Mélanie Gloria (born June 19, 1987) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Gloria won five singles and six doubles titles on the

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. On 12 September 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 287. On 29 September 2003, she peaked at No. 578 in the doubles rankings. In 2004 at the Challenge Bell, she upset the second seed

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in the second round. She lost in the quarterfinals to

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Personal life

Gloria is of Portuguese descent. Her parents Helena and Jorge were born in Peniche and some members of her family still live there.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gloria, Melanie 1987 births Canadian female tennis players Canadian people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Living people Tennis players from Montreal 21st-century Canadian sportswomen