# Gisela Riera

Gisela Riera Roura (born 7 May 1976) is a retired Spanish tennis player.
During her career, Riera won four singles and eight doubles titles ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 1999, she reached a singles ranking high of world No. 136. On 12 June 2000, she peaked at No. 71 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Riera retired from professional tour 2003.

## Personal

Born in Barcelona, Riera started playing tennis at age eight. She prefers clay over hard courts. Her father's name is Jose Maria; mother's name is Angel; has four older siblings: Jose Maria, Carina, Leo and Rafael.

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (0–1)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Jun 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Eva Bes | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Patricia Wartusch | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 0–6 |

## ITF finals
### Singles (4–4)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (3–4)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 4 April 1994 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Ana Alcázar | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8 July 1996 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Katalin Marosi | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9 February 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Hard | Bahia Mouhtassine | 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 12 July 1998 | Puchheim, Germany | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21 September 1998 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | Larissa Schaerer | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1 February 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Ángeles Montolio | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12 June 2000 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Flora Perfetti | 6–2, 6–4 |

### Doubles (8–12)

* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 27 May 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Désirée Leupold | Marta Cano Nuria Montero | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7 July 1997 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Montero | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6 October 1997 | Gerona, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Montero | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3 November 1997 | Suzano, Brazil | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | Laura Bernal Larissa Schaerer | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 18 May 1998 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Aliénor Tricerri | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Veronica Stele | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 1 June 1998 | Ceuta, Spain | Hard | Aliénor Tricerri | Tamara Aranda Julia Carballal | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 20 July 1998 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Selima Sfar | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Eva Bes | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 15 March 1999 | Reims, France | Clay (i) | Antonella Serra Zanetti | Janette Husárová Rita Kuti-Kis | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 20 June 1999 | Marseille, France | Clay | Raluca Sandu | Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková | 6–4, 7–6$^{(8)}$ |
| Win | 14 June 1999 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | Mariam Ramon Climent | Marketa Kochta Erica Krauth | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12 July 1999 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Alicia Ortuño | Conchita Martínez Granados Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1 August 1999 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | Raluca Sandu | Eva Bes Magdalena Grzybowska | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 20 March 2000 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes | Stéphanie Foretz Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15 May 2000 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Eva Bes | Conchita Martínez Granados Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 24 July 2000 | Liège, Belgium | Clay | Eva Bes | Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2 October 2000 | Girona, Spain | Clay | Mariam Ramon Climent | Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 2–4, 2–4 |
| Loss | 23 April 2001 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Eva Bes Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 1–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 30 July 2001 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor Irina Selyutina | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | Eva Bes | Giulia Casoni Katalin Marosi | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10 September 2001 | Fano, Italy | Clay | Eugenia Chialvo | Maret Ani Gloria Pizzichini | w/o |

## Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | W-L |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0–2 |
| French Open | A | 2R | A | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–7 |