Alicia Ortuño (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈliθja oɾˈtuɲo]; born 2 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.[2] From 1990 to 2001, she won 30 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit,[3] and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. She appeared in six Grand Slam events.[2]

Alicia Ortuño
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1976-05-02) 2 May 1976 (age 48)
Barcelona, Spain[1]
Turned pro1990
Retired2002
Prize money$168,690
Singles
Career record213–176
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 155 (20 July 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1996)
French OpenQ2 (1998)
WimbledonQ1 (1998)
US OpenQ1 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record196–119
Career titles1 WTA, 24 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (1 November 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1999, 2000)
French Open3R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (1999)
US Open1R (1999)

Career highlights

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On 1 November 1999, Ortuño reached her highest doubles ranking of world No. 82.[2] Her highest singles ranking came on 20 July 1998, when she became world No. 155.[2]

In 1994, Ortuño partnered with Cristina Torrens Valero to win her first ITF doubles title in the $25k Barcelona tournament.[4] In 1999, Ortuño and Torrens-Valero partnered again to win the doubles title of the WTA Tour Estoril Open.[5][6]

Grand Slam appearances

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From 1996–1999, Ortuño competed in six Grand Slam tournaments: twice at the Australian Open, once at the French Open, once at Wimbledon and twice at the US Open.[7]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V (1–0)
Outcome Date Championship Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Winner 5 April 1999 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Cristina Torrens Valero   Anna Földényi
  Rita Kuti-Kis
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (6–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 19 June 1995 ITF Elvas, Portugal Hard   Marta Cano 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 2. 4 September 1995 ITF Cáceres, Spain Clay   Paula Hermida 3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 5 February 1996 ITF Carvoeiro Portugal Hard   Emanuela Brusati 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 20 January 1997 Ourense, Spain Hard (i)   Linda Sentis 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 14 April 1997 Elvas, Portugal Hard   Paula Hermida 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 25 August 1997 Orbetello, Italy Clay   Radka Bobková 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 1 September 1997 Spoleto, Italy Clay   Laura Garrone w/o
Runner-up 8. 20 April 1998 Espinho, Portugal Clay   Mariam Ramon Climent 0–6, 2–6
Winner 9. 9 November 1998 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay   Aliénor Tricerri 6–1, 6–0
Winner 10. 20 November 2000 ITF Manila, Philippines Clay   Chae Kyung-yee 5–3, 4–2

