María Virginia Francesa
María Virginia Francesa (born 25 March 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 25 March 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $10,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 38–30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 311 (30 Nov 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 30–27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 380 (14 Sep 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raised in Caracas, Francesa represented the Venezuela Fed Cup team in 19 ties, debuting in 1991. She won a total of 18 rubbers, nine in singles and nine in doubles. Her last appearance in 2001 was a World Group play-off tie against Croatia.[1]
On the professional tour she reached a career high singles ranking of 311 and won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She had a best doubles ranking of 380 in the world.
Francesa won a gold medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games in women's doubles (with Ninfa Marra) and a mixed doubles gold medal at the 1994 South American Games (with Jimy Szymanski). She also competed for Venezuela in two editions of the Pan American Games.[2]
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 30 August 1992 | Querétaro, Mexico | Hard | Cláudia Chabalgoity | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 3 (2–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 13 February 1994 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | María Dolores Campana | Giana Gutiérrez Cecilia Hincapié |
4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 1995 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Ninfa Marra | Alix Creek Kristine Kurth |
2–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 30 July 2000 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | María Vento | Candice de la Torre Gabriela Voleková |
6–1, 6–4 |
References
- "Tennis". Daily Herald. 22 July 2001.
- "Pan American Games". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 16 March 1995.