Paula Ormaechea

Residence: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of Birth: 28 Sep 1992
Birthplace: Sunchales, Argentina
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Weight: 126 lbs. (57 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro

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Paula Ormaechea Biography

Coached by Federico Paskvan ... Father is Marcelo; mother is Mirna; sisters are Sofia and Valentina (both students); dog is Chicho ... Started playing tennis at age 3 when father introduced her ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surfaces are hard and clay ... Speaks Spanish and English ... Favorite books are the Harry Potter series; has seen all the Harry Potter movies too ... Favorite band is Coldplay ... Self-described as open-minded and positive ... Person most admired is father, Marcelo (for his mentality and approach to life) ... Tennis idols are the Williams sisters and Roger Federer.

	YTD	Career
WTA Singles Titles	0	0
WTA Doubles Titles	0	0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles	1	9
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles	1	5
Prize Money	$46,576	$202,018
W/L - Singles	17 - 10	154 - 81
W/L - Doubles	5 - 1	56 - 41

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Results

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
R32	Win	Tadeja Majeric (SLO)	148	6-2 7-6 (2)
R16	Win	Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS)	161	6-3 7-6 (3)
Q	Win	[5] Teliana Pereira (BRA)	128	6-7 (7) 6-2 6-2
S	Win	[6] Vania King (USA)	121	6-3 6-1
F	Win	Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER)	139	6-3 3-6 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+90

Prize Money

$7,600

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Rankings

Singles	Race to Istanbul	Doubles
116	62	253

Career-high Singles	Career-high Doubles
23-Apr-2012 (111)	11-Jul-2011 (242)

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News

Jankovic Strikes Thirteen In Bogotá

Feburary 24, 2013

Jelena Jankovic saved her best for last at the Copa Claro Colsanitas, beating first-time finalist Paula Ormaec...

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Fed Cup Gallery: All Around The World

April 21, 2013

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JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane, Sydney and Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Runner-up at Bogota (l. to Jankovic in final).

MARCH - Fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Fell in Charleston qualifying.

2007 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Argentina.

2008 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Played first WTA main draw at Bad Gastein, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in qualifying three times; won three singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - QF at Bogota; reached 2r twice (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying 13 times (incl. other two majors).

SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2013 - Bogotá.

ADDITIONAL
Argentine Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012-13.

Overall Stats

	YTD	Career
WTA Singles Titles	0	0
WTA Doubles Titles	0	0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles	1	9
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles	1	5
Prize Money	$46,576	$202,018
W/L - Singles	17 - 10	154 - 81
W/L - Doubles	5 - 1	56 - 41

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L		2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
1 / 1	AUSTRALIAN OPEN	2r	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0 / 1	FRENCH OPEN	1r	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

W/L		2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
1 / 1	AUSTRALIAN OPEN	2r	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0 / 1	FRENCH OPEN	1r	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Paula Ormaechea Results

Year
Tournament
Singles
Singles
Doubles
Doubles

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 13-May-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
R32	Win	Tadeja Majeric (SLO)	148	6-2 7-6 (2)
R16	Win	Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS)	161	6-3 7-6 (3)
Q	Win	[5] Teliana Pereira (BRA)	128	6-7 (7) 6-2 6-2
S	Win	[6] Vania King (USA)	121	6-3 6-1
F	Win	Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER)	139	6-3 3-6 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+90

Prize Money

$7,600

TRNAVA

ITF // SLOVAK REPUBLIC // 06-May-2013 // $75,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
R32	Win	[4] Melinda Czink (HUN)	107	1-6 6-1 6-2
R16	Win	Stephanie Dubois (CAN)	147	6-4 6-2
Q	Win	[Q] Kristina Kucova (SVK)	282	6-3 7-5
S	Loss	[2] Karin Knapp (ITA)	113	6-3 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$3,325

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 01-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 132 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
Q-R32	Win	[W] Victoria Duval (USA)	294	3-6 6-3 6-3
Q-R16	Loss	[5] Teliana Pereira (BRA)	119	7-5 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

Prize Money

$1,300

OSPREY

ITF // USA // 25-Mar-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 136 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
Q-R32	Loss	Valeria Solovyeva (RUS)	175	6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

Prize Money

$110

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 136 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
Q-R64	Loss	[25] Nina Bratchikova (RUS)	108	6-3 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

Prize Money

$1,285

BOGOTA

WTA // COLOMBIA // 18-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 198 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
R32	Win	Nina Bratchikova (RUS)	103	7-5 6-2
R16	Win	[4] Francesca Schiavone (ITA)	53	2-6 6-3 7-6 (3)
Q	Win	Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)	98	6-1 7-5
S	Win	[Q] Teliana Pereira (BRA)	156	7-6 (5) 6-3
F	Loss	[1] Jelena Jankovic (SRB)	24	6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+200

Prize Money

$20,000

CALI

WTA // COLOMBIA // 11-Feb-2013 // $125,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 195 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
R32	Win	[5] Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)	98	6-3 7-6 (4)
R16	Win	Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP)	115	6-7 (10) 6-2 6-1
Q	Win	[4] Alexandra Panova (RUS)	106	7-6 (2) 3-6 6-2
S	Loss	[2] Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)	81	6-3 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+85

