Gala León García
Spanish tennis player (born 1973)
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Gala León García (born 23 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 21 September 2014, she was announced as the new Davis Cup captain for the Spanish national men's tennis team.
Country(sports)
Spain
SpainResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born23 December 1973
Madrid, Spain
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
| Country (sports) | Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 23 December 1973 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,053,309 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 277–224 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (25 September 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
| French Open | 4R (1996, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
| US Open | 3R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 77–73 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (12 June 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1996) |
| US Open | 2R (1995) |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III (1–2) |
| Tier IV & V (0–2) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay |  Patty Schnyder |
2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Fabiola Zuluaga |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2000 | Sopot, Poland | Clay |  Anke Huber |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay |  Iroda Tulyaganova |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2001 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier III (0–2) |
| Tier IV & V |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo |
 Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo |
 Lisa Raymond  Rennae Stubbs |
1–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (6–5)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 8 February 1993 | ITF Faro, Portugal | Hard |  Sofia Prazeres |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 15 March 1993 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay |  Chantal Reuter |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 22 March 1993 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Hard |  Lenka Němečková |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 28 March 1994 | ITF Alicante, Spain | Clay |  Yi Jingqian |
6–7(2), 7–6(7), 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | 22 May 1995 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Hard |  Vera Zhukovets |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 6. | 10 July 1995 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | Estefanía Bottini |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 17 July 1995 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay |  Christína Papadáki |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | 13 May 1996 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | 9 June 1997 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 11 August 1997 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay |  Henrieta Nagyová |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 8 September 2003 | Open Denain, France | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues |
4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 8 (2–6)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | May 1992 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Hard | Rosa Bielsa |
Paola Suárez Pamela Zingman |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Mar 1993 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Hard | Silvia Ramón-Cortés |
Dominika Gorecká Lenka Němečková |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Nov 1993 | ITF Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | Ana Segura |
 Magdalena Feistel Katharzyna Teodorowicz |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Feb 1994 | Open de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Janet Souto |
Seda Noorlander Hanneke Ketelaars |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Jun 1994 | ITF Cáceres, Spain | Hard | Janet Souto |
Mariam Ramón Climent María Sánchez Lorenzo |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 1997 | ITF Mollerusa, Spain | Clay | Marta Cano |
Patricia Aznar Paula Hermida |
7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 2002 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay |  Lubomira Bacheva |
 Flavia Pennetta  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | Sep 2003 | ITF Fano, Italy | Clay | María Emilia Salerni |
Conchita Martínez Granados Giulia Casoni |
3–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
External links
- Gala León García at the Women's Tennis Association
- Gala León García at the International Tennis Federation
- Gala León García at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
