Vanina García Sokol

María Vanina García Sokol (born 27 December 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Vanina García Sokol

Full name	María Vanina García Sokol
Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	(1983-12-27) 27 December 1983 (age 41)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$77,859
Singles
Career record	194–134
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 191 (21 February 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2005)
US Open	Q2 (2004)
Doubles
Career record	54–69
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 249 (5 April 2004)

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

Biography

García Sokol, who comes from the Misiones Province of Argentina, turned professional at 17 years of age.^[1]

In 2003 she was a member of Argentina's Fed Cup squad and represented Argentina at the Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo.^[1]

Competing mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit, she had a best ranking of 191 in the world and won a total of three ITF singles titles.^[2] She twice qualified for the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament, the Vancouver Open in 2004 and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar in Bogota. In 2007, she retired from tennis.^[3]

Based in Buenos Aires, she now works as a tennis coach and has started her own foundation.^[4]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	1 April 2001	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Joana Cortez	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	6 April 2002	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	3–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	13 October 2002	Los Mochis, Mexico	Clay	Ana Lucía Migliarini de León	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	20 April 2003	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Maria Elena Camerin	0–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	31 August 2003	Paraná, Argentina	Clay	Jorgelina Cravero	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	3.	20 June 2004	Gorizia, Italy	Clay	Martina Müller	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	2 July 2006	Padova, Italy	Clay	Alizé Cornet	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	17 March 2007	Merida, Mexico	Hard	Julie Coin	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	27 March 2007	Xalapa, Mexico	Hard	Mariana Duque Mariño	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	7.	21 May 2007	Córdoba, Argentina	Clay	Soledad Esperón	2–6, 3–3 ret.

Doubles (3–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	3 August 2000	Lima, Peru	Clay	Claudia Salgues	Tiffany Dabek Cecilia Guillenea	6–7, 2–6
Winner	1.	20 April 2003	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Jorgelina Cravero	Kildine Chevalier Lana Popadić	6–1, 6–3
Winner	2.	31 August 2003	Paraná, Argentina	Clay	Jorgelina Cravero	Erica Krauth Carla Tiene	6–1, 6–3
Winner	3.	17 March 2007	Mérida, Mexico	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Chanelle Scheepers Robin Stephenson	6–3, 6–2