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Melissa Morales
Melissa Morales (born 4 December 1990) is a Guatemalan tennis player. On 12 November 2018, Morales reached her best singles ranking of world No. 784. On 24 September 2018, she peaked at No. 608 in the doubles rankings. Since her debut for the Guatemala Fed Cup team in 2008, Morales has a win–loss record of 18–9 as of April 2021. ITF finals Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups) Fed Cup participation Singles Doubles References External links * * * 1990 births Living people Guatemalan female tennis players Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Guatemala Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Guatemala 20th-century Guatemalan women 21st-century Guatemalan women {{Guatemala-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escuintla
Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair in honor to The Immaculate Conception. In 2002 the city had a population of 86,678. It is located on the border of the central highlands and the Pacific coastal plain. Etymology Many of the names of the municipalities of Guatemala consist of one of two things: the name of a catholic saint to worship the day the city was founded or a description with Náhuatl roots. These influences are due to the troops in command of Pedro de Alvarado who invaded the region in 1520. These troops were composed of Spanish soldiers and indigenous Tlaxcaltecs. The name Escuintla, comes from the indigenous language nahuatl «Itzcuintlán», which is a word composed of two words: · «Itzcuintli»: means “dog” · «tlan»: means “abunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |