Melissa Torres Sandoval

Melissa Torres Sandoval
Country (sports)  Mexico
Born (1984-02-03) 3 February 1984
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Retired 2010
Prize money $96,745
Singles
Career record 167 - 146
Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking 227 (18 February 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open Q1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record 73 - 70
Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking 207 (25 November 2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 18–13
Last updated on: 02 March 2015.

Melissa Torres Sandoval (born 3 February 1984) is a Mexican retired female tennis player who currently serves as a federal lawmaker.

Life

Torres Sandoval was born in Mexico City. She is an alumna of the Universidad Anáhuac, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration in 2008 and a master's degree in journalism in 2014.[1]

Tennis career

Torres Sandoval has a career high WTA singles ranking of 227, achieved on 18 February 2008. Torres Sandoval also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 207 achieved on 25 November 2002. Torres Sandoval has won six ITF singles and doubles titles.

Playing for Mexico at the Fed Cup, Torres Sandoval has a win–loss record of 18–13.[2]

Torres Sandoval made her WTA tour debut at the 2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Having entered the a wildcard tournament in the main draw, she defeated Nicole Pratt and Eva Birnerová quarterfinals, before losing to Julia Schruff.

She retired from tennis after the 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, where she lost in the first round to Pauline Parmentier.[3] After her retirement, she became a commentator for ESPN and Uno TV.[1]

Political career

In 2013, she began a two-year stint as an adjunct director general of the National Security Commission, a division of the Secretariat of the Interior.[1]

In 2015, the Social Encounter Party placed Torres Sandoval second on their list of proportional representation federal deputies from the fourth electoral region, assuring her of a seat in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.[1] She serves on eight commissions including Health, Public Security, Gender Alert, Foreign Relations, and Bicameral for Dialogue and Conciliation in Chiapas.[1]

ITF Final

Singles: 9 (6–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final
Winner 1. 6 August 2001 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Mexico Erika Clarke 6–4, 6–7 (4), 7–5
Winner 2. 1 October 2001 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Mexico Maria Eugenia Brito 6–1, 6–4
Winner 3. 9 October 2001 Pachuca, Mexico Hard Mexico Maria Eugenia Brito 6–2, 6–2
Winner 4. 8 September 2004 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Hard United States Tamara Encina 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 13 September 2004 Matamoros, Mexico Hard United States Story Tweedie-Yates 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 25 September 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 17 October 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Portugal Frederica Piedade 5–7, 2–6
Winner 6. 9 November 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Argentina Micaela Moran 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 10 April 2007 Jackson, United States Clay Belarus Olga Govortsova 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (6–4)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 August 2000 Cuernavaca, Mexico Clay Mexico Érika Valdés United States Stephanie Mabry
Australia Michelle Summerside		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 21 August 2000 Toluca, Mexico Clay Mexico Érika Valdés United States Kristy Blumberg
United States Anne Plessinger		 W/O
Winner 1. 2 April 2002 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina
Australia Anastasia Rodionova		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 11 November 2002 Puebla, Mexico Hard Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová		 1–6, 6–4, 6–7 (4)
Runner-up 4. 30 August 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Mexico Marcela Arroyo Vergara United States Lauren Barnikow
Ecuador Mariana Correa		 6–7 (7), 5–7
Winner 2. 20 September 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay Mexico Marcela Arroyo Vergara Argentina Patricia Holzman
Ecuador Hilda Zuleta Cabrera		 6–1, 7–5
Winner 3. 18 October 2004 Aguascalientes, Mexico Clay Mexico Marcela Arroyo Vergara Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Argentina Flavia Mignola		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. 9 November 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Mexico Marcela Arroyo Vergara Mexico Lorena Ivette Arias Rodriguez
Mexico Erika Clarke		 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Winner 5. 15 November 2004 Puebla, Mexico Hard Mexico Marcela Arroyo Vergara Mexico Lorena Ivette Arias Rodriguez
Mexico Erika Clarke		 2–6, 7–6 (2), 6–0
Winner 6. 6 October 2007 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Argentina Florencia Molinero Portugal Frederica Piedade
Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg 		6–1, 7–5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SIL: Profile for Melissa Torres Sandoval (LXIII Legislature)
  2. ↑ Melissa Torres Sandoval at the Fed Cup
  3. ↑ Associated Press (23 February 2009). "La mexicana Melissa Torres se retira con una derrota ante la francesa Pauline Parmentier, en el Abierto Mexicano de Tenis". Televisa Deportes. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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