Cristina Amaya

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Cristina Amaya
Personal information
NationalityColombian
Born (1988-10-28) October 28, 1988 (age 34)
Flag of Colombia.svg Cali, Colombia
Sport
SportRacquetball
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking3rd
Medal record
Women's racquetball
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 San José Doubles
World Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Cali Singles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Barranquilla Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Santo Domingo Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Santo Domingo Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Santa Cruz Singles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Veracruz Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Veracruz Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Veracruz Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Barraquilla Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Barraquilla Team
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Santa Marta Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Santa Marta Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Trujillo Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Trujillo Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Trujillo Team
South American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Team

Cristina Amaya (born October 28, 1988) is a Colombian racquetball player. Amaya finished the 2017-18 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) season as the 8th ranked player, which was her eighth consecutive season in the top 10 (first was the 2010-11 season). She was the third South American player to be in the women's pro top 10 after Angela Grisar and Veronica Sotomayor.

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Professional career

Amaya has been playing the women's pro tour since 2009. [1] She has reached the finals twice. First, Amaya was in the final of the 2013 Abierto Mexicano de Racquetas tournament, where she lost to Paola Longoria, and most recently, she was a finalist in the 2017 New Jersey Open, [2] when she again lost to Longoria. Amaya's career high ranking was 3rd in December 2013. She was named Most Improved LPRT player for 2013. [3]

Amaya and Adriana Riveros were finalists in Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Doubles at the 2017 US Open Racquetball Championships, losing to Paola Longoria and Gabriela Martinez, 15-5, 15-8. [4]

International career

In 2017, Amaya won Women's Singles at the 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta, Colombia, and her performance helped Colombia get bronze in the team event. Four years earlier, Amaya was a bronze medalist in Women's Singles, as well as silver medalist in Women's Doubles - with Carolina Gomez - and Women's Team at the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru.

Amaya plays for Colombia and was a silver medalist at the 2013 World Games, losing in a tie-breaker to Paola Longoria in the final.

She has earned three bronze medals at the Pan American Championships. Her first was in 2014 Pan Am Championships in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where she lost in the semi-finals to Susana Acosta, 15-10, 14-15, 11-7. [5] In 2015, Amaya was a semi-finalist in both Women's Singles, losing to Veronica Sotomayor of Ecuador, 15-3, 15-8, [6] and Woman's Doubles with Vivian Gomez, losing to Mexicans Longoria and Samantha Salas, 15-6, 15-3. [6]

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References

  1. "Cristina Amaya- CAN - LPRT - Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour". lprtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29.
  2. Women's Singles LPRT Pro Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2017 New Jersey Open LPRT Pro Racquetball Tournament - Presented by WearRollout.com
  3. The Racquetball Blog: LPRT Rankings - Amaya up to 3rd
  4. "Women's Doubles LPRT Pro Main Draw". R2 Sports. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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  6. 1 2 The Racquetball Blog: Semi-final madness at 2015 Pan American Championships

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