Pilar Vásquez (born 15 May 1963) is a former professional

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player from Peru.

Biography

Vásquez, who was born in Lima, moved to the United States in the late 1970s and attended school in Miami. She made the girls' singles quarter-finals at the

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as a junior. She also took part in the mixed doubles draw partnering with

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. Vásquez competed on the WTA Tour from 1981. She was beaten by

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, at

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, in her first tournament. Vásquez managed to take the first set to a tiebreak. She made her

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debut in 1982, when

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appeared in the World Group for the first time, and won a tie against

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. Vásquez made one final on the WTA Tour, at the 1982 Japan Open. She lost against her countrywoman,

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, in three sets. Her best performance in a

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tournament was a fourth round appearance at the 1983 US Open. She was a semi-finalist at Bakersfield in 1983. Vásquez reached her highest ranking of 66 in the world in 1984. More semi-final appearances came at the

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in 1987, and at the 1988 Rainha Cup in Guarujá. Vásquez retired as the most prolific player for Peru in terms of career wins. Vásquez had 16 Fed Cup appearances in her career. She continues to live in

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, and she works as a realtor.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasquez, Pilar 1963 births Living people Peruvian female tennis players Tennis players from Lima Peruvian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Peruvian sportswomen