Lara Arruabarrena – Wikipedia

Spanish tennis player

Lara Arruabarrena

Full name	Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 31) Tolosa, Spain
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2007
Retired	2022
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Andoni Vivanco
Prize money	US$ 3,362,484
Career record	364–291 (55.6%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 52 (3 July 2017)
Australian Open	2R (2015, 2016, 2018)
French Open	2R (2018)
Wimbledon	2R (2015, 2016, 2018)
US Open	2R (2012, 2018)
Career record	210–168 (55.6%)
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 28 (22 February 2016)
Australian Open	3R (2020)
French Open	QF (2018)
Wimbledon	2R (2015, 2017, 2018)
US Open	QF (2015)
Fed Cup	3–5 (37.5%)

Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaɾa arwaβaˈrena βeˈθino];^[a] born 20 March 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 3 July 2017, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 52, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 28, set on 22 February 2016.^[1] Arruabarrena retired from professional tour in August 2022.^[2]

Personal life and background[edit]

Arruabarrena is coached by Andoni Vivanco. Her father, Juan, is a lithographer, and her mother, Blanca, is a nurse. She also has one younger sister. Arruabarrena started playing tennis at age eight when she took lessons with a friend for fun. She stated that her favourite surface is clay. When she was 15, she moved to Barcelona to train with Spanish Federation. Her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin.^[3]

Career highlights[edit]

2007: ITF Circuit debut[edit]

Arruabarrena made her debut appearance at the ITF Circuit at Les Francqueses del Valles, France, where she lost in first round against her compatriot Lucia Cervera-Vazquez, in straight-sets.^[4]

2008: First ITF title[edit]

In July, she won her first ITF title on a $10k event in Oviedo. In the final, she defeated Hermon Brhane, in straight sets.^[5]

2012: First WTA Tour title, Grand Slam main-draw debut[edit]

Arruabarrena won her first WTA tournament at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, beating Alexandra Panova in the final.^[6] She then qualified for the main draw of the 2012 French Open, but lost in the first round to former champion Ana Ivanovic, in straight sets.^[7]

Performance timelines[edit]

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player’s participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[8]

Singles[edit]

Doubles[edit]

WTA career finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)[edit]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2013	Katowice Open, Poland	International	Clay (i)	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	Raluca Olaru Valeria Solovyeva	6–4, 7–5
Win	2–0	Apr 2014	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	International	Clay	Caroline Garcia	Vania King Chanelle Scheepers	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	3–0	Sep 2014	Korea Open, South Korea	International	Hard	Irina-Camelia Begu	Mona Barthel Mandy Minella	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–1	Oct 2014	Japan Women’s Open	International	Hard	Tatjana Maria	Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová	1–6, 2–6
Win	4–1	Feb 2015	Abierto Mexico	International	Hard	María Teresa Torró Flor	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11]
Loss	4–2	May 2015	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Raluca Olaru	Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	4–3	Jul 2015	Gastein Ladies, Austria	International	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	Danka Kovinić Stephanie Vogt	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss	4–4	Aug 2015	Washington Open, United States	International	Hard	Andreja Klepač	Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic	5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Win	5–4	Sep 2015	Korea Open, South Korea (2)	International	Hard	Andreja Klepač	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss	5–5	Oct 2015	Hong Kong Open	International	Hard	Andreja Klepač	Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova	5–7, 4–6
Win	6–5	Apr 2016	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (2)	International	Clay	Tatjana Maria	Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz	6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win	7–5	Jul 2016	Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland	International	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Annika Beck Evgeniya Rodina	6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss	7–6	Jul 2018	Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland	International	Clay	Timea Bacsinszky	Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk	6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win	8–6	Sep 2019	Korea Open, South Korea (3)	International	Hard	Tatjana Maria	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7]

WTA Challenger finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (title)[edit]

Doubles: 1 (title)[edit]

