Noelia Pérez Peñate (born 6 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Noelia Pérez Peñate
Full nameNoelia Pérez Peñate
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1972-12-06) 6 December 1972 (age 51)
Las Palmas, Spain [1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Turned proJune 1991 [1]
PlaysRight-handed [1]
Prize money$52,773
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 121 (3 August 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1993)
US Open1R (1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 165 (10 October 1994)

Biography

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Pérez comes from Spain's Canary Islands and is the first person from the autonomous community to appear at grand slam level, having played at the Australian and US Open main draws.[2]

In 1992 she featured in two doubles matches for the Spain Fed Cup team. Both matches, which Spain lost, were in dead rubbers, partnering Arantxa Sanchez Vicario against Belgium and Virginia Ruano Pascual in the quarter-final against Argentina.[3][4] Spain finished the competition as runners-up.

Most of her appearances on tour came on the ITF circuit, but in 1993 she qualified for the doubles at Montpellier with Åsa Carlsson and the pair made the quarter-finals.[5]

ITF finals

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Singles (0–5)

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Legend
$50,000 / $60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 29 July 1991 A Coruña, Spain Clay   Barbara Collet 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 8 December 1991 Le Havre, France Clay   Kristie Boogert 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 13 April 1992 Salerno, Italy Clay   Kateřina Šišková 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 11 July 1994 Vigo, Spain Hard   Silvia Ramón-Cortés 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 29 August 1994 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Tatiana Panova 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (0–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 28 February 1994 Madrid, Spain Clay   Virginia Ruano Pascual   Vanessa Castellano
  Yolanda Clemot
6–2, 3–6, 1–6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bloch Shallouf, Renée, ed. (1993). 1993 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WTA. p. 210.
  2. ^ "Noelia Pérez pretende ganar su segundo título mundial". La Provincia. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Sports Roundup". The Des Moines Register. 15 July 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Tennis: Britain humiliated". The Independent. 17 July 1992. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Montpellier - 11 October - 17 October 1993". ITF. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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