Paola Suárez | |
Residence: | Oviedo, Spain |
Birth Date: | 1976 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Pergamino, Argentina |
Turnedpro: | 1 March 1991 |
Retired: | 2007, 2014 |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $5,217,775 |
Singlestitles: | 4 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 9 (7 June 2004) |
Australianopenresult: | 4R (2001) |
Frenchopenresult: | SF (2004) |
Wimbledonresult: | QF (2004) |
Usopenresult: | QF (2003) |
Doublestitles: | 44 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 1 (9 September 2002) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | W (2004) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | F (2002, 2003, 2006) |
Usopendoublesresult: | W (2002, 2003, 2004) |
Othertournamentsdoubles: | yes |
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult: | W (2003) |
Australianopenmixedresult: | F (2002) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | F (2001) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (2000, 2003) |
Usopenmixedresult: | 2R (2000, 2003, 2007) |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
Paola Suárez (pronounced as /es-419/; born 23 June 1976) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She was one of the most prominent women's doubles players throughout the early and mid-2000s, winning eight Grand Slam titles, all of them with Virginia Ruano Pascual, and holding the No. 1 doubles ranking for 87 non-consecutive weeks. She was also a singles top ten player and semifinalist at the 2004 French Open.
Suárez began playing professional tennis at the age of 15. In 1994, she joined the professional tour as a singles player.
Suárez won four WTA titles (2004 Canberra, 2003 Vienna, 1998 & 2001 Bogotá) and 12 other minor tournaments. In 2004, she reached her only Grand Slam singles semi-final by defeating the 18th seed and future Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, but lost to Elena Dementieva. That year, she reached her highest WTA ranking of No. 9, to become the highest-ranked Argentine women's player since Gabriela Sabatini achieved the No. 3 ranking in 1989. Also in 2004, she won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens for the women's doubles with Patricia Tarabini.
She had success in singles but her best results came in doubles, winning more than half a dozen titles partnering fellow Argentine Laura Montalvo. However Suárez's more long-standing doubles partnership was with the Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual, with whom she won 32 of her 39 titles. Besides numerous WTA Tour titles, they won the French Open on four occasions, the US Open three times, and the Australian Open in 2004. Suárez and Ruano Pascual were the No. 1 female pair for three consecutive years after 9 September 2002 and were the WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004. They also reached nine straight Grand Slam finals, two short of Navratilova and Shriver's record of eleven.
In 2005, Suárez announced her forthcoming retirement for personal reasons. In June of that year, she underwent a labrum hip clinical intervention, with a recovery time of three to four months. She restarted playing in Sydney in January 2006 with Ruano Pascual, reaching the final, but suffered a calf injury short after. Later that year, she also reached the final of Wimbledon with Ruano Pascual, marking her third appearance in a final there.
Suárez returned to the circuit with a victory over Dinara Safina, ranked No. 15, in the San Diego Open singles tournament.
On 1 September 2007, Suárez retired after losing in the mixed doubles second round at the US Open. She partnered Kevin Ullyett and lost to Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber, 5–7, 4–6. She briefly returned to the WTA doubles tour in 2012, partnering her fellow Argentinian Gisela Dulko. The pair played at the London Summer Olympics but lost in the first round.[1] [2] [3]
In her career, Suárez earned more than $5.2 million, with four singles titles on the WTA Tour, and eight doubles Grand Slam titles.
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 2000 | French Open | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |||
Win | 2001 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Win | 2002 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 2002 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 2003 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9 | ||
Loss | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 2003 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Win | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 2004 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 | |
Win | 2004 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Win | 2005 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 2001 | French Open | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | |||
Loss | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 |
Result | Year | width=100 | Location | Surface | width=200 | Partner | width=180 | Opponents | Score |
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Bronze | 2004 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
Legend | |
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Tier I | |
Tier II | |
Tier III (2/2) | |
Tier IV & V (2/2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | width=55 | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Feb 1998 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1. | May 1999 | Madrid | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Loss | 2. | Feb 2000 | São Paulo | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
Loss | 3. | Jan 2001 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(12–10), 6–2 | |
Win | 2. | Feb 2001 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 4. | Mar 2002 | Acapulco | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 3. | Jun 2003 | Vienna | Clay | Karolina Šprem | 7–6(7–0), 2–6, 6–4 | |
Win | 4. | Jan 2004 | Canberra | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Legend | |
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Grand Slam tournaments (8–6) | |
WTA Championships (1–0) | |
Tier I (9–9) | |
Tier II (5–6) | |
Tier III (10–2) | |
Tier IV & V (11–2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1. | 5 May 1996 | Bol | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 2. | 18 January 1998 | Hobart | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | |
Win | 3. | 22 February 1998 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 4. | 26 April 1998 | Budapest | Clay | ![]() | Cătălina Cristea![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | |
Win | 5. | 3 May 1998 | Bol | Clay | ![]() | Joannette Kruger Mirjana Lučić | w/o | |
Win | 6. | 10 May 1998 | Rome | Clay | ![]() | Amanda Coetzer![]() | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | |
Win | 7. | 12 July 1998 | Maria Lankowitz | Clay | ![]() | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Loss | 1. | 21 February 1999 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | Christína Papadáki Seda Noorlander | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
Win | 8. | 23 May 1999 | Madrid | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Marlene Weingärtner | 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 | |
Win | 9. | 18 July 1999 | Sopot | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 10. | 10 October 1999 | São Paulo | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5 | |
Win | 11. | 20 February 2000 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 12. | 27 February 2000 | São Paulo | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 13. | 23 April 2000 | Hilton Head | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Loss | 2. | 11 June 2000 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | Martina Hingis![]() | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 14. | 16 July 2000 | Klagenfurt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Patty Schnyder | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | |
Win | 15. | 23 July 2000 | Sopot | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 | |
Loss | 3. | 21 August 2000 | New Haven | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | |
Loss | 4. | 8 October 2000 | Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5. | 19 February 2001 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 6. | 4 March 2001 | Acapulco | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | |
Loss | 7. | 11 March 2001 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 8. | 22 April 2001 | Charleston | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
