Pilar Vásquez (born 15 May 1963) is a former professional

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player from Peru.

Biography

Vásquez, who was born in Lima, moved to the United States in the late 1970s and attended school in Miami. As a junior she made the girls' singles quarter-finals at the

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and also took part in the mixed doubles draw partnering

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. From 1981 she competed on the WTA Tour and in her first tournament, at

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, was beaten by

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, who she managed to take to a first set tiebreak. She made her

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debut in 1982, when

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appeared in the World Group for the first time and won a tie against

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. On the WTA Tour she made one final, at the 1982 Japan Open, which she lost to countrywoman

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in three sets. Her best performance in a

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tournament was a fourth round appearance at the 1983 US Open. She was a semi-finalist at Bakersfield in 1983 and the following year reached her highest ranking of 66 in the world. Further semi-final appearances came at the

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in 1987 and the 1988 Rainha Cup in Guarujá. When her 16 tie Fed Cup career ended she retired as the most prolific player for Peru in terms of career wins. She continues to live in

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and works as a realtor.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasquez, Pilar 1963 births Living people Peruvian female tennis players Sportspeople from Lima Tennis people from Florida Peruvian emigrants to the United States