Paula Ormaechea
Encyclopedia
Paula Ormaechea is an Argentine
tennis player. Ranked No. 215 as of 18 July 2011, she has won seven ITF
singles titles and played for Argentina Fed Cup team
.
to Mirna and Marcelo Ormaechea. She also has two sisters, Valentina and Sofía. Federico Paskvan, former ATP Tennis Player, serves as her coach. Ormaechea cites Roger Federer
, Serena
and Venus Williams
as her role models, and also admires Andre Agassi
and Pete Sampras
. A fan of football, she supports Boca Juniors
.
. Ormaechea then triumphed at the junior event in Palm Hills, defeating Alexandra Kolesnichenko in the final, in 2007. The same year, she also reached final in Carrasco
, Uruguay
. On 20 October 2007, Ormaechea lost her Chinese Taipei
final to Bianca Swanepoel 6–4, 6–4. On 18 April 2008, she lost to Ana Bogdan
in the final of Banana Bowl, 6–2, 6–4, previously defeating Kristina Mladenovic
6–4, 6–2 in the semifinals. Ormaechea won her next title at Uruguay Bowl in March 2009. She also played at 2009 French Open and 2009 US Open
, but fell to, respectively, Bianca Botto
and Richel Hogenkamp
in the first round. Also winning four doubles events, her last junior doubles title came at Canadian Open Junior Championship in September 2009.
on 26 April 2009 in the 2009 World Group Playoff
against Ukraine
. She partnered María Irigoyen
, losing to Mariya Koryttseva
and Olga Savchuk
6–2, 6–0. Ormaechea made her singles debut in 2010 World Group II
rubber against Estonia
. She lost her first match to World No. 61 Kaia Kanepi
6–1, 7–5, and the second one to Maret Ani
6–2, 6–3. Ormaechea also played in the rubber against Canada
, and lost both of her singles matches — against Aleksandra Wozniak
6–4, 6–2, and Valérie Tétreault
7–6(6), 1–6, 1–6.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
tennis player. Ranked No. 215 as of 18 July 2011, she has won seven ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
singles titles and played for Argentina Fed Cup team
Argentina Fed Cup team
The Argentina Fed Cup team represents Argentina in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis.They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group I.-History:...
.
Personal life
Paula Ormaechea was born on 28 September 1992 in Sunchales, Santa FeSunchales, Santa Fe
Sunchales is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 18,711 inhabitants per the . It lies in the center-west of the province, 135 km from the provincial capital Santa Fe, on National Route 34....
to Mirna and Marcelo Ormaechea. She also has two sisters, Valentina and Sofía. Federico Paskvan, former ATP Tennis Player, serves as her coach. Ormaechea cites Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, Serena
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
and Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
as her role models, and also admires Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
and Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
. A fan of football, she supports Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
.
Junior career
Ormaechea entered professional junior tournaments in 2006. That September, she won a junior tournament in Valencia, VenezuelaValencia, Venezuela
Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...
. Ormaechea then triumphed at the junior event in Palm Hills, defeating Alexandra Kolesnichenko in the final, in 2007. The same year, she also reached final in Carrasco
Carrasco
-Places:* Carrasco Province , a province of Cochabamba Department, Bolivia* Carrasco National Park, a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia* Carrasco Bonito, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. On 20 October 2007, Ormaechea lost her Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
final to Bianca Swanepoel 6–4, 6–4. On 18 April 2008, she lost to Ana Bogdan
Ana Bogdan
Ana Bogdan is a Romanian tennis player. Bogdan is currently having a successful junior career. Her highest juniors ranking, which factors both singles and doubles, has been Junior World Number 2, on 5 January 2009...
in the final of Banana Bowl, 6–2, 6–4, previously defeating Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
6–4, 6–2 in the semifinals. Ormaechea won her next title at Uruguay Bowl in March 2009. She also played at 2009 French Open and 2009 US Open
2009 US Open - Girls' Singles
Coco Vandeweghe was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.Heather Watson won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Yana Buchina.-Seeds:# Kristina Mladenovic # Noppawan Lertcheewakarn ...
, but fell to, respectively, Bianca Botto
Bianca Botto
Bianca Botto is a professional Peruvian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 255, which she reached on July 19, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 237, which she reached on October 4, 2010. She is currently coached by Ariel Ruiz.- Singles 9 :- Doubles 4 :-External links:...
and Richel Hogenkamp
Richel Hogenkamp
Richel Hogenkamp is a professional Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 368, which she reached on December 14, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 608, which she reached on December 14, 2009.-External links:...
in the first round. Also winning four doubles events, her last junior doubles title came at Canadian Open Junior Championship in September 2009.
Fed Cup
Ormaechea made her debut for Argentina Fed Cup teamArgentina Fed Cup team
The Argentina Fed Cup team represents Argentina in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis.They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group I.-History:...
on 26 April 2009 in the 2009 World Group Playoff
2009 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group is the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2009.-Draw:-Russia vs. China:-France vs. Italy:-United States vs. Argentina:-Czech Republic vs. Spain:-Italy vs. Russia:-Czech Republic vs. United States:...
against Ukraine
Ukraine Fed Cup team
The Ukraine Fed Cup team represents Ukraine in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Ukrainian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the 2010 Fed Cup World Group.- History :Ukraine competed in its first Fed Cup in 1993...
. She partnered María Irigoyen
María Irigoyen
María Irigoyen is an Argentine tennis player. As of August 1, 2011, she is ranked Argentine No. 3. She has played for Argentina Fed Cup team since 2008.- ITF Circuit singles wins :- ITF Circuit singles runner–ups :...
, losing to Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on August 18, 2008....
and Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....
6–2, 6–0. Ormaechea made her singles debut in 2010 World Group II
2010 Fed Cup World Group II
The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Australia, Belgium, Estonia and Slovakia advanced to the World Group I Play-offs, and losing nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.-Spain vs. Australia:...
rubber against Estonia
Estonia Fed Cup team
The Estonia Fed Cup team represents Estonia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Estonian Tennis Association.Estonia has competed in Fed Cup since 1992.Estonia currently competes in the World Group II...
. She lost her first match to World No. 61 Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
6–1, 7–5, and the second one to Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....
6–2, 6–3. Ormaechea also played in the rubber against Canada
Canada Fed Cup team
The Canada Fed Cup Team represents Canada in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Canada.-History:Canada has reached the quarterfinals on four occasions - in 1964, 1967, 1987 and 1988. It has also only missed one Fed Cup since the inaugural competition in 1963.-Last tie:Canada lost...
, and lost both of her singles matches — against Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
6–4, 6–2, and Valérie Tétreault
Valérie Tétreault
Valérie Tétreault is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 112 on February 22, 2010 and of No...
7–6(6), 1–6, 1–6.
ITF singles finals (8–5)
ITF doubles finals (4–2)
Fed Cup singles performances (0–4)
Fed Cup doubles performances (0–1)
External links
- Paola Ormaechea at the Women's Tennis AssociationWomen's Tennis AssociationThe Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
- Paola Ormaechea at the International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
- Paola Ormaechea at the Fed CupFed CupFed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...