Magüi Serna

Magüi Serna

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Las Palmas
Born	(1979-03-01) 1 March 1979 Las Palmas
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2006
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,065,291
Singles
Career record	329–256
Career titles	3 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 19 (12 January 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997, 2002)
French Open	4R (1998, 2003)
Wimbledon	QF (2000)
US Open	4R (1997, 2000)
Doubles
Career record	116–144
Career titles	2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 25 (5 July 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2002)
French Open	3R (2000, 2002)
Wimbledon	3R (2001)
US Open	2R (2000, 2001)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	10–10

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serna and the second or maternal family name is Barrera.

María Luisa ("Magüi") Serna Barrera (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a ˈlwisa ˈmaɣwi ˈseɾna βaˈreɾa]; born 1 March 1979) is a former tennis player from Spain.

She started competing on the ITF Circuit as from 1993, and joined the WTA Tour in 1996. On 12 January 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.

Serna won three WTA Tour singles titles at the 2002 Estoril Open, 2003 Estoril Open and the 2003 Budapest Grand Prix.

She produced an upset by defeating Justine Henin in the 2001 Scottsdale tournament.

WTA career finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (3–2)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2001	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2001	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Lindsay Davenport	2–6, 0–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 2002	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Ángeles Montolio	1–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win	1–3	Apr 2002	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Anca Barna	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–3	Apr 2003	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Julia Schruff	6–4, 6–1
Win	3–3	Apr 2003	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Alicia Molik	3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (2–4)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2000	Rome, Italy	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2001	Knokke-Heist, Belgium	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	Ruxandra Dragomir Andreea Vanc	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–2	Apr 2002	Porto, Portugal	Clay	Kristie Boogert	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss	1–3	Jun 2003	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Jennifer Capriati	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1–4	Aug 2003	New Haven, United States	Hard	Alicia Molik	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win	2–4	Jun 2004	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Alicia Molik	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–5)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	3 April 1994	Gaborone, Botswana	Hard	Shirli-Ann Siddall	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	10 April 1994	Harare, Zimbabwe	Hard	Shirli-Ann Siddall	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	4 July 1994	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Tatiana Panova	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	19 March 1995	Zaragoza, Spain	Clay	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	3.	14 August 1995	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Sarah Pitkowski	1–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	21 August 1995	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Conchita Martínez Granados	0–6, 4–6
Win	3.	3 December 1995	Mallorca, Spain	Clay (i)	Kira Nagy	6–4, 6–3
Win	4.	28 July 1996	Valladolid, Spain	Hard	Hila Rosen	6–3, 6–1
Win	5.	18 August 1996	Wahlscheid, Germany	Clay	Alena Vašková	6–2, 6–3
Win	6.	25 August 1996	Athens, Greece	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	5.	11 March 2006	Telde, Spain	Clay	Aravane Rezaï	4–6, 1–6

Doubles (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	27 March 1994	Nairobi, Kenya	Hard	Sybille Seyfried	Cara Black Nannie de Villiers	2–6, 2–6
Win	1.	3 April 1994	Gaborone, Botswana	Hard	Amanda Hopmans	Evelyn Fauth Radka Surová	6–3, 6–1

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key

W

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	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	W–L
Australian Open	3R	2R	2R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	9–9
French Open	3R	4R	1R	3R	2R	1R	4R	2R	A	12–8
Wimbledon	3R	4R	1R	QF	1R	1R	2R	3R	A	12–8
US Open	4R	1R	3R	4R	1R	1R	2R	2R	A	10–8
Win–loss	9–4	7–4	3–4	10–4	2–4	2–4	6–4	4–4	0–1	43–33

External links

• Magüi Serna at the Women's Tennis Association
• Magüi Serna at World Tennis
• Magüi Serna at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)