Gala León García (born 23 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 21 September 2014, she was announced as the new Davis Cup captain for the Spanish national men's tennis team.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 23 December 1973
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2004 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,053,309 |
Singles | |
Career record | 277–224 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (25 September 2000) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
French Open | 4R (1996, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
US Open | 3R (1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 77–73 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (12 June 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1996) |
US Open | 2R (1995) |
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
editLegend |
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Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III (1–2) |
Tier IV & V (0–2) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Patty Schnyder | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2000 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Anke Huber | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2001 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Iroda Tulyaganova | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2001 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
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Tier III (0–2) |
Tier IV & V |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2000 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
1–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editLegend |
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$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (6–5)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 8 February 1993 | ITF Faro, Portugal | Hard | Sofia Prazeres | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 15 March 1993 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Chantal Reuter | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 22 March 1993 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Hard | Lenka Němečková | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 28 March 1994 | ITF Alicante, Spain | Clay | Yi Jingqian | 6–7(2), 7–6(7), 2–6 |
Win | 5. | 22 May 1995 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Hard | Vera Zhukovets | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | 6. | 10 July 1995 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | Estefanía Bottini | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | 17 July 1995 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | Christína Papadáki | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | 13 May 1996 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | 9 June 1997 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | 11 August 1997 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | Henrieta Nagyová | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 11. | 8 September 2003 | Open Denain, France | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 8 (2–6)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1992 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Hard | Rosa Bielsa | Paola Suárez Pamela Zingman |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Mar 1993 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Hard | Silvia Ramón-Cortés | Dominika Gorecká Lenka Němečková |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | Nov 1993 | ITF Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | Ana Segura | Magdalena Feistel Katharzyna Teodorowicz |
6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 1994 | Open de Valencia, Spain | Clay | Janet Souto | Seda Noorlander Hanneke Ketelaars |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | Jun 1994 | ITF Cáceres, Spain | Hard | Janet Souto | Mariam Ramón Climent María Sánchez Lorenzo |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 1997 | ITF Mollerusa, Spain | Clay | Marta Cano | Patricia Aznar Paula Hermida |
7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Oct 2002 | ITF Girona, Spain | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Sep 2003 | ITF Fano, Italy | Clay | María Emilia Salerni | Conchita Martínez Granados Giulia Casoni |
3–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
editW | 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.
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0–7 |
French Open | 4R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 11–9 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3–9 |
US Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 5–8 |
Win–loss | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 19–33 |