Virginia Ruano Pascual


Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
She had moderate success in singles, winning three career titles and reaching two Grand Slam quarterfinals and a top-30 ranking, but she had been far more successful in doubles where she won 43 titles, including 11 Grand Slam titles: ten women's doubles and one mixed doubles.
Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals and they reached at least the semifinals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in.

Personal life

Her father, Juan Manuel, works for Iberia Airlines; her mother, Virginia, is a housewife. Her brother, Juan Ramon, is a tennis pro at a club and also serves as her coach and her sister, Marbella, works in administration. Initially, she hyphenated her family names, but she has omitted the hyphen since 1998.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 10 titles, 6 runner-ups

Mixed doubles: 1 title

Summer Olympics

Doubles: 2 silver medals

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 titles

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.18 May 1997Welsh International Open, CardiffClay Alexia Dechaume-Balleret6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Winner2.26 April 1998Budapest Grand PrixClay Silvia Farina Elia6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner3.12 October 2003Tashkent OpenHard Saori Obata6–2, 7–6

Doubles: 33 titles, 27 runner-ups

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.18 January 1998Hobart InternationalHard Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis
Janette Husárová
7–6, 6–3
Winner2.26 April 1998Budapest Grand PrixClay Paola Suárez Cătălina Cristea
Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner3.10 May 1998Rome MastersClay Paola Suárez Amanda Coetzer
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.25 April 1999Budapest Grand PrixClay Laura Montalvo Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Sandra Načuk
3–6, 4–6
Winner4.23 May 1999Madrid OpenClay Paola Suárez María Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingärtner
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Winner5.23 April 2000Family Circle Cup, Hilton HeadClay Paola Suárez Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up2.10 July 2000Internazionali Femminili di PalermoClay Ruxandra Dragomir Silvia Farina Elia
Rita Grande
4–6, 6–0, 6–7
Winner6.23 July 2000Orange Prokom Open, SopotClay Paola Suárez Åsa Carlsson
Rita Grande
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up3.21 August 2000Pilot Pen Tennis, New HavenHard Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up4.7 January 2001Hobart InternationalHard Ruxandra Dragomir Elena Likhovtseva
Cara Black
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.4 March 2001Abierto Mexicano Telcel, AcapulcoClay Paola Suárez Anabel Medina Garrigues
María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Runner-up6.11 March 2001Indian Wells MastersHard Paola Suárez Nicole Arendt
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up7.22 April 2001Family Circle Cup, CharlestonClay Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–7, 3–6
Winner7.20 May 2001Belgian Open, AntwerpClay Els Callens Kristie Boogert
Miriam Oremans
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner8.26 May 2001Madrid OpenClay Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Winner9.22 July 2001French Community Championships, Knokke-HeistClay Magüi Serna Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Andreea Vanc
6–4, 6–3
Winner10.24 February 2002Copa Colsanitas, BogotáClay Paola Suárez Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–1
Winner11.3 March 2002Abierto Mexicano Telcel, AcapulcoClay Paola Suárez Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up8.1 April 2002Sony Ericcson Open, MiamiHard Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Winner12.19 May 2002Rome MastersClay Paola Suárez Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 6–4
Winner13.18 August 2002Canada Masters, MontrealHard Paola Suárez Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 7–6
Winner14.14 September 2002Brasil Open, BahiaHard Paola Suárez Émilie Loit
Rossana de los Ríos
6–4, 6–1
Winner15.29 September 2002Wismilak International, BaliHard Cara Black Svetlana Kuznetsova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–3
Winner16.13 April 2003Family Circle Cup, CharlestonClay Paola Suárez Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
Runner-up9.20 April 2003MPS Group Championships, Amelia IslandClay Paola Suárez Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
5–7, 2–6
Winner17.11 May 2003German Open, BerlinClay Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner18.23 August 2003Pilot Pen Tennis, New HavenHard Paola Suárez Alicia Molik
Magüi Serna
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up10.19 October 2003Zurich OpenHard Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 2–6
Winner19.10 November 2003WTA Tour Championships, Los AngelesHard Paola Suárez Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up11.5 January 2004Auckland OpenHard Paola Suárez Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–7, 6–3, 1–6
Winner20.21 March 2004Pacific Life Open, Indian WellsHard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
Winner21.18 April 2004Family Circle Cup, CharlestonClay Paola Suárez Martina Navratilova
Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up12.10 May 2004Rome MastersClay Paola Suárez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up13.19 July 2004JPMorgan Chase Open, Los AngelesHard Conchita Martínez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up14.26 July 2004Acura Classic, San DiegoHard Paola Suárez Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up15.17 October 2004Kremlin Cup, MoscowCarpet Paola Suárez Anastasia Myskina
Vera Zvonareva
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up16.24 October 2004Zurich OpenHard Paola Suárez Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 4–6
Winner22.31 October 2004Fortis Championships Luxembourg, Luxembourg CityHard Paola Suárez Jill Craybas
Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Winner23.5 March 2005Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsHard Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik
6–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner24.19 March 2005Pacific Life Open, Indian WellsHard Paola Suárez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6, 6–1
Winner25.17 April 2005Family Circle Cup, CharlestonClay Conchita Martínez Iveta Benešová
Květa Peschke
6–1, 6–4
Winner26.7 August 2005Acura Classic, San DiegoHard Conchita Martínez Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up17.15 August 2005Canada Masters, TorontoHard Conchita Martínez Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up18.9 October 2005Bangkok OpenHard Conchita Martínez Shinobu Asagoe
Gisela Dulko
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up19.30 October 2005Generali Ladies LinzHard Conchita Martínez Gisela Dulko
Květa Peschke
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up20.17 January 2006Medibank International, SydneyHard Paola Suárez Corina Morariu
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up21.18 March 2006Indian Wells MastersHard Meghann Shaughnessy Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up22.16 April 2006Family Circle Cup, CharlestonClay Meghann Shaughnessy Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Winner27.13 August 2006East West Bank Classic, Los AngelesHard Paola Suárez Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
Winner28.24 September 2006China Open, BeijingHard Paola Suárez Anna Chakvetadze
Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
Winner29.1 October 2006Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships, SeoulHard Paola Suárez Chia-jung Chuang
Mariana Díaz Oliva
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up23.13 January 2007Hobart InternationalHard Anabel Medina Garrigues Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up24.9 April 2007Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia IslandClay Anabel Medina Garrigues Mara Santangelo
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 6–7
Runner-up25.18 June 2007Ordina Open, ‘s-HertogenboschGrass Anabel Medina Garrigues Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
5–7, 2–6
Winner30.5 August 2007Nordea Nordic Light Open, StockholmHard Anabel Medina Garrigues Chan Chin-wei
Tetiana Luzhanska
6–1, 5–7,
Winner31.11 January 2008Hobart InternationalHard Anabel Medina Garrigues Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up26.15 June 2008DFS Classic, BirminghamGrass Séverine Brémond Cara Black
Liezel Huber
2–6, 1–6
Winner32.27 July 2008Banka Koper Slovenia Open, PortorožHard Anabel Medina Garrigues Vera Dushevina
Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up27.6 April 2009Andalucia Tennis Experience, MarbellaClay Anabel Medina Garrigues Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 3–6
Winner33.22 May 2010Polsat Warsaw OpenClay Meghann Shaughnessy Cara Black
Yan Zi
6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Awards