Alejandra Granillo

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Alejandra Granillo
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 29)
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$13,997
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 557 (26 July 2010)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 884 (18 May 2009)

Alejandra Granillo (born 1 June 1991) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Granillo, a right-handed player, grew up in the Mexican city of Pachuca and was taught the sport by her father. [1]

In both 2009 and 2010, Granillo competed for the Mexico Fed Cup team, appearing in a total of seven ties. As a professional player she featured mostly on the ITF circuit, but made a WTA Tour main draw appearance as a wildcard at Acapulco in 2010, where she was beaten in the first round by Kaia Kanepi. [2] She won a singles bronze medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.

From 2011 to 2014 she played college tennis with Pepperdine University in the United States. [3] She represented Mexico at the 2011 Summer Universiade. [1] As a freshman she earned All-WCC first team selection for doubles.

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up6 September 2009 Celaya, MexicoClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mailen Auroux 3–6, 1–6

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References

  1. 1 2 Grigsby, Breanna (6 April 2012). "Granillo adds international talent". pepperdine-graphic.com.
  2. "Tiburón Ramírez y Juan Elizondo, a segunda ronda". La Jornada (in Spanish). 23 February 2010.
  3. "Alejandra Granillo se vuelve amateur y el tenis mexicano pierde". ESPN Deportes.com (in Spanish). 20 November 2010.