Marcela Arroyo

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Marcela Arroyo
Full nameMarcela Arroyo Vergara
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Mexico City
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,385
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 553 (8 March 2004)
Doubles
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 307 (11 April 2005)

Marcela Arroyo Vergara [lower-alpha 1] (born 13 December 1984) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

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Tennis career

Arroyo, a right-handed player, competed on the professional tour in the early 2000s, reaching a best doubles ranking of 307 in the world. She won four ITF doubles titles, all partnering with Melissa Torres Sandoval in 2004.

As a doubles player, she twice featured in the main draw of the Mexican Open.

Arroyo represented Mexico in a total of seven Fed Cup ties, three in 2004 and four in 2005, for a 5–3 overall win–loss record.

At the 2005 Summer Universiade in Turkey, Arroyo teamed up with Lorena Arias to win a bronze medal for Mexico in the women's doubles event. [1]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles (4–1)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up30 August 2004 Mexico City Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Barnikow
Flag of Ecuador.svg Mariana Correa
6–7(7), 5–7
Winner20 September 2004 San Salvador, El SalvadorClay Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Holzman
Flag of Ecuador.svg Hilda Zuleta Cabrera
6–1, 7–5
Winner18 October 2004 Aguascalientes, MexicoClay Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola
6–3, 6–2
Winner9 November 2004Mexico CityHard Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Arias
Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Winner15 November 2004 Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Arias
Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
2–6, 7–6(2), 6–0

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arroyoand the second or maternal family name is Vergara.

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References

  1. "Oro para Romel Pacheco en la Universiada". Proceso (in Spanish). 20 August 2005.