Country (sports) Spain Prize money $6,076,081 Career titles 3 WTA, 4 ITF Role Tennis player Weight 60 kg Retired 2010 | Residence Madrid, Spain Career record 395–353 Name Virginia Pascual Height 1.69 m Turned pro January 1992 | |
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Born 21 September 1973 (age 50)
Madrid, Spain ( 1973-09-21 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Olympic medals Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles Similar People Paola Suarez, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Conchita Martinez, Yan Zi, Patricia Tarabini | ||
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Virginia Ruano Pascual (born 21 September 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.
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- Daniela hantuchova vs virginia ruano pascual australian open 2008 last games
- Personal life
- Awards
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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 Suarez 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).
Personal life
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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