Paula Andrea Cabezas (born 21 August 1972) is a Chilean former professional

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player.

Biography

Born in

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, Cabezas competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, mostly on the ITF Circuit, winning 14 singles and 17 doubles titles. Her

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performances include a semifinal appearance in the doubles at São Paulo in 1991, partnering with Andrea Vieira. She qualified for her only singles main draw at the 1995 Puerto Rico Open. She reached a best singles ranking of 212 in the world, attained in 1997. During her career, she featured in a total of 39 ties for the Chile Fed Cup team. This included a World Group fixture against defending champions Spain in 1994, where she lost a singles match to world No. 2,

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. She won 49 matches overall, 23 of them in doubles, both of which are national records. Cabezas represented Chile in doubles at the

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and was a multiple

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medalist. She won a bronze medal at the

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in Havana and a silver at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg, both in doubles. She now lives in

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and competes on the ITF seniors circuit under Spanish nationality.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (14 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Doubles: 25 (17 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabezas, Paula 1972 births Living people Chilean female tennis players Tennis players from Santiago Chilean emigrants to Spain Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players of Chile Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games South American Games medalists in tennis South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Competitors at the 1998 South American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean women