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Spanish professional tennis player
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2 February 1977
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Biography
Introduction
Marina Escobar Martínez (born 2 February 1977) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Biography
Escobar, who had a best singles ranking of 325, was most prominent as a doubles player, winning five ITF titles in the late 1990s. She reached a career high doubles ranking of 140 and took part in the qualifying draw for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1998 Madrid Open, where she partnered with Mariam Ramón Climent to make the doubles semi-finals.
In 2001, while attending the University of Málaga, she represented Spain at the Summer Universiade, held in Beijing.
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 April 1996 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | Kristina Triska | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 12 (5–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | 29 January 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martinez Granados | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Laura García |
7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 23 June 1996 | Camucia, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes | Katia Altilia Paula Tampieri |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 November 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Eva Bes | Zuzana Lesenarová Lucie Steflová |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 31 August 1997 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Sandra Načuk |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 November 1997 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | Melanie Schnell Katalin Marosi |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 3 May 1998 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Paula Hermida | Bruna Colósio Cristina Correia |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 May 1998 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Paula Hermida | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Debby Haak |
W/O |
| Winner | 4. | 22 June 1998 | Santander, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Juliana Garcia Mariana Mesa Pineda |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 February 1999 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Debby Haak | Gabriela Chmelinová Olga Vymetálková |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 27 September 1999 | Lerida, Spain | Clay | Rocío González | Lana Miholcek Susanne Trik |
2–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 4 October 1999 | Girona, Spain | Clay | Rocío González | Maria Wolfbrandt Mara Santangelo |
7–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner–up | 7. | 31 July 2000 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Regina Temez | Patricia Aznar Yolanda Clemot |
2–6, 1–6 |