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Melody Falcó

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Melody Falcó
Full nameMelody Falcó Díaz
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1975-07-18) 18 July 1975 (age 49)
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Prize money$15,558
Singles
Career record51–47
Highest rankingNo. 340 (15 May 2000)
Doubles
Career record51–41
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 255 (29 May 2000)
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

Melody Falcó Díaz (born 18 July 1975) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.[2]

Falcó, who won seven ITF doubles titles, represented Mexico at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, where she earned two silver medals. She played collegiate tennis for the University of Texas.[3]

Between 1998 and 2000 she was a member of the Mexico Fed Cup team. In her debut year she featured primarily in doubles, winning all six of her matches partnering Paola Palencia. She didn't play for Mexico in 1999, then in 2000 returned to the side and appeared in the first singles rubber in each of her four ties, which included a win over Colombia's Catalina Castaño. Her doubles partners in 2000 were Jessica Fernández and Erika Valdés.

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 June 1995 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Turkey Gülberk Gültekin
United States Mindy Weiner
6–3, 6–3
Runner–up 1. 16 November 1998 Los Mochis, Mexico Hard Mexico Paola Palencia Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri
1–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 26 April 1999 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Dominican Republic Joelle Schad United States Adria Engel
Slovakia Alena Paulenková
4–1 ret.
Winner 3. 10 May 1999 Tampico, Mexico Hard Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Carla Tiene
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 4. 17 May 1999 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Hard Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Australia Kylie Hunt
Australia Nicole Sewell
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 12 September 1999 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Vanessa Menga
4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 27 September 1999 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Argentina María Emilia Salerni
6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 14 May 2000 Tampico, Mexico Hard Brazil Carla Tiene United Kingdom Helen Crook
United Kingdom Victoria Davies
6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 21 May 2000 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Ecuador Candice de la Torre
Australia Nadia Johnston
4–6, 6–2, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "El Deporte En Nuevo León" (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Sin problemas, Melody Falco en el nacional de tenis Avon". El Universal (in Spanish). 9 November 2000.
  3. ^ "Big 12 Tennis". The Oklahoman. 11 August 1996.
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