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Cristina Torrens Valero

{{Short description|Spanish tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Family name hatnote|Torrens|Valero|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|image=

|name= Cristina Torrens Valero

|country= {{ESP}}

|residence= Valencia, Spain

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1974|9|12|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Pamplona, Spain

|height= {{height|m=1.71}}

|turnedpro= 1989

|retired = 2004

|plays= Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney= $1,000,722

|singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=309|lost=292}}

|singlestitles= 2 WTA, 6 ITF

|highestsinglesranking= No. 27 (4 March 2002)

|AustralianOpenresult= 2R (1998, 2003)

|FrenchOpenresult= 3R (1999, 2001)

|Wimbledonresult= 3R (2000)

|USOpenresult= 2R (1996, 2002)

|doublesrecord= {{tennis record|won=102|lost=143}}

|doublestitles= 2 WTA, 5 ITF

|highestdoublesranking= No. 66 (29 January 2001)

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 1R (2000, 2001, 2002)

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= 3R (1999)

|WimbledonDoublesresult= 2R (1999)

|USOpenDoublesresult= 2R (2000)

|Team= yes

|FedCupresult= 3–3

}}

Cristina Torrens Valero (born 12 September 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Spain. She won two singles and two doubles titles on WTA Tour. Cristina reached her career-high singles ranking world No. 27 on 4 March 2002.

In 1993, Torrens Valero helped Spain recapture the Fed Cup title.

WTA Tour finals

=Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)=

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!Legend

bgcolor=#ffcccc|Tier I (0–0)
bgcolor=#ccccff|Tier II (0–0)
bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Tier III (1–0)
bgcolor=#66CCFF|Tier IV & V (1–3)

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:25px"|W/L

!style="width:50px"|Date

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:180px"|Opponent

!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=#66ccff

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Apr 1999

| Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Sarah|Pitkowski}}

| 2–6, 2–6

bgcolor=#66ccff

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| May 1999

| Warsaw Open, Poland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Inés|Gorrochategui}}

| 7–5, 7–6

bgcolor=#66ccff

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| May 2000

| Belgium Open, Antwerp

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA}} {{sortname|Amanda|Coetzer}}

| 6–4, 2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=#66ccff

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–3

| Jul 2001

| Palermo Ladies Open, Italy

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Anabel|Medina Garrigues}}

| 4–6, 4–6

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–3

| Jul 2001

| Warsaw Open, Poland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Gala|León García}}

| 6–2, 6–2

=Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)=

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!Legend

bgcolor=#ffcccc|Tier I (0–1)
bgcolor=#ccccff|Tier II (0–0)
bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Tier III (0–1)
bgcolor=#66CCFF|Tier IV & V (2–1)

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:25px"|W/L

!style="width:50px"|Date

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:170px"|Partner

!style="width:170px"|Opponents

!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=#66CCFF

|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Apr 1999

| Estoril Open, Portugal

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Foldenyi
{{flagicon|HUN}} Rita Kuti-Kis

| 7–6, 3–6, 6–3

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Apr 2000

| Estoril Open, Portugal

| Clay

| {{flagicon|NED}} Amanda Hopmans

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan
{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik

| 0–6, 6–7(9)

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| Apr 2000

| Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lubomira Bacheva

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Jelena Kostanić
{{flagicon|FRY}} Sandra Načuk

| 6–0, 6–2

bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–2

| Oct 2000

| Luxembourg Open

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lubomira Bacheva

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| 3–6, 6–7(0–7)

ITF Circuit finals

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style="background:#addfad;"

| $50,000 tournaments

style="background:lightblue;"

| $25,000 tournaments

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| $10,000 tournaments

=Singles: 12 (6–6)=

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!Result

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| 25 February 1991

| ITF Valencia, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Eva Melicharová

| 5–7, 2–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| 19 May 1991

| ITF Balaguer, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marianne Vallin

| 7–5, 6–4

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| 6 June 1993

| ITF Cáceres, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Limor Zaltz

| 6–3, 7–6(5)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| 7 February 1994

| ITF Faro, Portugal

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Mariam Ramón Climent

| 6–3, 6–4

bgcolor="lightblue"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| 5 June 1994

| ITF Hebron, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángeles Montolio

| 3–6, 2–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| 26 June 1994

| ITF Valladolid, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual

| 6–3, 6–3

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3.

| 18 September 1995

| ITF Bucharest, Romania

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Emanuela Zardo

| 3–6, 4–6

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4.

| 5 May 1996

| ITF Szczecin, Poland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Cenková

| 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5.

| 13 May 1996

| ITF Athens Open, Greece

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Gala León García

| 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5.

| 20 June 1999

| Open de Marseille, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángeles Montolio

| 4–6, 5–7

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6.

| 6 July 2003

| ITF Orbetello, Italy

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Ľubomíra Kurhajcová

| 5–7, 1–6

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6.

| 1 September 2003

| ITF Fano, Italy

| Clay

| {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño

| 6–3, 5–7, 6–3

=Doubles: 9 (5–4)=

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!Result

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor="#f0f8ff"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| 25 March 1991

| ITF Bilbao, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Eva Jiménez

| {{flagicon|GER}} Cora Linneman
{{flagicon|ESP}} Ana Larrakoetxea

| 7–5, 7–6(4)

bgcolor="#f0f8ff"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| 13 May 1991

| ITF Balaguer, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Eva Jiménez

| {{flagicon|GER}} Cora Linneman
{{flagicon|ESP}} Ana Larrakoetxea

| 7–5, 3–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| 2 May 1994

| ITF Balaguer, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rosa María Pérez
{{flagicon|ARG}} Valentina Solari

| 6–1, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| 9 May 1994

| ITF Mollet, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Randrup
{{flagicon|ARG}} Cintia Tortorella

| 6–4, 6–0

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| 30 May 1994

| ITF Barcelona, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Emmanuelle Gagliardi
{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Kučová

| 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| 18 July 1994

| ITF Bilbao, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Yolanda Clemot

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Cătălina Cristea
{{flagicon|NED}} Hanneke Ketelaars

| 2–6, 1–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3.

| 1 August 1994

| ITF Munich, Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Silvia Ramón-Cortés

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carin Bakkum
{{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Vildová

| 6–7, 0–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5.

| 4 September 1995

| ITF Cáceres, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Patricia Aznar
{{flagicon|ESP}} Eva Bes

| 6–2, 6–3

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4.

| 19 September 1999

| ITF Bordeaux, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lubomira Bacheva

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson
{{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit

| 2–6, 6–7

Grand Slam singles performance

{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

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! Tournament !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! Career W–L |SR

style="background:#efefef;"| Australian Open

|align="center"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–8

style="background:#efefef;"| French Open

|align="center"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center"|Q1

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|5–7

style="background:#efefef;"| Wimbledon

|align="center"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center"|Q1

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|4–7

style="background:#EFEFEF;"| US Open

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center"|Q1

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–8

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Win–loss

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1–1

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|3–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1–4

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0–1

|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|13–30

External links

  • {{WTA}}
  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Fed Cup player}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torrens Valero, Cristina}}

Category:1974 births

Category:Living people

Category:Spanish female tennis players

Category:Sportspeople from Pamplona