Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaɾa arwaβaˈrena βeˈθino];[a] 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.[1]
_(42929530842).jpg) Arruabarrena at the 2018 French Open | |
| Full name | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 20 March 1992 Tolosa, Spain |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Andoni Vivanco |
| Prize money | US$ 3,362,484 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 364–291 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 52 (3 July 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2015, 2016, 2018) |
| French Open | 2R (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2015, 2016, 2018) |
| US Open | 2R (2012, 2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 210–168 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (22 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
| French Open | QF (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2015, 2017, 2018) |
| US Open | QF (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–5 |
Over her career, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Arruabarrena retired from professional tour in August 2022.[2]
Personal life and background
editArruabarrena is coached by Andoni Vivanco. Her father, Juan, is a lithographer, and her mother, Blanca, is a nurse. She also has one younger sister. Arruabarrena started playing tennis at age eight when she took lessons with a friend for fun. She stated that her favourite surface is clay. When she was 15, she moved to Barcelona to train with Spanish Federation. Her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin.[3]
Career
editArruabarrena made her debut appearance on the ITF Circuit at Les Francqueses del Valles, France, where she lost in first round against her compatriot Lucia Cervera-Vazquez, in straight-sets.[4]
In July 2008, she won her first ITF title on a $10k event in Oviedo. In the final, she defeated Hermon Brhane, in straight sets.[5]
Arruabarrena made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience, defeating Monica Niculescu[6] and Sandra Záhlavová,[7] before losing to second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.[8]
She won her first WTA title at the 2012 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, beating Alexandra Panova in the final.[9][10]
Arruabarrena claimed her second WTA trophy at the 2016 Korea Open, overcoming Monica Niculescu in the final in three sets.[11][12]
She reached the final of the 2017 Copa Colsanitas, losing to wildcard entrant Francesca Schiavone.[13] Arruabarrena was also runner-up at the 2018 Copa Colsanitas, losing in the final to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[14]
Having not played since January 2022, she announced her retirement from professional tennis in August that year.[6]
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[15]
Singles
edit| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 9–24 | 27% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 4R | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 1R | Q1 | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| China Open | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | NH | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Career total: 122 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 3–2 | 8–7 | 8–11 | 10–11 | 15–17 | 16–16 | 14–21 | 13–21 | 8–12 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2 / 120 | 98–124 | 44% |
| Year-end ranking | 167 | 77 | 100 | 88 | 86 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 157 | 164 | 219 | $3,148,327 | |||
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 25 | 18–25 | 42% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | A | QF | QF | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | NH | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | ||
| China Open | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 106 | 64 | 31 | 61 | 78 | 39 | 52 | 83 | 137 | ||||
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
edit| Legend |
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| Grand Slam |
| WTA 1000 |
| WTA 500 |
| WTA 250 (2–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2012 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Alexandra Panova |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard |  Monica Niculescu |
6–0, 2–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Francesca Schiavone |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2018 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2013 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Clay (i) | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
Raluca Olaru Valeria Solovyeva |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2014 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Caroline Garcia |
 Vania King  Chanelle Scheepers |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2014 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu |
 Mona Barthel  Mandy Minella |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2014 | Japan Women's Open | International | Hard | Tatjana Maria |
 Shuko Aoyama  Renata Voráčová |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2015 | Abierto Mexicano, Mexico | International | Hard | María Teresa Torró Flor |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11] |
| Loss | 4–2 | May 2015 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | Raluca Olaru |
 Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2015 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay | Lucie Hradecká |
 Danka Kovinić  Stephanie Vogt |
6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2015 | Washington Open, United States |
International | Hard |  Andreja Klepač |
 Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic |
5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2015 | Korea Open, South Korea (2) | International | Hard | Andreja Klepač |
 Kiki Bertens  Johanna Larsson |
2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Oct 2015 | Hong Kong Open, China SAR | International | Hard | Andreja Klepač |
Alizé Cornet  Yaroslava Shvedova |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Apr 2016 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (2) | International | Clay | Tatjana Maria |
 Gabriela Cé  Andrea Gámiz |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2016 | Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland |
International | Clay | Xenia Knoll |
Annika Beck Evgeniya Rodina |
6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jul 2018 | Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland |
International | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky |
 Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk |
