Magüi Serna
Spanish tennis player (born 1979)
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María Luisa ("Magüi") Serna Barrera (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈlwisa ˈmaɣwi ˈseɾna βaˈreɾa];[a] born 1 March 1979) is a former tennis player from Spain.
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Las Palmas |
| Born | 1 March 1979 Las Palmas |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,065,291 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 329–256 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (12 January 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1997, 2002) |
| French Open | 4R (1998, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2000) |
| US Open | 4R (1997, 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 116–144 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (5 July 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2002) |
| French Open | 3R (2000, 2002) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 10–10 |
She started competing on the ITF Circuit as from 1993, and joined the WTA Tour in 1996. On 12 January 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.
Serna won three WTA Tour singles titles at the 2002 Estoril Open,[1] 2003 Estoril Open[2] and the 2003 Budapest Grand Prix.[3]
She produced an upset by defeating Justine Henin in the 2001 Scottsdale tournament.[4]
WTA career finals
Singles: 6 (3–3)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | |
| Tier II (0–1) | |
| Tier III (0–0) | |
| Tier IV & V (3–2) | |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2001 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2001 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass |  Lindsay Davenport |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2002 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Ángeles Montolio |
1–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2002 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay |  Anca Barna |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Julia Schruff |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2003 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay |  Alicia Molik |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 6 (2–4)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2000 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual |
 Ruxandra Dragomir Andreea Vanc |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2002 | Porto, Portugal | Clay |  Kristie Boogert |
 Cara Black  Irina Selyutina |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2003 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Jennifer Capriati |
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2003 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Alicia Molik |
Virginia Ruano Pascual  Paola Suárez |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2004 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Alicia Molik |
 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–5)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 3 April 1994 | Gaborone, Botswana | Hard |  Shirli-Ann Siddall |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 10 April 1994 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard | Shirli-Ann Siddall |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 4 July 1994 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Tatiana Panova |
7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 19 March 1995 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 14 August 1995 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay |  Sarah Pitkowski |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 21 August 1995 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 3 December 1995 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay (i) |  Kira Nagy |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 28 July 1996 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard |  Hila Rosen |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 18 August 1996 | Wahlscheid, Germany | Clay |  Alena Vašková |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 25 August 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 11 March 2006 | Telde, Spain | Clay | Aravane Rezaï |
4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (1–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 27 March 1994 | Nairobi, Kenya | Hard | Sybille Seyfried |
Cara Black  Nannie de Villiers |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 3 April 1994 | Gaborone, Botswana | Hard | Amanda Hopmans |
 Evelyn Fauth Radka Surová |
6–3, 6–1 |
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.
