After struggling to comeback to the Tour, Marta will finish her studies of Biology at University full time. Marta, who turned 21 last February has suffered several injuries in the last year and a half and hasn't been able to perform a succesful return to the Tour :sad:

Here's a profile of her (thanks to Juan) :worship:

http://www.geocities.com/dospordos/aragon/fraga/fraga19.jpg

Winner of 9 ITF $10K tournies:
Mallorca '01
Sevilla'02
Gran Canaria'03
Getxo'03
Murcia'03
Barcelona'03
Tortosa'04
Monzón'04
Tenerife'04

Finalist in 4 ITF $10K tournies:
Vilamoura'02,
Tortosa'03
Coimbra'03
Roma-Lanciani'04

Winner of 8 ITF doubles titles

Junior doubles winner Roland Garros 2003

Fraga/González bt Krajicek/Bohmova 6-0 6-3

http://www.geocities.com/dospordos/aragon/fraga/rolandgarros.jpg


**All this achieved at 19 years and 3 months of age**


Highest WTA ranking: #270 (Nov. 2004)

Best wins:

2001
10k Mallorca Marta Fraga bt Claudine Schaul 6-4 6-3

2002
European Junior Championships Marta Fraga bt Ekaterina Bychkova 6-3 6-1
Junior Roland Garros Marta Fraga bt Maria Kirilenko 7-5 7-5

2003
Junior Roland Garros Marta Fraga bt Sanja Ancic 6-0 6-1
10k Getxo Marta Fraga bt Laura Pous 6-2 6-2
10k Murcia Marta Fraga bt Ana Ivanovic 2-6 6-3 6-1
10k Barcelona Marta Fraga bt Ana Ivanovic 6-4 5-7 6-4

2004
25k Fontanafredda Marta Fraga bt Yuliana Fedak 6-3 6-1
25k Les Contamines Marta Fraga bt Seda Noorlander 6-4 6-2
25k Madrid Marta Fraga bt Laura Pous 6-3 6-3
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Last match played:

10K Sabadell Violette Huck bt Marta Fraga 7-5 6-4 (March 2006)
*She might play a farewell tournament in Monzón next month in her native region.

Good luck Marta :kiss:

:sad:

:wavey: Marta.

OMG no Conchita and no Marta in 1 week... no my tennis life struggles and begins to lack sense :bigcry:
Plus I can't change my signature due to my poor betting luck :bigcry::rolleyes:
Enjoy studying biology, Marta :kiss:
:topic: This deserves to be in GM, a Grand Slam champion doesn't retire everyday :sad:

Such a talented girl :sad:
She and Adriana Gonzalez Penas were really promising juniors but their results have been :o lately :sad:
Maybe at least Adriana will fulfill her potential :rocker:

Such a talented girl :sad:
She and Adriana Gonzalez Penas were really promising juniors but their results have been :o lately :sad:
Maybe at least Adriana will fulfill her potential :rocker:

Adri has retired temporarily and is thinking about her future too :sad:

Marta terrible news!!! :shout: :tears: :tears: :tears:

Your always my favorite tennis player :kiss:

Good luck in your new life :wavey:

Adri has retired temporarily and is thinking about her future too :sad:

didn't know that :eek:
Hope she comes back strong and healthy.
If healthy, they both could have been inside the top100 now...

Marta :sad: :wavey:

Poor Marta :sad:

She will be missed

Marta :sad: :sad:

Good luck in school :)

Marta :sad: and Adriana :sad:

:worship: MARTA FOREVER :worship:
Enjoy your new life :)

:sad: sad

Not only Marta Fraga and Adriana Gonzalez are retiring (Marta will still play interclub matches in Germany for a while though) but Nuria Roig broke her ligaments 2 weeks ago in Biarritz and will be (at least) one year out of the tour. She is almost certain to never comeback again :sad:

OMG!!! where did you hear that about Nuria :sad: :sad: :bigcry:

OMG!!! where did you hear that about Nuria :sad: :sad: :bigcry:

She told me :sad:

Nuria :sad:
So many wasted talents from Spain...

Nuria :sad:
So many wasted talents from Spain...


yes... :sad: :bigcry: :(

Good luck in your new life, Marta :)

:help: spanish tennis :help:

Sad for her :sad:

Al menos será bióloga. Si encima lee libros, será multimillonaria! :lol: