Paula Ormaechea
Introduction '''Paula Ormaechea''' (; born 28 September 1992) is an Argentine tennis player based in Italy. She has won 16 singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 October 2013, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59.Ormaechea has a 21–13 win–loss record, playing for Argentina Fed Cup team. She plays in the Italian Tennis Serie A1 (major circuit) in the Tennis Club Rungg of Eppan an der Weinstraße, in South Tyrol near Bolzano.
Personal life Paula Ormaechea was born 1992 to Mirna and Marcelo Ormaechea. She has two sisters, Valentina and Sofía. Juan Pablo Guzmán, former ATP tennis player, serves as her coach. Ormaechea cites Roger Federer, Serena and Venus Williams as her role models, and also admires Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.
Career review ===Junior career===Ormaechea entered professional junior tournaments in 2006.She defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals of the Banana Bowl, but lost to Ana Bogdan in the finals 6–2 6–4.Ormaechea won her next title at Uruguay Bowl in March 2009.She also played at the 2009 French Open and US Open, but fell to Bianca Botto and Richèl Hogenkamp in the first round, respectively. She also won four doubles events, her last junior doubles title came at Canadian Open championship in September 2009.===Fed Cup / BJK Cup===Ormaechea made her debut for Argentina Fed Cup team on 26 April 2009 in the 2009 World Group Playoff against Ukraine. She partnered María Irigoyen, losing to Mariya Koryttseva and Olga Savchuk in straight sets. Ormaechea made her singles debut in 2010 World Group II rubber against Estonia. She lost her first match to world No. 61, Kaia Kanepi, and the second one to Maret Ani. Ormaechea also played in the rubber against Canada, and lost both of her singles matches — against Aleksandra Wozniak and Valérie Tétreault.===2011===Her first tournament was an ITF event in Colombia, where she lost to Alexandra Cadanțu 4–6, 0–6 in the first round of qualifying. After this, she played the Copa Colsanitas, but again lost in qualifying, this time in the second round. Despite her bad run, Paula rebounded and won an ITF tournament in Santiago, Chile one month later. She then played four ITF events during May, reaching the final of one, but losing to top seed Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 3–6, 2–6.Paula then played the qualifying for the Brussels Open, her first Premier tournament. She got to the final round of qualifying after defeating Catalina Castaño and Andrea Hlaváčková, but was then swept aside by doubles specialist Abigail Spears, 6–1, 6–1.Following this loss, she headed to Rome to play a $25k tournament, but lost in the second round to Sofia Shapatava. Then, following another loss in the quarterfinals of an ITF event in Poland and an early elimination in the qualifying at the Budapest Grand Prix, Paula's form improved when she qualified for the Gastein Ladies in Kitzbühel, Austria. She there lost in the first round of the main draw to María José Martínez Sánchez, in straight sets.Paula then took a break from the WTA Tour, playing eight ITF events from August to October, winning two of them.===2012===Ormaechea began new season at the Sydney International where she lost in the second round of qualifying to 13th seed Vania King. Following this loss, she headed to Melbourne for the Australian Open where she qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw beating seventh seed CoCo Vandeweghe, Hsieh Su-wei, and 19th seed Yvonne Meusburger. In the first round of the main draw, she overcame Simona Halep in three sets. In the second round, however, she was sent crashing out by eighth seed Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets. Due to her strong beginning of the new season, her ranking peaked at over No. 140 for the first time.===2013: French Open third round, top 100 and new career-high rankings===She made her debut in the top 100 on 10 June 2013, at world No. 81, following the 2013 French Open where she reached the third round.She reached her career-high ranking of No. 59 on 21 October 2013.
