Patricia Tarabini
Argentine tennis player and coach (born 1968)
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Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional player. A doubles specialist, she won 15 titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 12 on 17 August 1998.[1] She reached world No. 29 in singles in 1988. Tarabini won the mixed-doubles title at the 1996 French Open with fellow Argentine Javier Frana, and won an Olympic bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics with Paola Suárez.[2][3]
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| Country (sports) | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | 6 August 1968 La Plata, Argentina |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,541,551 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 147–143 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (9 May 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1994, 1995) |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
| US Open | 3R (1987, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 449–347 |
| Career titles | 15 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (17 August 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1998) |
| French Open | SF (1993) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1995) |
| US Open | QF (1993, 1995, 1997, 2000) |
Medal record | |
Career
Tarabini turned professional in 1986, after winning the Banana Bowl the previous year.[4] She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 29 on 9 May 1988, before becoming more successful as a doubles player.[1]
Among Tarabini's notable doubles partnerships was one with Italian Sandra Cecchini, with whom she reached the semifinals of the 1993 French Open.[5] Her later partnership with Spaniard Conchita Martínez produced quarterfinal appearances at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships and the 1995 US Open, as well as a semifinal at the 1998 Australian Open.[6] The pair qualified for the year-end championships on four occasions.[7]
In mixed doubles, Tarabini and Frana won the 1996 French Open, defeating Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen 6–2, 6–2 in the final.[2]
Tarabini represented Argentina in Fed Cup competition, playing both singles and doubles, and was a member of the Argentine team that reached the semifinals in 1993 alongside Florencia Labat and Inés Gorrochategui.[8][9] She competed at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and 2004 Athens Olympic Games.[4] At Athens, Tarabini and Suárez won the bronze medal in women's doubles, defeating Japan's Shinobu Asagoe and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3 in the bronze-medal match.[3]
Coaching career
Tarabini began coaching Russian player Anna Kalinskaya shortly before the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.[10] At the 2019 US Open, Kalinskaya credited Tarabini's experience as a former player and her emphasis on enjoying competition with helping her adapt to the professional tour.[10] During their partnership, Kalinskaya reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2024 Australian Open and a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 later that year.[11]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1996 | French Open | Clay | Javier Frana |
 Luke Jensen Nicole Arendt |
6–2, 6–2 |
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2004 | Athens | Hard | Paola Suárez |  Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 3 (runner-ups)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1989 | Strasbourg, France | Clay |  Jana Novotná |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1989 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Federica Haumüller |
6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 1990 | Paris, France | Clay |  Conchita Martínez |
5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  Sandra Cecchini |
Penny Barg  Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1989 | Arcachon, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Mercedes Paz  Brenda Schultz |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3. | Sep 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
 Elena Pampoulova  Silke Meier |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | Sep 1989 | Paris, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
 Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | Dec 1989 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Mercedes Paz |
 Cláudia Chabalgoity Luciana Corsato |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | Apr 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Sabrina Goleš |
Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | Jul 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Carin Bakkum Nicole Jagerman |
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8. | Sep 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Jul 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Bettina Fulco Nicole Jagerman |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | Sep 1991 | Bayonne, France | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat |
 Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier |
6–3, ret. |
| Win | 11. | Sep 1992 | Paris, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Rachel McQuillan Noëlle van Lottum |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | Jul 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui |
Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | Aug 1993 | San Marino | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14. | Oct 1993 | Budapest, Hungary | Carpet (i) | Sandra Cecchini |
Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | May 1994 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Caroline Vis |
Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 16. | Jul 1994 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |
Alexandra Fusai  Karina Habšudová |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 17. | May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Gigi Fernández  Martina Hingis |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18. | May 1995 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Gigi Fernández  Natalia Zvereva |
6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | May 1997 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20. | Jul 1997 | Stanford, USA | Hard | Conchita Martínez |
Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 21. | Apr 1998 | Hilton Head, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 22. | Apr 1999 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23. | May 1999 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Jana Novotná |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 24. | Sep 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Conchita Martínez |
 Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokić |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 25. | Apr 2000 | Hilton Head, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 26. | Apr 2001 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 27. | May 2001 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Paola Suárez |
 Cara Black  Elena Likhovtseva |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 28. | Jul 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Paola Suárez |
Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 29. | Sep 2001 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Nicole Arendt |
Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil |
7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 30. | May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Conchita Martínez |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 31. | May 2004 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Gisela Dulko |
Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (2–1)
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 22 April 1985 | ITF Monviso, Italy | Clay | Laura Golarsa |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 6 April 1986 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | Olga Votavová |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 21 April 1986 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | Wiltrud Probst |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles (6–5)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 17 March 1985 | ITF Porto Alegre, Brazil | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
 Rina Einy Lorrayne Gracie |
7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 1 April 1985 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Gabriela Mosca Andrea Tiezzi |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 22 April 1985 | ITF Monviso, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò |
6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 16 June 1985 | ITF Amiens, France | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 15 July 1985 | ITF Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 22 July 1985 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán |
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 5 March 1989 | ITF Miami, United States | Hard | Gabriela Mosca |
Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 11 July 1994 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Bettina Fulco |
 Park Sung-hee Choi Ju-yeon |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 27 September 1998 | ITF Tucuman, Argentina | Clay | Mercedes Paz |
Luciana Masante Laura Montalvo |
5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | María Emilia Salerni |
 Lubomira Bacheva  Laurence Courtois |
7–6(5), 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | 1 February 2004 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Gisela Dulko |
Amanda Augustus Natalie Grandin |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Career statistics
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
