Pilar Pérez (born 22 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Biography
Pérez, who began competing on the ITF circuit in the 1989 season, was the
Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in th ...
champion in 1990, becoming the first Spanish female to win the prestigious junior tournament.
As a 16-year old she featured in two Federation Cup ties for Spain, as the doubles partner of
Conchita MartÃnez
"Conchita" MartÃnez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, doing so in 1994 Wimbledon Championships â ...
. Pérez and Martinez were beaten in both matches. This included the deciding rubber of the 1990 World Group semifinal against the USSR, as a replacement for
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, who was injured during her singles match.
She played only briefly on the
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tourna ...
, from 1990 to 1991.
At the
1991 Mediterranean Games
The XI Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1991 Mediterranean Games, were the 11th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 28 June to 12 July 1991, where 2,762 athletes (2,176 men and 586 women) from 18 countries p ...
, Pérez won a silver in the singles and a bronze in the doubles event.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
See also
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List of Spain Fed Cup team representatives
References
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1973 births
Living people
Spanish female tennis players
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis