Paula Zabala
{{Short description|Colombian tennis player (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Paula Zabala
| image =
| fullname = Paula Zabala Alvarez
| country_represented = {{COL}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Medellín, Colombia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.63 m
| plays =
| careerprizemoney = $46,277
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=107|lost=186}}
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 368 (22 February 2010)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=95|lost=96}}
| doublestitles = 7 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 312 (28 December 2009)
}}
Paula Zabala Alvarez (born 26 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.
Biography
Born in Medellín, Zabala was based in the United States and played collegiate tennis for Florida International University.{{cite news|url=http://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/la_paisa_paula_zabala_avanzo_en_el_seguros_bolivar_open-DIEC_51552|title=La paisa Paula Zabala avanzó en el Seguros Bolívar Open|date=15 July 2009|work=El Colombiano|language=Spanish|accessdate=22 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://fiusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=268&path=|title=Bio|publisher=Florida International University|accessdate=22 September 2018}}
As a professional player, she reached career-high rankings of 368 in singles and 312 in doubles. She won seven ITF titles, all in doubles. Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 2010 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, where she competed as a singles wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Austria's Patricia Mayr.{{cite news|url=http://www.rpctv.com/Bogota-Dulko-avanza-segunda-ronda_0_233076754.html|title=Bogotá: Dulko avanza a la segunda ronda|date=16 February 2010|publisher=RPC-TV|language=Spanish|accessdate=22 September 2018}}
Zabala played a Fed Cup doubles match for Colombia in 2010, partnering Karen Castiblanco in a win over the Bolivian pairing of María Fernanda Álvarez Terán and Maria Paula Deheza.{{cite news|url=https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/tenis/articulo185732-colombia-vencio-3-0-bolivia-copa-federacion|title=Colombia venció 3-0 a Bolivia en la Copa Federación|date=3 February 2010|work=El Espectador|language=Spanish|accessdate=22 September 2018}}
ITF Circuit finals
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
=Singles (0–2)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 25 May 2008 | ITF Managua, Nicaragua | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nathália Rossi | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 18 October 2009 | ITF Mexico City | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Macall Harkins | 5–7, 4–6 |
=Doubles (7–6)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Inyo County, | Hard | {{flagicon|UKR}} Tetiana Luzhanska | {{flagicon|USA}} Tamara Encina | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 18 September 2005 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos | {{flagicon|SCG}} Ana Četnik | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 7 May 2006 | ITF Mazatlan, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos | {{flagicon|SLO}} Jelena Durisic | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 22 July 2007 | ITF Hamilton, Canada | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Michaela Johansson | {{flagicon|CAN}} Stéphanie Dubois | w/o |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 21 June 2008 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lena Litvak | {{flagicon|BRA}} Verena Piccolo | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Badajoz, Spain | Hard | {{flagicon|COL}} Karen Castiblanco | {{flagicon|FRA}} Adeline Goncalves | 5–7, 5–7 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 27 July 2008 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard | {{flagicon|COL}} Karen Castiblanco | {{flagicon|POR}} Neuza Silva | 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 20 September 2008 | ITF Chihuahua, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lorena Arias | {{flagicon|MEX}} Erika Clarke | 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | 18 July 2009 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Karen Castiblanco | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | 1–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | 3 October 2009 | ITF Juárez, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|CHI}} Andrea Koch Benvenuto | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lucía Jara Lozano | 6–0, 3–6, [10–4] |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | 17 October 2009 | ITF Mexico City | Hard | {{flagicon|CHI}} Andrea Koch Benvenuto | {{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Diešková | w/o |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 12. | 6 November 2009 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Yuliana Lizarazo | {{flagicon|COL}} Karen Castiblanco | 3–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 13. | 6 December 2009 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessia Camplone | 6–2, 6–0 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
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