Soler Espinosa at the2014 Madrid Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-11-19)19 November 1987 (age 38) Elche, Spain |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,108,331 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 418–386 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (21 May 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012,2013,2014,2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2011,2012) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 129–148 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (28 April 2014) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2013,2014) |
| French Open | QF (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 4–11 |
Sílvia Soler Espinosa (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈsilβjasoˈleɾespiˈnosa]; born 19 November 1987) is a retired Spanishtennis player.
In her career, she won one doubles title on theWTA Tour, as well as five singles and two doubles titles on theITF Women's Circuit.[1] On 21 May 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 54. On 28 April 2014, she peaked at No. 39 in the doubles rankings.[2]
Playing forSpain Fed Cup team, Soler Espinosa has a win–loss record of 4–11.[3]
Soler Espinosa is coached by Jerome Adamec. Her father works in a factory, while her mother is a housewife. She stated that her favourite court is clay. Silvia citedSteffi Graf as one of her biggest tennis idols.[4]
In 2002, Soler Espinosa made her debut on theITF Junior Circuit at the age of 14. That year, she won her first ITF junior title in doubles, at the International Madrid, together with Astrid Waernes-Garcia. In September 2003, she won her first singles title at Torneo ITF Junior "Ciudad de Castro Urdiales". Later that year, she achieved her junior highest-ranking in singles at No. 158. On the Junior Circuit, she won three titles in singles, and two titles in doubles.[5]
Soler Espinosa debuted on ITF Circuit in May 2003 at Almeria, Spain, where she was defeated Lauren Cheung in the first round. In 2007, she won her first ITF single title, at a $25k event in Sintra, Portugal. There, she defeated Dutch player Romana Janshen in two tiebreakers. In 2011, she played and won her first major ITF final, at the2011 Allianz Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. On the ITF Circuit, she won five singles and two doubles titles.[6]
In April 2009, Silver Espinosa made her first WTA Tour main-draw appearance atAndalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella, Spain. She lost in the first round toKaia Kanepi. Silvia failed to qualify at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
Soler Espinosa had her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance at theFrench Open, and recorded her first major match win. In the second round, she was stopped by Chinese playerLi Na.[7] AtWimbledon, she failed to qualify in the final round. At the US Open, she won two main-draw matches, before she was stopped byCarla Suárez Navarro, in straight sets. On 19 September, she entered the top 100, reaching world No. 90.
Silvia started season at theSydney International, where she failed in qualifying. After that, she lost in the first round of theAustralian Open. In February, she recorded two losses againstRussian Fed Cup team, losing toMaria Sharapova andSvetlana Kuznetsova, respectively.
In March 2012, she made her first Premier Mandatory appearance, at theIndian Wells Open. She lost in the second round againstRoberta Vinci. InMiami, she went one step further, and advanced to round three, in which she was stopped byAgnieszka Radwańska.
In April 2012, she again played with Fed Cup team and scored of 1–1 againstSlovakia.
In May, Soler Espinosa made her first match win at theMadrid Open. She was stopped by Li Na in the second round. She also made the second round at theItalian Open.
At Wimbledon, she reached the second round but then was stopped by Vera Zvonareva, in three sets. Soler Espinosa also reached the second round of theSwedish Open in Båstad, before losing toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.[8]
In August 2012, Silvia made her first appearance at theOlympic Games, playing forSpain, but she was defeated in the first round byHeather Watson.
Second year in row, she made third round at the US Open.
In doubles, she reached quarterfinals at the Australian Open, together with Carla Suárez Navarro. They were stopped by Russian pair ofEkaterina Makarova andElena Vesnina. Together with Suárez Navarro, Silvia made another great result, reaching semifinals at the Madrid Open.
In doubles, she reached No. 59, on 8 July 2013.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | NH | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 14–17 |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | 1R | NH | A | NH | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Premier Mandatory & 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | P | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | P | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Open | NMS | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[b] | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| China Open | NMS | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | |
| Year-end ranking | 187 | 183 | 170 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 68 | 142 | 128 | 223 | 177 | 656 | $2,108,331 | ||
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 9–5 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 3–3 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | NH | 2–3 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1–4 | |
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 15–15 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2014 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2016 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2014 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | International | Hard | 6–7(1–7), 6–2, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2014 | Connecticut Open, United States | Premier | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2018 | Bol Open, Croatia | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay (i) | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2008 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2009 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2009 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2010 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2010 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2011 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 100,000 | Clay | 2–6, 6–6 ret. | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2011 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 100,000+H | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2015 | Open Montpellier, France | 50,000+H[c] | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Jun 2016 | ITF Rome, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2006 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2006 | ITF Gorizia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2008 | ITF La Palma, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2009 | Open de Saint-Raphaël, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2016 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | 75,000[d] | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–6 | May 2017 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–6 | Jun 2017 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–6 | Apr 2018 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 60,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 |