Mélanie Gloria
{{short description|Canadian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Mélanie Gloria
|image =
|caption =
|country = {{CAN}}
|residence = Montreal, Quebec
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|19}}
|birth_place = Montreal
|height =
|turnedpro = 2006
|retired = 2010
|plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = US$ 32,327
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=63|lost=33}}
|singlestitles = 5 ITF
|highestsinglesranking = No. 287 (September 12, 2005)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=38|lost=18}}
|doublestitles = 6 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 578 (September 29, 2003)
}}
Mélanie Gloria (born June 19, 1987) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Gloria won five singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 287. On 29 September 2003, she peaked at No. 578 in the doubles rankings.
In 2004 at the Challenge Bell, she upset the second seed Daniela Hantuchová in the second round. She lost in the quarterfinals to María Emilia Salerni.{{cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/2004/656.pdf|title=Singles draw|publisher=WTATennis.com|accessdate=August 31, 2014}}
Personal life
Gloria is of Portuguese descent. Her parents Helena and Jorge were born in Peniche and some members of her family still live there.
ITF Circuit finals
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!Legend |
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|$25,000 tournaments |
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|$10,000 tournaments |
=Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Aug 2005}} |style="background:lightblue;"|Vancouver Open, Canada |style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Ansley Cargill |4–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Jun 2007}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amarante, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Elisa Balsamo |3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|Jun 2007}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Alcobaça, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefania Boffa |6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Jun 2008}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amarante, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Yera Campos-Molina |6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2 |{{dts|Jun 2008}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|POR}} Maria João Koehler |6–7(2), 6–3, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–3 |{{dts|Jun 2009}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amarante, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|POR}} Maria João Koehler |3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–3 |{{dts|Jun 2009}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Yera Campos-Molina |6–1, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–3 |{{dts|Jun 2010}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amarante, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Shayna McDowell |7–5, 6–7(6), 6–0 |
=Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Jun 2007}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Alcobaça, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Kady Pooler |{{flagicon|ISR}} Keren Shlomo |6–1, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Jun 2008}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amarante, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Lucía Sainz |{{flagicon|ARG}} Tatiana Búa |7–6(3), 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Jun 2008}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Lucía Sainz |{{flagicon|ARG}} Carla Beltrami |6–1, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–0 |{{dts|Jun 2009}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lucia Gonzalez |7–5, 7–6(5) |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–0 |{{dts|Jun 2010}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Amarante, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos |{{flagicon|POR}} Magali de Lattre |6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–0 |{{dts|Jun 2010}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos |{{flagicon|GER}} Kim Grajdek |7–6(3), 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6–1 |{{dts|Jun 2010}} |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Alcobaça, Portugal |style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 |Hard |{{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos |{{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Fitzpatrick |2–6, 1–6 |
References
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External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF profile}}
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Category:Canadian female tennis players
Category:Canadian people of Portuguese descent
Category:Sportspeople of Portuguese descent