Fabiola Zuluaga

Fabiola Zuluaga
  • Residence: Bogota, Colombia
  • Date of Birth: 07 Jan 1979
  • Birthplace: Cucuta, Colombia
  • Height: 5' 7 3/4'' (1.72 m)
  • Weight: 141 lbs. (64 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (February 2, 1994)
  • Pronounced: fa-bee-OH-lah zoo-loo-AH-gah

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Fabiola Zuluaga Biography

Coached by Ricardo Sanchez ... Mother introduced her to tennis at age seven; in Bogota, became a member of the Colsanitas Tennis Team ... Baseliner who prefers clay courts; serve is strongest shot ... Mother, Amelia Amado, father, Arles Zuluaga, and brother, Luis, are all certified public accountants ... On December 11, 2004 will marry fiancee Julian Garcia (a journalist) in Cucuta ... Grew up admiring Gabriela Sabatini ... Enjoys playing golf, bowling and soccer in her free time ... Favorite colour is black ... Likes to read a lot of Spanish drama novels while on the road and listen to Colombian music ... Favorite movie is "Stepmom" ... Proudest moment of her career to date was reaching 2004 Australian Open SF, being the first man or woman from Colombia to do so at a Grand Slam.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 5
WTA Doubles Titles - 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $1,358,668
W/L - Singles - - - 298 - 189
W/L - Doubles - - - 51 - 56
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Results

US OPEN

Grand Slam // USA // 29-Aug-2005 // $7,147,042 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 58 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win [W] Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 129 6-0 3-0 RET
R64 Loss [4] Kim Clijsters (BEL) 4 7-5 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+38

