Marissa Sanchez is a Filipino former professional

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player. A native of

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, Sanchez became the top player in the Philippines for the first time in 1975, when she both the National Tennis Open and Philta Open. In 1977 she was part of the first Philippines squad to compete at the

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and was runner-up to Indonesia's Yolanda Sumarno in singles, with her silver medal the first of any colour attained by a Filipino at the event. She played on into the 1980s and made her last

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appearance in 1981, before retiring in her early 30s. More recently she is working as a tennis coach at the Angeles City club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Marissa Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Filipino female tennis players Competitors at the 1977 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in tennis Sportspeople from Pampanga