Vilmarie Castellvi

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Vilmarie Castellvi
Country (sports)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Born (1981-03-21) March 21, 1981 (age 40)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Turned proMarch 1995
RetiredFebruary 2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Tennessee
Prize moneyUS$ 148,584
Singles
Career record143–111 (56.3%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (September 20, 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2005)
French Open Q2 (2004)
Wimbledon Q3 (2004, 2005, 2006)
US Open Q3 (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record34–37 (47.9%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 228 (July 17, 2006)

Vilmarie Castellvi [1] (born 21 March 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Puerto Rico.

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She received a wildcard to play at the 2005 Sunfeast Open and defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi in the first round but lost to Karolina Šprem in the second; this was her best WTA Tour performance. She did not qualify for any Grand Slam events.

College

While at Tennessee, Castellvi won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 2003. [2] [3]

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–5)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.1 August 1999ITF Baltimore,
United States
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Laiho 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win2.30 July 2002ITF Harrisonburg,
United States
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 6–2, 6–0
Loss3.13 July 2003 Vancouver Open,
Canada
Hard Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld 2–6, 4–6
Win4.13 October 2003ITF Mexico CityHard Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4)
Loss5.4 April 2004ITF Augusta,
United States
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Tara Snyder 5–7, 2–6
Loss6.8 August 2004ITF Louisville,
United States
Hard Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura 4–6, 2–6
Loss7.5 September 2005ITF Beijing,
China
Carpet (i) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Meng 6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.29 July 2001ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Alison Ojeda Flag of South Africa.svg Anca Anastasiu
Flag of South Africa.svg Lara van Rooyen
6–2, 6–3
Win2.21 July 2002ITF Baltimore, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Agnes Wiski Flag of Belarus.svg Natallia Dziamidzenka
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jin-hee
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss3.16 May 2004ITF Charlottesville, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Sunitha Rao Flag of Argentina.svg Erica Krauth
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Lehnhoff
0–6, 1–6
Win4.31 July 2005ITF Lexington, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Iijima
Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–1
Win5.26 June 2007ITF Edmond, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kim Anh Nguyen Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Diešková
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
7–5, 1–6, 6–2

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References

  1. 'Vilmarie Castellvi profile at UT Sports Tennis', archived on 4 March 2016
  2. "UT LADY VOL VILMARIE CASTELLVI RECEIVES HONDA SPORTS AWARD FOR TENNIS". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.