Sylvia Montero

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Sylvia Montero
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1985-06-30) 30 June 1985 (age 37)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,171
Singles
Career record51–66
Highest rankingNo. 479 (10 November 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2003)
Doubles
Career record13–16
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 701 (1 November 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2003)

Sylvia Montero (born 30 June 1985) is a French former professional tennis player.

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A right-handed player from Yvelines, Montero won French national titles in junior tennis and was ranked as high as 38 in the world while competing on the ITF Junior Circuit. [1]

On the professional tour she peaked at 479 in the world, finishing runner-up in two ITF finals. She made a French Open main draw appearance in women's doubles in 2003, as a wildcard pairing with Mathilde Johansson. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.16 February 2003 Albufeira, PortugalHard Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Disderi 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.13 August 2006 Rebecq, BelgiumClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline Maes 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner24 October 2004 Settimo San Pietro, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Bindi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2

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References

  1. "Montero atteint le sommet". leparisien.fr (in French). 28 August 2002.
  2. "Patty Schnyder through to next round of French Open". Irish Examiner . 28 May 2003.