Prize Money

$22,811
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
17-Jan-2005 (16) 01-Feb-1999 (128)
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1993 - Made ITF Circuit debut in hometown event, ITF/Bogota-COL (reached 2r)
1994 - In second pro event, reached final of ITF/Bogota-COL; ranked No. 565, qualified for Los Angeles in Tour debut
1995 - Won first professional singles title at ITF/Cali-COL
1996 - Won ITF/Bogota-COL and ITF/Byton-POL; qualified for Amelia Island
1997 - Successfully defended ITF/Bogota-COL title; played first Grand Slam qualifying at Roland Garros
1998 - First Top 100 finish; in hometown of Bogota, reached first Tour QF (l. to eventual champion Sußrez in 3s) and later in year won ITF Circuit event there for third straight year, along with two other ITF Circuit titles; made Grand Slam debut by qualifying for US Open, reaching 2r; on September 28, broke into Top 100 at No. 99
1999 - First Top 50 finish; seeded No. 5 in hometown of Bogota, won first Tour singles title (d. Papadaki in final); broke into Top 50 on May 10 at No. 50; played three Grand Slams, reaching Roland Garros 3r on debut; reached Amelia Island QF and Miami 3r; ended season with 10-match win streak, collecting second Tour crown at Sao Paulo (d. Wartusch in final 75 third set) and defending ITF/Cali-COL title
2000 - Reached career-high ranking of No. 31 on July 10; as a qualifier at Rome, d. world No. 14 Halard-Decugis (first Top 20 win) and No. 6 Tauziat (first Top 10 win) en route to first Tier I SF; ranking jumped from No. 69 to No. 41; the following week, reached Madrid final (l. to Leon Garcia), improving ranking from No. 69 to No. 34 in two-week period; at Roland Garros, d. world No. 16 Capriati in 1r, retiring in third set of 3r vs. Zvereva due to viral illness that kept her out of Wimbledon; at Sydney Olympics, in first match after illness, d. No. 9 seed Mauresmo en route to 3r
2001 - Missed most of the 2001 season due to two right shoulder surgeries for a rotator cuff injury and a fracture; in first tournament back in October, won ITF/Hallandale Beach-USA
2002 - Ranked No. 285 and playing in first Tour event since 2000 Quebec City, received WC into Bogota (site of her first career title in 1999) and won tournament for second time in four years, not dropping a set en route (d. Srebotnik in final) and became lowest-ranked player to win a Tour singles title in 2002; reached SF at Madrid; reached second career Tier I QF at Canadian Open (l. to eventual champion Mauresmo); at Quebec City, reached career-first doubles final (w/Salerni)
2003 - First Top 40 finish; won hometown tournament in Bogota for third time (d. Medina Garrigues in final); played all four Grand Slams in a season for the first time; reached QF at Warsaw (d. world No. 9 Hantuchova for second Top 10 win) and 3r at Berlin (as a qualifier; d. No. 19 Shaughnessy, returning to Top 50 first time since February 2000), Roland Garros, Canadian Open and US Open (best-ever result there); on August 11, reached No. 35, highest rank since September 2000
2004 - Career-best season highlighted by first Grand Slam SF debut and winning fifth career WTA Tour title at Bogota; as No.32 seed at Australian Open, received QF w/o from Mauresmo (back injury) to become first Colombian player to reach Grand Slam SF (l. to eventual champion Henin-Hardenne) and with Schnyder, marked first time in 26 years two non-Top 16 seeds reached SF in same draw; as top seed, won fourth Bogota title (1999, 2002, 2003), d. No.2 seed Sanchez Lorenzo in 3s in final (became first player to win an event three years in a row since Clijsters at Luxembourg, 2001-2003); reached QF at Hobart (l. to Asagoe), Indian Wells (l. to Dechy û afterwards on March 22, made Top 20 debut at No.20), Berlin (d. No.12 Zvonareva and No.10 Sugiyama en route, l. to Sprem) and Filderstadt (l. to Kuznetsova); made 4r at Roland Garros (l. to V.Williams); represented Colombia at Olympics in singles (d. No.7 seed Suarez in 2r, l. in 3r to Schiavone) and in doubles (w/Castano, l. 2r); passed $1 million in career earnings; withdrew from Amelia Island with right shoulder injury, and ret. during 1r vs. Suarez at Rome with lower back strain.
2005 - Season highlighted by SF finish at Bogota (as top seed, l. to qualifier Dominguez Lino; had won 17 straight matches at the event prior to that loss) and QF finish at Sydney (d. world No.11 Zvonareva en route, falling to Molik; afterwards on January 17, moved to career-best singles ranking of No.16); reached 4r at Indian Wells (as No.19 seed, d. No.13 seed Hantuchova en route; l. to Sharapova 75 third set) and 3r at Miami (l. to V.Williams); 2r four other times, incl. Australian Open (as No.17 seed, upset by Groenefeld), Roland Garros (l. to V.Williams in 3s) and US Open (l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion Clijsters 75 60); missed Amelia Island w/illness, withdrew from Luxembourg due to right shoulder injury.
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2004 - Bogota; 2003 - Bogota; 2002 - Bogota; 2001 - ITF/Hallandale Beach-USA; 1999 - Bogota, Sao Paulo, ITF/Cali-COL; 1998 - ITF/Orbetello-ITA, ITF/Cali-COL, ITF/Bogota-COL; 1997 - ITF/Bogota-COL; 1996 - ITF/Bogota-COL, ITF/Bytom-POL; 1995 - ITF/Cali-COL.
Finalist (1): 2000 - Madrid.
Semifinalist (4): 2005 - Bogota; 2004 - Australian Open; 2002 - Madrid; 2000 - Rome.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2002 - Quebec City (w/Salerni).
Semifinalist (3): 2004 - Warsaw (w/Daniilidou); 2003 - Bogota (w/Sußrez); 1998 - Bogota (w/Mesa).

ADDITIONAL
Colombian Fed Cup Team 1995-2000, 2003. Colombian Olympic Team 2000, 2004.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 5
WTA Doubles Titles - 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $1,358,668
W/L - Singles - - - 298 - 189
W/L - Doubles - - - 51 - 56

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
7 / 4 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2r SF 1r - - 2r - -
10 / 6 FRENCH OPEN 2r 4r 3r 1r - 3r 3r -
1 / 3 WIMBLEDON - 1r 2r - - - 1r -
8 / 6 US OPEN 2r 3r 3r 2r - - 2r 2r

Doubles

W/L   2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - - - - - -

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Fabiola Zuluaga Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

US OPEN

Grand Slam // USA // 29-Aug-2005 // $7,147,042 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 58 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win [W] Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 129 6-0 3-0 RET
R64 Loss [4] Kim Clijsters (BEL) 4 7-5 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+38

Prize Money

$22,811

TORONTO

WTA // CANADA // 15-Aug-2005 // $1,300,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/64Q/32D // Rank: 48 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [10] Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 15 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$3,200

LOS ANGELES

WTA // USA // 08-Aug-2005 // $585,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 49 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [14] Gisela Dulko (ARG) 36 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,675

SAN DIEGO

WTA // USA // 01-Aug-2005 // $1,300,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 45 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss Iveta Benesova (CZE) 54 6-2 3-6 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$3,325

