Gala León García

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is León and the second or maternal family name is García.
Gala León García
Country (sports)  Spain
Residence Barcelona, Spain
Born (1973-12-23) 23 December 1973
Madrid, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro 1990
Retired 2004
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 1,053,309
Singles
Career record 277–224 (55.29%)
Career titles 1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 27 (25 September 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)
French Open 4R (1996, 1999)
Wimbledon 3R (1997)
US Open 3R (1998)
Doubles
Career record 77–73 (51.33%)
Highest ranking No. 107 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2001)
Wimbledon Q1 (1996)
US Open 2R (1995)

Gala León García (born 23 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 21 September 2014 she was announced as the new Davis Cup captain for the Spanish national men's tennis team.

WTA Tour Finals

Singles: 5 (1-4)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (1-2) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0-2) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. July 6, 1998 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay Switzerland Schnyder, PattyPatty Schnyder 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 2. May 22, 2000 Madrid, Spain Clay Colombia Zuluaga, FabiolaFabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 3. July 17, 2000 Sopot, Poland Clay Germany Huber, AnkeAnke Huber 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 4. July 16, 2001 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Uzbekistan Tulyaganova, IrodaIroda Tulyaganova 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. July 23, 2001 Sopot, Poland Clay Spain Torrens Valero, CristinaCristina Torrens Valero 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (0-2)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0-2) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 12 July 1999 Sopot, Poland Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 11 May 2000 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 1–6, 3–6

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0-7
French Open 4R 1R 3R 4R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 11-9
Wimbledon 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3-9
US Open 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 5-8
Win-Loss 3-3 3-4 4-4 4-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 1-3 1-3 19-33

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