Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born |
Pontevedra, Spain |
31 March 1981
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $ 2,434,215 |
Singles | |
Career record | 568 - 411 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 17 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (11 September 2006) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2009, 2011) |
French Open | 3R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2011, 2012, 2014) |
US Open | 3R (2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 377 - 215 |
Career titles | 6 WTA, 36 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (6 March 2006) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2006) |
French Open | 3R (2005) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2006, 2007, 2012) |
US Open | 1R (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
Last updated on: 7 November 2016. |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (born 31 March 1981) is a Spanish retired professional female tennis player. In September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 40.
In the 1999 Roland Garros, she won Girl's singles, defeating Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–4.
In 2000 she played her first WTA main draw at Madrid. However, she lost in the first round to Nicole Pratt. She also played in her first grand slam, losing in the first round of qualifying at the US Open to Émilie Loit. She ended her year at No. 141.
In 2001 she lost in the first round of Bogotá to Ángeles Montolio.
In 2002 she won her first main draw match at Bogotá, defeating Émilie Loit 7–6 (7), 7–6 (7). She would end up losing to María Emilia Salerni in the next round. In Porto, she defeated her first top 40 player, then No. 33 Cristina Torrens Valero. She would loe in the next round to Cara Black. In Estoril, she reached her first main draw quarterfinal. In August, Lino was suspended from the WTA tour for 3 months, after testing positive for cocaine that March.
In 2003 she lost in the first round of Bogotá to Gisela Dulko.
In 2004 she lost in the second round of Bogotá.
In 2005 she reached the top 100 for the first time. In Bogotá she made it to the final as a qualifier, but ended up losing to Flavia Pennetta. Soon after that, she reached the quarterfinals at Rabat. She then debuted at the top 100 on 15 August, climbing from No. 110 to No. 91. She ended at No. 77 in the world in singles and No. 63 in doubles.
In 2006 she made the quarterfinals of Pattaya City, losing to Shahar Pe'er. She then won her first WTA title defeating then No. 18 Flavia Pennetta in two tough sets. The next week she lost in the first round of Acapulco. She reached the second round of Indian Wells. After reaching the second round of Miami, she debuted at the top 50. After this she lost in the first round of Amelia Island, but then reached the third round of Charleston. She then won a Fed Cup match against Sybille Bammer. After this, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Émilie Loit, in what would be their last match against each other after playing each other 8 times, in which Loit has won six and Lino has won two. She then faced a five-match losing streak that would go on from Rome to Fed Cup. She finally snapped it at Palermo, but would lose in the second round. After this, she would reach the finals of Budapest, losing to Anna Smashnova. She would end her year at No. 52 in singles and No. 93 in doubles.