Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾla ˈswaɾeθ naˈβaro]; born 3 September 1988) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. A former top 10 singles player, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 on 29 February 2016, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 11, on 27 April 2015, and won two singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
Suárez Navarro at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona |
| Born | 3 September 1988 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Marc Casabo Oscar Serrano |
| Prize money | US$ 11,920,116 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 516–345 (59.9%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (29 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009, 2016, 2018) |
| French Open | QF (2008, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2013, 2016, 2019) |
| US Open | QF (2013, 2018) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 138–122 (53.1%) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (27 April 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2013) |
| French Open | SF (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013, 2014) |
| US Open | 3R (2014) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2015) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 19–12 |
She first came to prominence by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2008 French Open as a qualifier, in what was her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. That year she also began representing Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. She reached another six Grand Slam quarterfinals in her career. These events were the 2009 Australian Open, where she defeated Venus Williams en route, the 2013 US Open, where she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams, the 2014 French Open, where she lost in three sets to Eugenie Bouchard, the 2016 Australian Open, where she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska, the 2018 Australian Open, where she was defeated by eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki, and the 2018 US Open, where she lost to Madison Keys.
In September 2020, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma just months after announcing her retirement from tennis. The following year, she was declared cancer-free and returned to the tour.