Sílvia Soler Espinosa Explained

Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Birth Date:19 November 1987
Birth Place:Elche, Spain
Height:1.69 m
Turnedpro:2003
Retired:2020
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$2,108,331
Singlestitles:5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 54 (21 May 2012)
Australianopenresult:2R (2015)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2014)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Usopenresult:3R (2011, 2012)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2012)
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 39 (28 April 2014)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2013, 2014)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2015)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2013)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2012)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:4–11

Sílvia Soler Espinosa (pronounced as /es/; born 19 November 1987) is a retired Spanish tennis player.

In her career, she won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[1] On 21 May 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 54. On 28 April 2014, she peaked at No. 39 in the doubles rankings.[2]

Playing for Spain Fed Cup team, Soler Espinosa has a win–loss record of 4–11.[3]

Personal life and background

Soler Espinosa is coached by Jerome Adamec. Her father works in a factory, while her mother is a housewife. She stated that her favourite court is clay. Silvia cited Steffi Graf as one of her biggest tennis idols.[4]

Tennis career

Junior years

In 2002, Soler Espinosa made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit at the age of 14. That year, she won her first ITF junior title in doubles, at the International Madrid, together with Astrid Waernes-Garcia. In September 2003, she won her first singles title at Torneo ITF Junior "Ciudad de Castro Urdiales". Later that year, she achieved her junior highest-ranking in singles at No. 158. On the Junior Circuit, she won three titles in singles, and two titles in doubles.[5]

ITF Women's Circuit

Soler Espinosa debuted on ITF Circuit in May 2003 at Almeria, Spain, where she was defeated Lauren Cheung in the first round. In 2007, she won her first ITF single title, at a $25k event in Sintra, Portugal. There, she defeated Dutch player Romana Janshen in two tiebreakers. In 2011, she played and won her first major ITF final, at the 2011 Allianz Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. On the ITF Circuit, she won five singles and two doubles titles.[6]

WTA Tour

In April 2009, Silver Espinosa made her first WTA Tour main-draw appearance at Andalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella, Spain. She lost in the first round to Kaia Kanepi. Silvia failed to qualify at all four Grand Slam tournaments.

2011: First Grand Slam main draw; entering top 100

Soler Espinosa had her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance at the French Open, and recorded her first major match win. In the second round, she was stopped by Chinese player Li Na.[7] At Wimbledon, she failed to qualify in the final round. At the US Open, she won two main-draw matches, before she was stopped by Carla Suárez Navarro, in straight sets. On 19 September, she entered the top 100, reaching world No. 90.

2012: Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 main-draw debut & Olympic Games

Silvia started season at the Sydney International, where she failed in qualifying. After that, she lost in the first round of the Australian Open. In February, she recorded two losses against Russian Fed Cup team, losing to Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively.

In March 2012, she made her first Premier Mandatory appearance, at the Indian Wells Open. She lost in the second round against Roberta Vinci. In Miami, she went one step further, and advanced to round three, in which she was stopped by Agnieszka Radwańska.

In April 2012, she again played with Fed Cup team and scored of 1–1 against Slovakia.

In May, Soler Espinosa made her first match win at the Madrid Open. She was stopped by Li Na in the second round. She also made the second round at the Italian Open.

At Wimbledon, she reached the second round but then was stopped by Vera Zvonareva, in three sets. Soler Espinosa also reached the second round of the Swedish Open in Båstad, before losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.[8]

In August 2012, Silvia made her first appearance at the Olympic Games, playing for Spain, but she was defeated in the first round by Heather Watson.

Second year in row, she made third round at the US Open.

2013: Grand Slam QF and Premier Mandatory SF in doubles

In doubles, she reached quarterfinals at the Australian Open, together with Carla Suárez Navarro. They were stopped by Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Together with Suárez Navarro, Silvia made another great result, reaching semifinals at the Madrid Open.

In doubles, she reached No. 59, on 8 July 2013.

