Noelia Serra-Djamdjean (born 9 September 1977) is a Dominican-Spanish former professional

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player. Before changing allegiances to Spain, Serra won three medals for the

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at the

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in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She and

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were gold medalists in the team event and also partnered together to win a silver medal in the doubles. In the singles event, Serra claimed a bronze medal. Serra reached a career best singles ranking of 236 in the world and won three singles titles on the

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. Her only

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main-draw appearance came as a local wildcard entrant at the 1996 Madrid Open, where she was beaten in the first round by Argentina's

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ITF finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serra, Noelia 1977 births Living people Spanish female tennis players Dominican Republic female tennis players Dominican Republic emigrants to Spain Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis