Gabriela Paz Franco (born 30 September 1991 in
Valencia
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) is a retired Venezuelan
tennis
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player.
Her career-high singles world rank was No. 230. On 23 July 2012, she peaked in the doubles world ranking at No. 299. In her career, Paz won eight singles and three doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit.
Career
As a junior, she reached a career-high world rank at No. 10. She was the runner-up of the girls' singles tournament at the
2008 US Open, where she lost to wildcard
CoCo Vandeweghe.
Paz first played for
Venezuela
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in the
2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone, playing in all five matches, winning four of her five singles, and losing both doubles with partner
Adriana Pérez
Adriana Pérez (; born November 20, 1992) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player and member of the Venezuela Fed Cup team. In April 2014, she reached her highest singles ranking by the WTA of No. 186, whilst her best doubles ranking ...
.
Her most recent
WTA event was at the 2012 Citi Open in Washington, D.C. where she entered the tournament at world rank No. 280. She played in the qualifying, beating
Allie Klick
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in the first round, and then lost to
Michelle Larcher de Brito in the final round of qualifying.
In May 2015, Gabriela Paz confirmed her retirement from professional tennis, saying she wanted to become a coach.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (8–2)
Doubles: 6 (3–3)
Junior Grand Slam finals (0–1)
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Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela
Venezuelan female tennis players
1991 births
Living people
20th-century Venezuelan women
21st-century Venezuelan women