Country (sports) | Ecuador |
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Born | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19 June 1972
Prize money | $8,848 |
Singles | |
Career record | 25–33 |
Highest ranking | No. 560 (7 April 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 42–36 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 368 (11 October 1993) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 18–22 |
Nuria Niemes (born 19 June 1972) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. [1]
From 1992 to 2001 she featured in a record total of 31 Fed Cup ties for Ecuador. She is Ecuador's most successful doubles player with 16 wins and had a further two wins in singles. Towards the end of her playing career she also served as team captain. [2]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 16 October 1988 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Rita Cruz Lima | Federica Haumüller Florencia Labat | 2–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Win | 1. | 9 September 1991 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | Paula Cabezas | Macarena Miranda María Dolores Campana | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | 18 October 1992 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Paula Cabezas | Maria-Farnes Capistrano Ninfa Marra | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 20 September 1993 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | Paula Cabezas | Veronica Stele Cintia Tortorella | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | 27 September 1993 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Clay | María Dolores Campana | Ximena Rodríguez Virág Csurgó | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | 26 August 1996 | ITF San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | Graciela Vélez | Joanne Moore Kristine Kurth | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 4. | 10 November 1996 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Clay | Candice De La Torre | Meredith Geiger Paige Yaroshuk | 3–6, 2–6 |
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