Garbiñe Muguruza
Tennis player
Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco is a Spanish-Venezuelan professional tennis player. As of 26 October 2015, she is ranked world no. 3 in singles and no. 20 in doubles by the WTA.
Born: October 8, 1993 (age 22), Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 161 lbs
Turned pro: 2011
Parents: José Antonio Muguruza, Scarlet Blanco
Nationality: Spanish, Venezuelan
The 22-year-old Muguruza is the first Spaniard to play in the WTA Finals since Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in 2001.
Muguruza, the second-seeded Spaniard who was making her debut at the season-ending tournament, beat Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (4) Monday. Kerber, seeded sixth, defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Muguruza reached her first Grand Slam final this year at Wimbledon, losing to Serena Williams in straight sets. She was the first Spanish woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Conchita Martinez lost the French Open final in 2000, and the first to do so at Wimbledon since Sanchez-Vicario in 1995 and 1996.
Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco is a Spanish-Venezuelan professional tennis player. As of 26 October 2015, she is ranked world no. 3 in singles and no. 20 in doubles by the WTA.
Born: October 8, 1993 (age 22), Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 161 lbs
Turned pro: 2011
Parents: José Antonio Muguruza, Scarlet Blanco
Nationality: Spanish, Venezuelan
The 22-year-old Muguruza is the first Spaniard to play in the WTA Finals since Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in 2001.
Muguruza, the second-seeded Spaniard who was making her debut at the season-ending tournament, beat Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (4) Monday. Kerber, seeded sixth, defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Muguruza reached her first Grand Slam final this year at Wimbledon, losing to Serena Williams in straight sets. She was the first Spanish woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Conchita Martinez lost the French Open final in 2000, and the first to do so at Wimbledon since Sanchez-Vicario in 1995 and 1996.
