Paola Palencia

Paola Palencia
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1979-03-16) 16 March 1979 (age 45)
Córdoba, Mexico
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Singles
Career record14–11
Highest rankingNo. 636 (10 May 1999)
Doubles
Career record7–8
Highest rankingNo. 525 (15 March 1999)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo Women's team

Paola Palencia (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

Born in Córdoba, Palencia featured in a total of nine Fed Cup ties for Mexico, between 1996 and 1998. She played mostly as a doubles player and was unbeaten in the six rubbers where she partnered with Melody Falcó. Her only singles rubber was a win over Costa Rica's Melissa Golfin.[1]

Palencia won two silver medals for Mexico at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo.[2]

Between 1999 and 2002 she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University, where she twice earned All-American honors for doubles (partnering İpek Şenoğlu).[3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 16 November 1998 Los Mochis, Mexico Hard Mexico Melody Falcó Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri 		1–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ "W-FC-1998-G2-AM-A-M-MEX-CRC-01". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  2. ^ "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe México 1926: Prólogo inaudito del atletismo cubano". Score Sport Magazine (in Spanish). 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Doubles Is a Pleasure for Pepperdine Pair". Los Angeles Times. 9 March 2001.