Paula Umaña

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Paula Umaña
Country (sports) Costa Rica
Born (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$8,307
Singles
Career record17–42
Highest rankingNo. 624 (7 November 1994)
Doubles
Career record31–40
Highest rankingNo. 281 (17 July 1995)

Paula Umaña (born 10 September 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional tennis player.[1]

Between 1992 and 2000, Umaña represented the Costa Rica Fed Cup team in a total of 33 ties, winning nine singles and ten doubles rubbers for her country.

Umaña, who now lives in the US state of Georgia, is a younger sister of CNN en Español anchor Glenda Umaña.[2]

Umaña is a Catholic speaker and author of 40 Gifts of Hope (40 Regalos de Esperanza).

ITF finals[edit]

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 4 (0–4)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 24 July 1994 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Colombia Ximena Rodríguez Mexico Lucila Becerra
Mexico Claudia Muciño
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 2 October 1994 Monterrey, Mexico Clay Mexico Claudia Muciño Mexico Xóchitl Escobedo
Mexico Lucila Becerra
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 16 October 1994 Saltillo, Mexico Hard Jamaica Iwalani McCalla United States Laxmi Poruri
United States Eleni Rossides
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 4 December 1994 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Colombia Carmiña Giraldo Brazil Vanessa Menga
Brazil Luciana Tella
2–6, 3–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paula sueña con Atlanta". La Nación (in Spanish). 17 September 1995.
  2. ^ "¡Feliz de la vida en una Harley Davidson! - Nacionales - Al Día, Costa Rica: deportes, noticias, sucesos". Al Día (in Spanish). 26 July 2010.

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