Argentine tennis player and coach (born 1968)
Patricia Tarabini Country (sports) Argentina Residence Key Biscayne, Florida , U.S.Born (1968-08-06 ) 6 August 1968 (age 56) La Plata , ArgentinaHeight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,541,551 Career record 147–143 Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 29 (9 May 1988) Australian Open 2R (1991, 1994, 1995) French Open 3R (1990) Wimbledon 2R (1994) US Open 3R (1987, 1989) Career record 449–347 Career titles 15 WTA, 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 12 (17 August 1998) Australian Open SF (1998 ) French Open SF (1993 ) Wimbledon QF (1995 ) US Open QF (1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 2000 )
Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine tennis coach, retired top 30 singles player and former Grand Slam mixed-doubles champion.
She represented her country and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games, with Paola Suárez , where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting . On 9 May 1988, Tarabini reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 29. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 12, which she achieved on 17 August 1998. Patricia turned pro in 1986, and won a total of 15 top-level doubles titles in her career. She is the 1996 French Open mixed-doubles champion, partnering with Javier Frana .
In June 2019, she began coaching Russian player Anna Kalinskaya , then ranked just within the WTA's top 150.[ 1]
Mixed doubles: 1 (title)[ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)[ edit ]
Singles: 3 (runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
0
Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Tier I
2
Tier II
2
Tier III
1
Tier IV & V
8
Titles by surface
Hard
1
Clay
13
Grass
0
Carpet
1
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
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
22 April 1985
ITF Monviso, Italy
Clay
Laura Golarsa
4–6, 3–6
Winner
1.
6 April 1986
ITF Bari, Italy
Clay
Olga Votavová
6–0, 6–4
Winner
2.
21 April 1986
ITF Taranto, Italy
Clay
Wiltrud Probst
6–2, 6–1
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
17 March 1985
ITF Porto Alegre, Brazil
Clay
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Rina Einy Lorrayne Gracie
7–6(0) , 3–6, 6–4
Winner
2.
1 April 1985
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Gabriela Mosca Andrea Tiezzi
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up
1.
22 April 1985
ITF Monviso, Italy
Clay
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò
6–7, 5–7
Winner
3.
16 June 1985
ITF Amiens, France
Clay
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
2.
15 July 1985
ITF Subiaco, Italy
Clay
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
3.
22 July 1985
ITF Sezze, Italy
Clay
Mariana Pérez Roldán
Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
5 March 1989
ITF Miami, United States
Hard
Gabriela Mosca
Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up
5.
11 July 1994
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
Clay
Bettina Fulco
Park Sung-hee Choi Ju-yeon
4–6, 3–6
Winner
4.
27 September 1998
ITF Tucuman, Argentina
Clay
Mercedes Paz
Luciana Masante Laura Montalvo
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner
5.
8 July 2001
ITF Orbetello, Italy
Clay
María Emilia Salerni
Lubomira Bacheva Laurence Courtois
7–6(5) , 3–6, 6–1
Winner
6.
1 February 2004
ITF Waikoloa, United States
Hard
Gisela Dulko
Amanda Augustus Natalie Grandin
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Key
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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 1986
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