Full name | Patricia Miller Sichero |
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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 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 November 1990 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Jolene Watanabe | 2–6, 1–6 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 28 September 1987 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Michèle Strebel | Macarena Miranda Andrea Tiezzi | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 28 September 1988 | ITF Detroit, United States | Hard | Cristina Tessi | Jennifer Fuchs Robyn Lamb | 1–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | 26 March 1990 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay | Karin Kschwendt | Natalia Biletskaya Svetlana Komleva | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 September 1990 | ITF Napoli, Italy | Hard | Marta Alastrue | Lucie Ludvigová Helena Vildová | 6–3, 1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 22 October 1990 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | Paula Cabezas Sandra Ugarriza | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 November 1990 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | María José Gaidano | Viviana Valdovinos Jolene Watanabe | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 29 May 1991 | ITF Brindisi, Italy | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | Katarína Studeníková Irina Spîrlea | 6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1 July 1991 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Henrike Kadzidroga | Lisa Seemann Heidi Sprung | 6–7, 1–6 |
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