Sara Sorribes Tormo (; born 8 October 1996) is a Spanish professional
tennis
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player. She achieved her career-high singles
ranking
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of world No. 32 on 7 February 2022 and No. 17 in doubles on 6 May 2024. She has won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the
WTA Tour
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, as well as one doubles title on the
WTA Challenger Tour. On the
ITF Circuit, she has won ten singles and five doubles titles. She is a bronze medalist in
women's doubles at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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.
She won her maiden WTA Tour title at the
2021 Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara. On the Challenger Tour, she has been runner-up at the Bol Open, and champion at the Open de Limoges, in doubles in 2019.
Sorribes Tormo made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the
2015 Rio Open, after making it through the qualifying rounds. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament came at
2015 French Open, but she failed to qualify for the main draw, while her Grand Slam main-draw debut happened at the
2016 French Open
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, when she passed qualification.
Her most significant results in 2017 was reaching the semifinals of the WTA events at the
2017 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia in April and at the
2017 Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland in July.
Her first Grand Slam match-win came at the
2018 Wimbledon Championships
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, where she defeated
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi (; born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian inactive professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 15 on 20 August 2012 and has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour.
Described as a 'resident Grand Slam up ...
in the first round.
Sara had a career-high junior ranking of No. 33, and won three singles and three doubles titles on the
ITF Junior Circuit. She was also runner-up at
2013 US Open in doubles, where together with
Belinda Bencic
Belinda Bencic (; born 10 March 1997) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 which she achieved in February 2020. Bencic has won nine career singles titles, including Tennis at the 2020 ...
, they lost to the
Czech
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** Czech language
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** Czech culture
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
duo
Barbora Krejčíková
Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Wome ...
&
Kateřina Siniaková
Kateřina Siniaková (; born 10 May 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is the current List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She also has a best singles WTA rankings, ranking of No. 27 by the W ...
. In 2014, she won the European Junior Championships, defeating her countrymate
Paula Badosa in the final.
Until 2017, Sara used to play at ITF tournaments. During 2017, she entered the top 100 for the first time, and became more constant on the WTA Tour.
Playing for
Spain Fed Cup team, she made her debut in the
2015 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs, and has accumulated a win–loss record of 6–4.
Early life and background
Sorribes was born on 8 October 1996 in Castellón de la Plana in Spain. Her mother owns a souvenir shop and used to be a tennis instructor, and her father works in real estate and used to play pro soccer. Her mother introduced her to the sport at age 6. Her favorite surface is
clay
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. Her current residence is La Vall d'Uixó, Spain.
Professional
2012–15: Attempted to debut on WTA Tour, top 200
Sorribes Tormo played in her first main draw on the WTA Tour at the
2012 Barcelona Open, where she lost in first round of qualifying to
Ani Mijačika. At the
2012 Madrid Open, she received a wildcard for the qualifying, but lost in the first round to
Varvara Lepchenko.
The following year, she received another wildcard chance for qualifying at
Madrid
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but lost in the second round to
Alexandra Dulgheru
Alexandra Dulgheru (; born 30 May 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. On 11 April 2011, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 41, which she reached on 4 July 2011.
...
. At the
Palermo Ladies Open and
Swedish Open
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on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
, she once failed to qualify for the main draw.
In 2014, she again received a wildcard for the
Madrid Open qualifying but lost to
Caroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia (, born 16 October 1993) is a French professional tennis player. She had a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles. Garcia was the 2022 WTA Finals – Singles, 2022 WTA Finals champi ...
in the first round. During the year, she got only one chance to debut in a WTA Tour main draw, but lost in the first round of qualifying at the
Luxembourg Open to
Barbora Krejčíková
Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Wome ...
.
In 2015, Sara was successful on her first attempt to play in a WTA Tour main draw, passing qualifying at the
Rio Open
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, where she lost in the first round to
Paula Ormaechea. On 23 March 2015, Sara entered the top 200 for the first time, ranked 198th. At the
Family Circle Cup
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, she went even further, reaching third round, defeating
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Sergeyevna "Nastia" Pavlyuchenkova (; born 3 July 1991) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 11 on 8 November 2021. Pavlyuchenkova has won twelve singles titles ...
and
Shelby Rogers but then lost to
Sara Errani
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. At
Madrid
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, once again as a wildcard, she lost in the first round of qualifying to
Bojana Jovanovski. She played at the
French Open
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, which was her first appearance in a Grand Slam qualifying. However, she lost to
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er (, ; born ) is an Israeli retired tennis player.
