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Sílvia Soler Espinosa (; born 19 November 1987) is a retired Spanish
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player. In her career, she won one doubles title on the
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, as well as five singles and two doubles titles on the
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. On 21 May 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 54. On 28 April 2014, she peaked at No. 39 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Spain Fed Cup team, Soler Espinosa has a win–loss record of 4–11.


Personal life and background

Soler Espinosa is coached by Jerome Adamec. Her father works in a factory, while her mother is a housewife. She stated that her favourite court is clay. Silvia cited
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as one of her biggest tennis idols.


Tennis career


Junior years

In 2002, Soler Espinosa made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit at the age of 14. That year, she won her first ITF junior title in doubles, at the International Madrid, together with Astrid Waernes-Garcia. In September 2003, she won her first singles title at Torneo ITF Junior "Ciudad de Castro Urdiales". Later that year, she achieved her junior highest-ranking in singles at No. 158. On the Junior Circuit, she won three titles in singles, and two titles in doubles.


ITF Women's Circuit

Soler Espinosa debuted on ITF Circuit in May 2003 at Almeria, Spain, where she was defeated Lauren Cheung in the first round. In 2007, she won her first ITF single title, at a $25k event in Sintra, Portugal. There, she defeated Dutch player Romana Janshen in two tiebreakers. In 2011, she played and won her first major ITF final, at the 2011 Allianz Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. On the ITF Circuit, she won five singles and two doubles titles.


WTA Tour

In April 2009, Silver Espinosa made her first WTA Tour main-draw appearance at Andalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella, Spain. She lost in the first round to
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. Silvia failed to qualify at all four Grand Slam tournaments.


2011: First Grand Slam main draw; entering top 100

Soler Espinosa had her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance at the
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, and recorded her first major match win. In the second round, she was stopped by Chinese player
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. At
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, she failed to qualify in the final round. At the US Open, she won two main-draw matches, before she was stopped by
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, in straight sets. On 19 September, she entered the top 100, reaching world No. 90.


2012: Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 main-draw debut & Olympic Games

Silvia started season at the
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, where she failed in qualifying. After that, she lost in the first round of the
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. In February, she recorded two losses against Russian Fed Cup team, losing to
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and
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, respectively. In March 2012, she made her first Premier Mandatory appearance, at the Indian Wells Open. She lost in the second round against
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. In
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, she went one step further, and advanced to round three, in which she was stopped by
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. In April 2012, she again played with Fed Cup team and scored of 1–1 against
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. In May, Soler Espinosa made her first match win at the Madrid Open. She was stopped by Li Na in the second round. She also made the second round at the Italian Open. At Wimbledon, she reached the second round but then was stopped by Vera Zvonareva, in three sets. Soler Espinosa also reached the second round of the
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in Båstad, before losing to
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in straight sets. In August 2012, Silvia made her first appearance at the
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, playing for
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, but she was defeated in the first round by
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. Second year in row, she made third round at the US Open.


2013: Grand Slam QF and Premier Mandatory SF in doubles

In doubles, she reached quarterfinals at the Australian Open, together with Carla Suárez Navarro. They were stopped by Russian pair of
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and
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. Together with Suárez Navarro, Silvia made another great result, reaching semifinals at the Madrid Open. In doubles, she reached No. 59, on 8 July 2013.


Performance timelines


Singles


Doubles


WTA career finals


Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)


Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)


WTA 125 finals


Doubles: 1 (runner-up)


ITF finals


Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)


Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)


Notes


References


External links

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