Melissa Mazzotta
| Full name | Melissa Mazzotta |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Venezuela United States |
| Born | 21 June 1972 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| College | University of Miami |
| Prize money | $90,904 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 138-142 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (3 March 1997) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35-65 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 132 (23 November 1998) |
Melissa Mazzotta (born 21 June 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela.
Biography
[edit]Mazzotta is originally from Caracas but is based in Florida. She was a two-time All-American collegiate tennis player at the University of Miami.[1]
As a professional player, she reached a top singles ranking of 182 in the world. She featured in the qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments. Her WTA Tour career included a win over Rachel McQuillan in Los Angeles in 1994 and she was a doubles runner-up at Bogota in 1998.
She appeared in a total of six Fed Cup ties for her native Venezuela, two in 1991 and four in 1996.[2]
Mazzotta lives in Miami, where she operates a preschool.[3]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles (0-1)
[edit]| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | February, 1998 | Bogota, Colombia | Tier IV | Clay |  Ekaterina Sysoeva
|
 Janette Husárová  Paola Suárez
|
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals
[edit]| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–3)
[edit]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 9 May 1988 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay |  Petra Thorén
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 9 June 1991 | Miramar, United States | Hard |  Nicole Arendt
|
7-6, 6-1 |
| Loss | 3. | 14 July 1991 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | Rachel Jensen
|
3-6, 0-6 |
| Loss | 4. | 23 November 1997 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Katie Schlukebir
|
5-7, 5-7 |
Doubles (1-1)
[edit]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1 June 1998 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Fabiola Zuluaga
|
 Larissa Schaerer  Miroslava Vavrinec
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 5 July 1998 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga
|
 Alice Canepa Tathiana Garbin
|
2–6, 3–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Miami Hurricanes History: All-Americans". University of Miami. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "After-hours child care". Miami Herald. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External links
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Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan female tennis players
- Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players
- Venezuelan emigrants to the United States
- Tennis players from Caracas
- American female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela
- 20th-century Venezuelan women
- 21st-century Venezuelan women