Performance timelines ''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. ''===Singles===''Current through the 2023 Charleston Open. ''Tournament201020112012201320142015...20192020202120222023SRW–LWin%'''Grand Slam tournaments''' Australian OpenAA2RQ11RQ2Q2AAQ1Q10 / 21–2French OpenAA1R3R3RQ1AAAQ1Q10 / 34–3WimbledonAAQ1Q21RAQ1NHAQ1Q10 / 10–1US OpenAAQ32R1RAQ1AQ1AA0 / 21–2Win–loss0–00–01–23–22–40–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 86–8'''WTA 1000'''Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAQ2A1RQ1ANHQ1AA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAQ1Q12RAANHAAA0 / 11–1Madrid OpenAAQ1AQ1AANHAA0 / 00–0Italian OpenAAQ2A2RAAAAQ10 / 11–1Canadian OpenAAAQ2Q1AANHAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAQ1Q1AAAAA0 / 00–0Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAA1RAAANH0 / 10–1China OpenAAAQ1AAANH0 / 00–0Guadalajara OpenNHA0 / 00–0'''Career statistics'''Tournaments015617220311'''Career total: 38'''Overall win–loss0–20–14–510–711–192–31–21–02–30–10–10 / 3830–44===Doubles===Tournament201220132014W–L Australian OpenAA1R0–1 French OpenAA1R0–1 WimbledonQ11RQ10–1 US OpenA1RA0–1Win–loss0–00–20–20–4
WTA Tour finals ===Singles: 1 (runner-up)===LegendGrand Slam WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Feb 2013Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Jelena Janković1–6, 2–6
WTA 125 finals ===Singles: 1 (runner-up)===ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Copa Cali, ColombiaClay Nadia Podoroska4–6, 2–6
ITF Circuit finals ===Singles: 32 (16 titles, 16 runner–ups)===Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments (1–5) $25,000 tournaments (7–7) $10/15,000 tournaments (8–4)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (16–15)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 2009ITF Juárez, Mexico10,000 Clay  Mailen Auroux 6–4, 4–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Nov 2009ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000 Clay  Verónica Spiegel 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Win 2–1 Nov 2009ITF Asunción, Paraguay10,000 Clay  Andrea Koch Benvenuto 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss 2–2 Dec 2009ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina25,000 Clay  Rossana de los Ríos 5–7, 1–6Loss 2–3 Jun 2010ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000 Clay  Mailen Auroux 1–6, 5–7Win 3–3 Jun 2010ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000 Clay  Lucía Jara Lozano 6–2, 6–2Win 4–3 Jul 2010Open Bogotá, Colombia25,000 Clay  Julia Cohen 7–5, 6–2Win 5–3 Jul 2010ITF Brasília, Brazil10,000 Clay  Ana Clara Duarte 3–6, 7–6(1), 7–6(6)Win 6–3 Mar 2011ITF Santiago, Chile10,000 Clay  Catalina Pella 6–2, 7–6(4)Loss 6–4 May 2011Prague Open, Czech Republic50,000 Clay  Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 6–3, 6–2Win 7–4 Sep 2011Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000 Clay  Danka Kovinić 6–1, 6–1Win 8–4 Sep 2011ITF Foggia, Italy25,000 Clay  Renata Voráčová 6–4, 6–4Loss 8–5 Oct 2011ITF Villa de Madrid, Spain25,000 Clay  Nastassja Burnett 2–6, 3–6Win 9–5 May 2013Open Saint-Gaudens, France50,000 Clay  Dinah Pfizenmaier 