Full name | Rita Maria Pichardo |
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Country (sports) | Cuba |
Born | May 22, 1970 |
Prize money | $13,063 |
Singles | |
Career record | 40–31 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 403 (23 March 1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 52–25 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 209 (2 December 1991) |
Rita Maria Pichardo (born 22 May 1970) is a Cuban former professional tennis player.
Pichardo, a five-time national champion, represented the Cuba Federation Cup team in 1991 and 1992. She featured in a total of six ties, including a World Group second round matchup against Romania, where she lost her singles rubber in three sets to Irina Spîrlea.
In 1993, while competing in satellite tournaments in Mexico, Pichardo made the decision to defect to the United States and with the help of friends crossed the border at Tijuana on a fake passport. [1]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 19 May 1991 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Monica Mraz | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 1. | 26 May 1991 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Hard | Kirsten Dreyer | 6–7(4), 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 9 March 1992 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Belkis Rodríguez | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 3 October 1993 | Monterrey, Mexico | Clay | Lucila Becerra | 3–6, 5–7 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 4 March 1990 | León, Mexico | Clay | Yoannis Montesino | Hortensia Hernandez Alicia Meraz | 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 19 August 1990 | Pesaro, Italy | Hard | Iluminada Concepción | Diana Chavez Jolene Watanabe | 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | 14 October 1990 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Iluminada Concepción | Laura Arraya Karim Strohmeier | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 3. | 22 April 1991 | Villahermosa, Mexico | Hard | Belkis Rodríguez | Olga Limon Isabela Petrov | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(5) |
Win | 4. | 13 May 1991 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Belkis Rodríguez | Xóchitl Escobedo Isabela Petrov | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 4 November 1991 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Belkis Rodríguez | Paula Cabezas Macarena Miranda | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5. | 11 November 1991 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Belkis Rodríguez | Paula Cabezas Macarena Miranda | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 9 March 1992 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Belkis Rodríguez | Lucila Becerra Vincenza Procacci | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | 20 September 1993 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Belkis Rodríguez | Adriana Garcia Yoannis Montesino | 6–3, 6–1 |
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