María Teresa Torró Flor

María Teresa Torró Flor (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a teˈɾesa toˈro floɾ]; born 2 May 1992) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torró and the second or maternal family name is Flor.
María Teresa Torró Flor
Torró Flor during the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992
Villena, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,054,057
Singles
Career record269–177 (60.3%)
Career titles1 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (5 May 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2013, 2015)
French Open3R (2014)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
US Open2R (2013)
Doubles
Career record67–51 (56.8%)
Career titles3 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (8 June 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2015)
French OpenQF (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2013, 2014)
US Open1R (2014, 2015)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–3

In her career, Torró Flor won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 18 singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 5 May 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 47. On 8 June 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings.

Torró Flor was victorious upon her debut for the Spain Fed Cup team in February 2013, defeating Ukraine's Yuliya Beygelzimer in their 2013 Fed Cup World Group II tie.[1]

Biography

María Teresa Torró Flor was born on 2 May 1992 to Francisco Torró, an engineer, and Marita Teresa Flor, a teacher. She has one sister, Ana. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. Her favorite shot is her forehand; her favorite surface is clay. Her tennis idol growing up was Juan Carlos Ferrero; her favorite singer is Rihanna, and her favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio. She enjoys listening to music, reading, watching movies, and soccer. She has a dog named Greta.[2]

Career

2012

Torró Flor began her 2012 season by playing a $25k tournament in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, where she lost in the first round of qualifying to Garbiñe Muguruza. She remained in France to play one more $25k event in Grenoble, for which she qualified. In the first round of the main draw, she overcame fellow qualifier and home favorite Jessica Ginier, only to be swept aside by fifth seeded Sandra Záhlavová in the second round.

Torró Flor then played her third consecutive $25k tournament in Rabat. She once more qualified, and defeated Cristina Dinu and Laura Thorpe en route to the quarterfinals where she lost to Jasmina Tinjić.

2014
Torró Flor at the 2014 Madrid Open

Torró Flor missed the Shenzhen Open and the Australian Open due to a left leg injury.

She returned from injury in February at the Open GdF Suez in Paris. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Nadia Petrova.[3] During the Fed Cup tie against the Czech Republic, Torró Flor played one rubber and lost to Klára Zakopalová. The Czech Republic ended up winning 3–2 over Spain to advance to the semifinal round.[4] Seeded sixth at the first edition of the Rio Open, Torró Flor was defeated in the first round by qualifier Nastassja Burnett.[5] Next, she played at the Brasil Tennis Cup. Seeded seventh, Torró Flor lost in the first round to Brazilian Teliana Pereira.[6] In March, Torró Flor played at the Indian Wells Open. She won her first-round match when her opponent, Galina Voskoboeva, retired due to an upper respiratory infection. In the second round, she stunned fifth seed Angelique Kerber to earn her first career win over a top ten player.[7] She was defeated in the third round by Alisa Kleybanova.[8] At the Miami Open, Torró Flor lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic.[9] In April, Torró Flor played in the Fed Cup tie versus Poland. She won her first rubber over Urszula Radwańska but then lost her second rubber to Agnieszka Radwańska. Poland ended up winning 3–2.[10]

Torró Flor began her clay-court season at the Morocco Open. She reached her first WTA final defeating fourth seed Bojana Jovanovski, qualifier Lara Arruabarrena, Polona Hercog, and fifth seed Garbiñe Muguruza. In the final, she beat Romina Oprandi to win her first WTA singles title.[11] After this win, she broke into the world's top 50 for the first time in her career. At the Portugal Open, Torró Flor was defeated in the second round by seventh seed and eventual finalist, Svetlana Kuznetsova.[12] At the Madrid Open, Torró Flor lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At the Italian Open, Torró Flor was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Mona Barthel. She played at the Internationaux de Strasbourg and lost in the first round to Madison Keys.[13] At the French Open, she beat 30th seed Klára Koukalová and Magdaléna Rybáriková in her first two rounds but was defeated in the third round by fourth seed and eventual finalist, Simona Halep.[14]

Starting her grass-court season at the Rosmalen Open, Torró Flor lost in the first round to eighth seed Klára Koukalová.[15] At the Wimbledon Championships, she was defeated in the first round by 30th seed, former world No. 1, and five-time Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams.[16]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 W–L
Australian Open A 1R A 1R Q1 A Q1 A 0–2
French Open A 2R 3R 1R A A A A 3–3
Wimbledon A 2R 1R Q2 A A A A 1–2
US Open Q1 2R 1R Q2 A A A A 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 3–4 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–9
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 99 65 89 127 460 210 805 $1,054,057

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (title)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier
WTA International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2014 Morocco Open International Clay Switzerland Romina Oprandi 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Premier
WTA International (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2013 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Hungary Tímea Babos
Luxembourg Mandy Minella		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2014 Gastein Ladies, Austria International Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Jul 2014 Bastad Open, Sweden International Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith		 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–1 Feb 2015 Acapulco Open, Mexico International Hard Spain Lara Arruabarrena Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká		 7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11]

