Silvana Urroz (21 February 1955 — 10 August 1996) was a Chilean professional

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player.

Biography

Urroz, daughter of World Cup footballer Francisco Urroz, played collegiate tennis for

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in Texas and was a member of the Chile Federation Cup team from 1977 to 1978. She reached a best world ranking of 117. Most of Urroz's grand slam appearances came in doubles, but she qualified for the singles main draw of the

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and won her first round match against

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. In 1980 she had a first round win in

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, which for 38-years remained the last

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match won by a Chilean woman. She made the mixed doubles third round at

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twice and was a WTA Tour doubles finalist at the 1980 Seiko Classic in Hong Kong. Urroz died of

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in 1996 at the age of 41. Continuing the family sporting tradition, Urroz's niece Manuela plays field hockey for Chile, while her nephew Francisco has represented the

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urroz, Silvana 1955 births 1996 deaths Chilean female tennis players Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals athletes College women's tennis players in the United States Place of birth missing (living people)