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gisela dulko tennis players and biography

Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985) is an Argentine female tennis player, who is currently ranked World No. 51 in singles[1] and No. 2 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where she has been a World No. 1 player. Partnering with Flavia Pennetta, Dulko won the 2010 WTA Tour Championships and the 2011 Australian Open in doubles.Dulko was born and raised in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province. Her brother Alejandro, who is seven years her junior, is her coach. Dulko was born to Ana and now deceased Estanislao, who was of Hungarian descent.At the age of twelve, she moved from Argentina to Miami, Florida, in order to pursue a professional tennis career.

Dulko dated Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco. She is currently engaged to fellow Argentine, Fernando Gago, who plays for Real Madrid CF
As a Junior, she won three of the four Grand Slam events in doubles, including the 2000 US Open with María Emilia Salerni, the 2002 Australian Open with Angelique Widjaja, and the 2001 Wimbledon Championships with Ashley Harkleroad. As a professional, she has won sixteen doubles championships.

In singles, Dulko has had a less successful career, although she has been consistently ranked in the Top 50 over the last few years. On April 29, 2007, Dulko finally won her first WTA Tour title by defeating Sorana Cîrstea of Romania in the final of the Tier III event in Budapest. On August 25, 2007, Dulko won her second WTA Tour title at the Forest Hills Tier IV event defeating Virginie Razzano. On May 4, 2008, Dulko won her third WTA Tour title at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Tier IV event defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues.