Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko is a former professional tennis player known for her success in doubles, achieving a world No. 1 ranking and winning a Grand Slam title. After securing three Grand Slam junior doubles titles, Gisela Dulko launched her professional tennis career in January 2001. Her junior successes included the 2000 US Open with María Emilia Salerni, the 2001 Wimbledon Championships with Ashley Harkleroad, and the 2002 Australian Open with Angelique Widjaja.

Dulko quickly established herself on the WTA Tour, achieving a notable victory over Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 2004. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and earned three WTA singles titles, including Budapest (2007), Forest Hills (2007), and Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (2008). Dulko’s career truly distinguished itself in doubles, where she earned 17 WTA titles and ascended to the world No.

1 ranking on November 1, 2010. Her formidable partnership with Flavia Pennetta was particularly successful, marked by winning the WTA Premier doubles title at the BNP Paribas Open in 2010, alongside titles at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Internazionali d’Italia, Swedish Open, Rogers Cup, and Kremlin Cup that same year. Dulko also won the Copa BBVA-Colsanitas with Edina Gallovits and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon doubles with Pennetta. Her singles career highlights included an upset over Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2009 and a significant victory against Justine Henin at the BNP Paribas Open in 2010.

Amassing total career prize money of $4,246,105, Gisela Dulko concluded her professional tennis career on November 18, 2012. She retired as a Grand Slam champion and a world No. 1 doubles player, having secured 4 WTA singles and 17 WTA doubles titles, leaving an indelible mark on the sport.