Gabriela Paz


Gabriela Paz Franco is a retired Venezuelan tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 230. On 23 July 2012, she peaked at No. 299 in the doubles ranking. In her career, Paz won eight singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Career

As a junior, she reached a caree-high ranking of world No. 10. She was the runner-up of the girls' singles tournament at the 2008 US Open, where she lost to wildcard CoCo Vandeweghe.
Paz first played for Venezuela in the Fed Cup in 2012, playing in all five matches, winning four of her five singles and losing both doubles, partnered by Adriana Pérez.
Her most recent WTA event was at the 2012 Citi Open in Washington, D.C. where she entered the tournament ranked No. 280 in the world. 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

Singles: 10 (8–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner127 May 2007El Paso, United StatesHard Helena Bešović6–3, 6–0
Runner-up11 July 2007Edmond, United StatesHard Jelena Pandžić6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up222 July 2007Wichita, United StatesHard Jelena Pandžić4–6, 4–6
Winner218 January 2009Boca Raton, United StatesClay Sharon Fichman6–4, 7–6
Winner38 March 2009Fort Walton Beach, United StatesHard Ekaterina Dzehalevich1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner425 July 2010Evansville, United StatesHard Chiara Scholl6–4, 6–0
Winner51 August 2010St. Joseph, United StatesHard Noppawan Lertcheewakarn6–1, 6–4
Winner628 April 2012São Paulo, BrazilClay Gabriela Cé6–4, 6–2
Winner75 May 2012São José dos Campos, BrazilClay Alizé Lim6–4, 6–4
Winner813 May 2012Brasília, BrazilClay Andrea Koch Benvenuto6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Junior Grand Slam finals (0–1)