FRENCH OPEN

Grand Slam // FRANCE // 23-May-2005 // $5,301,154 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 40 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win [Q] Libuse Prusova (CZE) 178 6-1 6-0
R64 Loss [11] Venus Williams (USA) 13 6-3 3-6 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+38

Prize Money

$22,525

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 09-May-2005 // $1,300,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 38 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [Q] Mara Santangelo (ITA) 156 6-2 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$3,325

BERLIN

WTA // GERMANY // 02-May-2005 // $1,300,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 29 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 48 6-3 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$3,325

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 11-Apr-2005 // $1,300,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 29 // Seed/Entry: 16/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win [Q] Severine Beltrame (FRA) 91 6-3 6-4
R32 Loss [Q] Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) 270 6-3 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+25

Prize Money

$6,500

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 23-Mar-2005 // $3,115,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 30 // Seed/Entry: 25/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Win Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 43 7-5 6-1
R32 Loss [8] Venus Williams (USA) 9 6-2 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+31

Prize Money

$15,850

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 09-Mar-2005 // $2,100,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 28 // Seed/Entry: 19/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Win Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) 90 6-2 7-5
R32 Win [13] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 22 6-3 6-2
R16 Loss [3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3 4-6 6-2 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+45

Prize Money

$19,350

BOGOTA

WTA // COLOMBIA // 14-Feb-2005 // $170,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 24 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN) 122 6-1 6-1
R16 Win Mariana Diaz-Oliva (ARG) 96 6-2 6-1
Q Win Catalina Castano (COL) 118 6-2 6-1
S Loss [Q] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 196 7-6 (7) 7-6 (3)

WTA Rankings PTS

+55

Prize Money

$7,400

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 17-Jan-2005 // $5,952,601 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 16 // Seed/Entry: 17/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Selima Sfar (TUN) 119 6-3 7-5
R64 Loss Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 71 6-2 7-6 (2)

WTA Rankings PTS

+38

Prize Money

$19,179

SYDNEY

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 09-Jan-2005 // $585,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 22 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [L] Denisa Chladkova (CZE) 49 6-2 6-4
R16 Win [4] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 11 7-6 (7) 6-3
Q Loss [6] Alicia Molik (AUS) 12 6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+49

Prize Money

$14,100

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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
29/08/2005 US OPEN 2R 42
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 2R 42
17/01/2005 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 46
30/08/2004 US OPEN 3R 80
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 4R 142
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF 332
25/08/2003 US OPEN 3R 80
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON 2R 48
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN 3R 106
Date Tournament Round Points
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
26/08/2002 US OPEN 2R 78
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
29/05/2000 FRENCH OPEN 3R 122
17/01/2000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 72
30/08/1999 US OPEN 2R 28
21/06/1999 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/1999 FRENCH OPEN 3R 82
31/08/1998 US OPEN 2R 75
22/06/1998 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
25/05/1998 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 10
23/06/1997 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
26/05/1997 FRENCH OPEN Q - 3R 18
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2005 84 -
2004 23 187
2003 38 188
2002 74 204
2001 277 -
2000 42 231
1999 48 386
1998 95 146
1997 208 356
1996 138 351
1995 292 0
1994 398 0
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
17-Jan-2005 (16) 01-Feb-1999 (128)

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Ranking Points
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Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
29/08/2005 US OPEN 2R 42
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 2R 42
17/01/2005 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 46
30/08/2004 US OPEN 3R 80
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 4R 142
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF 332
25/08/2003 US OPEN 3R 80
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON 2R 48
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN 3R 106
Date Tournament Round Points
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
26/08/2002 US OPEN 2R 78
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
29/05/2000 FRENCH OPEN 3R 122
17/01/2000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 72
30/08/1999 US OPEN 2R 28
21/06/1999 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/1999 FRENCH OPEN 3R 82
31/08/1998 US OPEN 2R 75
22/06/1998 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
25/05/1998 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 10
23/06/1997 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
26/05/1997 FRENCH OPEN Q - 3R 18

