Virginia Ruano Pascual
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| Country (sports) |
 Spain
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| Residence | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 September 1973 Madrid, Spain |
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| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | January 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $6,076,081 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 395–353 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 4 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (12 April 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1998–99, 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 596–272 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 43 WTA, 10 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (8 September 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | W (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2002, 2003, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2002, 2003, 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |
 Silver medal (2004, 2008) |
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| Australian Open | QF (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 20 December 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Ruano Pascual (born 21 September 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.
She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles (eight partnering Paola Suárez of Argentina and two partnering Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain)
Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals (won five, lost four) and they reached at least the semi-finals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in (winning run came to an end when they lost in the Wimbledon semi-finals).
Her father, Juan Manuel, works for Iberia Airlines; her mother, Virginia, is a housewife. Her brother, Juan Ramon, is a tennis pro at a club and also serves as her coach and her sister, Marbella, works in administration. Initially, she hyphenated her family names, but she has omitted the hyphen since 1998.
Her hobbies include listening to music, watching sports (especially handball) and going to movies, especially those of Kevin Costner. She considers paella her favorite food and likes traveling to Hawaii.
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