Loss | 9. | 20 May 2001 | Rome | Clay | ![]() | Cara Black![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Win | 16. | 26 May 2001 | Madrid | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) | |
Win | 17. | 10 June 2001 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | Jelena Dokic![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 18. | 15 July 2001 | Vienna | Clay | ![]() | Vanessa Henke![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 19. | 24 February 2002 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 20. | 3 March 2002 | Acapulco | Clay | ![]() | Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik | 7–5, 6–1 | |
Loss | 10. | 1 April 2002 | Miami | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | |
Win | 21. | 19 May 2002 | Rome | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 22. | 9 June 2002 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 11. | 24 June 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 | |
Win | 23. | 18 August 2002 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
Win | 24. | 8 September 2002 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Win | 25. | 14 September 2002 | Bahia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Rossana de los Ríos | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Loss | 12. | 24 September 2002 | Leipzig | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Loss | 13. | 13 October 2002 | Filderstadt | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 14. | 13 January 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 26. | 13 April 2003 | Charleston | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 | |
Loss | 15. | 20 April 2003 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 27. | 11 May 2003 | Berlin | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 16. | 8 June 2003 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7 | |
Loss | 17. | 6 July 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 28. | 23 August 2003 | New Haven | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | |
Win | 29. | 7 September 2003 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 18. | 19 October 2003 | Zürich | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | |
Win | 30. | 10 November 2003 | Los Angeles | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | 19. | 5 January 2004 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() | ![]() Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 31. | 1 February 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 32. | 21 March 2004 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 33. | 18 April 2004 | Charleston | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Loss | 20. | 10 May 2004 | Rome | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 34. | 3 June 2004 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 | |
Loss | 21. | 26 July 2004 | San Diego | Hard | ![]() | Cara Black![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 35. | 11 September 2004 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 22. | 17 October 2004 | Moscow | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 23. | 24 October 2004 | Zürich | Hard (i) | ![]() | Cara Black![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 36. | 31 October 2004 | Luxembourg City | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() Marlene Weingärtner | 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 | |
Win | 37. | 5 March 2005 | Dubai | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 38. | 19 March 2005 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | |
Win | 39. | 4 June 2005 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 24. | 17 January 2006 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 | |
Loss | 25. | 8 July 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Win | 40. | 13 August 2006 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 41. | 24 September 2006 | Beijing | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 42. | 1 October 2006 | Seoul | Hard | ![]() | Chuang Chia-jung![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 43. | 6 January 2007 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() | Hsieh Su-wei![]() | 6–0, 6–2 | |
Win | 44. | 25 February 2007 | Bogotá | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Legend | |
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$50,000 tournaments | |
$25,000 tournaments | |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Win | 1. | 14 October 1991 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 2. | 4 November 1991 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 1. | 24 November 1991 | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | Clay | Svetlana Komleva | 2–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 3. | 27 April 1992 | Lerida, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 4. | 4 May 1992 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay | Svetlana Krivencheva | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
Win | 5. | 17 May 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 6. | 18 May 1992 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 7. | 21 November 1992 | La Plata, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | 2. | 23 October 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 8. | 19 November 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Loss | 3. | 17 December 1995 | Tacuman, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 9. | 11 October 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 10. | 25 October 1998 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Loss | 4. | 8 November 1998 | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 | |
Win | 11. | 22 November 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 12. | 19 September 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 |
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | 27 October 1991 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 2. | 24 November 1991 | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Svetlana Komleva | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3. | 4 May 1992 | Balaguer, Spain | Clay | ![]() | Svetlana Krivencheva ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 1. | 11 May 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 2. | 11 October 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | Bárbara Castro ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 | |
Win | 3. | 23 October 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Loss | 4. | 13 November 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 0–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 4. | 17 December 1995 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(4) | ||
Win | 5. | 11 February 1996 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Loss | 5. | 12 October 1997 | Sedona, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 | |
Win | 6. | 5 October 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 7. | 19 October 1998 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Loss | 6. | 13 September 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() Aliénor Tricerri | w/o |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | LQ | |
French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 1R | A | LQ |
Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | QF | A | A | LQ | |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | A | A | LQ |
width=140 | Tournament! | width=35 | 1994! | width=35 | 1995! | width=35 | 1996! | width=35 | 1997! | width=35 | 1998! | width=35 | 1999! | width=35 | 2000! | width=35 | 2001! | width=35 | 2002! | width=35 | 2003! | width=35 | 2004! | width=35 | 2005! | width=35 | 2006! | width=35 | 2007! | ... | 2012 | width=50 | SR! | width=50 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | F | bgcolor=lime | W | A | QF | 1R | A | 1 / 10 | 23–9 | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | F | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4 / 13 | 38–9 | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | F | F | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 29–12 | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | A | QF | 1R | A | 3 / 11 | 28–8 | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 15–3 | 19–2 | 20–3 | 21–1 | 6–0 | 11–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 8 / 46 | 118–38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | SF-B | Not Held | 1R | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | QF | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 3–4 |
Suárez's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface