Inés Gorrochategui (born 13 June 1973) is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 19 on October 17, 1994. Her best performance at a Grand Slam championship came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open, defeating Michelle Jaggard-Lai, Naoko Sawamatsu, Helena Suková and Iva Majoli before losing to Steffi Graf. Inés Gorrochategui represented her country regularly in the Fed Cup from 1990 to 1999, reaching the semi-finals in 1993 with Labat and Tarabini.[1]
Country (sports) | Argentina |
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Born | Córdoba, Argentina | 13 June 1973
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $976,039 |
Singles | |
Career record | 210–117 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 19 (17 October 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1993, 1997) |
French Open | QF (1994) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1995) |
US Open | 3R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 182–111 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (22 May 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1993, 1994) |
French Open | SF (1993, 1994) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1995, 1996, 1999) |
US Open | F (1993) |
Titles
editDoubles (7)
edit- 1991: São Paulo (with Mercedes Paz)
- 1992: Taranto (with Amanda Coetzer)
- 1993: Prague (with Patricia Tarabini)
- 1993: Budapest (with Caroline Vis)
- 1995: Amelia Island (with Amanda Coetzer)
- 1995: Berlin (with Amanda Coetzer)
- 1997: Warsaw (with Ruxandra Dragomir)
Runner-ups
editSingles (3)
edit- 1991: Paris Clarins Open (lost to Conchita Martínez)
- 1994: Auckland (lost to Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen)
- 1999: Warsaw (lost to Cristina Torrens Valero)
ITF finals
edit$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 8 (7–1)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 23 October 1989 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Rita Cruz Lima | 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 2. | 13 November 1989 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Tatiana Buss | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 8 October 1990 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Macarena Miranda | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 15 October 1990 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Hard | Jolene Watanabe | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 5. | 22 October 1990 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Macarena Miranda | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 6. | 29 October 1990 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Gabriela Mosca | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 6 May 1991 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Mariaan de Swardt | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8. | 27 May 1991 | ITF Brindisi, Italy | Clay | Flora Perfetti | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 8 (7–1)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 23 October 1989 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Karen Buchholz | Sabrina Giusto Maria Pilar Valls |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |
Win | 2. | 13 November 1989 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Karen Buchholz | Roberta Borrelli Lucia Peria |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 27 November 1989 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | María Eugenia Vago | Florencia Labat Andrea Tiezzi |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 15 October 1990 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Hard | Paula Boccia | Paula Cabezas Sandra Ugarriza |
2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 5. | 22 October 1990 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Patricia Miller | Paula Cabezas Sandra Ugarriza |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 6. | 29 October 1990 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Gabriela Mosca | Vanessa Falter Valeria Falter |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 7. | 15 April 1991 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | Andrea Vieira | Jennifer Fuchs Maria Strandlund |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 8. | 29 May 1991 | ITF Brindisi, Italy | Clay | Patricia Miller | Katarína Studeníková Irina Spîrlea |
6–1, 7–6 |
References
edit- ^ Merle, Isabelle (April 1998). "Le Mabo Case. L'Australie face à son passé colonial". Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales. 53 (2): 209–229. doi:10.3406/ahess.1998.279661. ISSN 0395-2649. S2CID 159780066.
External links
edit- Inés Gorrochategui at the Women's Tennis Association
- Inés Gorrochategui at the International Tennis Federation
- Inés Gorrochategui at the Billie Jean King Cup