Dana Francesca Guzmán Alcas (born 22 March 2003) is a Peruvian
tennis
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player. She plays college tennis for the
Oklahoma Sooners
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.
Thanks to her efforts, she obtained a full scholarship to study Engineering at The University of Oklahoma in the United States.
Guzmán has a career high ITF junior ranking of 11, achieved on 4 January 2021. She became the first Peruvian player to obtain the highest ranking in the ITF Junior Women and the first South American player in the Top 20.
Guzmán represents
Peru
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in the
Fed Cup
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.
Career
Guzmán has defended the national team in the Fed Cup and also has the privilege of having qualified for two junior Grand Slams: the US Open and the Roland Garros. At the Junior level he has obtained multiple titles, both in singles and doubles.
After completing his secondary studies at his Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott in Arequipa. Guzmán dedicated himself entirely to his studies at the University of Oklahoma, only playing championships for the university,
In 2024 at the age of 21, taking advantage of the holidays, Guzmán registers for two ITF tournaments in Arequipa where he has good results, earning 24 points in the ITF Ranking, in addition to winning his first professional tournament in doubles with the French Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah defeating the couple Gabriella Price / A. Herrero Linana by 3-6, 6-4 and 10-6.
Guzmán is currently studying at university, but from time to time he enters a professional tournament in the United States.
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Junior Circuit finals
Singles
Doubles
References
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2003 births
Living people
Oklahoma Sooners women's tennis players
Peruvian female tennis players
Sportspeople from Piura
Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Peru
21st-century Peruvian sportswomen
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