Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spanish tennis player and coach
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Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues (Spanish: [anaˈβel meˈðina ɣaˈriɣes],[a] Valencian: [anaˈbɛl meˈðina ɣaˈriɣes]; born 31 July 1982) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional player.
Medina Garrigues at the 2014 Madrid Open | |
| Full name | Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 31 July 1982 Valencia |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | January 1998 |
| Retired | August 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$5,956,607 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 478–351 |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (4 May 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2002, 2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2005, 2007, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 447–295 |
| Career titles | 28 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (10 November 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2008) |
| French Open | W (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2009) |
| US Open | SF (2008, 2012) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2015) |
| US Open | SF (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 18–16 |
| Coaching career (2017-) | |
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| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee singles titles total | 2 |
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) French Open (Ostapenko) | |
As a player, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 16 in 2009, and won 11 singles and 28 doubles titles, including the 2008 and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual. Like many of her Spanish compatriots, she was a clay-court specialist who ground out most of her rallies. However, unlike most of her fellow Spaniards, she preferred to play on hard courts. She won the WTA Tour tournament in Strasbourg, beating Katarina Srebotnik in the final in May 2008, thus defending the title she won the previous year against Amélie Mauresmo. Her other singles titles came at Palermo in 2011, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2001, at Canberra in 2006, Strasbourg in 2005 and Fès in 2009.
After retirement from singles tennis (she continues playing doubles) at the end of the 2014 season, Medina Garrigues became a professional coach, gaining success while working for Jeļena Ostapenko, who won the 2017 French Open Grand Slam title. In late 2017, she was named captain of Spain's Fed Cup team. She has also become a tournament organizer at the Valencia Open.
Career
2008–2009
Together with Virginia Ruano Pascual, she won the French Open[1] and the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2] They successfully defended their French Open title in 2009.[3]
2011
Medina Garrigues began 2011 by losing in the first rounds of Auckland Open, Australian Open, and Copa Colsanitas and in the qualifying draw of the Sydney International. She then reached her first semifinal in nine months in the Abierto Mexicano with wins over top seed Julia Görges and seventh seed Carla Suárez Navarro before losing to Gisela Dulko in straight sets. At the Indian Wells Open, she defeated Tamira Paszek before losing to Maria Sharapova.
Garrigues then qualified for the Tournament of Champions and reached the final, but she was defeated by defending champion Ana Ivanovic in two sets.
2012
Medina Garrigues reached the quarterfinals of the Swedish Open in Båstad, where she lost to Johanna Larsson.[4]
2014
Medina Garrigues started 2014 at the Australian Open and lost in the first round to lucky loser Irina Falconi.[5]
At the Pattaya Open, Medina Garrigues was defeated in the first round by Alison Riske without winning a single game.[6] She announced that the French Open would be her last tournament, before retiring from singles tennis, though she would continue to play doubles. Medina Garrigues lost in the second round of qualifying there to Tereza Smitková in two sets, ending her singles career.
2018
Medina Garrigues entered the doubles competition at the Madrid Open, partnering fellow Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja. Then in August, she retired from the tennis circuit.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 12–14 | ||
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 15–11 | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 7–11 | ||
| US Open | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 9–10 | ||
| Win–loss | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 43–46 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | not held | 1R | not held | 1R | not held | 1R | NH | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | absent | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Tournament of Champions | not held | RR | A | F | A | A | A | 2–3 | |||||||||
| Premier Mandatory & 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | not held | not Tier 1 | 3R | 2R | A | no Premier 5 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | absent | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 11–10 | ||||
| Miami Open | Absent | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | A | 12–10 | ||||
| Madrid Open | not held | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 7–6 | |||||||||
| Italian Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 11–9 | |||
| Canadian Open | Absent | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 3–6 | |||||
| Cincinnati Open | not held | not Tier 1 | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] | absent | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0–3 | |||||||||
| China Open | not held | not Tier 1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 28–24 | 11–6 | 39–22 | 37–27 | 30–25 | 37–25 | 28–25 | 45–27 | 33–28 | 22–26 | 35–18 | 23–26 | 19–26 | 3–9 | 477–351 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 66 | 116 | 71 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 73 | 27 | 50 | 100 | 464 | - | ||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 15 | 17–15 | |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | W | W | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 2 / 15 | 31–13 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 14 | 20–14 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 9–4 | 16–3 | 14–3 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2 / 57 | 88–55 | |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | not held | 1R | not held | S | not held | 1R | not held | 1R | not held | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | ||||||||||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Premier M & Premier 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | 1R | SF | 1R | A | QF | 1R | A | NP5 | A | NP5 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | A | SF | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 14–11 | |
| Madrid Open | not held | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | |||||||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | F | SF | 1R | QF | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 12 | 16–12 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | 2R | SF | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | |
| Cincinnati Open | not held | Tier III | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | ||||||||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | QF | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | |
| China Open | Tier IV | Tier II | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | ||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 259 | 42 | 177 | 165 | 79 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 36 | |||||
Grand Slam tournaments
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2008 | French Open | Clay | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2009 | French Open (2) | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 |
Other significant finals
Olympic Games
Doubles: 1 (silver medal)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2008 | Beijing Olympics | Hard | 2–6, 0–6 |
WTA Elite Trophy
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2011 | WTA Elite Trophy, Indonesia | Hard | 3–6, 0–6 |
