Melisa Miranda Explained

Melisa Miranda
Fullname:Melisa Miranda-Otarola
Birth Date:28 April 1988
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$25,399
Singlesrecord:89–84
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 447 (22 December 2008)
Doublesrecord:45–63
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 436 (15 October 2007)
Team:yes

Melisa Miranda-Otarola (born 28 April 1988) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.[1]

Born in Santiago, Miranda played in the Fed Cup for Chile from 2005 to 2009. She featured in a total of eleven ties for her country and won eight of her nine singles rubbers. In addition to the Fed Cup, she also represented Chile at the 2007 Pan American Games.[2]

Miranda, a right-handed player, reached a best singles ranking of 447 on the professional tour. She made her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance at the 2008 Cachantún Cup in Viña del Mar, as a local wildcard in the women's singles.[3] Both of her two ITF title wins also came in 2008.

ITF finals

Singles (2–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss28 October 2006Luque, ParaguayClay Roxane Vaisemberg3–6, 3–6
Win14 July 2008Badajoz, SpainHard Adeline Goncalves6–4, 6–3
Win14 December 2008Havana, CubaHard Ana Clara Duarte6–0, 6–4

Doubles (0–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.26 June 2006Córdoba, ArgentinaClay Luciana Sarmenti Flavia Mignola
María Irigoyen
3–6, 4–6
Loss2.23 October 2006Luque, ParaguayClay Mariana Muci Karen Castiblanco
Flavia Mignola
3–6, 3–6
Loss3.14 May 2007Córdoba, ArgentinaClay Karen Castiblanco Andrea Benítez
María Irigoyen
2–6, 4–6
Loss4.17 September 2007 Chihuahua, MexicoClay Hilda Zuleta Cabrera Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
Valeria Pulido
6–7(1), 5–7

Notes and References

  1. News: Melisa Miranda da dura lucha a Andrea Koch por el número uno femenino de Chile . Al aire libre en Cooperativa . 22 October 2007 . Spanish.
  2. News: El "gurú" del tenis femenino . . 1 June 2007 . Spanish.
  3. News: Tenis: Número dos de Chile cae en primera ronda de torneo WTA de Viña . . 13 February 2008 . Spanish.