María Virginia Francesa

María Virginia Francesa
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1974-03-25) 25 March 1974 (age 50)
Prize money$10,975
Singles
Career record38–30
Highest rankingNo. 311 (30 Nov 1992)
Doubles
Career record30–27
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 380 (14 Sep 1992)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ponce Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Ponce Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Mexico City Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ponce Women's team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Valencia Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Valencia Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Valencia Women's team

María Virginia Francesa (born 25 March 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Raised in Caracas, Francesa represented the Venezuela Fed Cup team in 19 ties, debuting in 1991. She won a total of 18 rubbers, nine in singles and nine in doubles. Her last appearance in 2001 was a World Group play-off tie against Croatia.[1]

On the professional tour she reached a career high singles ranking of 311 and won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She had a best doubles ranking of 380 in the world.

Francesa won a gold medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games in women's doubles (with Ninfa Marra) and a mixed doubles gold medal at the 1994 South American Games (with Jimy Szymanski). She also competed for Venezuela in two editions of the Pan American Games.[2]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 August 1992 Querétaro, Mexico Hard Brazil Cláudia Chabalgoity 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 13 February 1994 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Ecuador María Dolores Campana Colombia Giana Gutiérrez
Colombia Cecilia Hincapié 		4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
Runner-up 1. 23 April 1995 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela Ninfa Marra United States Alix Creek
United States Kristine Kurth 		2–6, 6–2, 0–6
Winner 2. 30 July 2000 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela María Vento United States Candice de la Torre
Slovakia Gabriela Voleková 		6–1, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Tennis". Daily Herald. 22 July 2001.
  2. ^ "Pan American Games". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 16 March 1995.