Patricia Tarabini


Patricia Tarabini is an Argentine former tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Patricia reached her highest singles ranking; world number 29. Tarabini's highest doubles ranking was world number 12, which she achieved on August 17, 1998. Patricia turned pro in 1986, and won a total of 15 top-level doubles titles in her career. She is the 1996 French Open mixed doubles champion, which she won with Javier Frana.

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: one final (one bronze medal)

WTA Tour finals

Singles 3 (0–3)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.May 1989Strasbourg, FranceClay Jana Novotná1–6, 2–6
Loss2.Dec 1989Guarujá, BrazilHard Federica Haumüller6–7, 4–6
Loss3.Sep 1990Paris, FranceClay Conchita Martínez5–7, 3–6

Doubles 31 (15–16)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.12 July 1987Båstad, SwedenClay Sandra Cecchini Penny Barg
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
1–6, 2–6
Win2.16 July 1989Arcachon, FranceClay Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz
Brenda Schultz
6–3, 7–6
Win3.17 September 1989Athens, GreeceClay Sandra Cecchini Elena Pampoulova
Silke Meier
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win4.24 September 1989Paris, FranceClay Sandra Cecchini Nathalie Herreman
Catherine Suire
6–1, 6–1
Win5.17 December 1989Guarujá, BrazilHard Mercedes Paz Cláudia Chabalgoity
Luciana Corsato
6–2, 6–2
Loss6.29 April 1990Barcelona, SpainClay Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6, 2–6, 1–6
Win7.22 July 1990Estoril, PortugalClay Sandra Cecchini Carin Bakkum
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss8.16 September 1990Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Sandra Cecchini Petra Langrová
Radomira Zrubáková
0–6, 4–6
Loss9.21 July 1991Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Sandra Cecchini Bettina Fulco
Nicole Jagerman
5–7, 4–6
Win10.29 September 1991Bayonne, FranceCarpet Nathalie Tauziat Rachel McQuillan
Catherine Tanvier
6–3, RET
Win11.20 September 1992Paris, FranceClay Sandra Cecchini Rachel McQuillan
Noëlle van Lottum
7–5, 6–1
Win12.18 July 1993Prague, Czech RepublicClay Inés Gorrochategui Laura Golarsa
Caroline Vis
6–2, 6–1
Win13.1 August 1993San MarinoClay Sandra Cecchini Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
6–3, 6–2
Loss14.24 October 1993Budapest, HungaryCarpet Sandra Cecchini Inés Gorrochategui
Caroline Vis
1–6, 3–6
Loss15.22 May 1994Strasbourg, FranceClay Caroline Vis Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win16.31 July 1994Styria, AustriaClay Sandra Cecchini Alexandra Fusai
Karina Habšudová
7–5, 7–5
Loss17.7 May 1995Hamburg, GermanyClay Conchita Martínez Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis
2–6, 3–6
Loss18.14 May 1995Rome, ItalyClay Conchita Martínez Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss19.11 May 1997Rome, ItalyClay Conchita Martínez Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
2–6, 4–6
Loss20.27 July 1997Stanford, California, USAHard Conchita Martínez Lindsay Davenport
Martina Hingis
1–6, 3–6
Win21.5 April 1998Hilton Head, South Carolina, USAClay Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win22.5 April 1999Amelia Island, Florida, USAClay Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Loss23.16 May 1999Berlin, GermanyClay Jana Novotná Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
Win24.26 September 1999Tokyo, JapanHard Conchita Martínez Amanda Coetzer
Jelena Dokić
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss25.23 April 2000Hilton Head, Florida, USAClay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
5–7, 3–6
Win26.15 April 2001Amelia Island, Florida, USAClay Conchita Martínez Martina Navratilova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2
Loss27.20 May 2001Rome, ItalyClay Paola Suárez Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
1–6, 1–6
Win28.15 July 2001Vienna, AustriaClay Paola Suárez Vanessa Henke
Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–2
Loss29.16 September 2001Bahia, BrazilHard Nicole Arendt Amanda Coetzer
Lori McNeil
7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss30.19 May 2002Rome, ItalyClay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
3–6, 4–6
Loss31.2 May 2004Warsaw, PolandClay Gisela Dulko Silvia Farina Elia
Francesca Schiavone
6–3, 2–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles 1 (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.9 June 1996French Open, Paris, FranceClay Javier Frana Luke Jensen
Nicole Arendt
6–2, 6–2

Career statistics

Singles performance timeline

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