Estrella Cabeza Candela
Estrella Cabeza Candela is a Spanish professional tennis player.
Cabeza Candela has won 13 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 13 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 95. On 2 April 2012, she peaked at No. 176 in the doubles rankings.
Personal life
Cabeza Candela was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca. Parents are Manuel Cabeza and Estrella Candela; sister is Ana. She began playing tennis at age four with father and sister, and started playing seriously aged seven. Favorite surface is clay.Career
Coached by Gonzalo Lopez and Martin Vilar, Cabeza Candela had a break out year in 2013. She broke into the top 100 for the first time at age 26 by reaching No. 95 on 13 May 2013. Later that summer, she played in her first main draw of a Grand Slam event at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, 0–6, 2–6. In early July, Cabeza Candela reached her best result in a WTA tournament by reaching the semifinals at Palermo, losing to Roberta Vinci in three sets.ITF finals
Singles (13–16)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 1 August 2004 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Lucía Jiménez Almendros | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 1. | 19 June 2005 | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard | Justine Ozga | 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 13 November 2005 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Núria Roig | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 February 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Stella Menna | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 26 March 2006 | Sabadell, Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | 9 July 2006 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Monique Adamczak | 2–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1 June 2008 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | Anastasija Sevastova | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 28 June 2008 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Chayenne Ewijk | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 13 July 2008 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Frederica Piedade | 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 21 September 2008 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Angelique Kerber | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 September 2008 | Granada, Spain | Hard | Regina Kulikova | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 July 2009 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Eloisa Compostizo de Andrés | 3–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 26 July 2009 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 5 September 2010 | Mollerusa, Spain | Hard | Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 27 March 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 22 October 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 8 September 2012 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Karin Knapp | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 23 September 2012 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Maryna Zanevska | 2–6, 7–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 13 October 2012 | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 20 October 2012 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 31 March 2013 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 7 June 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Olga Sáez Larra | 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 9. | 4 October 2015 | La Vall d'Uixó, Spain | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | 7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 18 October 2015 | Melilla, Spain | Hard | María José Luque Moreno | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 11. | 8 November 2015 | Vinaròs, Spain | Clay | Noelia Bouzo Zanotti | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 12. | 9 April 2017 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay | Fernanda Brito | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 15. | 21 May 2017 | La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | Clay | Georgina García Pérez | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 2 December 2017 | Castellón, Spain | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 0–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 13. | 17 June 2018 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles (16–14)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 8 May 2004 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Katia Sabate-Orera | Marta Fraga Nuria Sánchez-García | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 6 November 2004 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Adriana González Peñas | Hanne Skak Jensen Karina Jacobsgaard | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 8 July 2005 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Núria Roig | Anna Gil Mares Tara Wigan | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 2005 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | Matilde Muñoz Gonzalves | Anna Font María José Martínez Sánchez | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 11 February 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Núria Roig | Eleonora Iannozzi Stella Menna | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 18 February 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Núria Roig | Marta Fraga Laura Thorpe | 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 4. | 25 March 2006 | Sabadell, Spain | Clay | Núria Roig | Marta Fraga María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 19 May 2006 | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Laura Vallvaerdu-Zafra | Monique Adamczak Annette Kolb | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 11 May 2007 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | María Emilia Salerni | Iryna Brémond Vesna Dolonc | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 4 August 2007 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | Carla Suárez Navarro | Ria Sabay Justine Ozga | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 March 2008 | La Palma, Spain | Hard | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | Yuliya Beygelzimer Stefanie Vögele | 5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 27 June 2008 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Sara del Barrio Aragón | Julie Coin Story Tweedie-Yates | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 25 July 2009 | Valladolid, Spain | Clay | Sara del Barrio Aragón | Heidi El Tabakh Paula Fondevila Castro | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 14 February 2010 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Edina Gallovits-Hall Polona Hercog | 6–3, 3–6, |
Runner-up | 9. | 24 September 2010 | Foggia, Italy | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 23 October 2010 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard | Laura Pous Tió | Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Maria | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 21 October 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena | Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 5 June 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | Sílvia García Jiménez Olga Sáez Larra | 4–6, 6–4, |
Winner | 9. | 3 July 2015 | Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | Alexandra Nancarrow | Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb | 2–6, 6–4, |
Runner-up | 11. | 4 September 2015 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov Gaia Sanesi | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 19 September 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | Deborah Chiesa Isabelle Wallace | 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 11. | 25 September 2015 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | María Martínez Martínez Olga Sáez Larra | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 16 October 2015 | Melilla, Spain | Hard | Oleksandra Korashvili | Irene Burillo Escorihuela Isabelle Wallace | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 13. | 6 November 2015 | Vinaròs, Spain | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | Alicia Herrero Liñana Ksenija Sharifova | 6–2, 4–6, |
Runner-up | 12. | 13 May 2016 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | Alice Bacquié Gabriella Taylor | 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 14. | 14 July 2017 | Turin, Italy | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Irene Burillo Escorihuela Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 5–7, 6–0, |
Winner | 15. | 21 July 2017 | Imola, Italy | Carpet | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Eleni Kordolaimi Seone Mendez | 6–3, 1–6, |
Runner-up | 13. | 13 October 2017 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Andrea Gámiz | Luisa Stefani Renata Zarazúa | 6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | 20 October 2017 | Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | Clay | Ángela Fita Boluda | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Guadalupe Pérez Rojas | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 16. | 28 April 2018 | Óbidos, Portugal | Carpet | Ángela Fita Boluda | Freya Christie An-Sophie Mestach | 7–6, 1–6, |