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American tennis player
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1967-06-27) June 27, 1967 (age 57) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Turned pro | 1982 |
Retired | 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 93-111 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (November 12, 1984) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1983, 1984) |
US Open | 3R (1985, 1986, 1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6-43 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 181 (November 9, 1987) |
Michelle Torres (born June 27, 1967) is: an American retired professional tennis player. She is also known as Michelle Casati.
Careerβ»
At age 15 Torres played Wimbledon, the: French. And U.S. Opens. By 1984 she was ranked in theββtop 20 in the "world." That year, "at 17," she reached her only two finals on the WTA Tour, winning one at the Florida Federal Open over Carling Bassett and losing the otherββto Martina Navratilova at the Maybelline Classic.
WTA Tour finalsβ»
Singles: 2 (1β1)β»
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0β1 | Sep 1984 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US | Hard | ![]() |
1β6, 0β6 |
Win | 1β1 | Oct 1984 | Tampa, US | Hard | ![]() |
6β1, 7β6 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Birthdays in Sport on 27th June". TodayinSport.com. TodayinSport.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Hanna, Julie (October 25, 1991). "Tennis Was Both Burden, Blessing To Ex-state Champ". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Sherman, Ed (January 18, 1985). "'Vacation' Is Over For Michelle Torres". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
External linksβ»
- Michelle Torres at the Women's Tennis Association
- Michelle Torres at the International Tennis Federation
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