Valeria Pulido

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Valeria Pulido
Full nameValeria Pulido Velasco
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 35)
Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,871
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 418 (26 May 2008)
Doubles
Career record44–25
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 341 (28 April 2008)

Valeria Pulido Velasco (born 1 January 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

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Biography

Pulido, who comes from the Mexican state of Morelos, won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She received a wildcard into the doubles event at the 2008 Mexican Open, partnering Melissa Torres Sandoval in her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance. [1]

A right-handed player, Pulido left the tour after the 2008 season to play college tennis in the United States for the USC Trojans. [2]

During her career, she represented Mexico in several international events, including three ties for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 2008, against Colombia, Canada and Paraguay. She won bronze medals for Mexico in the women's doubles at both the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2011 Summer Universiade. At the 2011 Pan American Games she featured in the singles and doubles competitions, making the quarterfinals of the latter.

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.2 October 2005 Morelia, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Katie Ruckert 3–6, 3–6
Winner1.10 September 2007 Tampico, MexicoHard Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefanía Craciún 6–1, 7–6(2)
Winner2.6 April 2008 Obregón, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Anne Yelsey 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2

Doubles (5–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.27 September 2005Morelia, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Poland.svg Olga Brózda
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Williams
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up1.24 September 2006 Guadalajara, MexicoClay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
5–7, 4–6
Winner2.23 April 2007Obregón, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Arias
Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up2.7 May 2007 Mazatlán, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Stephenson
5–7, 4–6
Winner3.28 May 2007 Monterrey, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Diešková
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Winner4.17 September 2007 Chihuahua, MexicoClay Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Chile.svg Melisa Miranda
Flag of Ecuador.svg Hilda Zuleta Cabrera
7–6(1), 7–5
Runner-up3.19 November 2007 Mexico City Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer
Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos
3–6, 1–6
Winner5.10 December 2007 Havana, CubaHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Austria.svg Lisa-Maria Moser
Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Rottmann
6–3, 6–4

See also

References

  1. "Nalbandián gana sin problemas en Acapulco". La Jornada (in Spanish). 27 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "USC Signs On Valeria Pulido-Velasco". Pac-12. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.