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Montserrat González

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Montserrat González
González at the 2016 US Open
Full nameMontserrat González Benítez
Country (sports) Paraguay
Born (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired2021
Prize moneyUS$ 230,084
Singles
Career record220–145
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 150 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2017)
WimbledonQ1 (2017)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record123–90
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (19 June 2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup42–20
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's doubles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles

Montserrat González Benítez (Latin American Spanish: [monseˈrat ɣonˈsales βeˈnites];[a] born 1 July 1994[1]) is a Paraguayan former tennis player.

In her career, González won eleven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 150. On 19 June 2017, she peaked at No. 170 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for the Paraguay Fed Cup team, González has a win–loss record of 42–20.

She announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2021.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (7–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2013 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 10,000 Clay Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2013 ITF Villa Allende, Argentina 10,000 Clay Argentina Constanza Vega 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–1 May 2013 ITF Villa María, Argentina 10,000 Clay Chile Camila Silva 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 3–1 May 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 4–6, 7–6(4), 7–6(1)
Loss 3–2 Jun 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2013 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–2 Sep 2013 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay 10,000 Clay United States Lauren Albanese 6–2, 6–1
Win 6–2 Dec 2013 ITF Mata de São João, Brazil 25,000 Clay Argentina Catalina Pella 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6–3 Apr 2014 Charlottesville Open, United States 50,000 Clay United States Taylor Townsend 2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–4 Sep 2015 ITF Monterrey, Mexico 50,000 Hard Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 1–6, 2–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 2015 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 25,000 Clay Chile Daniela Seguel 7–6(0), 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–5 Jan 2016 ITF Guarujá, Brazil 25,000 Hard Romania Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
Loss 7–6 Jun 2016 Montpellier Open, France 25,000 Clay Switzerland Jil Teichmann 2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 7–7 Sep 2017 ITF Charleston Pro, US 15,000 Clay Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Win 8–7 Dec 2017 ITF Luque, Paraguay 15,000 Hard Russia Nika Kukharchuk 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win 9–7 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova 7–6(4), 6–2
Win 10-7 Apr 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Croatia Lea Bošković 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 11-7 Mar 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard United Kingdom Emily Appleton 6–7(2), 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (7–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2013 ITF Villa Allende, Argentina 10,000 Clay Paraguay Sara Giménez Argentina Victoria Bosio
Argentina Aranza Salut
6–4, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard Argentina Victoria Bosio United States Macall Harkins
United States Zoë Gwen Scandalis
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 1–2 Sep 2013 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay 10,000 Clay Paraguay Sara Giménez Argentina Carla Bruzzesi Avella
Argentina Carolina Zeballos
2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Dec 2013 ITF Mata de São João, Brazil 25,000 Clay Argentina Carolina Zeballos Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Brazil Laura Pigossi
2–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2015 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico 15,000 Hard Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil Laura Pigossi
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 Oct 2015 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 25,000+H Clay Dominican Republic Francesca Segarelli Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
Chile Daniela Seguel
2–6, 6–7(3)
Win 3–4 Nov 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez Argentina Catalina Pella
Chile Daniela Seguel
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 3–5 May 2017 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
China Han Xinyun
5–7, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2017 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay Belarus Ilona Kremen Israel Julia Glushko
Australia Priscilla Hon
6–2, 6–7(4), [8–10]
Win 4–6 Jun 2017 Internacional de Barcelona, Spain 60,000 Clay Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa Israel Julia Glushko
Australia Priscilla Hon
6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–7 Dec 2017 ITF Luque, Paraguay 15,000 Hard Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos
2–6, 4–6
Win 5–7 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi Italy Camilla Scala
Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova
6–2, 6–0
Loss 5–8 Apr 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay United States Jessica Ho Hungary Vanda Lukács
Germany Natalia Siedliska
4–6, 5–7
Win 6–8 Jun 2018 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Clay (i) China Wang Xiyu Russia Anastasia Pribylova
Romania Raluca Șerban
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 7–8 Jul 2018 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi Spain Cristina Bucșa
Japan Ramu Ueda
7–5, 6–0
Win 8–8 Aug 2019 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay 15,000 Clay Bolivia Noelia Zeballos Chile Fernanda Brito
Argentina Sofía Luini
6–0, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' doubles

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2012 French Open Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Russia Daria Gavrilova
Russia Irina Khromacheva
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Benítez is pronounced [beˈnites].

References

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  1. ^ Fishpool, Nick (24 June 2013). "ITF Pro Circuit meets... Montserrat González". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Montserrat González announces his retirement from professional tennis". archysport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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