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
26/04/2003 FED CUP WEEK 1 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
15/08/2005 TORONTO 1R 1
08/08/2005 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
01/08/2005 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
09/05/2005 ROME 1R 1
02/05/2005 BERLIN 1R 1
11/04/2005 CHARLESTON 2R 29
23/03/2005 MIAMI 3R 41
09/03/2005 INDIAN WELLS 4R 72
14/02/2005 BOGOTA 4R 65
09/01/2005 SYDNEY 3R 94
Date Tournament Round Points
25/10/2004 LINZ 1R 1
17/10/2004 ZURICH 2R 57
11/10/2004 MOSCOW 1R 1
04/10/2004 FILDERSTADT 3R 111
02/08/2004 MONTREAL 2R 35
25/07/2004 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
19/07/2004 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
14/06/2004 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
10/05/2004 ROME 1R 1
03/05/2004 BERLIN 4R 154
Date Tournament Round Points
26/04/2004 WARSAW 2R 33
12/04/2004 CHARLESTON 1R 1
24/03/2004 MIAMI 2R 1
10/03/2004 INDIAN WELLS QF 101
23/02/2004 BOGOTA W 138
11/01/2004 HOBART 3R 28
12/10/2003 ZURICH Q - 1R 1
06/10/2003 FILDERSTADT 1R 39
29/09/2003 MOSCOW Q - 3R 14
22/09/2003 LEIPZIG 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
11/08/2003 TORONTO 3R 67
04/08/2003 LOS ANGELES 2R 24
19/05/2003 MADRID 2R 24
12/05/2003 ROME 2R 56
05/05/2003 BERLIN 3R 90
28/04/2003 WARSAW 3R 99
19/03/2003 MIAMI 2R 24
05/03/2003 INDIAN WELLS 2R 24
24/02/2003 ACAPULCO 1R 1
17/02/2003 BOGOTA W 143
Date Tournament Round Points
05/01/2003 CANBERRA 1R 1
29/12/2002 GOLD COAST 1R 1
16/09/2002 QUEBEC CITY 2R 20
09/09/2002 BAHIA 1R 22
12/08/2002 MONTREAL 4R 97
04/08/2002 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
10/06/2002 TASHKENT 1R 1
20/05/2002 MADRID 4R 76
13/05/2002 ROME 1R 1
08/04/2002 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
01/04/2002 SARASOTA 1R 1
20/03/2002 MIAMI 1R 1
18/02/2002 BOGOTA W 155
30/10/2000 QUEBEC CITY 3R 47
09/10/2000 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 2R 26
02/10/2000 TOKYO (TOYOTA) 1R 1
21/08/2000 NEW HAVEN 2R 30
14/08/2000 MONTREAL 1R 1
07/08/2000 LOS ANGELES Q - 2R 5
31/07/2000 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
24/07/2000 STANFORD 1R 1
22/05/2000 MADRID QF 140
15/05/2000 ROME QF 229
08/05/2000 BERLIN 1R 1
18/04/2000 HILTON HEAD 1R 1
10/04/2000 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 1
20/03/2000 MIAMI 2R 15
04/10/1999 SAO PAULO W 130
23/08/1999 NEW HAVEN Q - 2R 1
16/08/1999 TORONTO 1R 10
Date Tournament Round Points
09/08/1999 LOS ANGELES Q - 2R 7
02/08/1999 SAN DIEGO 1R 25
26/07/1999 STANFORD 2R 49
14/06/1999 EASTBOURNE Q - 2R 4
07/06/1999 BIRMINGHAM 2R 1
17/05/1999 MADRID 1R 1
05/04/1999 AMELIA ISLAND 4R 75
29/03/1999 HILTON HEAD 1R 1
15/03/1999 MIAMI 3R 41
15/02/1999 BOGOTA W 130
Date Tournament Round Points
10/08/1998 LOS ANGELES Q - 1R 1
03/08/1998 SAN DIEGO Q - 1R 1
13/07/1998 PALERMO Q - 2R 1
18/05/1998 MADRID Q - 2R 4
06/04/1998 AMELIA ISLAND Q - 1R 1
09/03/1998 INDIAN WELLS Q - 2R 7
16/02/1998 BOGOTA 3R 28
14/07/1997 PALERMO 1R 4
07/04/1997 AMELIA ISLAND Q - 1R 1
17/03/1997 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
09/09/1996 KARLOVY VARY Q - 3R 4
08/04/1996 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 7
06/11/1995 PHILADELPHIA 1R 28
07/08/1995 LOS ANGELES Q - 2R 0
08/05/1995 PRAGUE Q - 3R 0
07/11/1994 PHILADELPHIA Q - 1R 0
22/08/1994 SCHENECTADY Q - 1R 0
08/08/1994 LOS ANGELES 1R 9
21/03/1994 HOUSTON 1R 18

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