Paola Palencia

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Paola Palencia
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1979-03-16) 16 March 1979 (age 45)
Córdoba, Mexico
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Singles
Career record14–11
Highest rankingNo. 636 (10 May 1999)
Doubles
Career record7–8
Highest rankingNo. 525 (15 March 1999)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo Women's team

Paola Palencia (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

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Born in Córdoba, Palencia featured in a total of nine Fed Cup ties for Mexico, between 1996 and 1998. She played mostly as a doubles player and was unbeaten in the six rubbers where she partnered with Melody Falcó. Her only singles rubber was a win over Costa Rica's Melissa Golfin. [1]

Palencia won two silver medals for Mexico at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo. [2]

Between 1999 and 2002 she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University, where she twice earned All-American honors for doubles (partnering İpek Şenoğlu). [3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.16 November 1998 Los Mochis, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Melody Falcó Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aliénor Tricerri 		1–6, 2–6

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References

  1. ↑ "W-FC-1998-G2-AM-A-M-MEX-CRC-01". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe México 1926: Prólogo inaudito del atletismo cubano". Score Sport Magazine (in Spanish). 1 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Doubles Is a Pleasure for Pepperdine Pair". Los Angeles Times . 9 March 2001.
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