| Country (sports) |  Mexico | |||||||||||
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| Born | (1979-03-16) 16 March 1979 (age 45) Córdoba, Mexico | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 14–11 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 636 (10 May 1999) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 7–8 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 525 (15 March 1999) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Paola Palencia (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Born in Córdoba, Palencia featured in a total of nine Fed Cup ties for Mexico, between 1996 and 1998. She played mostly as a doubles player and was unbeaten in the six rubbers where she partnered with Melody Falcó. Her only singles rubber was a win over Costa Rica's Melissa Golfin.
Palencia won two silver medals for Mexico at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo.
Between 1999 and 2002 she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University, where she twice earned All-American honors for doubles (partnering İpek Şenoğlu).
ITF finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 16 November 1998 | Los Mochis, Mexico | Hard | Melody Falcó
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 Zsófia Gubacsi  Aliénor Tricerri
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1–6, 2–6 |
References
- "W-FC-1998-G2-AM-A-M-MEX-CRC-01". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
- "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe México 1926: Prólogo inaudito del atletismo cubano". Score Sport Magazine (in Spanish). 1 December 2020.
- "Doubles Is a Pleasure for Pepperdine Pair". Los Angeles Times. 9 March 2001.
External links
- Paola Palencia at the Women's Tennis Association
- Paola Palencia at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Paola Palencia at the International Tennis Federation
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Mexican female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Veracruz
- Pepperdine Waves women's tennis players
- Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- 20th-century Mexican women