Monica Rho

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Monica Rho
Country (sports)Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
Born (1955-10-25) 25 October 1955 (age 67)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1974)
Wimbledon Q1 (1973, 1974)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1974)

Monica Rho (born 25 October 1955) is a Costa Rican former professional tennis player.

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She is the first Costa Rican female tennis player to compete in the Grand Slam. She played in singles at the French Open in 1974. She lost to the Romanian player Judith Dibar-Gohn in the First Round. [1]

In 1973 French Open, her partner in Women's Doubles, Japanese Naoko Sato lost in the Second Round to the American Chris Evert and Soviet Olga Morozova. [2]

Career finals

Singles (0–1)

ResultNo.YearLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.January 1973 Lake Worth, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Patty Ann Reese 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.January 1973 Lake Worth, United StatesHard Flag of Austria.svg Sabine Bernegger Flag of the United States.svg Christina Kolifrath
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Mostler
6–3, 6–1
Win2.February 1973 West Palm Beach, United StatesHard Flag of Austria.svg Sabine Bernegger Flag of the United States.svg Bunny Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Beggs
6–4, 6–4
Loss1.December 1973 Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Bunny Smith Flag of Ecuador.svg María Eugenia Guzmán
Flag of Chile.svg Michelle Rodríguez
4–6, 2–6

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References

  1. "1974 French Open Women's Singles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  2. "1973 French Open Women's Doubles Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.