Bárbara Navarro (born 9 April 1973) is a Spanish former professional
tennis
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player.
Navarro began competing on the professional tour in the early 1990s and reached a career best singles ranking of 247 in the world. During this time she qualified for two
WTA Tour
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WTA Tour tourna ...
main draws, the
1991 Brasil Open and
1992 Spanish Open. She featured in the qualifying draw for the
1992 Wimbledon Championships
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.
From 1996 to 1998, Navarro played collegiate tennis for the
Baylor Bears
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and was named
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year for 1997. Following her stint in the United States she returned to the tour.
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
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1973 births
Living people
Spanish female tennis players
Baylor Bears women's tennis players
Spanish expatriate tennis players in the United States