Pe'er won five singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation, ITF circuit in her career ...
in the first round. At
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
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* W ...
, she lost in second round of qualifying to
Yang Zhaoxuan
Yang Zhaoxuan (; ; born 11 February 1995) is a Chinese tennis player.
She reached her best WTA doubles ranking of world No. 9 on 30 January 2023.
Yang has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title. In Sept ...
.
2016–17: Breakthrough in singles, major debut & top 100
Sara did not start the 2016 season well in qualifyings at
Brisbane
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,
Hobart
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and the
Australian Open
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, respectively. At Melbourne, she first defeated
Cindy Burger but then lost to
Zhu Lin. At the
Morocco Open, she passed qualifying and in the main draw defeated
Ons Jabeur, but wasn't good enough for
Kiki Bertens
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in the second. Once again, with a wildcard for the
Madrid Open, this time for the main draw, Sara lost to
Samantha Stosur
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. It also was her first appearance in a
Premier 5/Mandatory tournament main draw. At the
French Open
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, she qualified for the first time for the main draw of a Grand Slam championship. In her debut match, she won only two games against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At the
Mallorca Open, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut on grass, and her first match win, against compatriot
Paula Badosa. In the second round she lost to
Ana Ivanovic
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. At
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, she was stopped by
Irina Khromacheva in the first round of qualifying. At the
US Open, Sara was close to her main-draw debut, but lost to
Kristína Kučová
Kristína Kučová (; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings.
She has won one singles title on ...
in the third round of qualifying. At the
Korea Open, she made her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, before
Patricia Maria Țig
Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994) is a Romanian tennis player.
Țig has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 56, achieved on 26 October 2020. Her best doubles ranking of No. 155 was achieved on 14 November 2016. Țig has won one ...
defeated her. She finished the year as world No. 107, only one place behind her then-best ranking of 106, that she reached on 14 November 2016.
Sara started 2017 with two losses in qualifying, at
Shenzhen Open and
Hobart International, but then enteres the main draw of the
Australian Open
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. She faced No. 5 seed
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), holding the position for a total of eight weeks, and has been ...
but won only two games. At the
Hungarian Ladies Open, she lost in the first round to
Hsieh Su-wei
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, while at the
Malaysian Open, she advanced to the second round, where she lost to
Duan Yingying in three sets. For the first time, Sara in qualified for the
Indian Wells Open. In the first round, she defeated
Ekaterina Makarova
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She is a four-time Gra ...
, her first win at any Premier 5/Mandatory tournament, but in the second round, she wasn't good enough for sixth seed
Agnieszka Radwańska
Agnieszka Roma Radwańska (; born 6 March 1989) is a Polish former professional tennis player and current coach. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), in July 2012. Radwańska won 20 WTA Tour sing ...
. With this result, Sara debuted in the top 100 on 20 March 2017, reaching No. 99. At the
Miami Open, she lost in the final stage of qualifying to
Madison Brengle. At
Monterrey Open, she got to the second round, where she lost to countrymate
Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro (; 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, o ...
. Finally, she recorded more recognizable results, reaching her first WTA semifinal at the
Copa Colsanitas, where countrymate
Lara Arruabarrena
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (; born 20 March 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 3 July 2017, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 52, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 28, set on 22 February 2016.
Over ...
stopped her from reaching her first WTA Tour final. On 8 May 2017, Sara got to her then-best career ranking of 79, which was also her best ranking until 2019. At the
Madrid Open, she lost in the first round to Samantha Stosur for the second year in a row. At the
Italian Open, she failed in qualifying losing to
CiCi Bellis. At the
French Open
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, Sara lost to
Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky (; born 8 June 1989) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. A former top ten singles player, Bacsinszky reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, on 16 May 2016. She won four singles and five doubles titles o ...
in straight sets. The grass season didn't end well, losing in the first rounds of the
Mallorca Open to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
to
Naomi Osaka
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA for 25 weeks, the first Asian player to hold the ...
