Paula Hermida
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Paula Hermida Velo (born 24 October 1977) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Biography
Hermida comes from the Galician city of Ferrol and was coached by her father. She won the Spanish Junior Championships as an 11-year old in 1988.
As a professional she won 10 ITF singles titles, reaching a best ranking of 148 in the world. She featured in the main draw of the Birmingham Classic WTA Tour tournament in 1996 and during her career played in the qualifying event at all four grand slams.
Retiring from professional tennis in 2001, Hermida went on to compete in the sport of padel tennis.
ITF finals
Singles (10–6)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 24 January 1994 | Pontevedra, Spain | Carpet | Italy Germana Di Natale | 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 31 July 1994 | A Coruña, Spain | Clay | Luxembourg Anne Kremer | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 23 January 1995 | Pontevedra Spain | Hard | Belarus Olga Barabanschikova | 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 13 February 1995 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | France Amelie Cocheteux | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 20 February 1995 | Carvoeiro, Portugal | Hard | France Vanina Casanova | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 4 September 1995 | Cáceres, Spain | Clay | Spain Alicia Ortuño | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 3 December 1995 | Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 14 April 1997 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Spain Alicia Ortuño | 4–6, 3–6 |
| DNP | —N/a | 4 May 1997 | Azeméis, Portugal | Clay | Spain Alicia Ortuño | —N/a |
| Win | 9. | 9 February 1998 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Portugal Sofia Prazeres | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | 30 March 1998 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Bulgaria Maria Geznenge | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 18 May 1998 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | 24 May 1999 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Israel Tzipora Obziler | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13. | 22 August 1999 | Alghero, Italy | Clay | Italy Flavia Pennetta | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | 4 October 1999 | Vila do Conde, Portugal | Hard | Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15. | 17 October 1999 | Welwyn, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | France Laurence Andretto | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 23 July 2000 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Spain María José Martínez Sánchez | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (5–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 31 July 1994 | A Coruña, Spain | Clay | Spain Sandra de Rafael | France Olivia de Camaret Tunisia Selima Sfar | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 16 January 1995 | Ourense, Spain | Hard | Belarus Olga Barabanschikova | Netherlands Stephanie Gomperts Netherlands Henriëtte van Aalderen | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 23 January 1995 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Belarus Olga Barabanschikova | Italy Katia Altilia France Stephanie Content | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 20 February 1995 | Carvoeiro, Portugal | Hard | Italy Katia Altilia | Germany Renata Kochta Germany Martina Pawlik | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 18 February 1996 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Spain Eva Bes | Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Paraguay Larissa Schaerer | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 4 May 1997 | Azeméis, Portugal | Clay | Canada Aneta Soukup | Israel Shiri Burstein Israel Limor Gabai | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 14 September 1997 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Spain Patricia Aznar | Spain Marta Cano Spain Gala León García | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 3 May 1998 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Spain Marina Escobar | Brazil Bruna Colósio Portugal Cristina Correia | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9. | 10 May 1998 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Spain Marina Escobar | Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Netherlands Debby Haak | W/O |