Patricia Montaño (born 7 August 1952) is a Mexican former professional

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player. Montaño, the 1968

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champion, is the sister of tennis players Emilio and Olga. In both 1968 and 1969 she was a member of the Mexico Federation Cup team and made both of her two appearances in ties against Italy. She competed in the main draw at two editions of the

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and represented Mexico at the

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and

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during her career. A doubles gold medalist at the

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, Montaño lost a bronze medal play-off in doubles at the

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, where she also reached the singles quarterfinals. When Mexico City hosted the 1968 Olympics, tennis was included as an unofficial event, with Montaño selected in the Mexican team. Her best performance was the semifinals in the demonstration women's doubles.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montaño, Patricia 1952 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games tennis players for Mexico Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Mexican sportswomen