Melissa Torres Sandoval (born 3 February 1984) is a Mexican former

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player who now serves as a federal lawmaker.

Life

Torres Sandoval was born in Mexico City. She is an alumna of the Universidad Anáhuac, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration in 2008 and a master's degree in journalism in 2014.

Tennis career

Torres Sandoval has a career-high singles ranking by the

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(WTA) of 227, achieved on 18 February 2008. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 207, set on 25 November 2002. Torres Sandoval won six singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for

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, she has a win–loss record of 18–13 in

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competition. Torres Sandoval made her

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debut at the

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. Having entered the tournament with a wildcard in the main draw, she defeated Nicole Pratt and

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in the quarterfinals, before losing to

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. She retired from tennis after the 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, where she lost in the first round to

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. After her retirement, she became a commentator for ESPN and Uno TV.

Political career

In 2013, she began a two-year stint as an adjunct director general of the National Security Commission, a division of the

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. In 2015, the

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placed Torres Sandoval second on their list of proportional representation federal deputies from the fourth electoral region, assuring her of a seat in the

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.SIL: Profile for Melissa Torres Sandoval (LXIII Legislature)
/ref> She serves on eight commissions including Health, Public Security, Gender Alert, Foreign Relations, and Bicameral for Dialogue and Conciliation in Chiapas.

ITF finals

Singles (6–3)

Doubles (6–4)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres Sandoval, Melissa 1984 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Universiade medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Deputies of the LXIII Legislature of Mexico