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Gisela Dulko

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Residence: Buenos Aires, Argentina
DOB: January 30, 1985
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Weight: 123 1/2 lbs. (56 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (January 2001)
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1999 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Buenos Aires.

2000 - Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first WTA main draw at Miami, falling 1r (as WC); fell in qualifying once; won four singles titles on ITF CIrcuit.

2002 - SF at Casablanca (l. to Zakopalova); reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - QF at Estoril; reached 2r three times; fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one WTA doubles title.

2004 - First Top 50 season; QF four times, at Memphis, Indian Wells, Bali and Beijing; reached 4r once, 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Olympics) and in qualifying once; made Top 100 debut on February 16 (rose from No.112 to No.98) and Top 50 debut on August 2 (rose from No.52 to No.43); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up at Hobart (l. to Zheng in final); SF three times, at Estoril, 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Safarova both times) and Bangkok (l. to Vaidisova); QF at Toronto; reached 3r twice and 2r 14 times (incl. all four majors); fell 1r twice; won three WTA doubles titles.

2006 - Another Top 100 season; QF three times, at Bogotá, Indian Wells and Estoril; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying twice; won two WTA doubles titles.

2007 - Another Top 50 season; won first two WTA titles at Budapest (d. Cirstea in final) and Forest Hills (d. Razzano in final); runner-up at Pattaya City (l. to Bammer 75 36 75 in final; led 5-3 third set w/3mp); SF at Portoroz (l. to Srebotnik); QF twice, at Acapulco and Estoril; reached 3r once and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; won third WTA title at Fès (d. Medina Garrigues in final); QF at Eastbourne; reached 3r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Olympics, US Open).

2009 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up at Bogotá (l. to Martínez Sánchez in final); SF at Bastad (l. to Martínez Sánchez); QF three times, at Hobart, Monterrey and Stuttgart; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open and Strasbourg - l. to Cohen-Aloro 46 76(5) 64; held 3mp at 64 54); fell 1r five times and in qualifying once; won two WTA doubles titles (both w/Pennetta).

2010 - Fifth Top 50 season in last seven years; runner-up at Bastad (l. to Rezai in final); SF at Bogotá (l. to Kerber); QF twice, at Hobart and Acapulco; reached 3r four times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Wimbledon and Rome - l. to Schnyder 67(5) 62 76(5); held 3mp at 6-5 third set); won eighth WTA doubles title at Bogotá (w/Gallovits) and ninth through 15th WTA doubles titles w/Pennetta (incl. WTA Championships); made doubles Top 10 debut on May 10 (after Rome; rose from No.18 to No.10) and reached No.1 on November 1 (after WTA Championships).

2011 - Eighth straight Top 100 season; won fourth WTA title at Acapulco (d. Parra Santonja in final); SF at Monterrey (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); reached 4r once (Roland Garros) and 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying once; won first Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open w/Pennetta, also qualifying for WTA Championships in doubles (l. to Peschke/Srebotnik in SF); adductor injury forced retirement in Roland Garros 4r and withdrawal from Wimbledon; also withdrew from Marbella w/shoulder injury and from Linz and Luxembourg w/low back injury.
SINGLES
Winner (4): 2011 - Acapulco; 2008 - Fès; 2007 - Budapest, Forest Hills; 2002 - ITF/Jackson, MS-USA; 2001 - ITF/Boca Raton, FL-USA, ITF/Miami-USA, ITF/Civitanova-ITA, ITF/Rimini-ITA; 2000 - ITF/Montevideo-URU.
Finalist (4): 2010 - Bastad; 2009 - Bogotá; 2007 - Pattaya City; 2005 - Hobart.

DOUBLES
Winner (17): 2011 - Australian Open (w/Pennetta); 2010 - Bogotá (w/Gallovits), Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, Bastad. Montréal, Moscow, WTA Championships (all w/Pennetta); 2009 - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Pennetta); 2006 - Bogotá (w/Pennetta), Cincinnati (w/Camerin); 2005 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Kirilenko), Bangkok (w/Asagoe), Linz (w/Peschke); 2004 - ITF/Waikoloa, HI-USA (w/Tarabini), ITF/Rockford, IL-USA (w/Diaz-Oliva); 2003 - Casablanca, ITF/Bromma-SWE (both w/Salerni); 2002 - ITF/Hallandale Beach, FL-USA (w/Sequera); 2000 - ITF/Asunción-PAR, ITF/Montevideo-URU (both w/Cravero).
Finalist (13): 2011 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing (both w/Pennetta); 2010 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Pennetta); 2009 - Bogotá, Stuttgart (both w/Pennetta), Indian Wells (w/Peer); 2006 - Estoril (w/Sánchez Lorenzo), Stanford (w/Camerin); 2005 - New Haven (w/Kirilenko); 2004 - Warsaw (w/Tarabini), Beijing (w/Vento-Kabchi); 2002 - Casablanca (w/Martínez Granados).

ADDITIONAL
Argentine Fed Cup Team, 2000, 2004-09; Argentine Olympic Team, 2004, 2008.
Coached by brother Alejandro; started playing tennis at age 7 after watching him ... Mother is Ana; father Estanislao is deceased ... Married Fernando Gago at a ceremony in Buenos Aires in July 2011 ... Favorite surface is clay ... Has three dogs: Goran, Nicole, Guga ... Favorites include pizza, movies Pearl Harbor and Good Will Hunting, actors Josh Hartnett and Keanu Reeves, musician Alejandro Sanz, Hawaii and cities Buenos Aires and Paris ... Enjoys shopping (especially clothes by Armani) ... Relaxes by going to the beach ... Admires mother's strength; tennis players most admired are Pete Sampras and Marat Safin ... Runs the Dulko Tennis Academy with her brother (website is dulkotennis.com).
- Has one WTA Player Award: Doubles Team Of The Year w/Pennetta (2010).
- Junior highlights include doubles titles at 2000 US Open (w/Salerni), 2001 Wimbledon (w/Harkleroad) and 2002 Australian Open (w/Widjaja).