ITF finals

Singles: 22 (18 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (17–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2008 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000[lower-alpha 1] Clay United States Ashley Weinhold 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 Oct 2009 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Belarus Anna Orlik 6–0, 6–3
Win 3–0 Feb 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Mar 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Italy Julia Mayr 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–2 Jul 2010 ITF La Coruña, Spain 25,000 Hard Spain Leticia Costas 6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 2010 ITF Foggia, Italy 25,000 Clay Spain Laura Pous Tió 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Apr 2011 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Anna Remondina 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–3 Apr 2012 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 25,000 Clay Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 6–3 Jun 2012 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić 6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Win 7–3 Jun 2012 ITF Craiova, Romania 50,000[lower-alpha 2] Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 6–3, 6–4
Win 8–3 Jun 2012 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Croatia Tereza Mrdeža 6–3, 6–0
Win 9–3 Jul 2012 Open Romania Ladies 100,000 Clay Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 10–3 Jul 2012 ITS Cup, Czech Republic 100,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Cadanțu 6–2, 6–3
Win 11–3 Oct 2012 ITF Sant Cugat, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela 6–1, 6–4
Win 12–3 May 2015 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay Slovakia Jana Čepelová 6–1, 6–0
Win 13–3 Aug 2015 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 75,000[lower-alpha 3] Clay Czech Republic Denisa Allertová 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 14–3 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Austria Julia Grabher 6–2, 6–2
Win 15–3 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Dulgheru 6–3, ret.
Loss 15–4 Feb 2017 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Australia Isabelle Wallace 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 16–4 Feb 2017 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasia Zarycká 6–4, 6–2
Win 17–4 Jun 2017 ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal 25,000 Hard Germany Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 6–4, 6–2
Win 18–4 Aug 2017 ITF Montreux, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Italy Deborah Chiesa 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2010 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 25,000 Clay Spain Lara Arruabarrena Italy Nicole Clerico
Germany Justine Ozga		 7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Madrid, Spain 50,000 Clay Spain Lara Arruabarrena Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Elena Bogdan		 6–4, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay France Chloé Paquet France Joséphine Boualem
Austria Julia Grabher		 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi Romania Cristina Dinu
Russia Yana Sizikova		 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–1 Feb 2017 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Spain Olga Sáez Larra Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Ecuador Charlotte Römer		 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–1 Aug 2017 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 25,000 Clay Sweden Cornelia Lister Russia Anastasiya Komardina
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]

Fed Cup participation

Singles
Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2013 WG2 Feb 2013 Alicante, Spain Ukraine Ukraine Clay Yuliya Beygelzimer W 6–4, 6–2
2014 WG 1R Feb 2014 Seville, Spain Czech Republic Czech Republic Clay Klára Zakopalová L 3–6, 6–2, 1–6
WG PO Apr 2014 Barcelona, Spain Poland Poland Clay Urszula Radwańska W 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
Agnieszka Radwańska L 3–6, 2–6

Doubles
Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2013 WG2 Feb 2013 Alicante, Spain Ukraine Ukraine Clay Nuria Llagostera Vives Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk		 L 3–6, 6–2, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2010 French Open Clay Spain Lara Arruabarrena Hungary Tímea Babos
United States Sloane Stephens		 2–6, 3–6

Top-10 wins
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2014
1. Germany Angelique Kerber No. 6 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard 2R 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–4

Notes
  1. The $10,000 ITF tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15,000 even before 2017.
  2. The $50,000 ITF tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
  3. The $75,000 ITF tournaments were reclassified as $75,000 in 2017.

References
  1. Jones, Mason (10 February 2013). "Victorious Spain after Torro-Flor wins on debut". Fed Cup. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "María-Teresa Torró-Flor Bio | Bio & Career – WTA Official".
  3. "Petrova loses on comeback from family tragedy". 27 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. "Czech Republic reaches Fed Cup semi-finals with 3-2 victory over Spain". 10 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  8. "Indian Wells - Sloane Stephens outslugs former world no. 1 Ana Ivanovic to reach last 16". 11 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. Keating, Steve (19 March 2014). "Petkovic dances way into Miami second round". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. "Radwanska leads Poland to 3-2 Fed Cup win vs Spain". 20 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. "Torro-Flor beats Oprandi for first WTA crown". 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. "Eugenie Bouchard Advances To Quarters At Portugal Open". www.huffingtonpost.ca. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. "Dellacqua tops Vesnina at Strasbourg International". 19 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. Cambers, Simon (31 May 2014). "Simona Halep crushes María-Teresa Torró-Flor at 2014 French Open". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  15. "Krajicek wins Den Bosch opener, gets engaged". www.foxnews.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  16. Cambers, Simon (23 June 2014). "Venus Williams fights hard to avoid early upset with 72nd Wimbledon win". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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