs. 22 July 2012.
  2. News: Pye . John . Venus Williams out in 1st round at Australian Open . 25 July 2021 . apnews.com . 13 January 2014.
  3. News: Lisicki survives first-round WTA challenge in Thailand . 25 July 2021 . www.upi.com . 27 January 2014.