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Janet Souto
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22 November 1967(Caracas, Venezuela)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Janet Souto-Garcia (born 22 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Biography
Souto, who comes from Galicia but is Venezuelan by birth, began playing on the professional tour in the late 1980s.
Often partnering her sister Ninoska, the pair made the doubles semi-finals of the 1988 Spanish Open.
In 1992 she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at three grand slam tournaments, all with Ana Segura as her partner. She also featured in the 1994 US Open, partnering Ruxandra Dragomir.
ITF finals
Singles (1–0)
| Legend |
|---|
| $50,000 / $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 / $15,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 21 September 1987 | Llorca, Spain | Clay | Maria Strandlund | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles (11–10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 28 July 1986 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Ninoska Souto | Rosa Bielsa Elena Guerra |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 August 1987 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Ninoska Souto | Gaby Castro Ana Segura |
4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 7 March 1988 | Castellón, Spain | Clay | Ninoska Souto | Lucila Becerra Claudia Hernández |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 August 1988 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Allison Cooper Mary Norwood |
6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 August 1988 | Caltagirone, Italy | Clay | Titia Wilmink | Gaby Castro Ana Segura |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 29 August 1988 | Corsica, France | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Bettina Diesner Mareke Plocher |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 12 September 1988 | Arzachena, Italy | Hard | Rosa Bielsa | Anne Grousbeck Tracey Morton |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 28 August 1989 | Arzachena, Italy | Hard | Rosa Bielsa | Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 September 1989 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Virginia Ruano Pascual Inmaculada Varas |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 12 March 1990 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Ana-Belen Quintana Ana Segura |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 11. | 25 February 1991 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Janette Husárová Zdeňka Málková |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 8 April 1991 | Limoges, France | Carpet | Rosa Bielsa | Anne Aallonen Eugenia Maniokova |
3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 3 June 1991 | Milan, Italy | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Nathalie Baudone Francesca Romano |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 14. | 1 July 1991 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Claudia Piccini Cristina Salvi |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 15. | 19 August 1991 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Ana Segura | Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 28 October 1991 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard | Rosa Bielsa | Carin Bakkum Meike Babel |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 13 July 1992 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Rosa Bielsa | Kylie Johnson Sabine Lohmann |
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 21 September 1992 | Acireale, Italy | Hard | Ana Segura | Kirrily Sharpe Claire Wegink |
6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 21 February 1994 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Gala León García | Seda Noorlander Hanneke Ketelaars |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 6 June 1994 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Désirée Leupold | Ann Devries Sofia Prazeres |
2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Winner | 21. | 27 June 1994 | Cáceres, Spain | Hard | Gala León García | Mariam Ramón Climent María Sánchez Lorenzo |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |