Vilmarie Castellvi
Country (sports) Puerto Rico
Born (1981-03-21) March 21, 1981 (age 43)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Turned proMarch 1995
RetiredFebruary 2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Prize moneyUS$ 148,584
Singles
Career record143–111 (56.3%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (September 20, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2005)
French OpenQ2 (2004)
WimbledonQ3 (2004, 2005, 2006)
US OpenQ3 (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record34–37 (47.9%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 228 (July 17, 2006)

Vilmarie Castellvi[1] (born 21 March 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Puerto Rico.

She received a wildcard to play at the 2005 Sunfeast Open and defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi in the first round but lost to Karolina Šprem in the second; this was her best WTA Tour performance. She did not qualify for any Grand Slam events.

College

While at Tennessee, Castellvi won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 2003.[2][3]

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–5)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1 August 1999 ITF Baltimore,
United States 		Hard United States Whitney Laiho 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 2. 30 July 2002 ITF Harrisonburg,
United States 		Hard United States Varvara Lepchenko 6–2, 6–0
Loss 3. 13 July 2003 Vancouver Open,
Canada 		Hard Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 2–6, 4–6
Win 4. 13 October 2003 ITF Mexico City Hard France Kildine Chevalier 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(4)
Loss 5. 4 April 2004 ITF Augusta,
United States 		Hard United States Tara Snyder 5–7, 2–6
Loss 6. 8 August 2004 ITF Louisville,
United States 		Hard Japan Aiko Nakamura 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7. 5 September 2005 ITF Beijing,
China 		Carpet (i) China Yuan Meng 6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 29 July 2001 ITF Evansville, United States Hard United States Alison Ojeda South Africa Anca Anastasiu
South Africa Lara van Rooyen 		6–2, 6–3
Win 2. 21 July 2002 ITF Baltimore, United States Hard United States Agnes Wiski Belarus Natallia Dziamidzenka
South Korea Kim Jin-hee 		6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3. 16 May 2004 ITF Charlottesville, United States Clay United States Sunitha Rao Argentina Erica Krauth
United States Jessica Lehnhoff 		0–6, 1–6
Win 4. 31 July 2005 ITF Lexington, United States Hard United States Samantha Reeves Japan Kumiko Iijima
Japan Junri Namigata 		6–2, 6–1
Win 5. 26 June 2007 ITF Edmond, United States Hard United States Kim Anh Nguyen Slovakia Dominika Diešková
United States Courtney Nagle 		7–5, 1–6, 6–2

References

  1. ^ 'Vilmarie Castellvi profile at UT Sports Tennis', archived on 4 March 2016
  2. ^ "UT LADY VOL VILMARIE CASTELLVI RECEIVES HONDA SPORTS AWARD FOR TENNIS". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

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