Lucila "Lucy" Becerra González (born 22 July 1965) is a former professional

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player from Mexico.

Biography

Tennis career

Becerra reached a best singles ranking of 253 in the world and won nine professional titles on the ITF circuit. As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 194 and won 22 ITF titles. A three-time

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medalist, Becerra won the mixed doubles gold at Indianapolis in 1987, to go with her women's doubles bronze medal in the same tournament. She won a further women's doubles bronze medal at the

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in Mar del Plata. Her

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career for Mexico spanned 10 years and she appeared in a total of 15 ties. She won 11 matches overall, five in singles and six in doubles.

Personal life

Becerra lives in

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding ''municipio'', known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of ...

and is married with two children, twins Lucy and Mariano.

ITF finals

Singles: 16 (9–7)

Doubles: 27 (22–5)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becerra, Lucila 1965 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Sportspeople from Mazatlán Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games