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ2Q1Q11R1R1R2RAQ1Q2Q1A0 / 41–4
French OpenAQ1Q22RA2R3R2R1RQ1AA0 / 55–5
WimbledonAQ2Q1Q32R2R2R2RQ1AQ1ANH0 / 44–4
US OpenQ1Q1Q23R3R1R1RQ2AQ1Q2A0 / 44–4
Win–loss0–00–00–03–23–32–43–43–30–10–00–00–00–00 / 1714–17
National representation
Summer OlympicsANH1RNHANHP0 / 10–1
Premier Mandatory & 5
AAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
Indian Wells OpenAAAA2R2R2R1RAAAAP0 / 43–4
Miami OpenAAAA3R2R1R1RAQ1AAP0 / 43–4
Madrid OpenNHAAA2R1R1R1RQ1Q21RAP0 / 51–5
Italian OpenAAAA2RQ2AQ2AAAAP0 / 11–1
Canadian OpenAAAAAQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenNMSAAAQ1Q1Q2AAAAA0 / 00–0
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAA1RQ2Q2AAAAA0 / 10–1
China OpenNMSAAAQ11R1RAAAAA0 / 20–2
Career statistics
2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020SRW–L
Year-end ranking18718317082838268142128223177656$2,108,331

Doubles

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020W–L
Australian Open2RQFQF3R1RAAAA9–5
French OpenA1R1RQFAAAA3–3
WimbledonA3R1R1RAAAANH2–3
US Open2R1R1R1RAAAA1–4
Win–loss2–25–43–45–40–10–00–00–00–015–15

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceInternationalClay Monica Puig4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Irina Falconi2–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (1–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Brasil Tennis Cup,
Brazil
InternationalHard Francesca Schiavone Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
6–7(1–7), 6–2, [3–10]
Win1–1Connecticut Open,
United States
PremierHard Andreja Klepač Marina Erakovic
Arantxa Parra Santonja
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 2007ITF Sintra, Portugal25,000Clay (i) Romana Janshen7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–1Jul 2008ITF Vigo, Spain25,000Hard Neuza Silva3–6, 1–6
Loss1–2Jun 2009ITF Getxo, Spain25,000Clay Agustina Lepore7–6(7–3), 4–6, 0–6
Win2–2Sep 2009ITF Madrid, Spain25,000Hard Irina Buryachok6–3, 6–4
Win3–2Jun 2010ITF Getxo, Spain25,000Clay Sarah Gronert6–2, 6–1
Loss3–3Aug 2010Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany25,000Clay Magda Linette5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win4–3Sep 2011Sofia Cup, Bulgaria100,000Clay Romina Oprandi2–6, 6–6 ret.
Loss4–4Sep 2011Open de Saint-Malo, France100,000+HClay Sorana Cîrstea2–6, 2–6
Loss4–5Jun 2015Open Montpellier, France50,000+HClay Lourdes Domínguez Lino4–6, 3–6
Win5–5Jun 2016ITF Rome, Italy50,000Clay Laura Pous Tió2–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2006ITF Torrent, Spain25,000Clay Carla Suárez Navarro Ekaterina Makarova
Gabriela Velasco Andreu
4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 2006ITF Gorizia, Italy25,000Clay Matilde Muñoz Gonzalves Soledad Esperón
Chanelle Scheepers
4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Mar 2008ITF La Palma, Spain25,000Hard Estrella Cabeza Candela Yuliya Beygelzimer
Stefanie Vögele
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss0–4Oct 2009Open de Saint-Raphaël,
France
50,000Hard (i) Margalita Chakhnashvili Claire Feuerstein
Stéphanie Foretz
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss0–5Jul 2016ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic
75,000Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo Demi Schuurs
Renata Voráčová
5–7, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss0–6May 2017Open Saint-Gaudens,
France
60,000Clay Montserrat González Chang Kai-chen
Han Xinyun
5–7, 1–6
Win1–6Jun 2017ITF Barcelona, Spain60,000Clay Montserrat González Julia Glushko
Priscilla Hon
6–4, 6–3
Win2–6Apr 2018ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States60,000Clay Irina Bara Jessica Pegula
Maria Sanchez
6–4, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Titles.
  2. Web site: Silvia Soler Espinosa at WTA.
  3. Web site: Silvia Soler Espinosa at Fed Cup. 2 April 2020. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301103905/https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800240307. dead.
  4. Web site: Bio.
  5. Web site: Junior Profile.
  6. Web site: ITF Profile.
  7. Web site: Clijsters crashes out of French Open.
  8. Web site: Hercog bounces Görges from Båstad. 18 July 2012. Women's Tennis Association. 6 March 2014.