Mariana Mesa
Mariana Mesa Pineda (born 1 April 1980) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Mariana Mesa Pineda |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  |
| Born | 1 April 1980 Pereira, Colombia |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $39,467 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 90–60 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 251 (15 May 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–50 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (7 August 2000) |
Biography
Tennis career
Mesa, who grew up in the city of Pereira, made her Fed Cup debut in 1995, having just turned 15. She featured in a total of 12 ties for Colombia during her career, mostly as doubles player, winning seven matches overall.
On the WTA Tour she made most of her main draw appearances at her home event, the Copa Colsanitas, playing in every edition of the tournament from 1998 to 2000. She had her best performance in 1998, when she made the round of 16 of the singles and was a doubles semi-finalist. Her only other singles main draw came at the 1999 Brasil Open, which she made as a qualifier.
Mesa reached a best singles ranking on tour of 251 in the world and won five ITF tournaments. As a doubles player she had a top ranking of 161, with seven ITF titles.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Mesa represented Colombia in the doubles competition, with Fabiola Zuluaga as her partner.[1]
Life after tennis
Mesa now coaches tennis and also works as broadcaster with Win Sports. She studied political science at Universidad Javeriana.[2]
ITF finals
Singles (5–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 18 September 1994 | Manizales, Colombia | Clay |  |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 July 1998 | Vigo, Spain | Clay |  |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 September 1998 | Lima, Peru | Clay | |
6–0, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 23 May 1999 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | |
1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 August 1999 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 1999 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | |
6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 September 2000 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
Doubles (7–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 September 1995 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay | |
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5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 June 1998 | Santander, Spain | Clay | |
 |
1–6, 6–7(1) |
| Winner | 1. | 7 September 1998 | Lima, Peru | Clay | |
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 30 November 1998 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | |
  |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 May 1999 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | |
|
W/O |
| Runner-up | 4. | 31 May 1999 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | |
  |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(6) |
| Winner | 3. | 2 August 1999 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | |
 |
7–5, 7–6(1) |
| Winner | 4. | 23 August 1999 | La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | |
  |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 September 1999 | Asunción, Paraguay | Hard | |
 |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 December 1999 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | |
|
2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 July 2000 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard |  |
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2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 September 2000 | Buenos Aires 2, Argentina | Clay | |
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 6. | 10 September 2000 | Buenos Aires 3, Argentina | Clay | |
|
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 8 October 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} |
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5–3, 4–0, 3–5 |
References
- "La tenista Mariana Mesa incluida en equipo olímpico de Colombia". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 10 August 2000.
- "Mariana Mesa, "No fui novia de Jaime Garzón"" (in Spanish). quepasocon.co. 3 March 2018.
External links
- Mariana Mesa at the Women's Tennis Association
- Mariana Mesa at the Fed Cup
- Mariana Mesa at the International Tennis Federation