Raquel Giscafré

Raquel Giscafré (born 15 May 1949) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1] She was Argentina's No. 1 female player from 1972 to 1975.[2] She competed in the Fed Cup from 1966 to 1978.[3] She was a tennis promoter and ran the WTA's Acura Classic each year from 1984 until 2007.[4][5]

Raquel Giscafré
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1949-05-15) 15 May 1949
Santa Fe, Argentina
Turned pro1971
Retired1983
Singles
Career titles1
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1966)
French OpenSF (1974)
Wimbledon4R (1974)
US Open2R (1976, 1978)
Doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1977)
US OpenSF (1977)

References

  1. Guillermo Salatino El Septimo Game 2006 Page 112 "Raquel Giscafré es una santafesina de la generación anterior a la de Mercedes."
  2. www.faiam.org.ar - Raquel Giscafré Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Raquel Giscafre at fedcup.com
  4. Good-Bye, So Long and Farewell, by J. Fred Sidhu, August 2007
  5. Keith Kattan Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids: A Complete Roadmap for Every Parent and Coach 2006 Page 208 "Ranging from corporations like Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, which promotes a variety of sporting events, including tennis, to players-turned-entrepreneurs like Jane Stratton and Raquel Giscafré, who run a prestigious WTA tournament in San Diego, now in its 20th year."


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