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Venezuelan tennis player
Milagros Sequera
At the 2007 Australian Open
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Country (sports)
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Venezuela
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Residence
| San Diego
, California, U.S.
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Born
| (
1980-09-30
)
30 September 1980
(age 43)
San Felipe
, Venezuela
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Height
| 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
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Turned pro
| 1999
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Retired
| 2009
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Plays
| Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
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Prize money
| $845,115
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Career record
| 314?211 (59.8%)
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Career titles
| 1
WTA
, 11
ITF
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Highest ranking
| No. 48 (9 July 2007)
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Australian Open
| 2R (
2007
)
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French Open
| 2R (
2007
,
2008
)
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Wimbledon
| 3R (
2007
)
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US Open
| 2R (
2003
)
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Career record
| 207?132 (61.1%)
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Career titles
| 3 WTA, 18 ITF
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Highest ranking
| No. 29 (31 January 2005)
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Australian Open
| 4R (
2005
)
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French Open
| 3R (
2003
,
2004
)
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Wimbledon
| 4R (
2003
,
2005
)
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US Open
| 3R (
2004
,
2006
)
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Fed Cup
| 36?11 (76.6%)
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Milagros Sequera Huss
(
Spanish pronunciation:
[mi?la??os
se?ke?a]
; born 30 September 1980) is a Venezuelan-Australian former professional
tennis
player.
Career
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She joined the
WTA Tour
in 1999 and was ranked world No. 48 in July 2007. Her coach was Larry Willens. She was introduced to the game at the age of seven. Her favorite surface was hardcourt.
She won her first title in
Fes
, Morocco, in May 2007, defeating
Aleksandra Wozniak
in the final.
Sequera won the gold medal at the
2003 Pan American Games
in
Santo Domingo
, Dominican Republic, winning the final against
Sarah Taylor
, and again in the
2007 Pan American Games
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning the final against
Mariana Duque Marino
.
Sequera retired from professional tennis 2009.
Personal
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Milagros currently resides in
San Diego
with her husband,
Stephen Huss
, whom she married in the
Dandenong Ranges
, near
Melbourne
, Australia, on 29 December 2009.
She was born on the same day as
Martina Hingis
. She also played team competition for the German tennis club TC RW Dinslaken for several years in the 1990s.
WTA career finals
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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Legend
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Tier I (0?0)
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Tier II (0?0)
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Tier III (1?1)
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Tier IV & V (0?0)
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Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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ITF Circuit finals
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 17 (11?6)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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3 November 1996
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ITF Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Hard
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Aurora Gima
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4?6, 6?3, 6?4
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Winner
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2.
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9 November 1997
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ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Clay
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Alienor Tricerri
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6?2, 4?6, 6?0
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Runner-up
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1.
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17 May 1999
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ITF Jackson, United States
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Clay
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Daniela Hantuchova
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1?6, 2?6
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Winner
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3.
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27 June 1999
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ITF Easton, United States
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Hard
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Maricris Fernandez
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7?5, 6?2
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Winner
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4.
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4 July 1999
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ITF Montreal, Canada
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Hard
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Kristina Triska
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7?6, 7?6
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Winner
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5.
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23 April 2000
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ITF San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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Clay
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Catalina Castano
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6?4, 3?6, 7?5
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Runner-up
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2.
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23 October 2000
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ITF Dallas, United States
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Hard
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Jennifer Hopkins
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2?6, 1?6
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Winner
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6.
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28 October 2001
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ITF Dallas, United States
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Hard
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Irina Selyutina
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5?7, 6?2, 6?0
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Runner-up
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3.
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4 November 2001
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ITF Hayward, United States
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Hard
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Irina Selyutina
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5?7, 4?6
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Winner
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7.
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28 April 2002
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Dothan Pro Classic
, United States
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Clay
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Liezel Huber
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7?6, 4?6, 6?1
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Runner-up
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4.
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22 April 2003
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Dothan Pro Classic, United States
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Clay
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Akiko Morigami
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3?6, 4?6
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Runner-up
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5.
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22 September 2003
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ITF Albuquerque, United States
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Hard
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Kristina Brandi
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2?6, 2?6
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Winner
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8.
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24 April 2005
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Dothan Pro Classic, United States
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Clay
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Varvara Lepchenko
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2?6, 6?2, 6?4
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Winner
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9.
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27 February 2006
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ITF St. Paul, United States
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Hard (i)
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Claudine Schaul
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6?1, 6?2
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Runner-up
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6.
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25 April 2006
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ITF Lafayette, United States
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Clay
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Yuliana Fedak
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7?5, 2?6, 4?6
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Winner
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10.
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8 October 2006
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ITF Troy, United States
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Hard
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Ahsha Rolle
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7?5, 6?0
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Winner
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11.
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7 July 2008
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ITF Allentown, United States
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Hard
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Amanda Fink
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6?2, 6?0
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Doubles: 27 (18?9)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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16 June 1997
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ITF Klosters, Switzerland
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Clay
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Elena Juricich
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Kim Kilsdonk
Jolanda Mens
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7?6
(8)
, 4?6, 2?6
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Winner
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2.
