María Paulina Pérez García (born 10 January 1996) is a Colombian professional

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player. On 28 August 2023, she peaked at No. 115 in the WTA doubles rankings. On 12 September 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 619. Pérez has won one doubles title on the

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and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for

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, Pérez has a win–loss record of 13–15 in

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competition (as of September 2024).

Career

Pérez made her

debut at the 2013 Copa Colsanitas, partnering her sister Paula Andrea in doubles. The twins lost their first-round match against

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and

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. Ranked a then career-high world No. 273 in doubles, she reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2023 Monterrey Open, partnering

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. They won their maiden title, defeating

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and Fernanda Contreras Gómez. As a result, she moved up 130 positions in the doubles rankings, into the top 150. Partnering Sofia Sewing, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2023 WTA Argentina Open, losing to

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and

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in the final.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (runner–ups)

Doubles: 36 (14 titles, 22 runner-ups)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Maria Paulina 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Barranquilla Colombian female tennis players Colombian twins Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Tennis players at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games 21st-century Colombian sportswomen Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games silver medalists in tennis Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in tennis