Estrella Cabeza Candela (; born 20 February 1987) is an inactive
Spanish
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tennis player.
Cabeza Candela has won 13 singles and 16 doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit. On 13 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 95. On 2 April 2012, she peaked at No. 176 in the doubles rankings.
Personal life
Cabeza Candela was born in
Los Palacios y Villafranca
Los Palacios y Villafranca is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 35,225 inhabitants.
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to Manuel Cabeza (tennis coach) and Estrella Candela, sister is Ana (training to be an aeronautic engineer). She began playing tennis at age four with father and sister, and started playing seriously aged seven. Favorite surface is clay. Best tennis memory is playing with her family. Tennis idol is
Monica Seles
Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Slam ...
.
Career
Coached by Gonzalo Lopez and Martin Vilar, Cabeza Candela had a break out year in 2013. She broke into the top 100 for the first time at age 26 by reaching No. 95 on 13 May 2013.
Later that summer, she played her first Grand Slam main-draw at
Wimbledon
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, and lost in the first round to
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 71 weeks, including at the end of 2010 and 2011. She achieved the top ranking for the first time on 11 ...
, 0–6, 2–6. In early July, Cabeza Candela reached her best result in a
WTA Tour
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tournament by reaching the semifinals at
Palermo
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, losing to
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci (; born 18 February 1983) is an Italian professional padel and former tennis player. In doubles tennis, she won five major tournaments and reached the world No. 1 position. She also reached a career-high ranking of world No. 7 in ...
, in three sets.
She announced her retirement from professional tennis ın 2020.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 29 (13–16)
Doubles: 30 (16–14)
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1987 births
Living people
Spanish female tennis players
Tennis players from Andalusia
People from Los Palacios y Villafranca
Sportspeople from the Province of Seville