. In the second part of the clay-court season, Sara made her second career WTA semifinal at the
Swiss Open. During her semifinal match against Kiki Bertens, after finishing the first set, Sara was forced to retire due to left wrist injury. At the
Cincinnati Open, she lost in first round of qualifying to
Monica Puig. Losing to
Kurumi Nara
is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
In her career, she won one singles title on the WTA Tour, with seven singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 August 2014, she achieved he ...
in first round of
US Open, Sara completed participation at all four Grand Slam events. By the end of 2017 season, she reached the quarterfinals of the
Korea Open and
Tianjin Open
The Tianjin Open was an International-level WTA tennis event held at the Tianjin International Tennis Center. The venue has a center court that seats 3,500 people, as well as 12 outdoor courts with lights, four indoor courts and a tennis club.
I ...
. She failed in qualifying for the
China Open, losing to
Andrea Petkovic in the final stage.
Sara finished the year ranked No. 99.
2018–20: First Grand Slam and top-10 wins
In 2018, first tournament for Sara was
Qatar Open, where she lost in final stage of qualifying to
Kateryna Bondarenko. Next week, she played at
Hungarian Open, where in first round
Ysaline Bonaventure defeated her. At
Indian Wells qualifying, she won against
Allie Kiick and
Ajla Tomljanović, and reserved her spot in the main draw, but lost to CiCi Bellis. At
Miami
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, she lost in the first round of qualifying to
Carol Zhao. Her first WTA Tour main-draw win in 2018 happened at the
Monterrey Open, where she defeated
Tereza Martincová
Tereza Martincová (; born 24 October 1994) is a Czech professional tennis player.
Martincová has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and four singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 14 February 2022, she reached her best WTA singles ranking ...
, but lost in the second round to
Ana Bogdan
Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023.
Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 20 ...
. Next week, she got to second round of
Copa Colsanitas, where Lara Arruabarrena stopped her. At the
Morocco Open,
Aleksandra Krunić was better in second round. At
Madrid
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, Sara earned her first win there against
Madison Keys
Madison Keys (born February 17, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 5 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Keys has won ten WTA Tour-level career singles ...
, but then lost to
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech inactive professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour (two in doubles). She a ...
in the second round. At the
French Open
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, she lost in second round of qualifying. At
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, Sara made her first singles grand-slam win, defeating
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi (; born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian inactive professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 15 on 20 August 2012 and has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour.
Described as a 'resident Grand Slam up ...
in first round, but lost to Suárez Navarro in the second round. At the
Swiss Open in Gstaad, Sara lost to
Mandy Minella
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, losing her chance to get to her first semifinal in 2018. At
US Open, Sara lost to
Daria Gavrilova
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in the first round of the main draw. At
Wuhan Open
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, she passed qualifying and lost in the first round to
Viktorija Golubic
Viktorija Golubic (; ; born 16 October 1992) is a Swiss professional tennis player. On 28 February 2022, she reached her career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 35. On 17 April 2023, she peaked at No. 61 in the doubles rankings. She is the curre ...
. Her appearance at Wuhan was her first Premier 5 tournament. For the second year in a row, she lost to Andrea Petkovic in qualification of the
China Open.
Sara started the 2019 season playing in quarterfinal at
ASB Classic, where on her way to the semifinal, Hsieh Su-wei stopped her. At
Australian Open
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, she lost in first round to
Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit (; born 24 December 1995) is an Estonian former professional tennis player. She was WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which she first achieved on 6 June 2022 to become the highes ...
. At
Indian Wells Open, she lost in the second round of qualification, while in
Miami
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she got to the second round in main draw, where she lost to
Donna Vekić. In
Charleston, she was eliminated in the second round by
Sloane Stephens
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in two tie-breaks. In
Bogotá
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, she was better than
Christina McHale and Ana Bogdan in first two rounds, but then lost in the quarterfinal to
Beatriz Haddad Maia. At
Stuttgart Open, she won three matches in qualification and then lost in the first round in the main draw to Andrea Petkovic. At
Madrid Open, she was better than her countrymate Lara Arruabarrena in the first round, but her next opponent, Naomi Osaka, was better in the second. At
Italian Open, she failed in qualification, losing in the first round to
Ons Jabeur. At
Morocco Open, she also did not do well, losing in the second round to
Nina Stojanović. At
French Open
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she marked her first win there, winning against
Alison Van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck (; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. In August 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37.
