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María Paulina Pérez
Colombian tennis player (born 1996)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is García.
María Paulina Pérez García (born 10 January 1996) is a Colombian professional tennis player.
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| Full name | María Paulina Pérez García | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) Barranquilla, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 88,658 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 149–153 (49.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 619 (12 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 956 (15 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 201–147 (57.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 13 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 115 (28 August 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 117 (15 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| BJK Cup | 6–12 (33.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 26 January 2024. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On 12 September 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 619. On 28 August 2023, she peaked at No. 115 in the WTA doubles rankings. Pérez has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Pérez made her WTA Tour debut at the 2013 Copa Colsanitas, partnering her sister Paula Andrea in doubles.[1] The twins lost their first-round match against Alizé Cornet and Pauline Parmentier.[1]
Ranked No. 273, at a career-high in doubles, she reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2023 Monterrey Open, partnering Yuliana Lizarazo. They won their maiden title defeating Kimberly Birrell and Fernanda Contreras Gómez. As a result, she moved up 130 positions in the doubles rankings, into the top 150.
Playing for Colombia Fed Cup team, Pérez has a win–loss record of 6–12 in Fed Cup competition.
Doubles
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| Tournament | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 10–0 | – |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
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| Guadalajara Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
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Doubles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2023 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | Yuliana Lizarazo |
 Kimberly Birrell  Fernanda Contreras Gómez |
6–3, 5–7, [10–5] |
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Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2023 | Barranquilla Open, Colombia | Hard | Yuliana Lizarazo |
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou Despina Papamichail |
6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2023 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay |  Sofia Sewing |
 María Lourdes Carlé Despina Papamichail |
3–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
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Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Margaux Rouvroy |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2019 | ITF Guatemala City, Guatemala | 15,000 | Hard | Caroline Roméo |
2–6, 6–7(5) |
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Doubles: 31 (13 titles, 18 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2012 | ITF Barranquilla, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Nadia Echeverría Alam Blair Shankle |
5–7, 6–7(1) |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | María Herazo González |
 Elke Lemmens  Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
1–6, 7–6(2), [12–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF Barranquilla, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
 Andrea Koch Benvenuto Daniella Roldan |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Camila Fuentes Marcela Zacarías |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | ITF Quito, Ecuador | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
 Nathaly Kurata Eduarda Piai |
7–5, 7–6(5) |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Fernanda Brito Eduarda Piai |
6–7(0), 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Pereira, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Fernanda Brito  Camila Giangreco Campiz |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2016 | ITF Cúcuta, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Bárbara Gatica Daniela Macarena López |
4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Nathaly Kurata Eduarda Piai |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Mar 2018 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Paula Andrea Pérez |
 Mariam Bolkvadze  Barbora Štefková |
2–6, 6–7(6) |
| Win | 5–6 | Nov 2018 | ITF Cúcuta, Colombia | 15,000 | Clay | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Ana Maria Becerra Daniela Carrillo |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Dec 2018 | ITF Bogota, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Paula Andrea Pérez |
Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2019 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 15,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito |
Mara Schmidt  Anastasia Shaulskaya |
6–3, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 7–7 | Apr 2019 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | 15,000 | Clay | Fernanda Brito |
Yuliana Lizarazo Antonia Samudio |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jun 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable |
Carla Touly  Anna Turati |
7–6(5), 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2019 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15,000 | Clay | Jessica Plazas |
Eugenia Ganga  Raphaëlle Lacasse |
7–6(8), 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Apr 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | María Portillo Ramírez |
 Jang Su-jeong Lee So-ra |
2–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Win | 9–9 | Apr 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Federica Rossi |
Victoria Mikhaylova Ekaterina Shalimova |
2–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 9–10 | May 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Emma Davis |
Dalayna Hewitt Chiara Scholl |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lima, Peru | 25,000 | Clay | Jessica Plazas |
María Lourdes Carlé Laura Pigossi |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 2021 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 25,000 | Clay | María Herazo González |
 Dea Herdželaš Victoria Rodríguez |
6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 11–11 | Dec 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 15,000 | Hard | María Herazo González |
Paris Corley  Ingrid Vojčináková |
7–64, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Loss | 11–12 | Mar 2022 | ITF Salinas, Ecuador | 25,000 | Hard | María Herazo González |
Bárbara Gatica Rebeca Pereira |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 11–13 | Aug 2022 | ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay |  Riya Bhatia |
Thaísa Grana Pedretti  Noelia Zeballos |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 12–13 | Sep 2022 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 15,000 | Clay | Sofia Sewing |
 Romina Ccuno María Herazo González |
6–4, 1–6, [10–2] |
| Loss | 12–14 | Oct 2022 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 15,000 | Clay | Sofia Sewing |
Romina Ccuno María Herazo González |
2–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Loss | 12–15 | Oct 2022 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | 15,000 | Clay | Romina Ccuno |
 Lexie Stevens  Valeriya Strakhova |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Win | 13–15 | Oct 2022 | ITF Ibagué, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo |
María Herazo González Sofia Sewing |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Jan 2023 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo |
 Amina Anshba Valeriya Strakhova |
6–1, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 13–17 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard | Yuliana Lizarazo |
Despina Papamichail  Raluca Șerban |
6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 13–18 | Jul 2023 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo |
Yuliya Hatouka  Zhibek Kulambayeva |
4–6, 4–6 |
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- "2013 Copa Colsanitas" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- Maria Paulina Perez Garcia at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia at the International Tennis Federation
- María Paulina Pérez at the Billie Jean King Cup
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