| Full name | Patricia Miller Sichero |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Uruguay |
| Born | 31 January 1972 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $21,579 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 61–52 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 218 (30 January 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 40–29 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 194 (10 June 1991) |
Medal record | |
Patricia Miller Sichero (born 31 January 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.
Miller grew up in the Uruguayan capital, attending the British Schools of Montevideo.
A left handed player, she was a singles bronze medalist at the 1987 Pan American Games as a 15-year old. [1]
From 1988 to 1991, she featured in the main draw of several WTA Tour events, and in the early 1990s played in 11 Fed Cup ties for Uruguay with a win–loss record of 8–8.
Her sister, Ana Luisa, was the first victim of Uruguayan serial killer Pablo Goncálvez, who suffocated the 26-year old to death in 1992. [2]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 5 November 1990 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay |  Jolene Watanabe | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 28 September 1987 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay |  Michèle Strebel |  Macarena Miranda  Andrea Tiezzi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 28 September 1988 | ITF Detroit, United States | Hard | Cristina Tessi | Jennifer Fuchs  Robyn Lamb | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | 26 March 1990 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Karin Kschwendt |  Natalia Biletskaya Svetlana Komleva | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 17 September 1990 | ITF Napoli, Italy | Hard |  Marta Alastrue |  Lucie Ludvigová Helena Vildová | 6–3, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3. | 22 October 1990 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | Paula Cabezas  Sandra Ugarriza | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | 5 November 1990 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | María José Gaidano | Viviana Valdovinos Jolene Watanabe | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4. | 29 May 1991 | ITF Brindisi, Italy | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | Katarína Studeníková  Irina Spîrlea | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1 July 1991 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Henrike Kadzidroga | Lisa Seemann  Heidi Sprung | 6–7, 1–6 |
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