Vilmarie Castellvi[1] (born 21 March 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Puerto Rico.

Vilmarie Castellvi
Country (sports) Puerto Rico
Born (1981-03-21) March 21, 1981 (age 43)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Turned proMarch 1995
RetiredFebruary 2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Prize moneyUS$ 148,584
Singles
Career record143–111 (56.3%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (September 20, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2005)
French OpenQ2 (2004)
WimbledonQ3 (2004, 2005, 2006)
US OpenQ3 (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record34–37 (47.9%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 228 (July 17, 2006)

She received a wildcard to play at the 2005 Sunfeast Open and defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi in the first round but lost to Karolina Šprem in the second; this was her best WTA Tour performance. She did not qualify for any Grand Slam events.

College edit

While at Tennessee, Castellvi won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 2003.[2][3]

ITF finals edit

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–5) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1 August 1999 ITF Baltimore,
United States
Hard   Whitney Laiho 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 2. 30 July 2002 ITF Harrisonburg,
United States
Hard   Varvara Lepchenko 6–2, 6–0
Loss 3. 13 July 2003 Vancouver Open,
Canada
Hard   Anna-Lena Grönefeld 2–6, 4–6
Win 4. 13 October 2003 ITF Mexico City Hard   Kildine Chevalier 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4)
Loss 5. 4 April 2004 ITF Augusta,
United States
Hard   Tara Snyder 5–7, 2–6
Loss 6. 8 August 2004 ITF Louisville,
United States
Hard   Aiko Nakamura 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7. 5 September 2005 ITF Beijing,
China
Carpet (i)   Yuan Meng 6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–1) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 29 July 2001 ITF Evansville, United States Hard   Alison Ojeda   Anca Anastasiu
  Lara van Rooyen
6–2, 6–3
Win 2. 21 July 2002 ITF Baltimore, United States Hard   Agnes Wiski   Natallia Dziamidzenka
  Kim Jin-hee
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3. 16 May 2004 ITF Charlottesville, United States Clay   Sunitha Rao   Erica Krauth
  Jessica Lehnhoff
0–6, 1–6
Win 4. 31 July 2005 ITF Lexington, United States Hard   Samantha Reeves   Kumiko Iijima
  Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–1
Win 5. 26 June 2007 ITF Edmond, United States Hard   Kim Anh Nguyen   Dominika Diešková
  Courtney Nagle
7–5, 1–6, 6–2

References edit

  1. ^ 'Vilmarie Castellvi profile at UT Sports Tennis', archived on 4 March 2016
  2. ^ "UT LADY VOL VILMARIE CASTELLVI RECEIVES HONDA SPORTS AWARD FOR TENNIS". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

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