Marina Escobar
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Full name | Marina Escobar Martínez |
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Country (sports) | Spain |
Born | 2 February 1977 |
Prize money | $29,555 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 325 (24 August 1998) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 140 (26 October 1998) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1998) |
Marina Escobar Martínez (born 2 February 1977) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit]Escobar, who had a best singles ranking of 325, was most prominent as a doubles player, winning five ITF titles in the late 1990s. She reached a career high doubles ranking of 140 and took part in the qualifying draw for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1998 Madrid Open, where she partnered with Mariam Ramón Climent to make the doubles semi-finals.
In 2001, while attending the University of Málaga, she represented Spain at the Summer Universiade, held in Beijing.[2]
ITF finals
[edit]$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 1 (0–1)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 22 April 1996 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | Kristina Triska | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 12 (5–7)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 29 January 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martinez Granados | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Laura García | 7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 23 June 1996 | Camucia, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes | Katia Altilia Paola Tampieri | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 24 November 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Eva Bes | Zuzana Lešenarová Lucie Steflová | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 31 August 1997 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Sandra Načuk | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 24 November 1997 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | Melanie Schnell Katalin Marosi | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 3 May 1998 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Paula Hermida | Bruna Colósio Cristina Correia | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 10 May 1998 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Paula Hermida | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Debby Haak | W/O |
Win | 4. | 22 June 1998 | Santander, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Juliana Garcia Mariana Mesa Pineda | 6–1, 7–6(1) |
Loss | 5. | 28 February 1999 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Debby Haak | Gabriela Chmelinová Olga Vymetálková | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 27 September 1999 | Lerida, Spain | Clay | Rocío González | Lana Miholcek Susanne Trik | 2–6, 7–6(2), 6–0 |
Loss | 6. | 4 October 1999 | Girona, Spain | Clay | Rocío González | Maria Wolfbrandt Mara Santangelo | 7–6(3), 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 31 July 2000 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Regina Temez | Patricia Aznar Yolanda Clemot | 2–6, 1–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 22 June - 05 July 1998". itftennis.com.
- ^ "Triunfos españoles en tenis y voleibol en la primera jornada de la Universiada". Universia (in Spanish). 24 August 2001.