Valeria Pulido
| Full name | Valeria Pulido Velasco |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
| Born | 1 January 1990 Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $18,871 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 418 (26 May 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 44–25 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 341 (28 April 2008) |
Valeria Pulido Velasco (born 1 January 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Biography
[edit]Pulido, who comes from the Mexican state of Morelos, won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She received a wildcard into the doubles event at the 2008 Mexican Open, partnering Melissa Torres Sandoval in her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance.[1]
A right-handed player, Pulido left the tour after the 2008 season to play college tennis in the United States for the USC Trojans.[2]
During her career, she represented Mexico in several international events, including three ties for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 2008, against Colombia, Canada and Paraguay. She won bronze medals for Mexico in the women's doubles at both the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2011 Summer Universiade. At the 2011 Pan American Games she featured in the singles and doubles competitions, making the quarterfinals of the latter.
ITF finals
[edit]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–1)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 October 2005 | Morelia, Mexico | Hard |  Katie Ruckert
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 10 September 2007 | Tampico, Mexico | Hard |  Estefanía Craciún
|
6–1, 7–6(2) |
| Winner | 2. | 6 April 2008 | Obregón, Mexico | Hard | Anne Yelsey
|
6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2 |
Doubles (5–3)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 27 September 2005 | Morelia, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Olga Brózda Jessica Williams
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 September 2006 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay |  Alexandra Dulgheru
|
 Betina Jozami Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 April 2007 | Obregón, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
Lorena Arias Erika Clarke
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 May 2007 | Mazatlán, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
Courtney Nagle Robin Stephenson
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 May 2007 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Dominika Diešková Courtney Nagle
|
6–3, 0–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 17 September 2007 | Chihuahua, Mexico | Clay | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Melisa Miranda  Hilda Zuleta Cabrera
|
7–6(1), 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 November 2007 | Mexico City | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Surina De Beer  Rossana de los Ríos
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 December 2007 | Havana, Cuba | Hard | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
|
 Lisa-Maria Moser Nicole Rottmann
|
6–3, 6–4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nalbandián gana sin problemas en Acapulco". La Jornada (in Spanish). 27 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "USC Signs On Valeria Pulido-Velasco". Pac-12. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
[edit]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Mexican female tennis players
- USC Trojans women's tennis players
- Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States
- Sportspeople from Morelos
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Mexican sportswomen