Lucía Sainz

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Lucía Sainz
Full nameLucía Sainz Pelegri
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1984-10-05) 5 October 1984 (age 37)
Barcelona, Spain
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeFresno State Bulldogs
Prize money$11,048
Official websiteOfficial website
Singles
Career record18-39
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 840 (25 May 2009)
Doubles
Career record57-40
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 323 (3 August 2009)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sainz and the second or maternal family name is Pelegri.

Lucía Sainz Pelegri (born 5 October 1984) is a Spanish former professional tennis player[1]and currently a professional padel player.

Tennis career[]

She has won six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She decided to follow the college route and was part of the Fresno State Bulldogs tennis team from 2004 to 2006. Fresno State's Lucia Sainz has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of February 28.[2] Sainz retired from professional tennis in 2009.

Padel tennis career[]

Since 2015, she is a professional padel player where she has attained a world No. 1 ranking as of 2020.[3]In 2018, she was awarded the Dona y Esport award as Barcelona's best athlete.[4] She has been competing as a partner with Gemma Triay since 2016.[5] Together with her, Sainz reached world No. 1 in 2020.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Lucía Sainz Pelegri ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  2. ^ "Sainz Named WAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week". www.gobulldogs.com.
  3. ^ "World padel tour rankings". Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. ^ "Dona y Esport award". www.barcelona.cat.
  5. ^ "Gemma Triay y Lucía Sainz, la revelación del padel femenino". www.mundodeportivo.com.
  6. ^ "Lucía Sainz and Gemma Triay: Number 1 and… Teachers !!". www.padelworldpress.es.

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