María Vento-Kabchi

María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi (born 24 May 1974) is a former female tennis player from Venezuela. In July 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. She won four WTA titles in doubles.

María Vento-Kabchi

Country (sports)	Venezuela
Residence	Caracas, Venezuela Miami, Florida, United States
Born	(1974-05-24) 24 May 1974 Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	25 February 1994
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,591,803
Singles
Career record	361–324
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 26 (19 July 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2001)
French Open	2R (2004)
Wimbledon	4R (1997)
US Open	4R (2005)
Doubles
Career record	153–157
Career titles	4 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 15 (26 July 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2004)
French Open	2R (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Wimbledon	QF (2003, 2004)
US Open	QF (2003)
Medal record Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Singles

Vento-Kabchi reached the fourth round of the US Open in 2005, where she was heavily defeated by the eventual champion, Kim Clijsters. Vento-Kabchi likened the defeat to being "run over by a truck".[1]

Her best results in Grand Slam tournaments are reaching the fourth round in Wimbledon (1997) and US Open (2005).

She competed as María Vento until July 21, 2001, when she married lawyer Gamal Kabchi.[2]

Vento-Kabchi retired from professional tennis in 2006.

WTA career finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier II
Tier IV & V

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 January 1998	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Ai Sugiyama	5–7, 0–6

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (7–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	26 June 1989	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Sofie Albinus	3–2 ret.
Runner-up	1.	14 May 1990	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Suzanne Italiano	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	21 May 1990	Aguascalientes, Mexico	Clay	Jean-Marie Lozano	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	27 May 1991	Sanibel, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	1–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	5 July 1993	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Judy Newman	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	4.	26 July 1993	Roanoke, United States	Hard	Annie Miller	6–0, 5–7, 6–0
Winner	5.	2 August 1993	Norfolk, United States	Hard	Annie Miller	7–5, 6–1
Winner	6.	31 July 1995	Brasília, Brazil	Clay	Andrea Glass	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	6 October 1996	Puerto Vallarta, United States	Hard	Jana Nejedly	6–7, 4–6
Winner	7.	27 July 1997	Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	4.	10 October 1999	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	8 October 2000	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Brie Rippner	0–6, 0–6
Runner-up	6.	25 February 2003	St Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Shenay Perry	2–6, 4–6

Doubles (2–2)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	14 May 1990	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Rita Winebarger	Belkis Rodríguez Blanca Borbolla	0–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	25 May 1992	Orlando, United States	Clay	Sandra Cacic	Trisha Laux Michelle Jackson-Nobrega	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	31 March 1997	Phoenix, United States	Hard	María José Gaidano	Lea Ghirardi Nino Louarsabishvili	0–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	24 July 2000	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	María Virginia Francesa	Candice de la Torre Gabriela Voleková	6–1, 6–4

References

1. Venus eclipses Serena at US Open, Mail & Guardian
2. "Maria Vento-Kabchi: Bio". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

External links

• María Vento-Kabchi at the Women's Tennis Association
• María Vento-Kabchi at the International Tennis Federation
• María Vento-Kabchi at the Fed Cup