Versatile Spanish professional tennis player, Carla Suarez Navarro is well recognized for ranking as the sixth-best player in the world in 2016. She began playing tennis at the age of 9 and she attended the Pro-Ab Team Tennis Academy. She qualified for her first French Open in 2008 and made it to the quarterfinals. Carla has won multiple singles and doubles titles on the “WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Tour” including the 2014 “Portugal Open” and the 2016 “Qatar Open” (singles); and the 2014 “Bank of the West Classic”, the 2015 “Birmingham Classic”, and the 2015 “Pan Pacific Open” (doubles).
Tears flow as cancer survivor Suarez Navarro pays tribute to mother
Carla Suarez Navarro’s mother Maria Dolores wiped away tears as her daughter walked off Wimbledon Centre Court to a standing ovation on Tuesday. Her daughter later thanked her for being her constant companion while she underwent treatment for cancer but with emotions raw, she broke down in her post-match press conference. “My mum has been to Wimbledon two or three times,” said Suarez Navarro. “She tries to record everything and I guess she gets a bit emotional too,” added Navarro before lowering her head and sobbing before going on “for all these months we’ve had to go through.
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“It’s special to have her here, I really appreciate it, and don’t ask me about my mother anymore please.” “For her, it was a really good moment. She really wants to be on Centre Court,” said Suarez Navarro. “Well, I think she’s proud. I want to say thank you to my mom every day.” “I think Wimbledon makes me a really good gift,” she said. “I really enjoyed it. I cannot ask for anything else better than this day. “As you say, one of my last matches here against Ash, No. 1 in the world, on Centre Court, with the roof. “It was amazing. I really enjoyed everything I pass through. “I think now, today, I was or I am the happiest player in the tournament.”
Famous For
- Being a Spanish professional tennis player.
- For ranking as the sixth-best player in the world in 2016.
What is the Nationality of Carla Suarez Navarro?
On 3rd September 1988, Carla Suarez took birth in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain holding Spanish nationality. She came from a Hispanic ethnic background. Her religious belief is in the Christian religion. Carla has celebrated her 32nd birthday as of 2020 and as per her birth date, her zodiac sign is Virgo. Thus, her race is white. Her father, Jose Luis Suarez is a handball player, and her mother, Lali Navarro is a former gymnast. She has a brother named Jose Suarez Navarro who is a chef.
How was the Career of Carla Suarez Navarro?
- Carla Suarez Navarro kicks off her tennis career reaching the quarterfinals of her first Grand Slam main draw tournament at the French Open after which she won three qualifying matches, she defeated former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France in the second round 6-3, 6-4, Australian Casey Dellacqua in the third round, and 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta in the fourth round 6-3, 6-2. Suarez Navarro then lost to third-seeded Jelena Jankovic in the quarterfinals 3-6, 2-6.
- She then reached the second Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career at 2009 Australian Open before being defeated by Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-2. She upset Venus Williams in the second round 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 which was her first win over a top-10 player.
- Navarro reached her first final on the WTA Tour at the Andalucia Tennis Experience in March but lost to Jelena Jankovic in the final 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
- She defeated Edina Gallovits 6-1, 6-4 and Lucie Hradecka 6-2, 6-4 at Roland Garros seeded 22 as well as she defeated No. 25 Kaia Kanepi in the first round and Ekaterina Makarova in the second at Wimbledon.
- She made the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland before losing to top seed Flavia Pennetta in straight sets in 2010 and then made the quarterfinal of the Hobart International before losing to No. 2 seed Shahar Pe’er 6-4, 6-7, 5-7.
- She was upset in the first round of the Copa BBVA-Colsanitas by world No. 198 Kristina Antoniychuk 1-6, 4-6.
- Later, she gained one of the biggest wins of her career by defeating world No. 3 and top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the second round.
- As well, Carla reached the final of the Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella for the second year in a row, losing to Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-4, 3-6.
- She started the season 2011 at the ASB Classic in Auckland and was upset in round two by Heather Watson. She also lost early in Hobart to Alberta Brianti.
- Going into the Australian Open, Carla defeated American Christina McHale by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; but lost to eventual titlist Kim Clijsters of Belgium in the following round.
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- She represented Spain at the Fed Cup against Estonia in Tallinn, where she had a 1-1 record.
- Then, she returned to the competition at the Open GDF Suez de Marseille, where she beat Sun Shengnan and Aleksandra Wozniak to make the quarterfinals but was beaten by home crowd favorite Pauline Parmentier.
- She reached round four of the US Open for the first time, in early September however, her run was ended by Andrea Petkovic.
- Navarro was impressive in the French Open, reaching the third round whereas she comfortably beat Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6-0, 6-2 in the first round.
- She reached the quarterfinals, losing to Laura Robson 4-6, 6-2, 3-6 at Italiacom Open.
- Carla beat Samantha Stosur in a thrilling first-round match, 3-6, 7-5, 10-8, in the London Olympics avenging her first-round defeat to the Australian at Wimbledon the previous month.
- Navarro reached the semifinals at Brisbane in 2016, losing to Angelique Kerber, and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, losing to Agnieszka Radwanska.
- She received a first-round bye but fell to eventual semifinalist Caroline Garcia at the Dubai Tennis Championships whereas her next tournament was the Qatar Open where she also received a first-round bye.
- She then avenged her first-round loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the previous year’s Wimbledon with a three-set win over Ostapenko, earning her first Premier title and her biggest title to date.
- Carla reached the third round, beating Ana Ivanovic and Ana Konjuh at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Apart from her tennis career, Carla announced in April 2021 that her cancer was in complete remission and that she would commence a farewell tour beginning at Roland-Garros and culminating in a final US Open appearance.
Is Carla Suarez Navarro Gay?
Carla Suarez Navarro is an unmarried tennis player. She is openly gay by sexual orientation. As she is gay, she currently in a relationship with a physiotherapist, yoga teacher, and sports nutritionist named Marta. It seems that she is comfortable keeping her personal life open to the public. It shows how she loves her fans and leaves no page unturned to make them know what they want. She presently resides in Barcelona.
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How much is Carla Suarez Navarro Net Worth?
Carla Suarez Navarro has a net worth of between $1 million to $5 million as of 2021. She has also a fine amount of salary which is also in thousands of dollars per year. She has been sponsored by Lotto and Wilson. She has won prize money of US$ 11,699,196. In addition, her major source of income is from her tennis career.
How tall is Carla Suarez Navarro?
Carla Suarez Navarro is 5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm tall and her body weighs around 62 kg or 136.5 lbs. Her toned physique, frizzy, neck-length hair, cheerful smile, puffy face attracted a lot of people towards her. Carla’s body build is athletic. She has short dark brown hair and eyes color.
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