Marina Giral Lores[a] (born 4 September 1990) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Marina Giral Lores |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Venezuela |
| Born | 4 September 1990 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $37,888 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 138–77 (64.2%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 283 (19 October 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 37–47 (44.0%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 629 (22 June 2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 7–1 (87.5%) |
Born in Maracaibo, Giral Lores represented the Venezuela Fed Cup team in a total of eight ties between 2006 and 2011. She also represented her country at the 2007 Pan American Games.[1]
On the professional tour, she reached a best singles ranking of No. 283 in the world and won two ITF titles, including a $25k tournament in 2009, the Open Bogotá.[2]
Giral, who is based in Miami, retired from professional tennis in 2012.
ITF Circuit finals edit
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 12 (2 titles, 10 runner-ups) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 November 2006 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Clay |  Joana Cortez
|
5–7, 6–7(4) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 30 July 2007 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Patricia Chirea
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Cartagena, Colombia | Hard | Vivian Segnini
|
6–7(8), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 October 2008 | ITF Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Fernanda Hermenegildo
|
4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 25 October 2008 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay |  Vanesa Furlanetto
|
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25 May 2009 | ITF Villa María, Argentina | Clay | María Irigoyen
|
2–6, 6–7(6) |
| Winner | 1. | 19 July 2009 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
|
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 11 October 2009 | ITF Mexico City | Hard |  Frederica Piedade
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 18 April 2011 | ITF Torrent, Spain | Clay |  Garbiñe Muguruza
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 October 2011 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Hard | Nuria Párrizas Díaz
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 16 January 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Sofia Kvatsabaia
|
6–7(4), 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 16 April 2012 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Jennifer Elie
|
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 August 2005 | ITF Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | Hard |  Lumay Díaz Hernández
|
Yamile Fors Guerra Yanet Núñez Mojarena
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 October 2006 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Paola Iovino
|
Roxane Vaisemberg Jessica Orselli
|
4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 11 November 2006 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | Mariana Muci
|
Fabiana Mak Joana Cortez
|
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 October 2008 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Paula Ormaechea
|
 Andrea Koch Benvenuto  Karen Castiblanco
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 20 October 2008 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Paula Ormaechea
|
Andrea Koch Benvenuto Karen Castiblanco
|
7–6(9–7), 0–6, [3–10] |
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giral and the second or maternal family name is Lores.
References edit
- ^ "Teliana Pereira é eliminada na chave simples do tênis" (in Portuguese). www.NSC TV.
- ^ "Daniel y Marina Giral Lores ganan en Bogotá". RPC-TV (in Spanish). 19 July 2009.
External links edit
- Marina Giral Lores at the Women's Tennis Association
- Marina Giral Lores at the International Tennis Federation
- Marina Giral Lores at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Marina Giral at Tennis Explorer
