Nuria Niemes

Nuria Niemes
Country (sports) Ecuador
Born (1972-06-19) 19 June 1972 (age 52)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Prize money$8,848
Singles
Career record25–33
Highest rankingNo. 560 (7 April 1997)
Doubles
Career record42–36
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 368 (11 October 1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup18–22

Nuria Niemes (born 19 June 1972) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player.[1]

From 1992 to 2001 she featured in a record total of 31 Fed Cup ties for Ecuador. She is Ecuador's most successful doubles player with 16 wins and had a further two wins in singles. Towards the end of her playing career she also served as team captain.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 16 October 1988 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Brazil Rita Cruz Lima Argentina Federica Haumüller
Argentina Florencia Labat
2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win 1. 9 September 1991 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Chile Paula Cabezas Chile Macarena Miranda
Ecuador María Dolores Campana
6–1, 7–5
Win 2. 18 October 1992 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Paula Cabezas Sweden Maria-Farnes Capistrano
Venezuela Ninfa Marra
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2. 20 September 1993 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Chile Paula Cabezas Argentina Veronica Stele
Argentina Cintia Tortorella
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. 27 September 1993 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Clay Ecuador María Dolores Campana Colombia Ximena Rodríguez
Hungary Virág Csurgó
4–6, 1–6
Win 3. 26 August 1996 ITF San Salvador, El Salvador Clay Mexico Graciela Vélez United Kingdom Joanne Moore
United States Kristine Kurth
7–5, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 4. 10 November 1996 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Clay United States Candice De La Torre United States Meredith Geiger
United States Paige Yaroshuk
3–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ Grasso, John. Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 93. ISBN 9780810872370.
  2. ^ "Ecuador ascendió al Grupo 1 de la Copa Federación". El Diario Ecuador (in Spanish). 21 July 2013.