Andrea Benítez
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Andrea Benítez is a professional
tennis
player representing Argentina
, playing on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit
. She has won one $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit
event, in doubles.
$25,000 ITF event. Her best singles performance was reaching the semi-finals of the $50,000 Vittel
event in July 2005, despite losing in qualifying (but gaining entry as a 'lucky loser'). Benítez's career high WTA singles ranking is World No. 251, which she reached in May, 2006. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 269, achieved in October 2007.
Benítez's career best year for number of titles won (all $10,000 ITF events) has been 2011
, where she has won to date eight. This puts her first for all players.
but resides in Buenos Aires
.
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player representing Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, playing on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...
. She has won one $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...
event, in doubles.
Career highlights
Benítez partnered compatriot Soledad Esperon to victory in the late September 2007 JuarezJuárez
Juárez may refer to a number of places and things, most of which are named after Benito Juárez, President of Mexico on several occasions during the 19th century.Mexican cities and towns...
$25,000 ITF event. Her best singles performance was reaching the semi-finals of the $50,000 Vittel
Vittel
Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:...
event in July 2005, despite losing in qualifying (but gaining entry as a 'lucky loser'). Benítez's career high WTA singles ranking is World No. 251, which she reached in May, 2006. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 269, achieved in October 2007.
Benítez's career best year for number of titles won (all $10,000 ITF events) has been 2011
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
, where she has won to date eight. This puts her first for all players.
Personal
Benítez was born on 10 May 1986 in FormosaFormosa, Argentina
Formosa is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11. It has a population of about 210,000 as per the ....
but resides in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.