# Lara Arruabarrena

Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spanish pronunciation:; born 20 March 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 3 July 2017, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 52, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 28, set on 22 February 2016.
Over her career, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Arruabarrena retired from professional tour in August 2022.

## Personal life and background

Arruabarrena is coached by Andoni Vivanco. Her father, Juan, is a lithographer, and her mother, Blanca, is a nurse. She also has one younger sister. Arruabarrena started playing tennis at age eight when she took lessons with a friend for fun. She stated that her favourite surface is clay. When she was 15, she moved to Barcelona to train with Spanish Federation. Her tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin.

## Career highlights
### 2007: ITF Circuit

Arruabarrena made her debut appearance at the ITF Circuit at Les Francqueses del Valles, France, where she lost in first round against her compatriot Lucia Cervera-Vazquez, in straight-sets.

### 2008: First ITF title

In July, she won her first ITF title on a $10k event in Oviedo. In the final, she defeated Hermon Brhane, in straight sets.

### 2012: First WTA Tour title, Grand Slam main-draw debut

Arruabarrena won her first WTA tournament at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, beating Alexandra Panova in the final. She then qualified for the main draw of the 2012 French Open, but lost in the first round to former champion Ana Ivanovic, in straight sets.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 9–24 | 27% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 4R | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 1R | Q1 | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| China Open | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Career total: 122 | Career total: 122 | Career total: 122 |
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 |
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | Career total: 4 | Career total: 4 |
| Overall win–loss | 3–2 | 8–7 | 8–11 | 10–11 | 15–17 | 16–16 | 14–21 | 13–21 | 8–12 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2 / 120 | 98–124 | 44% |
| Year-end ranking | 167 | 77 | 100 | 88 | 86 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 157 | 164 | 219 | | $3,148,327 | $3,148,327 | $3,148,327 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 25 | 18–25 | 42% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | A | QF | QF | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| China Open | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 106 | 64 | 31 | 61 | 78 | 39 | 52 | 83 | 137 | | | | |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (2–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2012 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Alexandra Panova | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 6–0, 2–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Francesca Schiavone | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2018 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (8–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (4–3)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2013 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Clay (i) | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Raluca Olaru Valeria Solovyeva | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2014 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Caroline Garcia | Vania King Chanelle Scheepers | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2014 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | Mona Barthel Mandy Minella | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2014 | Japan Women's Open | International | Hard | Tatjana Maria | Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2015 | Abierto Mexicano, Mexico | International | Hard | María Teresa Torró Flor | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 5–7, [13–11] |
| Loss | 4–2 | May 2015 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2015 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Danka Kovinić Stephanie Vogt | 6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2015 | Washington Open, United States | International | Hard | Andreja Klepač | Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic | 5–7, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2015 | Korea Open, South Korea (2) | International | Hard | Andreja Klepač | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Oct 2015 | Hong Kong Open, China SAR | International | Hard | Andreja Klepač | Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Apr 2016 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia (2) | International | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2016 | Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | Xenia Knoll | Annika Beck Evgeniya Rodina | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jul 2018 | Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 8–6 | Sep 2019 | Korea Open, South Korea (3) | International | Hard | Tatjana Maria | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6, [10–7] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2013 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia | Clay | Catalina Castaño | 6–3, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2019 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Han Xinyun Yuan Yue | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4, [10–4] |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 14 (12 titles, 2 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2008 | ITF Oviedo, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Hermon Brhane | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2008 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Eva Fernández Brugués | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2009 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Marta Marrero | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Enache | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2009 | ITF Seville, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Neda Kozić | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2010 | ITF Badalona, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Sandra Soler Sola | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Maria João Koehler | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Nanuli Pipiya | 7–5, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 9–1 | Dec 2010 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Cristina Dinu | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Conny Perrin | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–1 | Mar 2011 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Leticia Costas | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–1 | Aug 2014 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Johanna Larsson | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–2 | Apr 2016 | Osprey Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2009 | ITF Torrent, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Carla Roset Franco | Martina Caciotti Nicole Clerico | 6–7, 6–0, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Mollerussa, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Carla Roset Franco | Tatiana Búa Inés Ferrer Suárez | 6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Amanda Carreras | Yera Campos Molina Sandra Soler Sola | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez | Nadiia Kichenok Constance Sibille | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2010 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | Nicole Clerico Justine Ozga | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Villa de Madrid, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez | Maria João Koehler Avgusta Tsybysheva | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Vallduxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Benedetta Davato | Amanda Carreras Andrea Gámiz | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2011 | Internazionale di Biella, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová | 6–3, 0–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2011 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Estrella Cabeza Candela | Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jul 2012 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay | Monica Puig | Séverine Beltrame Laura Thorpe | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Amanda Carreras | Tatiana Búa Andrea Gámiz | 6–4, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2014 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero | Verónica Cepede Royg Stephanie Vogt | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Aug 2014 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | 100,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero | Melanie Klaffner Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–6 | Oct 2019 | ITF Riba-roja de Túria, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Sara Errani | Marie Benoît Ioana Loredana Roșca | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |

## Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2010 | French Open | Clay | María Teresa Torró Flor | Tímea Babos Sloane Stephens | 2–6, 3–6 |

## Wins over top 10 players

| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
| 2015 |||||||
| 1. | Simona Halep | No. 2 | China Open | Hard | 1R | 5–4 ret. |
| 2017 |||||||
| 2. | Madison Keys | No. 9 | Miami Open | Hard | 3R | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 3. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | No. 8 | China Open | Hard | 1R | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 7–5, 6–1 |