Melissa Torres Sandoval
Melissa Torres Sandoval (born 3 February 1984) is a Mexican retired female tennis player who currently serves as a federal lawmaker.
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| Born | 3 February 1984 Mexico City, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $96,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 167 - 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 227 (18 February 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 73 - 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 207 (25 November 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 18–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 02 March 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life
Torres Sandoval was born in Mexico City. She is an alumna of the Universidad Anáhuac, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration in 2008 and a master's degree in journalism in 2014.[1]
Tennis career
Torres Sandoval has a career high WTA singles ranking of 227, achieved on 18 February 2008. Torres Sandoval also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 207 achieved on 25 November 2002. Torres Sandoval has won six ITF singles and doubles titles.
Playing for Mexico at the Fed Cup, Torres Sandoval has a win–loss record of 18–13.[2]
Torres Sandoval made her WTA tour debut at the 2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Having entered the a wildcard tournament in the main draw, she defeated Nicole Pratt and Eva Birnerová quarterfinals, before losing to Julia Schruff.
She retired from tennis after the 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, where she lost in the first round to Pauline Parmentier.[3] After her retirement, she became a commentator for ESPN and Uno TV.[1]
Political career
In 2013, she began a two-year stint as an adjunct director general of the National Security Commission, a division of the Secretariat of the Interior.[1]
In 2015, the Social Encounter Party placed Torres Sandoval second on their list of proportional representation federal deputies from the fourth electoral region, assuring her of a seat in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.[1] She serves on eight commissions including Health, Public Security, Gender Alert, Foreign Relations, and Bicameral for Dialogue and Conciliation in Chiapas.[1]
ITF Final
Singles: 9 (6–3)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 6 August 2001 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | |
6–4, 6–7(4), 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 October 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 9 October 2001 | Pachuca, Mexico | Hard | |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 September 2004 | Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | Hard |  |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 September 2004 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 September 2004 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay |  |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 October 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 9 November 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 April 2007 | Jackson, United States | Clay |  |
1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 14 August 2000 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Clay | |
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 August 2000 | Toluca, Mexico | Clay | |
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W/O |
| Winner | 1. | 2 April 2002 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 November 2002 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–7(4) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 August 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | |
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6–7(7), 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 September 2004 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | |
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6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 18 October 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 November 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 November 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | |
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2–6, 7–6(2), 6–0 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 October 2007 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | |
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6–1, 7–5 |
References
- SIL: Profile for Melissa Torres Sandoval (LXIII Legislature)
- Melissa Torres Sandoval at the Fed Cup
- Associated Press (23 February 2009). "La mexicana Melissa Torres se retira con una derrota ante la francesa Pauline Parmentier, en el Abierto Mexicano de Tenis". Televisa Deportes. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
