Magüi Serna (mau-wee sare-nuh) (ESP)
(Residence: Barcelona, Spain)
Birthdate: March 1, 1979
Birthplace: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Height: 5' 6" (1.67 m)
Weight: 142 lbs. (65 kg)
Plays: Left-handed
Status: Pro (1993)
WTA TOUR singles titles: 0
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 0
(Grand Slam titles: 0)
ITF Women's Circuit singles titles: 6
2000 HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
THIRD ROUND: Indian Wells
ADDITIONAL: Spanish Fed Cup team
WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1998-24; 1997-41; 1996-138; 1995-357; 1994-342
Career Highlights
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES
WINNER:
1996 - ITF/Valladolid-ESP, ITF/Wahlscheid-GER, ITF/Athens 3-GRE
1995 - ITF/Mallorca 4-ESP
1994 - ITF/Gaborone-BOT, ITF/Harare-ZIM
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Spanish Fed Cup team 1997-2000
Quick Facts
Upset 14th seed Sandrine Testud at the 1999 U.S. Open to reach the third round
Has reached the fourth round of three Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces
Reached her career first semifinal at 1999 Birmingham, a grass court event, before falling
to top seed Nathalie Tauziat in three sets; continued the grass court success she enjoyed in
1998 (see below) and says she prefers grass, which is odd for a Spanish player who grew
up playing on clay
At the first tournament of the 1999 season on the Gold Coast of Australia, defeated Sabine
Appelmans and Ruxandra Dragomir to reach the quarterfinals before falling to second seed
and eventual champion Patty Schnyder in three sets
Reached the quarterfinals at 1999 New Haven as a qualifier; as a qualifier into 1999 Zurich,
defeated world No. 22 Ruxandra Dragomir in the first round
Ranked No. 52, earned her biggest win to date at 1998 Hilton Head, ousting world No. 3
Jana Novotna in the third round; also upset No. 13 Anke Huber in the first round; recorded
second win over a Top 10 player in 1998 in Moscow, ousting ninth-ranked Patty Schnyder to
reach the quarterfinals
Continued her surge on the clay surface in 1998 with a win over world No. 28 Brenda
Schultz-McCarthy in the first round of the German Open, and later reached the quarterfinals
in Madrid; capped off a successful clay court season in 1998 by reaching the fourth round at
Roland Garros, including a second-round upset of 11th seed Mary Pierce
Enjoyed a strong 1998 grass court season, as well, reaching the quarterfinals at Eastbourne
and the fourth round of Wimbledon; ranking jumped to a then-career high No. 25
Defeated Steffi Graf in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the 1998 Canadian Open,
then stretched world No. 3 Jana Novotna to three sets before losing
Won both her singles matches and a doubles match to lead Spain to a 3-2 win over
Germany in the first round of 1998 Fed Cup
Recorded the 17th-fastest serve on the Tour in 1998 with a 108 mile per hour (173.8 Km/h)
serve at Wimbledon; in 1997, tied for the 12th-fastest recorded serve on the tour with a 108
mph serve at the U.S. Open
In junior competition, reached the finals of the 1996 Wimbledon junior event; semifinalist
at 1995 Roland Garros juniors and quarterfinalist in 1996
Coached by Lorenzo Fargas starting in 1999
A baseline player who prefers grass courts; has a strong serve
Began playing tennis at five years of age
WTA Tour mentor is Mercedes Paz in the Partners for Success program, the mentor
division of the Tour's Player Development Program
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June, 2000
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