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Paola Palencia (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

Paola Palencia

Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(1979-03-16) 16 March 1979 (age 43) Córdoba, Mexico
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Singles
Career record	14–11
Highest ranking	No. 636 (10 May 1999)
Doubles
Career record	7–8
Highest ranking	No. 525 (15 March 1999)
Medal record Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo Women's doubles 1998 Maracaibo Women's team

Born in Córdoba, Palencia featured in a total of nine Fed Cup ties for Mexico, between 1996 and 1998. She played mostly as a doubles player and was unbeaten in the six rubbers where she partnered with Melody Falcó. Her only singles rubber was a win over Costa Rica's Melissa Golfin.[1]

Palencia won two silver medals for Mexico at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo.[2]

Between 1999 and 2002 she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University, where she twice earned All-American honors for doubles (partnering İpek Şenoğlu).[3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	16 November 1998	Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Melody Falcó	Zsófia Gubacsi Aliénor Tricerri	1–6, 2–6

References

External links

• Paola Palencia at the Women's Tennis Association
• Paola Palencia at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Paola Palencia at the International Tennis Federation

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