Nuria Montero Explained

Nuria Montero
Birth Date:8 October 1978
Careerprizemoney:$21,157
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 297 (26 January 1998)
Doublestitles:11 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 193 (30 September 1996)

Nuria Montero (born 8 October 1978) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.[1]

Montero reached a career-best singles ranking of 297 and made her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance as a qualifier at the 1998 Madrid Open. She was beaten in the first round by María Sánchez Lorenzo, after securing qualifying wins over Conchita Martínez Granados, Syna Schmidle and Alicia Ortuño, the latter in a walkover.[2]

As a doubles player, Montero had a career-high ranking of 193, and won eleven titles on the ITF Circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.11 May 1997ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Veronica Stele6–3, 6–1
Loss1.13 July 1997ITF Vigo, SpainClay Conchita Martínez Granados2–6, 4–6
Loss2.14 September 1997ITF Mollerussa, SpainClay Kira Nagy1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.8 May 1995ITF Balaguer, SpainClay Marta Cano Rosa María Pérez
Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
6–1, 6–2
Winner2.14 May 1995ITF Mollet, SpainClay Marta Cano Mariana Eberle
Vanessa Menga
7–5, 6–4
Winner3.4 June 1995ITF Sevilla, SpainClay Marta Cano Hiroko Mochizuki
Misumi Miyauchi
6–7(4), 6–4, 6–4
Winner4.17 September 1995ITF Marseille, FranceClay Marta Cano Nathalie Callen
Patricia Mongauzi
6–4, 6–1
Winner5.17 March 1996ITF Zaragoza, SpainClay Elisa Penalvo Eva Bes
Laura García-Pacual
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner6.12 May 1996ITF Santander, SpainClay Marta Cano Joana Pedroso
Ana Salas Lozano
6–4, 6–4
Winner7.2 June 1996ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Marta Cano Désirée Leupold
Gisela Riera
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up1.21 July 1996ITF Bilbao, SpainClay Marta Cano Alicia Ortuño
Veronica Stele
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.1 December 1996ITF Mallorca, SpainClay Marta Cano Michaela Hasanová
Martina Nedelková
3–6, 5–7
Winner8.4 May 1997ITF Balaguer, SpainClay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Celeste Contin
Conchita Martínez Granados
0–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner9.11 May 1997ITF Tortosa, SpainClay Marta Cano Miriam D'Agostini
Veronica Stele
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Winner10.13 July 1997ITF Vigo, SpainClay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Conchita Martínez Granados
Gisela Riera
6–3, 6–0
Winner11.5 October 1997ITF Lerida, SpainClay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Carlijn Buis
Noelia Serra
6–7(1), 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up3.12 October 1997ITF Gerona, SpainClay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Conchita Martínez Granados
Gisela Riera
6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Nuria Montero WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. Web site: Madrid 1998 Tennis Tournament . www.itftennis.com.