Ninoska Souto-Garcia (born 3 December 1968) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

Ninoska Souto
Full nameNinoska Souto-Garcia
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1968-12-03) 3 December 1968 (age 55)
Prize money$18,85
Singles
Career record54–59
Highest rankingNo. 254 (10 November 1986)
Doubles
Career record59–43
Highest rankingNo. 154 (6 June 1988)

Souto comes from the Galicia region of Spain and is of Venezuelan descent. Her sister, Janet Souto, also played on the professional tour.[1]

As a professional player, Souto reached a best singles ranking of 254 and was ranked as high as 154 in doubles. Her main draw appearances on the WTA Tour all came in doubles, which includes making the semi-finals of the 1988 Spanish Open, partnering sister Janet.[2]

Souto married Spanish footballer Xavier Escaich in 1992.[3]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (1–0)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 26 March 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay   Eva Bes 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 9 (6–3)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 5 November 1984 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Janet Souto   Ana Almansa
  Michelle Garth
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1. 16 September 1985 Majorca, Spain Clay   Inmaculada Varas   Carin Bakkum
  Nicole Muns-Jagerman
4–6, 0–6
Win 2. 28 July 1986 Sezze, Italy Clay   Janet Souto   Rosa Bielsa
  Elena Guerra
6–3, 7–6
Win 3. 8 September 1986 Lisbon, Portugal Clay   María José Llorca   Claudia Hernández
  Patricia Hy
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 4. 24 August 1987 Porto, Portugal Clay   Janet Souto   Gaby Castro
  Ana Segura
4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win 5. 7 March 1988 Castellón, Spain Clay   Janet Souto   Lucila Becerra
  Claudia Hernández
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2. 18 July 1989 Francavilla, Italy Clay   Mara Eijkenboom   Sylwia Czopek
  Magdalena Feistel
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 31 July 1989 Vigo, Spain Clay   Ana Larrakoetxea   Luciana Corsato-Owsianka
  Pascale Etchemendy
3–6, 1–6
Win 6. 19 March 1990 Granada, Spain Hard   Elena Ordiñaga   Inés Canadell
  Bárbara Navarro
7–5, 4–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "El Correo hace 25 años". El Correo (in Spanish). 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Barcelona - 25 April - 01 May 1988". itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Ninoska està casada amb l'exfutbolista Xavi Escaich". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 November 2004.
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