Suarez navarro biography

Personal

Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, based in Barcelona
Coached by Marc Casabó (formerly coached by Óscar Serrano and Xavier Budó)
Her father is José Luis (played handball). Her mother is María Dolores - Loli - (was gymnast, now teaches physical education at Heidelberg school, where Carla attended from 5 to 18). Her brother is José (chef)
Owns two pets: Congo (French bulldog) and Blue (cat)
Enjoys Latin, bachata and Spanish pop music; favorite singer is Luis Fonsi. Admires Steffi Graf, Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Michael Jordan
Favorite tournament is Roland Garros
Also enjoys reading, playing chess and watching sports on TV

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2016 - Doha; 2014 - Oeiras.
Finalist (9): 2018 - New Haven; 2015 - Antwerp, Miami, Rome; 2013 - Acapulco, Oeiras; 2012 - Oeiras; 2010 - Marbella; 2009 - Marbella.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2015 - Birmingham, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza); 2014 - Stanford (w/Muguruza).
Finalist (6): 2016 - Doha (w/Errani); 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Muguruza); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (bo

After 17 years as a professional tennis player, at the age of 31, Carla Suárez Navarro sensed a change. The grueling training blocks required to play at an elite level no longer held much fascination. Traveling the world wasn’t the adventure it once was and she was looking forward to being a mother. The will to commit everything to tennis was fading.

 “The sport has been a fundamental part of my life,” she said at the end of the 2019 season. “At this time, I notice that the time has come to complete a beautiful chapter and begin to enjoy other areas of my life.”

And so, the 5-foot-4 athlete announced that 2020 would be the last season of her distinguished career. She was proud of her accomplishments: a career-high No.6 in singles and No.11 in doubles, 500 match-wins, two titles, nearly $12 million in prize money and a berth in the quarterfinals of three of the Grand Slams. It was time.

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The pride of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -- one of Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of Africa -- played her typical sched

Carla Suárez Navarro

Spanish tennis player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Suárez Navarro at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships

Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona
Born (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 36)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2021
PlaysRight (one-handed backhand)
CoachMarc Casabo
Oscar Serrano[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 11,920,116
Career record516–345
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 6 (29 February 2016)
Australian OpenQF (2009, 2016, 2018)
French OpenQF (2008, 2014)
Wimbledon4R (2013, 2016, 2019)
US OpenQF (2013, 2018)
Olympic Games3R (2016)
Career record138–122
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 11 (27 April 2015)
Australian OpenQF (2013)
French OpenSF (2014)
Wimbledon3R (2013, 2014)
US Open3R (2014)
Tour

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