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2005 | Italian Open | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2001 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Tier V | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2002 | Hobart International, Australia | Tier V | Hard | 6–7(7–9), 1–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2003 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Tier III | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2004 | Palermo Ladies Open (2) | Tier V | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2005 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Tier III | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2005 | Palermo Ladies Open (3) | Tier IV | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 2006 | Canberra International, Australia | Tier IV | Hard | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2006 | Palermo Ladies Open (4) | Tier III | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2006 | Guangzhou Open, China | Tier III | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 7–3 | May 2007 | Internationaux de Strasbourg (2) | Tier III | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 7–4 | May 2008 | Morocco Open | Tier IV | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2008 | Internationaux de Strasbourg (3) | Tier III | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0 | |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jul 2008 | Slovenia Open | Tier IV | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 9–5 | May 2009 | Morocco Open | International | Clay | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2009 | Korea Open | International | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 10–6 | Apr 2011 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 11–6 | Jul 2011 | Palermo Ladies Open (5) | International | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 11–7 | Nov 2011 | Tournament of Champions, Bali | Elite | Hard (i) | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 45 (28 titles, 17 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Mar 2001 | Mexican Open | Tier III | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2. | Apr 2001 | Porto Open, Portugal | Tier IV | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 3. | May 2001 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Tier III | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2001 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Tier V | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4. | Aug 2001 | Swiss Indoors | Tier IV | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 2. | Feb 2004 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Tier III | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5. | Jul 2004 | Palermo Ladies Open (2) | Tier V | Clay | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | Jan 2005 | Hobart International, Australia | Tier V | Hard | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 4. | Feb 2005 | Paris Indoors, France | Tier II | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 6–2, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 5. | Feb 2005 | Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium | Tier II | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 6. | May 2005 | Italian Open | Tier I | Hard | 0–6, 6–4, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 6. | Jun 2005 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Tier III | Grass | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13–11) | ||
| Win | 7. | Sep 2005 | Slovenia Open | Tier IV | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 7. | May 2006 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Tier II | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 8. | Jan 2007 | Hobart International (2) | Tier IV | Hard | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 9. | Apr 2007 | Amelia Island Championships, US | Tier II | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 8. | Jul 2007 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Tier IV | Hard | 6–1, 5–7, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 9. | Jan 2008 | Hobart International (3) | Tier IV | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10. | Jun 2008 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 10. | Jun 2008 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Tier III | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 11. | Jul 2008 | Slovenia Open | Tier IV | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 12. | Sep 2008 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11. | Apr 2009 | Andalucia Tennis Experience, Spain | International | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 13. | Jun 2009 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 14. | May 2010 | Morocco Open | International | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 15. | May 2010 | Portugal Open | International | Clay | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 12. | Jul 2010 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | International | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 16. | Jul 2010 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 17. | Feb 2011 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9] | ||
| Win | 18. | Jul 2011 | Budapest Grand Prix (2) | International | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 13. | Apr 2012 | Charleston Cup, US | Premier | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 19. | Mar 2013 | Brasil Tennis Cup | International | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 20. | Jun 2013 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands (2) | International | Grass | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9] | ||
| Win | 21. | Jul 2013 | Swedish Open | International | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 14. | Aug 2013 | New Haven Open, US | Premier | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 22. | Feb 2014 | Brasil Tennis Cup (2) | International | Hard | 7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 23. | Apr 2014 | Charleston Cup, US | Premier | Clay (green) | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 24. | Feb 2015 | Antwerp Open, Belgium (2) | Premier | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 25. | May 2015 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 15. | Aug 2015 | Stanford Classic, US | Premier | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 16. | Oct 2015 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Loss | 17. | Nov 2015 | WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Elite | Hard (i) | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 26. | Feb 2016 | Mexican Open (2) | International | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 27. | Mar 2016 | Monterrey Open, US | International | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 28. | May 2016 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 |
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 29 March 1999 | ITF Pontevedra, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1. | 23 April 2000 | ITF Gelos, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 2. | 12 July 2000 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | 2–6, 7–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 4 September 2000 | Open Denain, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |
| Win | 3. | 7 October 2001 | ITF Girona, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 4. | 29 June 2003 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5. | 8 September 2003 | Open Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 3. | 21 September 2003 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 75,000 | Clay | 7–6(4), 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 6. | 13 June 2004 | Open de Marseille, France | 50,000 | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4. | 9 June 2013 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (3–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 11 May 1998 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1. | 5 July 1999 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2. | 23 August 1999 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 17 April 2000 | ITF Gelos, France | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | 22 September 2002 | ITF Biella, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 3. | 22 June 2003 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 6–0, 6–3 |
Team events
Hopman Cup (1–1)
| Result | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9 January 2007 | Perth | Hard | 0–2 | ||
| Win | 5 January 2013 | Perth | Hard | 2–1 |
Notes
- In isolation, Garrigues is pronounced [ɡaˈriɣes].
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.