Silvana Urroz

Silvana Urroz (21 February 1955 — 10 August 1996) was a Chilean professional tennis player.

Silvana Urroz
Country (sports) Chile
Born(1955-02-21)21 February 1955
Died10 August 1996(1996-08-10) (aged 41)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 117 (1978)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1977)
WimbledonQ2 (1977)
US OpenQ3 (1978)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1973, 1977, 1979, 1980)
Wimbledon1R (1980)
US Open1R (1979, 1980, 1981)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1980)
Wimbledon3R (1978, 1979)

Biography

Urroz, daughter of World Cup footballer Francisco Urroz, played collegiate tennis for Lamar University in Texas and was a member of the Chile Federation Cup team from 1977 to 1978. She reached a best world ranking of 117.[2]

Most of Urroz's grand slam appearances came in doubles, but she qualified for the singles main draw of the 1977 French Open and won her first round match against Glynis Coles.[3] In 1980 she had a first round win in Nagoya, which for 38-years remained the last WTA Tour match won by a Chilean woman.[4] She made the mixed doubles third round at Wimbledon twice and was a WTA Tour doubles finalist at the 1980 Seiko Classic in Hong Kong.[5]

Urroz died of cervical cancer in 1996 at the age of 41.[2]

Continuing the family sporting tradition, Urroz's niece Manuela plays field hockey for Chile, while her nephew Francisco has represented the Chile national rugby union team.[6]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result No.    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Nov 1980 Seiko Classic, Hong Kong $50,000 (Colgate) Hard United States Penny Johnson Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Sharon Walsh
1–6, 2–6

References

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