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18 August 1997
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ITF Margarita, Venezuela
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Clay
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Elena Juricich
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Mariana Lopez Palacios
Jorgelina Torti
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7?6
(4)
, 7?5
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Runner-up
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3.
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9 November 1997
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ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
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Clay
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Jacquelyn Rosen
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Erica Adams
Rebecca Jensen
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3?6, 3?6
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Winner
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4.
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30 August 1999
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ITF Queretaro, Mexico
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Clay
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Gabriela Volekova
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Joana Cortez
Carla Tiene
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4?6, 6?3, 6?4
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Winner
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5.
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1 May 2000
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ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico
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Hard
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Gabriela Volekova
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Joana Cortez
Miriam D'Agostini
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4?6, 6?3, 7?5
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Runner-up
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6.
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5 June 2000
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ITF Hilton Head, United States
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Hard
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Gabriela Volekova
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Wendy Fix
Manisha Malhotra
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4?6, 6?7
(3)
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Runner-up
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7.
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30 October 2000
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ITF Hayward, United States
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Hard
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Kelly Liggan
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Nana Smith
Nirupama Sanjeev
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2?4, 2?4
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Winner
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8.
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2 April 2001
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ITF Juarez, Mexico
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Clay
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Alicia Ortuno
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Erica Krauth
Vanesa Krauth
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6?4, 2?6, 6?2
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Runner-up
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9.
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5 August 2001
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ITF Lexington, United States
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Hard
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Julie Ditty
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Lisa McShea
Nana Miyagi
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2?6, 1?6
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Runner-up
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10.
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6 April 2002
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ITF Jackson, United States
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Clay
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Gisela Dulko
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Lisa McShea
Christina Wheeler
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2?6, 4?6
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Winner
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11.
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13 May 2002
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ITF Szczecin, Poland
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Clay
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Vanessa Webb
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Olga Vymetalkova
Gabriela Chmelinova
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6?7
(5)
, 7?5, 6?3
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Winner
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12.
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24 September 2002
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ITF Albuquerque, United States
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Hard
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Francesca Lubiani
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Tatiana Perebiynis
Christina Wheeler
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1?6, 7?5, 7?5
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Winner
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13.
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13 October 2002
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ITF Hallandale Beach, United States
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Hard
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Gisela Dulko
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Petra Cetkovska
Barbora Strycova
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6?2, 7?5
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Runner-up
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14.
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15 October 2002
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ITF Sedona, United States
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Hard
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Christina Wheeler
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Jennifer Russell
Mashona Washington
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6?7
(3)
, 5?7
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Runner-up
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15.
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10 November 2002
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ITF Pittsburgh, United States
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Hard
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Nana Smith
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Amy Frazier
Jennifer Russell
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4?6, 2?6
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Winner
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16.
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17 November 2002
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ITF Eugene, United States
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Hard
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Nana Smith
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Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Elena Tatarkova
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3?6, 6?2, 6?4
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Winner
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17.
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22 April 2003
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Dothan Pro Classic, United States
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Clay
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Christina Wheeler
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Julie Ditty
Varvara Lepchenko
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5?7, 6?1, 6?2
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Winner
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18.
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28 September 2003
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ITF Albuquerque, United States
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Hard
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Samantha Reeves
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Amanda Augustus
Melanie Marois
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6?3, 6?2
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Winner
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19.
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25 April 2004
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Dothan Pro Classic, United States
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Clay
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Lisa McShea
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Peng Shuai
Xie Yanze
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6?7
(6)
, 6?4, 6?2
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Runner-up
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20.
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12 April 2005
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ITF Jackson, United States
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Clay
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Ahsha Rolle
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Anastasia Rodionova
Kristen Schlukebir
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1?6, 6?3, 2?6
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Winner
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21.
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26 September 2005
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ITF Albuquerque, United States
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Hard
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Julie Ditty
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Romana Tedjakusuma
Napaporn Tongsalee
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6?3, 6?7
(6)
, 7?6
(2)
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Winner
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22.
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9 October 2005
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ITF Troy, United States
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Hard
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Julie Ditty
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Salome Devidze
Mandy Minella
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6?2, 6?2
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Winner
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23.
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12 February 2006
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Midland Classic, United States
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Hard
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Meilen Tu
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Maria Jose Argeri
Leticia Sobral
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4?6, 7?5, 6?4
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Winner
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24.
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24 February 2006
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ITF St. Paul, United States
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Hard
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Julie Ditty
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Eva Hrdinova
Michaela Pa?tikova
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4?6, 7?6
(5)
, 6?2
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Winner
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25.
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25 April 2006
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ITF Lafayette, United States
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Clay
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Hana ?romova
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Yuliana Fedak
Eva Hrdinova
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2?6, 6?1, 6?1
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Winner
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26.
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24 September 2006
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ITF Albuquerque, United States
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Hard
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Julie Ditty
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Christina Fusano
Aleke Tsoubanos
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6?1, 6?4
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Winner
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27.
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1 October 2006
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ITF Ashland, United States
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Hard
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Julie Ditty
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Ashley Harkleroad
Agnes Szavay
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6?3, 5?7, 6?2
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