Doubles: 38 (24–14)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 March 1993 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay   Vanessa Castellano   Dominika Gorecká
  Lenka Němečková
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 26 April 1993 Porto, Portugal Clay   Vanessa Castellano   Eva Bes
  Eva Jiménez
7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 14 March 1994 Zaragoza, Spain Clay   Patrícia Marková   Jindra Gabrisova
  Dominika Gorecká
5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 4. 2 May 1994 Balaguer, Spain Clay   Cristina Torrens Valero   Rosa María Pérez
  Valentina Solari
6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. 9 May 1994 Mollet, Spain Clay   Cristina Torrens Valero   Mariana Randrup
  Cintia Tortorella
6–4, 6–0
Winner 6. 30 May 1994 Barcelona, Spain Hard   Cristina Torrens Valero   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Petra Kučová
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 7. 4 September 1995 Cáceres, Spain Clay   Cristina Torrens Valero   Patricia Aznar
  Eva Bes
6–2, 6–3
Winner 8. 16 June 1996 Salzburg, Austria Clay   Veronica Stele   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Sofia Prazeres
6–0, 6–4
Winner 9. 14 July 1996 Vigo, Spain Clay   Veronica Stele   Nataly Cahana
  Hila Rosen
6–2, 6–4
Winner 10. 21 July 1996 Bilbao, Spain Clay   Veronica Stele   Marta Cano
  Nuria Montero
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 11. 2 September 1996 Spoleto, Italy Clay   Joelle Schad   Miriam D'Agostini
  Sofia Prazeres
5–7, 4–6
Winner 12. 13 January 1997 Pontevedra, Spain Hard (i)   Sofia Prazeres   Tathiana Garbin
  Sara Ventura
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner 13. 20 January 1997 Ourense, Spain Hard (i)   Sofia Prazeres   Linda Sentis
  Susanne Trik
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 14. 14 April 1997 Elvas, Portugal Hard   Miriam D'Agostini   Aneta Soukup
  Tina Samara
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 15. 2 June 1997 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard   Hila Rosen   Erika deLone
  Nicole Pratt
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 16. 14 July 1997 Getxo, Spain Clay   Hila Rosen   Amanda Hopmans
  Patty Van Acker
5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 17. 4 August 1997 Carthage, Tunisia Clay   Zuzana Váleková   Eva Bes
  Elena Salvador
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 18. 20 October 1997 Ceuta, Spain Hard   Patricia Aznar   Ainhoa Goñi
  Yaiza Goñi
w/o
Winner 19. 26 July 1998 Dublin, Ireland Hard   Kirstin Freye   Lisa McShea
  Trudi Musgrave
w/o
Runner-up 20. 2 November 1998 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay   Luciana Masante   Eva Bes
  María Fernanda Landa
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Winner 21. 9 November 1998 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay   Joanne Moore   Susie Starrett
  Aliénor Tricerri
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 22. 22 November 1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Vanessa Menga   Maureen Drake
  Caroline Schneider
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 23. 7 December 1998 Cali, Colombia Clay   Laura Montalvo   Katarina Srebotnik
  Zuzana Váleková
6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 24. 26 April 1999 Espinho, Portugal Clay   Katalin Marosi   Francesca Lubiani
  Maria Paola Zavagli
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 25. 12 July 1999 Getxo, Spain Clay   Gisela Riera   Conchita Martínez Granados
  Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–7(4), 4–6
Runner-up 26. 30 August 1999 Fano, Italy Clay   Katalin Marosi   Debby Haak
  Andrea van den Hurk
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 27. 27 September 1999 Porto, Portugal Clay   Michaela Paštiková   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 28. 11 October 1999 Rhodes, Greece Clay   Lenka Cenková   Tathiana Garbin
  Amanda Hopmans
6–4, 0–6, 6–7(3)
Winner 29. 3 April 2000 Cagliari, Italy Clay   Lourdes Domínguez Lino   Michaela Paštiková
  Jasmin Wöhr
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 30. 12 June 2000 Grado, Italy Clay   Vanessa Menga   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  María José Martínez Sánchez
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 31. 19 June 2000 Grado, Italy Clay   Vanessa Menga   Maja Matevžič
  Dragana Zarić
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 32. 3 July 2000 Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay   Eva Bes   Eugenia Chialvo
  Jorgelina Cravero
6–2, 6–2
Winner 33. 10 July 2000 Getxo, Spain Clay   Maja Palaveršić   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–1, 6–2
Winner 34. 17 July 2000 Valladolid, Spain Clay   María José Martínez Sánchez   Trudi Musgrave
  Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 6–4
Winner 35. 7 August 2000 Carthage, Tunisia Clay   Vanessa Menga   Bianca Kamper
  Ekaterina Kozhokina
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 36. 4 September 2000 Fano, Italy Clay   Eleni Daniilidou   Conchita Martínez Granados
  Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
2–6, 4–6
Winner 37. 18 September 2000 Lecce, Italy Clay   Eva Bes   Angelika Rösch
  Syna Schmidle
6–4, 6–0
Winner 38. 2 April 2001 ITF Juárez, Mexico Clay   Milagros Sequera   Erica Krauth
  Vanesa Krauth
6–4, 2–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Alicia Ortuno, Eurosport
  2. ^ a b c d "WTA Players: Alicia Ortuño". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - ORTUNO, Alicia (ESP)". Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Barcelona - 30 May - 05 June 1994". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "1999 Estoril Open – WTA Tennis Doubles Results" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Estoril - 05 April - 11 April 1999". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "WTA Players: Alicia Ortuño Results". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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