Mercedes Paz
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Paz unexpectedly defeated defending champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the second round of the 1990 French Open. Later that year, at the Virginia Slims of Worcester, Paz also defeated Sánchez Vicario in the round of 16. Five years before, in the semifinals of the 1985 Brazil Open, she beat top-seeded Gabriela Sabatini en route to beating Peruvian Laura Arraya for the title. In so doing, Paz became the first Argentinian woman to capture a major WTA event. In addition to wins over Sánchez Vicario and Sabatini, she also defeated top-seeded Jana Novotná in three sets to reach the semifinals of the Belgian Ladies Open in Brussels in 1989. The previous year, at the 1988 Hilton Head tournament, Paz had defeated Novotná in the round of 32 for the first time. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Natalia Rego, Cecilia Salazar, Mercedes Paz, Alicia Costábile, Alvaro Fajardo, Ignacio Ferrés, Paula Perbolianachis, Tamara Fernández-Calero, Veronica Noya, Matias R. Machado, Mariana Brandes, Rodrigo Arce, Mailen Arleo, Tania Possi, Natalia Reyes, María Noel Bentancor, Andrés Lizasoain, Viviana Bortagaray, Ana Moller, Odhille Chappos, Nicolas Nin, Javier Hurtado, Melissa Duquía, Maria Belén González, Luciana Griffero, Mauricio Méndez, Maria Pía Techera, Juan Zanetti, Emiliano Pereira, Bernardina Rivera, Matías Maidana, Martina Alonso, Pablo Smircich, Ighor Arantes, Daiana Mir, Cecilia Alonso, Julio Medina, Henry Albornoz, Rodney Colina, Gonzalo Bello, Pilar Moreno, Gonzalo Moratorio, Gregorio Iraola, Lucía SpangenbergGet full text
Published 2021-09-01
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