Lucila "Lucy" Becerra González[a] (born 22 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Full name | Lucila Becerra González |
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Country (sports) | Mexico |
Born | 22 July 1965 |
Prize money | $44,314 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 253 (7 August 1995) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 194 (10 July 1995) |
Biography
editTennis career
editBecerra reached a best singles ranking of 253 in the world and won nine professional titles on the ITF circuit.[1] As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 194 and won 22 ITF titles.
A three-time Pan American Games medalist, Becerra won the mixed doubles gold at Indianapolis in 1987, to go with her women's doubles bronze medal in the same tournament.[2] She won a further women's doubles bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
Her Fed Cup career for Mexico spanned 10 years and she appeared in a total of 15 ties. She won 11 matches overall, five in singles and six in doubles.
Personal life
editBecerra lives in Mazatlán and is married with two children, twins Lucy and Mariano.[3]
ITF finals
editSingles: 16 (9–7)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 3 August 1986 | Querétaro, Mexico | Clay | Claudia Hernández | W/O |
Loss | 2. | 24 July 1988 | León, Mexico | Hard | Karim Strohmeier | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 31 July 1988 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Claudia Hernández | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 23 August 1992 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Hard | Carole Lucarelli | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | 5 October 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Nora Kovařčíková | 5–7, 7–5, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | 11 October 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Alejandra Vallejo | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | 19 September 1993 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Xóchitl Escobedo | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 26 September 1993 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Xóchitl Escobedo | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 3 October 1993 | Monterrey, Mexico | Clay | Rita Pichardo | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 5. | 10 October 1993 | Zacatecas, Mexico | Hard | Martina Nejedly | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 17 October 1993 | Saltillo, Mexico | Hard | Stephanie Reece | 6–2, 7–6 |
Loss | 6. | 17 July 1994 | Toluca, Mexico | Hard | Miki Yokobori | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 7. | 19 September 1994 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | Aránzazu Gallardo | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 7. | 26 September 1994 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | María Dolores Campana | 7–6(3), 6–1 |
Win | 8. | 3 October 1994 | Zacatecas, Mexico | Hard | María Dolores Campana | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | 24 July 1995 | Salvador, Brazil | Hard | Lizzie Jelfs | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 27 (22–5)
editNotes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Becerra and the second or maternal family name is González.
References
edit- ^ "Hay esperanza para el tenis femenino mexicano". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Lucy Becerra de Hinojos". Noroeste (in Spanish). 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Los hermanos Lucy y Mariano Hinojos saltan a la cancha en La Baule, Francia". Noroeste (in Spanish). 28 June 2016.