Melita Ramírez

Imelda "Melita" Ramírez (29 November 1930 – 13 August 2016) was a Mexican tennis player.[1]

Melita Ramírez

Full name	Imelda Ramírez
Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(1930-11-29)29 November 1930
Died	13 August 2016(2016-08-13) (aged 85)
Plays	Right-handed
Medal record Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires Mixed doubles 1951 Buenos Aires Women's doubles 1959 Chicago Women's doubles 1951 Buenos Aires Women's singles Central American and Caribbean Games 1950 Guatemala City Mixed doubles 1954 Mexico City Women's singles 1954 Mexico City Women's doubles 1954 Mexico City Mixed doubles 1950 Guatemala City Women's singles 1959 Caracas Women's singles

Ramírez, the 1948 Orange Bowl champion, was active on the international tour during the 1950s. She was regarded as Mexico's best women's player until the emergence of her younger sister Yolanda "Yola" Ramírez, who twice won the French Championships in doubles.[2]

Her achievements include winning a gold medal for mixed doubles at the 1951 Pan American Games and a further four gold medals for Mexico at the Central American and Caribbean Games. In 1952 and 1953 she claimed back to back titles at the Canadian Championships. She was the first Mexican to compete in a ladies draw at Wimbledon and reached the women's doubles quarterfinals of the 1954 French Championships.[3]