Carmen Perea
Full name | Carmen Perea Alcalá |
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Country (sports) | Spain |
Born | Melilla, Spain |
3 May 1952
Singles | |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1976, 1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1975, 1983) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1983) |
US Open | 2R (1982) |
Carmen Perea Alcalá (born 3 May 1952) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Biography
Perea was born in Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city on the African continent. She later moved to Málaga and then at the age of 18 settled in Barcelona.[1]
From 1973 to 1983 she appeared in 29 Federation Cup ties for Spain, winning 19 matches overall.[2] One of her singles wins over was West German Sylvia Hanika in 1980. During this period she was the top female player in Spain and won nine Spanish Tennis Championships, in a run which included ten successive finals. She featured regularly in the main draw of the French Open and played doubles at Wimbledon and the US Open.[1]
Since retiring from professional tennis she has worked as a tennis coach and tournament director. She was the personal coach of Patricia Medrado in the 1980s and more recently has coached Nuria Llagostera.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Carmen Perea at the Women's Tennis Association
- Carmen Perea at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Carmen Perea at the Billie Jean King CupLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).