María Fernanda Landa (born 29 July 1975) is a former professional

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player from Argentina.

Biography

Landa competed on the

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from 1995 and made all of her main-draw appearances in the doubles format, in which she reached 108 in the world. As a singles player, she won six ITF titles, with a best ranking of 183. She qualified for the main draw of the women's doubles at the 1996 US Open with

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and with the same partner was runner-up at the 1999 WTA Madrid Open. At the

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, Landa and Weingärtner received direct entry and were beaten in the first round by eventual champions

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and

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. She also competed in the mixed-doubles draw at Wimbledon that year with

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. She now runs a tennis school in

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (6–9)

Doubles: 27 (14–13)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landa, Maria Fernanda 1975 births Living people Argentine female tennis players 20th-century Argentine women