Paula Zabala Alvarez (born 26 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.
| Full name | Paula Zabala Alvarez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
| Born | 26 January 1985 Medellín, Colombia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Prize money | $46,277 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 107–186 (36.5%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 368 (22 February 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 95–96 (49.7%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 312 (28 December 2009) |
Biography edit
Born in Medellín, Zabala was based in the United States and played collegiate tennis for Florida International University.[1][2]
As a professional player, she reached career-high rankings of 368 in singles and 312 in doubles. She won seven ITF titles, all in doubles. Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 2010 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she competed as a singles wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Austria's Patricia Mayr.[3]
Zabala played a Fed Cup doubles match for Colombia in 2010, partnering Karen Castiblanco in a win over the Bolivian pairing of María Fernanda Álvarez Terán and Maria Paula Deheza.[4]
ITF Circuit finals edit
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–2) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 25 May 2008 | ITF Managua, Nicaragua | Hard |  Nathália Rossi
|
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 18 October 2009 | ITF Mexico City | Hard |  Macall Harkins
|
5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles (7–6) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Inyo County, United States |
Hard |  Tetiana Luzhanska
|
Tamara Encina Alison Ojeda
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 18 September 2005 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard |  Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Ana Četnik Story Tweedie-Yates
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 7 May 2006 | ITF Mazatlan, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Jelena Durisic Andrea Remynse
|
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | 22 July 2007 | ITF Hamilton, Canada | Clay |  Michaela Johansson
|
 Stéphanie Dubois  Surina De Beer
|
w/o |
| Win | 5. | 21 June 2008 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | Lena Litvak
|
Verena Piccolo  Alison Shemon
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Badajoz, Spain | Hard | Karen Castiblanco
|
 Adeline Goncalves Kristina Pejkovic
|
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7. | 27 July 2008 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard | Karen Castiblanco
|
 Neuza Silva  Nicole Thyssen
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 20 September 2008 | ITF Chihuahua, Mexico | Clay | Lorena Arias
|
Erika Clarke Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Win | 9. | 18 July 2009 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Karen Castiblanco
|
Maria Fernanda Alves  Nicole Clerico
|
1–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
| Win | 10. | 3 October 2009 | ITF Juárez, Mexico | Clay |  Andrea Koch Benvenuto
|
 Lucía Jara Lozano Giannina Minieri
|
6–0, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 11. | 17 October 2009 | ITF Mexico City | Hard | Andrea Koch Benvenuto
|
 Dominika Diešková Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
w/o |
| Loss | 12. | 6 November 2009 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo
|
Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13. | 6 December 2009 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves
|
Alessia Camplone  Viktoryia Kisialeva
|
6–2, 6–0 |
References edit
- ^ "La paisa Paula Zabala avanzó en el Seguros Bolívar Open". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 15 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Bio". Florida International University. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Bogotá: Dulko avanza a la segunda ronda" (in Spanish). RPC-TV. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Colombia venció 3-0 a Bolivia en la Copa Federación". El Espectador (in Spanish). 3 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