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Win 10–5 Jun 2015ITF Padua, Italy25,000 Clay  Réka Luca Jani 6–3, 6–4Win 11–5 Apr 2016ITF Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil10,000 Clay  Laura Pigossi 6–4, 6–1Win 12–5 Apr 2016ITF Lins, Brazil10,000 Clay  Harmony Tan 6–3, 6–2Win 13–5 Apr 2016ITF Bauru, Brazil10,000 Clay  Julieta Lara Estable 1–6, 6–3, 7–5Loss 13–6 Sep 2016Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000 Clay  Quirine Lemoine 5–7, 1–6Loss 13–7 Dec 2017ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000 Clay  Tena Lukas 4–6, 7–6(5), 1–6Win 14–7 Jul 2018ITF Baja, Hungary25,000 Clay  Nina Potočnik 6–3, 7–5Loss 14–8 Sep 2018Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia60,000 Clay  Tereza Mrdeža 6–2, 4–6, 5–7Loss 14–9 Nov 2018Copa Colina, Chile60,000 Clay  Xu Shilin 5–7, 3–6Win 15–9 Sep 2019ITF Sankt Pölten, Austria25,000 Clay  Réka Luca Jani 2–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 15–10 Mar 2021ITF Amiens, France15,000 Clay (i)  Seone Mendez 4–6, 2–6Loss 15–11 Jun 2021ITF Denain, France25,000 Clay  Dalma Gálfi 7–5, 2–6, 4–6Loss 15–12 Jul 2021ITS Cup, Czech Republic60,000 Clay  Sara Bejlek 0–6, 0–6Loss 15–13 Jan 2022Traralgon International, Australia60,000+H Hard  Yuan Yue 3–6, 2–6Loss 15–14 Feb 2022ITF Tucumán, Argentina25,000 Clay  Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 6–1, 4–6Loss 15–15 Mar 2022ITF Anapoima, Colombia25,000 Clay  Marina Melnikova 2–6, 1–6Loss 15–16 Sep 2022ITF Otočec, Slovenia 25,000 Clay  Miriam Bulgaru 5–7, 4–6Win 16–16 Oct 2022ITF Tucumán, Argentina25,000 Clay  Valeriya Strakhova 6–2, 6–3===Doubles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner–ups)===Legend $60,000 tournaments (2–0) $25,000 tournaments (5–8) $10/15,000 tournaments (2–7)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (9–15)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 2008ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia10,000 Clay  Claudia Razzeto  Rocio Galarza   Gabriela Roux 6–7(5), 6–3, 9–11Loss 0–2 Oct 2008ITF Lima, Peru10,000 Clay  Marina Giral Lores  Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Karen Castiblanco 2–6, 1–6Loss 0–3 Oct 2008ITF Lima, Peru10,000 Clay  Marina Giral Lores  Andrea Koch Benvenuto   Karen Castiblanco 7–6(7), 0–6, 3–10Loss 0–4 Nov 2009ITF Lima, Peru10,000 Clay  Agustina Eskenazi  Cecilia Costa Melgar   Andrea Koch Benvenuto 1–6, 3–6Win 1–4 Jul 2010ITF Bogotá, Colombia25,000 Clay  Andrea Gámiz  Mailen Auroux   Karen Castiblanco 5–7, 6–4, 10–8Loss 1–5 Dec 2010ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil25,000 Clay  Alizé Lim  Maria Fernanda Alves   Ana Clara Duarte defaultWin 2–5 Mar 2011ITF Santiago, Chile10,000 Clay  Maria Fernanda Alves  Barbara Rush   Carolina Zeballos 6–3, 7–6(2)Win 3–5 Apr 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina25,000 Clay  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán  María Irigoyen   Florencia Molinero 4–6, 7–5, 10–4Win 4–5 Jun 2011ITF Rome, Italy25,000 Clay  Verónica Cepede Royg  Marina Shamayko   Sofia Shapatava 7–5, 6–4Win 5–5 May 2013Open Saint-Gaudens, France50,000 Clay  Julia Glushko  Stéphanie Dubois   Kurumi Nara 