Van Uytvanck has won five singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles and three Chall ...
, but in next round, Sloane Stephens defeated her.
On 10 June 2019, she reached her career-high ranking of world No. 64. In the grass-court season, she made it to the second round of the
Nottingham Open, and lost in the first round of the
Mallorca Open. At
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
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* W ...
, she was forced to retire during her first-round match against former world No. 1,
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is an inactive Danish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, hold ...
, while trailing 5–4. At the
US Open, just like at Australian Open, she lost to Anett Kontaveit. During Asian tour, Sara played only two WTA tournaments. She played at the
Japan Women's Open, where she reached quarterfinals, losing to
Misaki Doi in straight sets. Then she headed to
Guangzhou
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, where she was stopped in the first round by
Anna Blinkova.
The first two tournaments in 2020 were not successful for Sara, losing in both of them in the first round. Then she got to the
Australian Open
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, where she defeated
Veronika Kudermetova
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In ...
, but just like the year before, Anett Kontaveit stopped her from going to the next round. In February, in the
Fed Cup qualifying round, playing for
Spain
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, Sara defeated Naomi Osaka 6–0, 6–3. That was her first and so far only top-10 win. At both Mexican tournaments,
Mexican Open and
Monterrey Open, Sara lost in the first round. After the comeback of the WTA Tour after
COVID-19 pandemic
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outbreak, Sara played at the
Palermo International, but lost to
Dayana Yastremska in straight sets. In
Prague
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, she reached the quarterfinals, winning against
Barbora Strýcová
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She won two Gra ...
and
Laura Siegemund
Laura Natalie Siegemund (born 4 March 1988) is a German professional tennis player.
Siegemund reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 on 29 January 2024 and has won fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
She is a three-time Gran ...
, but then lost to
Irina-Camelia Begu
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in three-sets. At the
US Open, she beat
Claire Liu
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Liu has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well ...
in the first round before 16th seed
Elise Mertens
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knocked her out of the tournament. In
Istanbul
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, she defeated
Heather Watson
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but then lost to Paula Badosa in the second round. At the
French Open
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, she faced top seed
Simona Halep
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and lost, winning only four games, all of them in the first set.
2021: First WTA title and two 1000 quarterfinals, top 50 debut
Sorribes started the year with a quarterfinal appearance at the Abu Dhabi Open, where she lost to
Marta Kostyuk, in three sets. She then had a few first-round exits, losing in the first round of the Australian Open to
Daria Saville, in straight sets. In early March, Sorribes Tormo won her first WTA singles title at the
Abierto Zapopan. She only lost one set on the way to her win, beating second seed
Marie Bouzková, and then former world No. 5,
Eugenie Bouchard
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, in straight sets. After that, she headed to the
Monterrey Open where she made it to the semifinals losing to the eventual champion,
Leylah Fernandez.
Sorribes Tormo entered the main draw of the
Miami Open where she reached the quarterfinals losing to world No. 9,
Bianca Andreescu
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, in three sets. This was Sorribes's first
WTA 1000 event. On the road to the quarterfinals, she beat Australian Open runner-up
Jennifer Brady, 21st seed
Elena Rybakina
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and 27th seed
Ons Jabeur. As a result, she entered the top 50 at world No. 48 on 5 April 2021.
In the first round of
Wimbledon
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, Sorribes Tormo weathered 47 winners to beat
Ana Konjuh 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, then squared off against 2018 champion
Angelique Kerber
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in a 3-hour, 19 minute epic Kerber pulled out, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, despite being broken seven times. The players received a standing ovation from the spectators for their efforts.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sorribes Tormo shocked world No. 1,
Ashleigh Barty
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, with a score of 6–4, 6–3. In the second round, she defeated
Fiona Ferro
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She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 39 in singles, attained on 8 March 2021, and No. 257 in doubles, reached on 17 May 2021. Ferro has won two singles tit ...
(6-1, 6–4), but lost in the round of 16 to
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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(1-6, 3–6).
Tormo beat 22nd seed
Karolína Muchová, 6–2, 7–6, to reach the second round of the
US Open, only to be swept aside by
Emma Raducanu in the third, 6–0, 6–1.