6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 8–6 | Sep 2019 | Korea Open, South Korea (3) | International | Hard | Tatjana Maria |
Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani |
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [10–7] |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2013 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia | Clay |  Catalina Castaño |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2019 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | Renata Voráčová |
 Han Xinyun Yuan Yue |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–4] |
ITF Circuit finals
edit| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 14 (12 titles, 2 runner–ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2008 | ITF Oviedo, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Hermon Brhane |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2008 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Eva Fernández Brugués |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2009 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Marta Marrero |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Enache |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2009 | ITF Seville, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Neda Kozić |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2010 | ITF Badalona, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Sandra Soler Sola |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Maria João Koehler |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Win | 8–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Nanuli Pipiya |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 9–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Cristina Dinu |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Conny Perrin |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–1 | Mar 2011 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Leticia Costas |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–1 | Aug 2014 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Johanna Larsson |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–2 | Apr 2016 | Osprey Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2009 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Carla Roset Franco |
Martina Caciotti Nicole Clerico |
6–7, 6–0, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Mollerussa, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Carla Roset Franco |
 Tatiana Búa Inés Ferrer Suárez |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Amanda Carreras |
Yera Campos Molina Sandra Soler Sola |
6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez |
Nadiia Kichenok Constance Sibille |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2010 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor |
Nicole Clerico Justine Ozga |
7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Villa de Madrid, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor |
Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez |
Maria João Koehler Avgusta Tsybysheva |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Benedetta Davato |
Amanda Carreras Andrea Gámiz |
6–7(5), 3–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2011 | Internazionale di Biella, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes |
Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 0–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2011 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Estrella Cabeza Candela |
Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jul 2012 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay |  Monica Puig |
Séverine Beltrame Laura Thorpe |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Amanda Carreras |
Tatiana Búa Andrea Gámiz |
6–4, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2014 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero |
 Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Aug 2014 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero |
 Melanie Klaffner Patricia Mayr-Achleitner |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–6 | Oct 2019 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Sara Errani |
 Marie Benoît Ioana Loredana Roșca |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
editDoubles: 1 (runner–up)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2010 | French Open | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor |
 Tímea Babos Sloane Stephens |
2–6, 3–6 |
Wins over top 10 players
edit| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ||||||
| 1. | Simona Halep |
No. 2 | China Open | Hard | 1R | 5–4 ret. |
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2. | Madison Keys |
No. 9 | Miami Open | Hard | 3R | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 3. | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
No. 8 | China Open | Hard | 1R | 6–7(2), 7–5, 6–1 |
Notes
edit- ↑ In isolation, Vecino is pronounced [beˈθino].
- 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- 1 2 In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
edit- ↑ "Lara Arruabarrena Vecino's Biography". International Tennis Federation. 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "Lara Arruabarrena anuncia su retirada a los 30 años". Marca. 2022-08-12.
- ↑ "Bio".
- ↑ "$10,000 Les Francqueses del Valles".
- ↑ "$10,000 Oviedo".
- 1 2 "McHale, Nara, Arruabarrena announce retirements". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Azarenka through to Andalucia quarters". UPI. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "La favorita Kuznetsova eliminó a Arruabarrena". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Spain's Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino wins Bogota title". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Arruabarrena-Vecino wins Bogota title". Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Lara Arruabarrena beats Monica Niculescu in 3 sets to win Korea Open". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Tennis: Arruabarrena beats Niculescu in Korea Open final for first WTA Tour title since 2012". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Schiavone beats Arruabarrena in Claro Open Colsanitas final". Sportsnet. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Anna Karolina Schmiedlova triumphant in Bogota". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ↑ "Lara Arruabarrena". Australian Open. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
External links
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- Lara Arruabarrena at the Women's Tennis Association
- Lara Arruabarrena at World Tennis
- Lara Arruabarrena at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Lara Arruabarrena at ESPN.com
