Andréa Menezes is a Brazilian former professional

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player. Menezes had some notable successes in junior tennis, winning the 1969

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(14s) and 1971 Banana Bowl. A member of the Brazil Federation Cup team in 1972 and 1973, Menezes featured in a total of six ties for her country, for wins in two singles rubbers. One of those wins, over Rita Felix in 1972 tie against

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, secured Brazil victory in a Federation Cup tie for the first time. In 1973 she appeared in the women's doubles main draw of the

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(with Silvana Urroz) and entered the singles qualifying draw at

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Menezes, Andrea Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Brazilian female tennis players 20th-century Brazilian women