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(Redirected from María Vanina García Sokol) Argentine tennis player
Vanina García Sokol
Full nameMaría Vanina García Sokol
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1983-12-27) 27 December 1983 (age 40)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$77,859
Singles
Career record194–134
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 191 (21 February 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2005)
US OpenQ2 (2004)
Doubles
Career record54–69
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (5 April 2004)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Sokol.

María Vanina García Sokol (born 27 December 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Biography

García Sokol, who comes from the Misiones Province of Argentina, turned professional at 17 years of age.

In 2003 she was a member of Argentina's Fed Cup squad and represented Argentina at the Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo.

Competing mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit, she had a best ranking of 191 in the world and won a total of three ITF singles titles. She twice qualified for the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament, the Vancouver Open in 2004 and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar in Bogota. In 2007, she retired from tennis.

Based in Buenos Aires, she now works as a tennis coach and has started her own foundation.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–7)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1 April 2001 Santiago, Chile Clay Brazil Joana Cortez 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 6 April 2002 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves 3–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 13 October 2002 Los Mochis, Mexico Clay Uruguay Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 20 April 2003 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Italy Maria Elena Camerin 0–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 31 August 2003 Paraná, Argentina Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 20 June 2004 Gorizia, Italy Clay Germany Martina Müller 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 2 July 2006 Padova, Italy Clay France Alizé Cornet 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 17 March 2007 Merida, Mexico Hard France Julie Coin 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 27 March 2007 Xalapa, Mexico Hard Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 7. 21 May 2007 Córdoba, Argentina Clay Argentina Soledad Esperón 2–6, 3–3 ret.

Doubles (3–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 3 August 2000 Lima, Peru Clay Uruguay Claudia Salgues United States Tiffany Dabek
Uruguay Cecilia Guillenea 		6–7, 2–6
Winner 1. 20 April 2003 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero France Kildine Chevalier
Croatia Lana Popadić 		6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. 31 August 2003 Paraná, Argentina Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Argentina Erica Krauth
Brazil Carla Tiene 		6–1, 6–3
Winner 3. 17 March 2007 Mérida, Mexico Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
United States Robin Stephenson 		6–3, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "Vanina García Sokol, la mejor del ranking en Paraná". MisionesOnline (in Spanish). 28 August 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ""Sin el tenis creí que no sabía hacer nada"". El Territorio Misiones (in Spanish). 9 July 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Vanina García: "ganan las Williams sin problemas"". Deportes Misiones (in Spanish). 7 February 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ""El tenis como un estilo de vida"". Primera Edición (in Spanish). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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