7–5, 7–6(11)Loss 5–6 Mar 2015ITF Palm Harbor, United States25,000 Clay  María Irigoyen  Petra Krejsová   Paula Cristina Gonçalves 2–6, 4–6Loss 5–7 Jun 2015ITF Padua, Italy25,000 Clay  Réka Luca Jani  María Irigoyen   Barbora Krejčíková 4–6, 2–6Loss 5–8 Apr 2016ITF Lins, Brazil10,000 Clay  Constanza Vega  Bárbara Gatica   Stephanie Petit 5–7, 3–6Loss 5–9 Aug 2017ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands15,000 Clay  Ana Sofía Sánchez  Deborah Kerfs   Chiara Scholl 5–7, 3–6Win 6–9 Sep 2017ITF Trieste, Italy15,000 Clay  Martina Caregaro  Alice Balducci   Camilla Scala 5–7, 7–5, 10–1Loss 6–10 Dec 2017ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000 Clay  Dia Evtimova  Cristina Dinu   Mia Eklund 3–6, 2–6Win 7–10 Jul 2018ITF Baja, Hungary25,000 Clay  Natalija Kostić  Nicoleta Dascalu   Isabella Shinikova w/oWin 8–10 Oct 2018ITF Seville, Spain25,000 Clay  Andrea Gámiz  Başak Eraydın   Anastasiya Komardina 7–5, 7–6(5)Win 9–10 Sep 2019Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia60,000 Clay  Anna Bondár  Amandine Hesse   Daniela Seguel 7–5, 7–5Loss 9–11 Jan 2020ITF Daytona Beach, United States25,000 Clay  Prarthana Thombare  Dalma Gálfi   Kimberley Zimmermann 6–7(4), 2–6Loss 9–12 Sep 2020ITF Tarvisio, Italy25,000 Clay  Anna Bondár  Marie Benoît   Alexandra Cadanțu 1–6, 3–6Loss 9–13 Jun 2021ITF Denain, France25,000 Clay  Dalma Gálfi  Anna Danilina   Valeriya Strakhova 5–7, 6–3, 4–10Loss 9–14 Oct 2021ITF Lisbon, Portugal 25,000 Clay  Natalija Stevanović  Yvonne Cavallé Reimers   Ángela Fita Boluda 6–3, 3–6, 4–10Loss 9–15 Feb 2022ITF Tucumán, Argentina25,000 Clay  Andrea Gámiz  Bárbara Gatica   Rebeca Pereira 3–6, 5–7
National team participation ===Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup=======Singles (12–10)====EditionRoundDateLocationSurfaceAgainstOpponentW/LScore2010WG2Feb 2010Tallinn (EST)Hard (i) EstoniaKaia KanepiL1–6, 5–7Maret AniL2–6, 3–6WG2 POApr 2010Montreal (CAN)Carpet (i) CanadaAleksandra WozniakL4–6, 2–6Valérie TétreaultL7–6(6), 1–6, 1–62012Z1 RRFeb 2012Curitiba (BRA)Clay BahamasLarikah RussellW6–3, 6–0 CanadaAleksandra WozniakW7–5, 6–4 PeruFerny Ángeles PazW6–1, 6–0 ColombiaCatalina CastañoW6–2, 6–4WG2 POApr 2012Buenos Aires (ARG)Clay ChinaYi-Miao ZhouW6–2, 6–2Qiang WangW6–4, 6–22013WG2Feb 2013Buenos Aires (ARG)Clay SwedenJohanna LarssonW6–3, 6–0Sofia ArvidssonL5–7, 7–6(6), 2–3 ret.WG2 POApr 2013Buenos Aires (ARG)Clay Great BritainJohanna KontaW6–3, 6–2Laura RobsonW6–4, 4–6, 6–22014WG2Feb 2014Pilar (ARG)Clay JapanMisaki DoiW6–2, 3–6, 6–3Kurumi NaraW 6–3, 6–4WG POApr 2014Sochi (RUS)Clay RussiaElena VesninaL3–6, 3–6Ekaterina MakarovaL1–6, 2–62015WG2Feb 2015Buenos Aires (ARG)Clay United StatesVenus WilliamsL3–6, 2–6CoCo VandewegheW6–4, 6–4WG2 POApr 2015Buenos Aires (ARG)Clay SpainSara Sorribes TormoL6–4, 6–7(2), 1–6Lara ArruabarrenaL1–6, 6–4, 7–9====Doubles (0–2)====EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore 2009WG PO Apr 2009Mar del Plata (ARG)  Ukraine Hard María Irigoyen Mariya Koryttseva  Olga SavchukL 6–2, 6–0 2014 WG2 Feb 2014 Pilar (ARG)  Japan Clay María Irigoyen Shuko Aoyama  Risa OzakiL 6–0, 6–4
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