Gabriela Paz

Not to be confused with Ana Gabriela Paz.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paz and the second or maternal family name is Franco.

Gabriela Paz Franco (born 30 September 1991 in Valencia) is a Venezuelan former tennis player.^[1]

Gabriela Paz

Country (sports)	Venezuela
Residence	Miami, United States
Born	(1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 33) Valencia, Venezuela
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro	2006
Retired	May 2015
Plays	Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$50,848
Singles
Career record	144–61
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 230 (6 April 2009)
Doubles
Career record	36–22
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 299 (23 July 2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	4–3

Her career-high singles world rank was No. 230. On 23 July 2012, she peaked in the doubles world ranking at No. 299. In her career, Paz won eight singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Career

As a junior, she reached a career-high world rank at No. 10. She was the runner-up of the girls' singles tournament at the 2008 US Open, where she lost to wildcard CoCo Vandeweghe.^[2]

Paz first played for Venezuela in the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone, playing in all five matches, winning four of her five singles, and losing both doubles with partner Adriana Pérez.^[3][4]

Her most recent WTA event was at the 2012 Citi Open in Washington, D.C. where she entered the tournament at world rank No. 280. She played in the qualifying, beating Allie Klick in the first round, and then lost to Michelle Larcher de Brito in the final round of qualifying.

In May 2015, Gabriela Paz confirmed her retirement from professional tennis, saying she wanted to become a coach.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (8–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1	27 May 2007	El Paso, United States	Hard	Helena Bešović	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	1	1 July 2007	Edmond, United States	Hard	Jelena Pandžić	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2	22 July 2007	Wichita, United States	Hard	Jelena Pandžić	4–6, 4–6
Winner	2	18 January 2009	Boca Raton, United States	Clay	Sharon Fichman	6–4, 7–6 (7–4)
Winner	3	8 March 2009	Fort Walton Beach, United States	Hard	Ekaterina Dzehalevich	1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner	4	25 July 2010	Evansville, United States	Hard	Chiara Scholl	6–4, 6–0
Winner	5	1 August 2010	St. Joseph, United States	Hard	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	6–1, 6–4
Winner	6	28 April 2012	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Gabriela Cé	6–4, 6–2
Winner	7	5 May 2012	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Alizé Lim	6–4, 6–4
Winner	8	13 May 2012	Brasília, Brazil	Clay	Andrea Koch Benvenuto	6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1	24 July 2010	Evansville, United States	Hard	Anastasia Kharchenko	Brynn Boren Sabrina Santamaria	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2	31 July 2010	St. Joseph, United States	Hard	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	Maria Sanchez Ellen Tsay	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3	23 October 2011	Rock Hill, United States	Hard	Madison Brengle	Maria Abramović Roxane Vaisemberg	3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Winner	1	27 April 2012	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Gabriela Cé Carla Forte	5–7, 6–3, 10–5
Winner	2	4 May 2012	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Carla Forte Laura Pigossi	6–0, 6–3
Winner	3	12 May 2012	Brasília, Brazil	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Alizé Lim Aleksandrina Naydenova	6–2, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Result	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	7 September 2008	US Open	Hard	CoCo Vandeweghe	6–7(3–7), 1–6