Lucila Becerra

Lucila "Lucy" Becerra González[lower-alpha 1] (born 22 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

Lucila Becerra
Full nameLucila Becerra González
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1965-07-22) 22 July 1965
Prize money$44,314
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 253 (7 August 1995)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 194 (10 July 1995)

Biography

Tennis career

Becerra reached a best singles ranking of 253 in the world and won nine professional titles on the ITF circuit.[1] As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 194 and won 22 ITF titles.

A three-time Pan American Games medalist, Becerra won the mixed doubles gold at Indianapolis in 1987, to go with her women's doubles bronze medal in the same tournament.[2] She won a further women's doubles bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.

Her Fed Cup career for Mexico spanned 10 years and she appeared in a total of 15 ties. She won 11 matches overall, five in singles and six in doubles.

Personal life

Becerra lives in Mazatlán and is married with two children, twins Lucy and Mariano.[3]

Notes

  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Becerra and the second or maternal family name is González.

References

  1. "Hay esperanza para el tenis femenino mexicano". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 22 April 2012.
  2. "Lucy Becerra de Hinojos". Noroeste (in Spanish). 28 May 2008.
  3. "Los hermanos Lucy y Mariano Hinojos saltan a la cancha en La Baule, Francia". Noroeste (in Spanish). 28 June 2016.
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