Mélanie Gloria

Mélanie Gloria
Country (sports)  Canada
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Born (1987-06-19) June 19, 1987
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $32,327
Singles
Career record 63–33
Career titles 0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking No. 287 (September 12, 2005)
Doubles
Career record 38–18
Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 578 (September 29, 2003)
Last updated on: December 27, 2010.

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

Gloria has won five singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 12, 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 287. On September 29, 2003, she peaked at world number 578 in the doubles rankings.

In 2004 at the Challenge Bell, she upset the second seed Daniela Hantuchová in the second round. She lost in the quarterfinals to María Emilia Salerni.[1]

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 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $100,000 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 (0–0)
ITF $25,000 (0–1)
ITF $15,000 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 (5–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. August 1, 2005 Vancouver, Canada Hard United States Ansley Cargill 4–6, 2–6
Runner–up 2. June 4, 2007 Amarante, Portugal Hard Italy Elisa Balsamo 3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. June 18, 2007 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Switzerland Stefania Boffa 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. June 2, 2008 Amarante, Portugal Hard Spain Yera Campos-Molina 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. June 15, 2008 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Portugal Maria João Koehler 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 3. June 7, 2009 Amarante, Portugal Hard Portugal Maria João Koehler 3–6, 2–6
Winner 4. June 13, 2009 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Spain Yera Campos-Molina 6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. June 7, 2010 Amarante, Portugal Hard Australia Shayna McDowell 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–0

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

Legend
ITF $100,000 (0–0)
ITF $75,000 (0–0)
ITF $50,000 (0–0)
ITF $25,000 (0–0)
ITF $15,000 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 (6–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 18, 2007 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard United States Kady Pooler Israel Keren Shlomo
Portugal Joana Pangaio Pereira
6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. June 2, 2008 Amarante, Portugal Hard Spain Lucia Sainz-Pelegri Argentina Tatiana Búa
Colombia Karen Castiblanco
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner 3. June 15, 2008 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Spain Lucia Sainz-Pelegri Argentina Carla Beltrami
Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto
6–1, 6–1
Winner 4. June 13, 2009 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Australia Lucia Gonzalez
Australia Renee Lampret
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 5. June 13, 2010 Amarante, Portugal Hard Mexico Daniela Muñoz Gallegos Portugal Magali de Lattre
Australia Jade Hopper
6–4, 6–2
Winner 6. June 14, 2010 Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal Hard Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Germany Kim Grajdek
Bulgaria Julia Stamatova
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Runner–up 1. June 21, 2010 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom Jade Windley
2–6, 1–6

References

  1. "Singles draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

External links

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