Fabiola Zuluaga (born January 7, 1979 in Cúcuta) was a professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on September 9, 2005.[1]. She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. She is the best tennis player that Colombia has had. [2]. Nickname: City without borders Motto: More progress! Location of Cúcuta in North Santander Department Country Colombia Department North Santander* Foundation June 17, 1733 Mayor Ramiro Suarez Corzo Area - City 2150 km² Elevation 360 m Population - City (2005census) 742,689 [1] - Metro 721,794 [2] Website: www. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Nickname: City without borders Motto: More progress! Location of Cúcuta in North Santander Department Country Colombia Department North Santander* Foundation June 17, 1733 Mayor Ramiro Suarez Corzo Area - City 2150 km² Elevation 360 m Population - City (2005census) 742,689 [1] - Metro 721,794 [2] Website: www. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
Fabiola Zuluaga profile on the WTA Tour's official website
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References
^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (Spanish) Accessed October 28, 2006.
^ Colombia.com Entrevista a Fabiola Zuluaga (Spanish) Accessed October 28, 2006.
FabiolaZuluaga hopes her success in becoming the first Colombian to reach a grand slam semi-final will distract her people from "all the bad things we have".
Zuluaga said she was not pleased about the way she reached the semis, but now had the greatest motivation to continue.
Zuluaga, 25, is not yet in the league of the country's most famous sports person, formula one driver Juan Pablo Montoya, but she hopes her success will help lift the sport at home.
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