Spanish tennis player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Arruabarrena and the second or maternal family name is
Vecino .
Lara Arruabarrena Full name Lara Arruabarrena Vecino Country (sports) Spain Residence Barcelona , SpainBorn (1992-03-20 ) 20 March 1992 (age 32) Tolosa , SpainHeight 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 2007 Retired 2022 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Andoni Vivanco Prize money US$ 3,362,484 Career record 364–291 (55.6%) Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 52 (3 July 2017) Australian Open 2R (2015 , 2016 , 2018 ) French Open 2R (2018 ) Wimbledon 2R (2015 , 2016 , 2018 ) US Open 2R (2012 , 2018 ) Career record 210–168 (55.6%) Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 28 (22 February 2016) Australian Open 3R (2020 ) French Open QF (2018 ) Wimbledon 2R (2015 , 2017 , 2018 ) US Open QF (2015 ) Fed Cup 3–5 (37.5%)
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaɾa arwaβaˈrena βeˈθino] ;[a] born 20 March 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 3 July 2017, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 52, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 28, set on 22 February 2016.[1]
Over her career, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour . Arruabarrena retired from professional tour in August 2022.[2]
Personal life and background
Arruabarrena is coached by Andoni Vivanco . Her father, Juan, is a lithographer, and her mother, Blanca, is a nurse. She also has one younger sister. Arruabarrena started playing tennis at age eight when she took lessons with a friend for fun. She stated that her favourite surface is clay. When she was 15, she moved to Barcelona to train with Spanish Federation. Her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin .[3]
Career highlights
2007: ITF Circuit
Arruabarrena made her debut appearance at the ITF Circuit at Les Francqueses del Valles, France, where she lost in first round against her compatriot Lucia Cervera-Vazquez, in straight-sets.[4]
2008: First ITF title
In July, she won her first ITF title on a $10k event in Oviedo. In the final, she defeated Hermon Brhane, in straight sets.[5]
2012: First WTA Tour title, Grand Slam main-draw debut
Arruabarrena won her first WTA tournament at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, beating Alexandra Panova in the final.[6] She then qualified for the main draw of the 2012 French Open , but lost in the first round to former champion Ana Ivanovic , in straight sets.[7]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[8]
Singles
Doubles
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (4–3)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2013
Katowice Open , Poland
International
Clay (i)
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Raluca Olaru Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 7–5
Win
2–0
Apr 2014
Copa Colsanitas , Colombia
International
Clay
Caroline Garcia
Vania King Chanelle Scheepers
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
3–0
Sep 2014
Korea Open , South Korea
International
Hard
Irina-Camelia Begu
Mona Barthel Mandy Minella
6–3, 6–3
Loss
3–1
Oct 2014
Japan Women's Open
International
Hard
Tatjana Maria
Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová
1–6, 2–6
Win
4–1
Feb 2015
Abierto Mexicano , Mexico
International
Hard
María Teresa Torró Flor
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–2) , 5–7, [13–11]
Loss
4–2
May 2015
Nuremberg Cup , Germany
International
Clay
Raluca Olaru
Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
4–3
Jul 2015
Gastein Ladies , Austria
International
Clay
Lucie Hradecká
Danka Kovinić Stephanie Vogt
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss
4–4
Aug 2015
Washington Open , United States
International
Hard
Andreja Klepač
Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic
5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Win
5–4
Sep 2015
Korea Open, South Korea (2)
International
Hard
Andreja Klepač
Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss
5–5
Oct 2015
Hong Kong Open , China SAR
International
Hard
Andreja Klepač
Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova
5–7, 4–6
Win
6–5
Apr 2016
Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (2)
International
Clay
Tatjana Maria
Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win
7–5
Jul 2016
Ladies Championship Gstaad , Switzerland
International
Clay
Xenia Knoll
Annika Beck Evgeniya Rodina
6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss
7–6
Jul 2018
Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland
International
Clay
Timea Bacsinszky
Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win
8–6
Sep 2019
Korea Open, South Korea (3)
International
Hard
Tatjana Maria
Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
7–6(9–7) , 3–6, [10–7]
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 14 (12 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2008
ITF Oviedo, Spain
10,000
Hard
Hermon Brhane
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Loss
1–1
Oct 2008
ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
10,000
Clay
Eva Fernández Brugués
4–6, 6–7
Win
2–1
Apr 2009
ITF Torrent, Spain
10,000
Clay
Marta Marrero
6–2, 6–3
Win
3–1
Sep 2009
ITF Lleida, Spain
10,000
Clay
Diana Enache
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Win
4–1
Oct 2009
ITF Seville, Spain
10,000
Clay
Neda Kozić
6–1, 6–2
Win
5–1
May 2010
ITF Badalona, Spain
10,000
Clay
Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko
6–4, 6–3
Win
6–1
Nov 2010
ITF Mallorca, Spain
10,000
Clay
Sandra Soler Sola
6–3, 6–3
Win
7–1
Nov 2010
ITF Mallorca, Spain
10,000
Clay
Maria João Koehler
7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Win
8–1
Nov 2010
ITF Vallduxo, Spain
10,000
Clay
Nanuli Pipiya
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win
9–1
Dec 2010
ITF Vinaròs, Spain
10,000
Clay
Cristina Dinu
6–2, 6–0
Win
10–1
Feb 2011
ITF Mallorca, Spain
10,000
Clay
Conny Perrin
6–1, 6–2
Win
11–1
Mar 2011
ITF Madrid, Spain
10,000
Clay
Leticia Costas
6–4, 6–2
Win
12–1
Aug 2014
Open Bogotá , Colombia
100,000
Clay
Johanna Larsson
6–1, 6–3
Loss
12–2
Apr 2016
Osprey Challenger , US
50,000
Hard
Madison Brengle
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2009
ITF Torrent, Spain
10,000
Clay
Carla Roset Franco
Martina Caciotti Nicole Clerico
6–7, 6–0, [9–11]
Win
1–1
Sep 2009
ITF Mollerussa, Spain
10,000
Hard
Carla Roset Franco
Tatiana Búa Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win
2–1
Nov 2009
ITF Vallduxo, Spain
10,000
Clay
Amanda Carreras
Yera Campos Molina Sandra Soler Sola
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win
3–1
Jul 2010
ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France
25,000
Clay
Inés Ferrer Suárez
Nadiia Kichenok Constance Sibille
6–3, 6–1
Loss
3–2
Aug 2010
ITF Koksijde, Belgium
25,000
Clay
María Teresa Torró Flor
Nicole Clerico Justine Ozga
7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Win
4–2
Oct 2010
ITF Villa de Madrid , Spain
50,000
Clay
María Teresa Torró Flor
Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan
6–4, 7–5
Win
5–2
Nov 2010
ITF Mallorca, Spain
10,000
Clay
Inés Ferrer Suárez
Maria João Koehler Avgusta Tsybysheva
7–5, 6–2
Loss
5–3
Nov 2010
ITF Vallduxo, Spain
10,000
Clay
Benedetta Davato
Amanda Carreras Andrea Gámiz
6–7(5) , 3–6
Win
6–3
Sep 2011
Internazionale di Biella , Italy
100,000
Clay
Ekaterina Lopes
Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová
6–3, 0–6, [10–3]
Win
7–3
Oct 2011
ITF Seville, Spain
25,000
Clay
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–4, 6–4
Loss
7–4
Jul 2012
Open de Biarritz , France
100,000
Clay
Monica Puig
Séverine Beltrame Laura Thorpe
2–6, 3–6
Loss
7–5
Oct 2013
ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
25,000
Clay
Amanda Carreras
Tatiana Búa Andrea Gámiz
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss
7–6
May 2014
Grado Tennis Cup , Italy
25,000
Clay
Florencia Molinero
Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt
4–6, 2–6
Win
8–6
Aug 2014
Open Bogotá , Colombia
100,000
Clay
Florencia Molinero
Melanie Klaffner Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
6–2, 6–0
Win
9–6
Oct 2019
ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain
25,000
Clay
Sara Errani
Marie Benoît Ioana Loredana Roșca
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Wins over top 10 players
Notes
References
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