Vilmarie Castellvi Explained

Vilmarie Castellvi
Country: Puerto Rico
Birth Date:21 March 1981
Birth Place:Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
College:University of Tennessee
Turnedpro:March 1995
Retired:February 2008
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 148,584
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 125 (September 20, 2004)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2005)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2004)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2004, 2005, 2006)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2004, 2005)
Doublestitles:4 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 228 (July 17, 2006)

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

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

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

ITF finals

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

Singles (2–5)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.1 August 1999ITF Baltimore,
United States
Hard Whitney Laiho6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win2.30 July 2002ITF Harrisonburg,
United States
Hard Varvara Lepchenko6–2, 6–0
Loss3.13 July 2003Vancouver Open,
Canada
Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld2–6, 4–6
Win4.13 October 2003ITF Mexico CityHard Kildine Chevalier6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4)
Loss5.4 April 2004ITF Augusta,
United States
Hard Tara Snyder5–7, 2–6
Loss6.8 August 2004ITF Louisville,
United States
Hard Aiko Nakamura4–6, 2–6
Loss7.5 September 2005ITF Beijing,
China
Carpet (i) Yuan Meng6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.29 July 2001ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Alison Ojeda Anca Anastasiu
Lara van Rooyen
6–2, 6–3
Win2.21 July 2002ITF Baltimore, United StatesHard Agnes Wiski Natallia Dziamidzenka
Kim Jin-hee
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss3.16 May 2004ITF Charlottesville, United StatesClay Sunitha Rao Erica Krauth
Jessica Lehnhoff
0–6, 1–6
Win4.31 July 2005ITF Lexington, United StatesHard Samantha Reeves Kumiko Iijima
Junri Namigata
6–2, 6–1
Win5.26 June 2007ITF Edmond, United StatesHard Kim Anh Nguyen Dominika Diešková
Courtney Nagle
7–5, 1–6, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114332/http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/castellvi_vilmarie00.html 'Vilmarie Castellvi profile at UT Sports Tennis'
  2. Web site: UT LADY VOL VILMARIE CASTELLVI RECEIVES HONDA SPORTS AWARD FOR TENNIS. University of Tennessee Athletics. en. 2020-03-25.
  3. Web site: Tennis. CWSA. en. 2020-03-25.