Paulina Sepúlveda (born 15 September 1968) is a Chilean former professional

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player.

Biography

Sepúlveda made her debut for the Chile Fed Cup team as a 15-year old in 1984. She continued to play in the Fed Cup during her junior career and was a girls' singles quarter-finalist at the

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. At the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

in Havana, Sepúlveda won a bronze medal in the women's doubles event, partnering

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. Following a five-year absence, she returned to Fed Cup tennis in 1992, in the lead up to the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, which she qualified for as a singles player. She was beaten in the first round of the Olympics by

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. In 1996 she made another Fed Cup comeback and finished her career with appearances in a total of 16 ties.

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)

Doubles (2–0)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sepulveda, Paulina 1968 births Living people Chilean female tennis players Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in tennis South American Games medalists in tennis South American Games silver medalists for Chile Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Competitors at the 1986 South American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean women Place of birth missing (living people)