Viviana González Explained

Viviana González
Full Name:Viviana González Locicero
Birth Date:22 April 1958
Birth Place:Rosario, Argentina
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:3R (1978)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1978, 1979)
Usopenresult:2R (1978)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (1978)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1978)

Viviana Marina González Locicero (born 22 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She is also known by her married name Viviana Segal.

Biography

A right-handed player from Rosario, González is the granddaughter of Felipe Locicero, who was a coach of Guillermo Vilas.

González was Argentina's top ranked female player in the late 1970s and represented her country in a total of eight Federation Cup ties.[1]

She was runner-up at the 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships, with her run including a win over number one seed Mima Jaušovec.[2]

Her best grand slam performance came at the 1978 French Open, where she upset fourth seed Nancy Richey en route to the round of 16 and was a doubles quarter-finalist, partnering Ivanna Madruga.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irigoyen es la 1 . ABChoy.com.ar . Spanish . 20 May 2015.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - U.S. Clay Courts - 07 August - 13 August 1978 . itftennis.com.