Marta Marrero
| Country (sports) |
 Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Born |
16 January 1983 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$888,544 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 256–191 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (18 October 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4th (2001) |
| French Open | QF (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2nd (2001, 2002) |
| US Open | 1st (2000–04) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 100–115 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (18 July 2005) |
Marta Marrero (born 16 January 1983) is a former professional Spanish tennis player. She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, won two WTA doubles titles, and also won a total of 12 ITF singles and doubles titles. Her highest singles rank on the WTA Tour was World Number 47, which she reached in 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was also World Number 47, reached in July 2005.
Career
Marrero turned professional in 1998. At the 2000 French Open, she reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier. In the second round, Marrero defeated Dominique Van Roost, who defeated number two seed Lindsay Davenport in the first round, 0–6, 7–5, 7–5. Reaching the fourth round, she defeated Paraguay's Rossana de los Ríos in three sets, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4. It was the first time in French Open history that two qualifiers met in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, Marrero was defeated by eventual runner-up Conchita Martínez, 7–6 (5), 6–1. At the 2001 French Open, she lost in the third round to Kim Clijsters, who finished runner-up.
2004 saw the Spaniard win Marrero first WTA doubles title in Sopot, Poland. In the final, she and Nuria Llagostera Vives defeated Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska. In 2005, Marrero won her second (and last, to date) WTA doubles title. Partnering Antonella Serra Zanetti, the team, which was seeded fourth, defeated Daniela and Sandra Klemenschits in the final.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, Marrero competed in the women's doubles competition with Selima Sfar. In the first round, Marrero and Sfar defeated Roberta Vinci and former world number one doubles player Paola Suárez in three sets. They lost in the second round, however, to Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo, who were the 2007 French Open doubles champions.
Marrero announced her retirement from tennis in 2010 after struggling with injuries.[1]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 5 (2-3)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (2-1) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0-2) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 5 August 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Clay |  Joannette Kruger |
Anabel Medina Garrigues María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 14 August 2004 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives |
 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 3 October 2004 | Hasselt, Belgium | Hard (i) | Nuria Llagostera Vives |
 Mara Santangelo  Jennifer Russell |
3-6 5-7 |
| Winner | 4. | 21 May 2005 | İstanbul, Turkey | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti |
 Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 31 August 2005 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
 Émilie Loit  Katarina Srebotnik |
1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Titles
Singles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) |
| ITF Titles (8) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1. | 13 September 1998 | Póvoa de Varzim | Hard | Wendy Fix |
6–0, 6–0 |
| 2. | 18 July 1999 | Getxo | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 3. | 19 September 1999 | Otočec | Clay |  Angelika Roesch |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 4. | 26 September 1999 | Sofia | Clay |  Lubomira Bacheva |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 5. | 26 March 2000 | Taranto | Clay | Gloria Pizzichini |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | 23 April 2000 | Gelos | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues |
2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 7. | 16 November 2003 | Le Havre | Clay (I) | Aurélie Védy |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 8. | 10 October 2004 | Girona | Clay |  Dally Randriantefy |
3–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
Grand Slam Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | q1 | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | - | - | - | - | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
| French Open | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | - | - | q1 | - | 0 / 6 | 8–6 |
| Wimbledon | q2 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | - | - | - | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |
| U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | - | q2 | - | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 4–2 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | - | - | - | - | N/A | 15–22 |
References
- ↑ "´Abandono el tenis por una lesión de tobillo´" (in Spanish). La Provincia. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
External links
- Marta Marrero at the Women's Tennis Association
- Marta Marrero at the International Tennis Federation
- Marta Marrero at the Fed Cup