2022: İstanbul Cup doubles title, Madrid singles quarterfinal
Partnering
Marie Bouzková, Sorribes Tormo won the doubles title at the
İstanbul Cup, defeating
Natela Dzalamidze and
Kamilla Rakhimova in the final.
She reached the quarterfinals of the
Madrid Open, beating
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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,
Naomi Osaka
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA for 25 weeks, the first Asian player to hold the ...
and
Daria Kasatkina
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, before losing to 12th seed
Jessica Pegula.
2023: 100 spots rankings drop, Major fourth round, Second WTA title, back to top 55
After taking a six months hiatus since October 2022, she dropped to No. 132 on 22 May 2023, 100 positions lower than her career high ranking back in February 2022.
Subsequently, she entered the
2023 French Open
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using protected ranking. She reached the fourth round for the first time in her career, defeating wildcard
Clara Burel,
Petra Martić
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and
Elena Rybakina
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by walkover. She also reached the quarterfinals in doubles with
Marie Bouzková after the opposite team of Kato/Sutjiadi was defaulted (see details in French Open controversy below). As a result, she moved back up by 50 positions to the top 85 in the singles rankings to No. 82, and in doubles to No. 87, on 12 June 2023.
She won her second singles title at the
2023 Tennis in the Land as a lucky loser. She became the sixth lucky loser in WTA history to win a singles title. It was her first title since 2021 Guadalajara.
Sorribes Tormo and Bouzkova won their first WTA 1000
China Open title defeating
Giuliana Olmos
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Olmos, a graduate of USC, has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6, achieved on 10 April 2023. She has won seven doubles titles on the ...
and
Chan Hao-Ching
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.
French Open controversy
At the 2023 French Open,
Miyu Kato and
Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the tournament during their doubles match after a ball returned by Kato to a ballgirl accidentally hit the ballgirl. The incident sparked controversy and criticism of
Marie Bouzková and Sara Sorribes Tormo, who argued for the disqualification. Kato hit a one-handed backhand to return the ball to the ballgirl. The ballgirl seemed unaware that the ball was coming towards her and it unintentionally struck her, causing her discomfort and tears. After a consultation with officials, Kato and Sutjiadi were defaulted. The punishment received surprise and backlash from some viewers and tennis commentators. Former player
Gilles Simon
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Personal li ...
criticized Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo's actions, while some suggested they should also face consequences. The incident drew widespread attention and sparked debates about sportsmanship in tennis. Kato issued an apology, expressing remorse.
2024: Olympic bronze medal, second WTA 1000 doubles title and top 20
At the
Madrid Open, seeded eighth in doubles, she and compatriot
Cristina Bucșa won the title defeating
Barbora Krejčíková
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and
Laura Siegemund
Laura Natalie Siegemund (born 4 March 1988) is a German professional tennis player.
Siegemund reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 on 29 January 2024 and has won fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
She is a three-time Gran ...
in the final, becoming the first all-Spanish doubles team to win in Madrid. This brought her to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 17, on 6 May 2024. Seeded eighth at the
Paris Olympics with Bucșa, they won the women's doubles bronze medal.
2025: Hiatus
In April, Sorribes Tormo announced she would be taking an indefinite break from professional tennis stating in a social media post that "I feel that I need to stop and rest. I don’t know if it will be permanent or temporary. I want to be coherent and consistent with what my body feels."
Performance timelines
''Only main-draw results in
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,
Grand Slam tournaments,
Billie Jean King Cup,
United Cup,
Hopman Cup
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and
Olympic Games
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are included in win–loss records.
''
Singles
''Current through the
2023 Billie Jean King Cup.''
Doubles
''Current through the
2022 US Open.''
Significant finals
WTA 1000 finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Olympic Games medal matches
Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner–ups)
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)
WTA Tour earnings
Career Grand Slam statistics
Seedings
The tournaments won by Sorribes Tormo are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Sorribes Tormo are in ''italics''.
Head-to-head records
No. 1 wins
Top 10 wins
Double-bagel matches
Notes
References
External links
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1996 births
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Living people
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
Olympic medalists for Spain in tennis
Olympic tennis players for Spain
People from La Vall d'Uixó
Spanish female tennis players
Sportspeople from the Province of Castellón
Tennis controversies
Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Tennis players from the Valencian Community
21st-century Spanish sportswomen