Mélanie Gloria (born June 19, 1987) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Gloria won five singles and six doubles titles on the

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. On 12 September 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 287. On 29 September 2003, she peaked at No. 578 in the doubles rankings. In 2004 at the

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, she upset the second seed

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in the second round. She lost in the quarterfinals to

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Personal life

Gloria is of

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descent. Her parents Helena and Jorge were born in Peniche and some members of her family still live there.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gloria, Melanie 1987 births Canadian female tennis players Canadian people of Portuguese descent Living people Tennis players from Montreal