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Michelle Torres (born June 27, 1967[1]) is an American retired professional tennis player.[2] She is also known as Michelle Casati.

Michelle Torres

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1967-06-27) June 27, 1967 (age 55) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1989
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	93-111
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 18 (November 12, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988)
Wimbledon	2R (1983, 1984)
US Open	3R (1985, 1986, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	6-43
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 181 (November 9, 1987)

Career

At age 15 Torres played Wimbledon, the French and U.S. Opens.[2] By 1984 she was ranked in the top 20 in the world.[2] That year, at 17, she reached her only two finals on the WTA Tour, winning one at the Florida Federal Open over Carling Bassett and losing the other to Martina Navratilova at the Maybelline Classic.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims (1–1)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	September 23, 1984	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Hard	Martina Navratilova	1–6, 0–6
Winner	1.	October 14, 1984	Tampa	Hard	Carling Bassett	6–1, 7–6(7–4)

References

External links

• Michelle Torres at the Women's Tennis Association
• Michelle Torres at the International Tennis Federation

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