Prize Money

$6,000

FED CUP WEEK 1

Fed Cup // ARGENTINA // 09-Feb-2013 // $0 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 8M/0Q/2D // Rank: 197 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
R1	Win	Johanna Larsson (SWE)	71	6-3 6-0
R1	Loss	Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)	38	7-5 6-7 (8) 3-2 RET

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 143 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
Q-R128	Loss	Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)	226	3-6 7-5 8-6

WTA Rankings PTS

Prize Money

$3,296

SYDNEY

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/64Q/16D // Rank: 141 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
Q-R64	Loss	Melanie Oudin (USA)	82	6-1 3-6 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

Prize Money

$610

BRISBANE

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 30-Dec-2012 // $1,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 142 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Score
Q-R32	Loss	[1] Vania King (USA)	69	4-6 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

Prize Money

$1,134

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Rankings Overview
Rankings Breakdown

Current WTA Rankings

Singles	Race to Istanbul	Doubles
116	62	253

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date	Tournament	Round	Points
14/01/2013	AUSTRALIAN OPEN	Q - 1R	2
27/08/2012	US OPEN	Q - 3R	50
25/06/2012	WIMBLEDON	Q - 1R	2
27/05/2012	FRENCH OPEN	1R	5
16/01/2012	AUSTRALIAN OPEN	2R	160

Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year	Season-ending Singles	Season-ending Doubles
2012	136	429
2011	187	268
2010	289	411
2009	797	1012
2008	890	758

Career-high Singles	Career-high Doubles
23-Apr-2012 (111)	11-Jul-2011 (242)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking	Points
116	574

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date	Tournament	Round	Points
14/01/2013	AUSTRALIAN OPEN	Q - 1R	2
27/08/2012	US OPEN	Q - 3R	50
25/06/2012	WIMBLEDON	Q - 1R	2
27/05/2012	FRENCH OPEN	1R	5
16/01/2012	AUSTRALIAN OPEN	2R	160

Premier Mandatory Events

Date	Tournament	Round	Points
01/04/2013	CHARLESTON	Q - 2R	8
19/03/2013	MIAMI	Q - 1R	1
06/01/2013	SYDNEY	Q - 1R	1
30/12/2012	BRISBANE	Q - 1R	1
15/10/2012	MOSCOW	Q - 1R	1
19/08/2012	NEW HAVEN	Q - 1R	1
18/06/2012	EASTBOURNE	Q - 2R	8
21/05/2012	BRUSSELS	Q - 3R	12
14/05/2012	ROME	Q - 2R	20
05/05/2012	MADRID	Q - 1R	1

Date	Tournament	Round	Points
02/04/2012	CHARLESTON	2R	52
20/03/2012	MIAMI	Q - 1R	1
07/03/2012	INDIAN WELLS	Q - 2R	20
08/01/2012	SYDNEY	Q - 2R	8
16/05/2011	BRUSSELS	Q - 3R	12

Internationals

Date	Tournament	Round	Points
18/02/2013	BOGOTA	QF	200
08/10/2012	LINZ	Q - 1R	1
11/06/2012	BIRMINGHAM	1R	1
27/02/2012	ACAPULCO	Q - 1R	1
13/02/2012	BOGOTA	3R	86
11/07/2011	BAD GASTEIN	1R	16
04/07/2011	BUDAPEST	Q - 2R	6
14/02/2011	BOGOTA	Q - 2R	6

Fed Cup

Date	Tournament	Round	Points
09/02/2013	FED CUP WEEK 1	1R	0
06/02/2010	FED CUP WEEK 1 - WORLD GROUP 2	1R	0

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Jankovic Strikes Thirteen In Bogotá

Feburary 24, 2013

Jelena Jankovic saved her best for last at the Copa Claro Colsanitas, beating first-time finalist Paula Ormaechea in straight sets for her first WTA title in three years, and 13th WTA title overall.
Ormaechea's First WTA Final In Bogotá

Feburary 23, 2013

Argentine No.1 Paula Ormaechea kept on winning at the Copa Claro Colsanitas on Saturday, defeating Brazilian trailblazer Teliana Pereira to reach her first WTA final. Jelena Jankovic awaits.
Three Seeds Bounced From Bogotá

Feburary 21, 2013

Lourdes Domínguez Lino, Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta were sent home from the Copa Claro Colsanitas, but No.1 seed Jelena Jankovic cruised.
Roland Garros Day 1 Preview

May 26, 2012

Venus Williams, Samantha Stosur and Ana Ivanovic are among the stars in action on the first day of the French Open.
Ormaechea Hangs On, Bounces Scheepers

April 02, 2012

New Argentine No.1 Paula Ormaechea was one of three players who sprung upsets on Day 1.
Erakovic & Dulko Latest Seeds To Fall In Bogotá

Feburary 16, 2012

Edina Gallovits-Hall beat No.1 seed Marina Erakovic on Thursday at a now seedless XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas.
Ormaechea's Emotional Win Over Dokic

Feburary 15, 2012

Teenage qualifier Paula Ormaechea was one of three players to knock off a seed on Wednesday at the XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas.
Azarenka Powers On, Radwanska Survives

January 16, 2012

Vika Azarenka and Aga Radwanska both had first round wins Monday, but in very different fashion.

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