Mariana Muci Torres (born 15 February 1988) is a Venezuelan former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Muci grew up in the Venezuelan city of
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, but was born in
Lebanon
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.
A right-handed player, she featured in a total of 12 ties for the
Venezuela Fed Cup team, the first in 2004.
She also represented Venezuela in
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...
and
Pan American Games competition. At the
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.
Host city
*Main host city
**Cartagena de Indias
*Subsites:
** Barranquilla, Colombia ...
she won a gold medal in the women's doubles.
In 2008 she left the professional tour to attend
Florida International University
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and now works as an attorney in Miami.
ITF finals
Doubles: 15 (8–7)
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1988 births
Living people
Venezuelan female tennis players
Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela
Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
FIU Panthers women's tennis players
Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela
Venezuelan people of Lebanese descent
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
South American Games medalists in tennis
South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
Competitors at the 2006 South American Games
Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
20th-century Venezuelan women
21st-century Venezuelan women