María_Teresa_Torró_Flor
María Teresa Torró Flor
Spanish tennis player
María Teresa Torró Flor (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a teˈɾesa toˈro floɾ]; born 2 May 1992) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Torró Flor during the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying | |
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
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| Born | (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 31) Villena, Spain |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,054,057 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 269–177 (60.3%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 18 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (5 May 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013, 2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 67–51 (56.8%) |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (8 June 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2015) |
| French Open | QF (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2014, 2015) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 2–3 |
In her career, Torró Flor won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 18 singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 May 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 47. On 8 June 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings.
Torró Flor was victorious upon her debut for the Spain Fed Cup team in February 2013, defeating Ukraine's Yuliya Beygelzimer in their 2013 Fed Cup World Group II tie.[1]
María Teresa Torró Flor was born on 2 May 1992 to Francisco Torró, an engineer, and Marita Teresa Flor, a teacher. She has one sister, Ana. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. Her favorite shot is her forehand; her favorite surface is clay. Her tennis idol growing up was Juan Carlos Ferrero; her favorite singer is Rihanna, and her favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio. She enjoys listening to music, reading, watching movies, and soccer. She has a dog named Greta.[2]
2012
Torró Flor began her 2012 season by playing a $25k tournament in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, where she lost in the first round of qualifying to Garbiñe Muguruza. She remained in France to play one more $25k event in Grenoble, for which she qualified. In the first round of the main draw, she overcame fellow qualifier and home favorite Jessica Ginier, only to be swept aside by fifth seeded Sandra Záhlavová in the second round.
Torró Flor then played her third consecutive $25k tournament in Rabat. She once more qualified, and defeated Cristina Dinu and Laura Thorpe en route to the quarterfinals where she lost to Jasmina Tinjić.
2014
Torró Flor missed the Shenzhen Open and the Australian Open due to a left leg injury.
She returned from injury in February at the Open GdF Suez in Paris. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Nadia Petrova.[3] During the Fed Cup tie against the Czech Republic, Torró Flor played one rubber and lost to Klára Zakopalová. The Czech Republic ended up winning 3–2 over Spain to advance to the semifinal round.[4] Seeded sixth at the first edition of the Rio Open, Torró Flor was defeated in the first round by qualifier Nastassja Burnett.[5] Next, she played at the Brasil Tennis Cup. Seeded seventh, Torró Flor lost in the first round to Brazilian Teliana Pereira.[6] In March, Torró Flor played at the Indian Wells Open. She won her first-round match when her opponent, Galina Voskoboeva, retired due to an upper respiratory infection. In the second round, she stunned fifth seed Angelique Kerber to earn her first career win over a top ten player.[7] She was defeated in the third round by Alisa Kleybanova.[8] At the Miami Open, Torró Flor lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic.[9] In April, Torró Flor played in the Fed Cup tie versus Poland. She won her first rubber over Urszula Radwańska but then lost her second rubber to Agnieszka Radwańska. Poland ended up winning 3–2.[10]
Torró Flor began her clay-court season at the Morocco Open. She reached her first WTA final defeating fourth seed Bojana Jovanovski, qualifier Lara Arruabarrena, Polona Hercog, and fifth seed Garbiñe Muguruza. In the final, she beat Romina Oprandi to win her first WTA singles title.[11] After this win, she broke into the world's top 50 for the first time in her career. At the Portugal Open, Torró Flor was defeated in the second round by seventh seed and eventual finalist, Svetlana Kuznetsova.[12] At the Madrid Open, Torró Flor lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At the Italian Open, Torró Flor was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Mona Barthel. She played at the Internationaux de Strasbourg and lost in the first round to Madison Keys.[13] At the French Open, she beat 30th seed Klára Koukalová and Magdaléna Rybáriková in her first two rounds but was defeated in the third round by fourth seed and eventual finalist, Simona Halep.[14]
Starting her grass-court season at the Rosmalen Open, Torró Flor lost in the first round to eighth seed Klára Koukalová.[15] At the Wimbledon Championships, she was defeated in the first round by 30th seed, former world No. 1, and five-time Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams.[16]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0–2 | |
| French Open | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 3–3 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 1–2 | |
| US Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 1–2 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–9 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 99 | 65 | 89 | 127 | 460 | 210 | 805 | $1,054,057 | ||
Singles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2014 | Morocco Open | International | Clay |  Romina Oprandi |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2013 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Garbiñe Muguruza |
 Tímea Babos  Mandy Minella |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay |  Andreja Klepač |
 Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková |
6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | Bastad Open, Sweden | International | Clay | Andreja Klepač |
 Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2015 | Acapulco Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Lara Arruabarrena |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11] |
Singles: 22 (18 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2008 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 10,000[lower-alpha 1] | Clay |  Ashley Weinhold |
6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2009 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Anna Orlik |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2010 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Giulia Gatto-Monticone |
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Mayr |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2010 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Leticia Costas |
6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2010 | ITF Foggia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2011 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Remondina |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Yuliya Beygelzimer |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2012 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Jasmina Tinjić |
6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jun 2012 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 50,000[lower-alpha 2] | Clay |  Andreea Mitu |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–3 | Jun 2012 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Tereza Mrdeža |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–3 | Jul 2012 | Open Romania Ladies | 100,000 | Clay | Garbiñe Muguruza |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–3 | Jul 2012 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–3 | Oct 2012 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Estrella Cabeza Candela |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–3 | May 2015 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay |  Jana Čepelová |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 13–3 | Aug 2015 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 75,000[lower-alpha 3] | Clay | Denisa Allertová |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 14–3 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Julia Grabher |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–3 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru |
6–3, ret. |
| Loss | 15–4 | Feb 2017 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay |  Isabelle Wallace |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 16–4 | Feb 2017 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Zarycká |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–4 | Jun 2017 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard |  Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–4 | Aug 2017 | ITF Montreux, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Deborah Chiesa |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena |
Nicole Clerico Justine Ozga |
7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena |
Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Chloé Paquet |
Joséphine Boualem Julia Grabher |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Laura Pigossi |
Cristina Dinu  Yana Sizikova |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Olga Sáez Larra |
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers  Charlotte Römer |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Cornelia Lister |
Anastasiya Komardina  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Singles
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | WG2 | Feb 2013 | Alicante, Spain | Ukraine |
Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2014 | WG 1R | Feb 2014 | Seville, Spain | Czech Republic |
Clay | Klára Zakopalová | L | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| WG PO | Apr 2014 | Barcelona, Spain |  Poland |
Clay | Urszula Radwańska | W | 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | WG2 | Feb 2013 | Alicante, Spain | Ukraine |
Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives | Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk |
L | 3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena |
Tímea Babos Sloane Stephens |
2–6, 3–6 |
Top-10 wins
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ||||||
| 1. | Angelique Kerber |
No. 6 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 |
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