Gisela Riera
Spanish tennis player (born 1976)
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Gisela Riera Roura (born 7 May 1976) is a retired Spanish tennis player.
FullnameGisela Riera Roura
Country(sports)
Spain
SpainBorn7 May 1976
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
| Full name | Gisela Riera Roura |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Spain |
| Born | 7 May 1976 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $170,316 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 204–163 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 136 (7 June 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2001) |
| French Open | Q1 (1999, 2001) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2000) |
| US Open | Q3 (1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 124–106 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 71 (12 June 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2000, 2001) |
| French Open | 2R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2000) |
| US Open | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2000) |
During her career, Riera won four singles and eight doubles titles ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 1999, she reached a singles ranking high of world No. 136. On 12 June 2000, she peaked at No. 71 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Riera retired from professional tour 2003.
Personal
Born in Barcelona, Riera started playing tennis at age eight. She prefers clay over hard courts. Her father's name is Jose Maria; mother's name is Angel; has four older siblings: Jose Maria, Carina, Leo and Rafael.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Premier M & Premier 5 |
| Premier |
| International (0–1) |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Eva Bes |
 Evgenia Kulikovskaya  Patricia Wartusch |
6–7(3), 0–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (4–4)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 4 April 1994 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Ana Alcázar |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8 July 1996 | Vigo, Spain | Clay |  Katalin Marosi |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9 February 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Hard |  Bahia Mouhtassine |
7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 12 July 1998 | Puchheim, Germany | Clay |  Lubomira Bacheva |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21 September 1998 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay |  Larissa Schaerer |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1 February 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Ángeles Montolio |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12 June 2000 | Grado, Italy | Clay |  Flora Perfetti |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (8–12)
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 27 May 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Désirée Leupold |
Marta Cano Nuria Montero |
5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7 July 1997 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Montero |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6 October 1997 | Gerona, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Montero |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3 November 1997 | Suzano, Brazil | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados |
Laura Bernal Larissa Schaerer |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 18 May 1998 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay |  Aliénor Tricerri |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino  Veronica Stele |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Hard | Aliénor Tricerri |
Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 20 July 1998 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard |  Selima Sfar |
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Eva Bes |
7–6(5), 7–6(3) |
| Loss | 15 March 1999 | Reims, France | Clay (i) | Antonella Serra Zanetti |
 Janette Husárová Rita Kuti-Kis |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 20 June 1999 | Marseille, France | Clay |  Raluca Sandu |
 Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková |
6–4, 7–6(8) |
| Win | 14 June 1999 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | Mariam Ramon Climent |
 Marketa Kochta Erica Krauth |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12 July 1999 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Alicia Ortuño |
Conchita Martínez Granados Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez |
6–7(4), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1 August 1999 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | Raluca Sandu |
Eva Bes  Magdalena Grzybowska |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 20 March 2000 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes |
Stéphanie Foretz Antonella Serra Zanetti |
6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15 May 2000 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Eva Bes |
Conchita Martínez Granados Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 24 July 2000 | Liège, Belgium | Clay | Eva Bes |
Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula |
6–7(3), 1–6 |
| Loss | 2 October 2000 | Girona, Spain | Clay | Mariam Ramon Climent |
Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
2–4, 2–4 |
| Loss | 23 April 2001 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez |
Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
1–6, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 30 July 2001 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor  Irina Selyutina |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes |
Giulia Casoni Katalin Marosi |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | Eugenia Chialvo |
 Maret Ani Gloria Pizzichini |
w/o |
Grand Slam doubles 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.