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 14 (12 titles, 2 runner–ups)[edit]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2008	ITF Oviedo, Spain	10,000	Hard	Hermon Brhane	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss	1–1	Oct 2008	ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain	10,000	Clay	Eva Fernández Brugués	4–6, 6–7
Win	2–1	Apr 2009	ITF Torrent, Spain	10,000	Clay	Marta Marrero	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–1	Sep 2009	ITF Lleida, Spain	10,000	Clay	Diana Enache	6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Win	4–1	Oct 2009	ITF Seville, Spain	10,000	Clay	Neda Kozić	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–1	May 2010	ITF Badalona, Spain	10,000	Clay	Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko	6–4, 6–3
Win	6–1	Nov 2010	ITF Mallorca, Spain	10,000	Clay	Sandra Soler Sola	6–3, 6–3
Win	7–1	Nov 2010	ITF Mallorca, Spain	10,000	Clay	Maria João Koehler	7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win	8–1	Nov 2010	ITF Vallduxo, Spain	10,000	Clay	Nanuli Pipiya	7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win	9–1	Dec 2010	ITF Vinaròs, Spain	10,000	Clay	Cristina Dinu	6–2, 6–0
Win	10–1	Feb 2011	ITF Mallorca, Spain	10,000	Clay	Conny Perrin	6–1, 6–2
Win	11–1	Mar 2011	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Clay	Leticia Costas Moreira	6–4, 6–2
Win	12–1	Aug 2014	Open Bogotá, Colombia	100,000	Clay	Johanna Larsson	6–1, 6–3
Loss	12–2	Apr 2016	ITF Osprey, United States	50,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	6–4, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)[edit]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2009	ITF Torrent, Spain	10,000	Clay	Carla Roset Franco	Martina Caciotti Nicole Clerico	6–7, 6–0, [9–11]
Win	1–1	Sep 2009	ITF Mollerussa, Spain	10,000	Hard	Carla Roset Franco	Tatiana Búa Inés Ferrer Suárez	6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win	2–1	Nov 2009	ITF Vallduxo, Spain	10,000	Clay	Amanda Carreras	Yera Campos Molina Sandra Soler Sola	6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win	3–1	Jul 2010	ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France	25,000	Clay	Inés Ferrer Suárez	Nadiia Kichenok Constance Sibille	6–3, 6–1
Loss	3–2	Aug 2010	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	25,000	Clay	María Teresa Torró Flor	Nicole Clerico Justine Ozga	7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Win	4–2	Oct 2010	ITF Madrid, Spain	50,000	Clay	María Teresa Torró Flor	Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan	6–4, 7–5
Win	5–2	Nov 2010	ITF Mallorca, Spain	10,000	Clay	Inés Ferrer Suárez	Maria João Koehler Avgusta Tsybysheva	7–5, 6–2
Loss	5–3	Nov 2010	ITF Vallduxo, Spain	10,000	Clay	Benedetta Davato	Amanda Carreras Andrea Gámiz	6–7(5), 3–6
Win	6–3	Sep 2011	ITF Biella, Italy	100,000	Clay	Ekaterina Lopes	Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová	6–3, 0–6, [10–3]
Win	7–3	Oct 2011	ITF Seville, Spain	25,000	Clay	Estrella Cabeza Candela	Leticia Costas Moreira Inés Ferrer Suárez	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–4	Jul 2012	Open de Biarritz, France	100,000	Clay	Monica Puig	Séverine Beltrame Laura Thorpe	2–6, 3–6
Loss	7–5	Oct 2013	ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain	25,000	Clay	Amanda Carreras	Tatiana Búa Andrea Gámiz	6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss	7–6	May 2014	ITF Grado, Italy	25,000	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt	4–6, 2–6
Win	8–6	Aug 2014	Open Bogotá, Colombia	100,000	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Melanie Klaffner Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	6–2, 6–0
Win	9–6	Oct 2019	ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain	25,000	Clay	Sara Errani	Marie Benoît Ioana Loredana Roșca	3–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals[edit]

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)[edit]

Wins over top 10 players[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]