Alejandra Granillo
Country (sports) | Mexico |
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Born | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico | 1 June 1991
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $13,997 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 557 (26 July 2010) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 884 (18 May 2009) |
Alejandra Granillo (born 1 June 1991) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit]Granillo, a right-handed player, grew up in the Mexican city of Pachuca and was taught the sport by her father.[1]
In both 2009 and 2010, Granillo competed for the Mexico Fed Cup team, appearing in a total of seven ties. As a professional player she featured mostly on the ITF circuit, but made a WTA Tour main draw appearance as a wildcard at Acapulco in 2010, where she was beaten in the first round by Kaia Kanepi.[2] She won a singles bronze medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
From 2011 to 2014 she played college tennis with Pepperdine University in the United States.[3] She represented Mexico at the 2011 Summer Universiade.[1] As a freshman she earned All-WCC first team selection for doubles.
ITF finals
[edit]Singles (0–1)
[edit]Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 6 September 2009 | Celaya, Mexico | Clay | Mailen Auroux | 3–6, 1–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Grigsby, Breanna (6 April 2012). "Granillo adds international talent". pepperdine-graphic.com.
- ^ "Tiburón Ramírez y Juan Elizondo, a segunda ronda". La Jornada (in Spanish). 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Alejandra Granillo se vuelve amateur y el tenis mexicano pierde". ESPN Deportes.com (in Spanish). 20 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Mexican female tennis players
- Pepperdine Waves women's tennis players
- Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Sportspeople from Pachuca
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- 21st-century Mexican women