Paola Suárez

Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976 in Munro, Argentina) is a top 10 tennis player, as of the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of eight straight WTA double tournaments, and by reaching the semi-finals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris.

Suárez began playing professional tennis at the age of fifteen, in 1991. Her specialty back then was doubles games. In 2002, she was ranked number one in the world in doubles.

In 1994, she joined the professional tour as a singles player. It wasn't until the 2000s, however, that she became an international figure in her sport, by reaching the semis of the aforementioned French Open, a prestigious grand slam tournament.

In 2004, she was ranked number nine in the world among women tennis players by the WTA, which has been her highest ranking as a singles player thus far.

But it was in doubles where she had the best results, playing with the Spain spanish Virginia Ruano-Pascual. They won several titles, including Roland Garros 2001, 2002 and 2004, the US Open 2002, 2003 and 2004, Australian Open 2004, and many others. With Virgina, they have been the #1 female couple since September 9, 2002.

Suárez has earned $4,434,802 dollars in her career, and she has four single WTA titles. She had hoped that 2004's French Open's title would become her first grand slam championship.