Gala Leon Garcia (ESP)
(Residence: Barcelona, Spain)
Birthdate: December 23, 1973
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Weight: 124 lbs. (56 kg)
Plays: Left-handed
Status: Pro
WTA TOUR singles titles: 1
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 0
(Grand Slam titles: 0)
ITF Women s Circuit singles titles: 6
ADDITIONAL: Spanish Fed Cup team
WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1998-53; 1997-58; 1996-85; 1995-134; 1994-329; 1993-289; 1992-481;
1991-694
Career Highlights
GRAND SLAM (SINGLES) AND CHASE CHAMPIONSHIPS (S/D) HISTORY
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AUSTRALIAN
ROLAND GARROS
WIMBLEDON
UNITED STATES
CHASE CHAMPS(S)
CHASE CHAMPS(D) |
1R
1R
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1R
4R
1R
2R
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1R
3R
1R
3R
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1R
1R
3R
2R
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4R
1R
1R
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
SINGLES
WINNER: (WTA TOUR TITLES: 1)
2000 - Madrid
1997 - ITF/Budapest-HUN1995 -
Futures/Barcelona-ESP [May], Futures/Vigo-ESP,
Futures/Gexto-ESP1993 -
Futures/Faro-POR, Futures/Madrid-ESP
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES
FINALIST (2):
2000 - Madrid - (w/Sanchez Lorenzo)
1999 - Sopot (w/Sanchez Lorenzo)
ADDITIONAL: Spanish Fed Cup team 1996-97, 1999
Quick Facts
Best results have come on a clay surface:
At 1999 Hilton Head, stunned countrywoman, three-time champion and world Top Five
player Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-4, 6-3 in the second round for her best career victory
Took a set off eventual champion Venus Williams in their second-round match at the 1999
Italian Open after defeating Karina Habsudova; stretched world No. 2 Lindsay Davenport to
three sets at 1999 Madrid
Topped a strong 1999 clay court season by upsetting ninth seed Nathalie Tauziat and
Elena Likhovtseva to reach the fourth round at the French Open, equaling her best Grand
Slam showing
Reached the semifinals at 1999 Sao Paulo
Reached her first career final at 1998 Maria Lankowitz, defeating third seed Barbara Paulus in
the quarterfinals; fell in the final to world No. 12 Patty Schnyder in three sets
Reached her first semifinal on the major tour at 1998 Makarska; the following week, in
Budapest, upset fourth seed Anne-Gaelle Sidot in the first round
Reached third semifinal of 1998, and third of career, at Sopot, falling to top seed Henrieta
Nagyova in three sets
Upset 22nd-ranked Yayuk Basuki in the first round of 1998 French Open and continued on to
the third round; in first-ever Grand Slam main draw event, reached fourth round at 1996 French
Open as a qualifier; upset 16th seed Barbara Paulus in third round; at No. 107, was the
lowest-ranked player in the fourth round and the first qualifier to reach the French Open round of
16 since 1989
Coached by Gabriel Urpi; trains off court with Jordi Llacer
Introduced to tennis at age 11 by her brother-in-law
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June, 2000
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