Luciana Camargo Tella (born 31 December 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
Biography
Born in Campinas, Tella first appeared on the
WTA Tour
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in the 1986 season and went on to reach a top ranking 154 in the world in singles.
At the
1988 French Open
The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 92nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand ...
, she competed in the main draw of both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.
She featured in a total of 19
Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
ties for Brazil, which included World Group fixtures against Czechoslovakia in 1988 and Canada in 1989.
Her representative career included appearing at the
1995 Pan American Games
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in Mar del Plata, where she partnered with
Andrea Vieira to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles.
Since 1998, she has run the Tella Tennis Academy in Campinas.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (7–8)
Doubles: 24 (14–10)
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1969 births
Living people
Brazilian female tennis players
Sportspeople from Campinas
Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in tennis
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
20th-century Brazilian women
21st-century Brazilian women