# Estrella Cabeza Candela

Estrella Cabeza Candela (Spanish pronunciation:; born 20 February 1987) is a former Spanish tennis player.
During her career, Cabeza Candela won 13 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 13 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 95. On 2 April 2012, she peaked at No. 176 in the doubles rankings.

## Personal life

Cabeza Candela was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca to Manuel Cabeza (tennis coach) and Estrella Candela, sister is Ana (training to be an aeronautic engineer). She began playing tennis at age four with father and sister, and started playing seriously aged seven. Her Tennis idol was Monica Seles, favorite surface clay court.

## Career

Coached by Gonzalo Lopez and Martin Vilar, Cabeza Candela had a break out year in 2013. She broke into the top 100 for the first time at age 26, by reaching No. 95 on 13 May 2013.
Later that summer, she played her first Grand Slam main-draw at Wimbledon, and lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, 0–6, 2–6. In early July, Cabeza Candela reached her best result in a WTA Tour tournament by reaching the semifinals at Palermo, losing to Roberta Vinci, in three sets.
She announced her retirement from professional tennis ın 2020.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 29 (13 titles, 16 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–4)
* Clay (8–12)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Aug 2004 | ITF Pontevedra, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Lucía Jiménez Almendros | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Win | 1. | Jun 2005 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Justine Ozga | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 2005 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Núria Roig | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Feb 2006 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Stella Menna | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | Mar 2006 | ITF Sabadell, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 2006 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Monique Adamczak | 2–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | Jun 2008 | ITF Galatina, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasija Sevastova | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | Jun 2008 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Chayenne Ewijk | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | Jul 2008 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Frederica Piedade | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 4. | Sep 2008 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Angelique Kerber | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2008 | ITF Granada, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Regina Kulikova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 2009 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Eloisa Compostizo de Andrés | 3–6, 7–6$^{(2)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 7. | Sep 2010 | ITF Mollerusa, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | Mar 2011 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2011 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Sep 2012 | Save Cup, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Karin Knapp | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Sep 2012 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 25,000 | Clay | Maryna Zanevska | 2–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Oct 2012 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Oct 2012 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 13. | Mar 2013 | ITF Osprey, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Jun 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Olga Sáez Larra | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 2015 | ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 10. | Oct 2015 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | María José Luque Moreno | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | Nov 2015 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Noelia Bouzó Zanotti | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | Apr 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 15. | May 2017 | Internacional de La Bisbal, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Georgina García Pérez | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16. | Dec 2017 | ITF Castellón, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 0–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 13. | Jun 2018 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | 6–2, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 30 (16 titles, 14 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | May 2004 | ITF Tortosa, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Katia Sabate-Orera | Marta Fraga Nuria Sánchez García | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Nov 2004 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Adriana González Peñas | Hanne Skak Jensen Karina Jacobsgaard | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 2005 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Núria Roig | Anna Gil Mares Tara Wigan | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2. | Aug 2005 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Matilde Muñoz Gonzalves | Anna Font María José Martínez Sánchez | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | Feb 2006 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Núria Roig | Eleonora Iannozzi Stella Menna | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 2006 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Núria Roig | Marta Fraga Laura Thorpe | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4. | Mar 2006 | ITF Sabadell, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Núria Roig | Marta Fraga María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | May 2006 | ITF Tenerife, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Laura Vallvaerdu-Zafra | Monique Adamczak Annette Kolb | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5. | May 2007 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 75,000 | Hard | María Emilia Salerni | Iryna Brémond Vesna Dolonc | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | Aug 2007 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Carla Suárez Navarro | Ria Sabay Justine Ozga | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Mar 2008 | ITF La Palma, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | Yuliya Beygelzimer Stefanie Vögele | 5–7, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 6. | Jun 2008 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Sara del Barrio Aragón | Julie Coin Story Tweedie-Yates | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2009 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Sara del Barrio Aragón | Heidi El Tabakh Paula Fondevila Castro | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Feb 2010 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia | 75,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Edina Gallovits-Hall Polona Hercog | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 9. | Sep 2010 | ITF Foggia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Oct 2010 | Open Saint-Raphaël, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Laura Pous Tió | Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Maria | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | Oct 2011 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena | Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | Jun 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | Sílvia García Jiménez Olga Sáez Larra | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 9. | Jul 2015 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Nancarrow | Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb | 2–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 11. | Sep 2015 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | Aliona Bolsova Gaia Sanesi | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | Sep 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | Deborah Chiesa Isabelle Wallace | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 11. | Sep 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | María Martínez Martínez Olga Sáez Larra | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | Oct 2015 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Oleksandra Korashvili | Irene Burillo Escorihuela Isabelle Wallace | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | Nov 2015 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | Alicia Herrero Liñana Ksenija Sharifova | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 12. | May 2016 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | Alice Bacquié Gabriella Taylor | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 14. | Jul 2017 | ITF Turin, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Irene Burillo Escorihuela Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 5–7, 6–0, [10–8] |
| Win | 15. | Jul 2017 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | Eleni Kordolaimi Seone Mendez | 6–3, 1–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 13. | Oct 2017 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz | Luisa Stefani Renata Zarazúa | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 14. | Oct 2017 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Ángela Fita Boluda | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Guadalupe Pérez Rojas | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | Apr 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Ángela Fita Boluda | Freya Christie An-Sophie Mestach | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 1–6, [10–6] |