María Vento-Kabchi
Country (sports) |
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Residence |
Caracas, Venezuela Miami, Florida, United States | |||||||
Born |
Caracas, Venezuela | 24 May 1974|||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||
Turned pro | 25 February 1994 | |||||||
Retired | 2006 | |||||||
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||
Prize money | $1,591,803 | |||||||
Singles | ||||||||
Career record | 361–324 | |||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF | |||||||
Highest ranking | No. 26 (19 July 2004) | |||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2001) | |||||||
French Open | 2R (2004) | |||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1997) | |||||||
US Open | 4R (2005) | |||||||
Doubles | ||||||||
Career record | 153–157 | |||||||
Career titles | 4 WTA, 2 ITF | |||||||
Highest ranking | No. 15 (26 July 2004) | |||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2004) | |||||||
French Open | 2R (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) | |||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2003, 2004) | |||||||
US Open | QF (2003) | |||||||
Medal record
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María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi (born 24 May 1974) is a former professional female tennis player from Venezuela. On July 19, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 26.
In her career she has not yet won a singles title but she has won 4 titles in doubles.
Vento-Kabchi reached the fourth round of the US Open in 2005, where she was heavily defeated by the eventual champion, Kim Clijsters. Vento-Kabchi likened the defeat to being "run over by a truck".[1]
As of June 26, 2006, she is ranked 133rd in the WTA rankings.
She has got $1,591,803 prize money in total. Her best result in Grand Slam is entering 4th round in Wimbledon (1997) and US Open (2005).
Vento-Kabchi retired from tennis 2006.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (0\1) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | January 11, 1998 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | 5–7, 0–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles finals: 13 (7–6)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 26 June 1989 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 3-2 ret. | |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 May 1990 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 7-6, 4-6, 3-6 | |
Winner | 3. | 21 May 1990 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Clay | 6-3, 6-3 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 27 May 1991 | Sanibel, United States | Hard | 1-6, 1-6 | |
Winner | 5. | 5 July 1993 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 | |
Winner | 6. | 26 July 1993 | Roanoke, United States | Hard | 6-0, 5-7, 6-0 | |
Winner | 7. | 2 August 1993 | Norfolk, United States | Hard | 7-5, 6-1 | |
Winner | 8. | 31 July 1995 | Brasília, Brazil | Clay | 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 | |
Runner-up | 9. | 6 October 1996 | Puerto Vallarta, United States | Hard | 6-7, 4-6 | |
Winner | 10. | 27 July 1997 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard | 6-4, 6-0 | |
Runner-up | 11. | 10 October 1999 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | 6-4, 6-7, 4-6 | |
Runner-up | 12. | 8 October 2000 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | 0-6, 0-6 | |
Runner-up | 13. | 25 February 2003 | St Paul, United States | Hard (i) | 2-6, 4-6 |
Doubles Finals: 4 (2-2)
Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 14 May 1990 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 0-6, 7-5, 6-4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 25 May 1992 | Orlando, United States | Clay | 3-6, 6-2, 4-6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 31 March 1997 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 24 July 2000 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ Venus eclipses Serena at US Open, Mail & Guardian
External links
- María Vento-Kabchi at the Women's Tennis Association
- María Vento-Kabchi at the International Tennis Federation
- María Vento-Kabchi at the Fed Cup
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