Cristina Torrens Valero

Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles titles on WTA Tour. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002.

Cristina Torrens Valero
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Born (1974-09-12) 12 September 1974 (age 50)
Pamplona, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,000,722
Singles
Career record309–292
Career titles2 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27 (4 March 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1998, 2003)
French Open3R (1999, 2001)
Wimbledon3R (2000)
US Open2R (1996, 2002)
Doubles
Career record102–143
Career titles2 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 66 (29 January 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open3R (1999)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–3

In 1993, Torrens Valero helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–0)
Tier IV & V (1–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Apr 1999 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay   Sarah Pitkowski 2–6, 2–6
Win 2. May 1999 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay   Inés Gorrochategui 7–5, 7–6
Loss 3. May 2000 Belgium Open, Antwerp Clay   Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 4. Jul 2001 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay   Anabel Medina Garrigues 4–6, 4–6
Win 5. Jul 2001 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay   Gala León García 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (2–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Apr 1999 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Alicia Ortuño   Anna Foldenyi
  Rita Kuti-Kis
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2. Apr 2000 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Amanda Hopmans   Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
0–6, 6–7(9)
Win 3. Apr 2000 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay   Lubomira Bacheva   Jelena Kostanić
  Sandra Načuk
6–0, 6–2
Loss 4. Oct 2000 Luxembourg Open Carpet (i)   Lubomira Bacheva   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 6–7(0–7)

ITF Circuit finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (6–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 25 February 1991 ITF Valencia, Spain Clay   Eva Melicharová 5–7, 2–6
Win 1. 19 May 1991 ITF Balaguer, Spain Clay   Marianne Vallin 7–5, 6–4
Win 2. 6 June 1993 ITF Cáceres, Spain Hard   Limor Zaltz 6–3, 7–6(5)
Win 3. 7 February 1994 ITF Faro, Portugal Hard   Mariam Ramón Climent 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2. 5 June 1994 ITF Hebron, Spain Hard   Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 2–6
Win 4. 26 June 1994 ITF Valladolid, Spain Clay   Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3. 18 September 1995 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay   Emanuela Zardo 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 5 May 1996 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay   Lenka Cenková 2–6, 4–6
Win 5. 13 May 1996 ITF Athens Open, Greece Clay   Gala León García 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5. 20 June 1999 Open de Marseille, France Clay   Ángeles Montolio 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 6 July 2003 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay   Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 5–7, 1–6
Win 6. 1 September 2003 ITF Fano, Italy Clay   Catalina Castaño 6–3, 5–7, 6–3

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 25 March 1991 ITF Bilbao, Spain Clay   Eva Jiménez   Cora Linneman
  Ana Larrakoetxea
7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 1. 13 May 1991 ITF Balaguer, Spain Clay   Eva Jiménez   Cora Linneman
  Ana Larrakoetxea
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 2 May 1994 ITF Balaguer, Spain Clay   Alicia Ortuño   Rosa María Pérez
  Valentina Solari
6–1, 6–1
Win 3. 9 May 1994 ITF Mollet, Spain Clay   Alicia Ortuño   Mariana Randrup
  Cintia Tortorella
6–4, 6–0
Win 4. 30 May 1994 ITF Barcelona, Spain Hard   Alicia Ortuño   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Petra Kučová
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2. 18 July 1994 ITF Bilbao, Spain Clay   Yolanda Clemot   Cătălina Cristea
  Hanneke Ketelaars
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 1 August 1994 ITF Munich, Germany Clay   Silvia Ramón-Cortés   Carin Bakkum
  Helena Vildová
6–7, 0–6
Win 5. 4 September 1995 ITF Cáceres, Spain Clay   Alicia Ortuño   Patricia Aznar
  Eva Bes
6–2, 6–3
Loss 4. 19 September 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay   Lubomira Bacheva   Åsa Carlsson
  Émilie Loit
2–6, 6–7

Grand Slam singles performance

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR
Australian Open A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2–8
French Open A 1R 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R Q1 5–7
Wimbledon A 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R Q1 4–7
US Open 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 2–8
Win–loss 1–1 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–4 3–4 2–4 1–4 0–1 13–30
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