Patricia Tarabini

Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional player. A doubles specialist, she won 15 titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 12 on 17 August 1998. She reached world No. 29 in singles in 1988. Tarabini won the mixed-doubles title at the 1996 French Open with fellow Argentine Javier Frana, and won an Olympic bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics with Paola Suárez.

Career Tarabini turned professional in 1986, after winning the Banana Bowl the previous year. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 29 on 9 May 1988, before becoming more successful as a doubles player. Her later partnership with Spaniard Conchita Martínez produced quarterfinal appearances at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships and the 1995 US Open, as well as a semifinal at the 1998 Australian Open. The pair qualified for the year-end championships on four occasions.

In mixed doubles, Tarabini and Frana won the 1996 French Open, defeating Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen 6–2, 6–2 in the final. She competed at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. At the 2019 US Open, Kalinskaya credited Tarabini's experience as a former player and her emphasis on enjoying competition with helping her adapt to the professional tour.

Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1996French Open Clay Javier Frana Luke Jensen Nicole Arendt 6–2, 6–2

Olympic finals Doubles: 1 (bronze medal) ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreBronze 2004Athens Hard Paola Suárez Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3

WTA Tour finals Singles: 3 (runner-ups)

Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. Jul 1987 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sandra Cecchini Penny Barg Tine Scheuer-Larsen 1–6, 2–6Win 2. Jul 1989 Arcachon, France Clay Sandra Cecchini Mercedes Paz Brenda Schultz 6–3, 7–6(7–5)Win 3. Sep 1989 Athens, Greece Clay Sandra Cecchini Elena Pampoulova Silke Meier 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Win 4. Sep 1989 Paris, France Clay Sandra Cecchini Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire 6–1, 6–1Win 5. Dec 1989 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Mercedes Paz Cláudia Chabalgoity Luciana Corsato 6–2, 6–2Loss 6. Apr 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6, 2–6, 1–6Win 7. Jul 1990 Estoril, Portugal Clay Sandra Cecchini Carin Bakkum Nicole Jagerman 1–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss 8. Sep 1990 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sandra Cecchini Petra Langrová Radomira Zrubáková 0–6, 4–6Loss 9. Jul 1991 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sandra Cecchini Bettina Fulco Nicole Jagerman 5–7, 4–6Win 10. Sep 1991 Bayonne, France Carpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier 6–3, ret.Win 11. Sep 1992 Paris, France Clay Sandra Cecchini Rachel McQuillan Noëlle van Lottum 7–5, 6–1Win 12. Jul 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Inés Gorrochategui Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis 6–2, 6–1Win 13. Aug 1993 San Marino Clay Sandra Cecchini Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner 6–3, 6–2Loss 14. Oct 1993 Budapest, Hungary Carpet (i) Sandra Cecchini Inés Gorrochategui Caroline Vis 1–6, 3–6Loss 15. May 1994 Strasbourg, France Clay Caroline Vis Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 6–3, 2–6Win 16. Jul 1994 Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Sandra Cecchini Alexandra Fusai Karina Habšudová 7–5, 7–5Loss 17. May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Conchita Martínez Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis 2–6, 3–6Loss 18. May 1995 Rome, Italy Clay Conchita Martínez Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss 19. May 1997 Rome, Italy Clay Conchita Martínez Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf 2–6, 4–6Loss 20. Jul 1997 Stanford, USA Hard Conchita Martínez Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis 1–6, 3–6Win 21. Apr 1998 Hilton Head, USA Clay Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 3–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 22. Apr 1999 Amelia Island, USA Clay Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 0–6, 6–4Loss 23. May 1999 Berlin, Germany Clay Jana Novotná Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 5–7Win 24. Sep 1999 Tokyo, Japan Hard Conchita Martínez Amanda Coetzer Jelena Dokić 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2Loss 25. Apr 2000 Hilton Head, USA Clay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 5–7, 3–6Win 26. Apr 2001 Amelia Island, USA Clay Conchita Martínez Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2Loss 27. May 2001 Rome, Italy Clay Paola Suárez Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 1–6, 1–6Win 28. Jul 2001 Vienna, Austria Clay Paola Suárez Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková 6–4, 6–2Loss 29. Sep 2001 Bahia, Brazil Hard Nicole Arendt Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil 7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6Loss 30. May 2002 Rome, Italy Clay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 3–6, 4–6Loss 31. May 2004 Warsaw, Poland Clay Gisela Dulko Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 2–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles (2–1) $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. 22 April 1985 ITF Monviso, Italy Clay Laura Golarsa 4–6, 3–6Win 1. 6 April 1986 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Olga Votavová 6–0, 6–4Win 2. 21 April 1986 ITF Taranto, Italy Clay Wiltrud Probst 6–2, 6–1

Doubles (6–5) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreWin 1. 17 March 1985 ITF Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay Mariana Pérez Roldán Rina Einy Lorrayne Gracie 7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4Win 2. 1 April 1985 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Mariana Pérez Roldán Gabriela Mosca Andrea Tiezzi 7–6, 6–4Loss 1. 22 April 1985 ITF Monviso, Italy Clay Mariana Pérez Roldán Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò 6–7, 5–7Win 3. 16 June 1985 ITF Amiens, France Clay Mariana Pérez Roldán Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor 6–3, 6–4Loss 2. 15 July 1985 ITF Subiaco, Italy Clay Mariana Pérez Roldán Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò 2–6, 1–6Loss 3. 22 July 1985 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Mariana Pérez Roldán Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Loss 4. 5 March 1989 ITF Miami, United States Hard Gabriela Mosca Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington 6–7, 6–7Loss 5. 11 July 1994 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Bettina Fulco Park Sung-hee Choi Ju-yeon 4–6, 3–6Win 4. 27 September 1998 ITF Tucuman, Argentina Clay Mercedes Paz Luciana Masante Laura Montalvo 5–7, 6–4, 7–6Win 5. 8 July 2001 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay María Emilia Salerni Lubomira Bacheva Laurence Courtois 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–1Win 6. 1 February 2004 ITF Waikoloa, United States Hard Gisela Dulko Amanda Augustus Natalie Grandin 1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Career statistics Singles performance timeline