María Vento-Kabchi
Venezuelan tennis player (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi (born 24 May 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player. In July 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. She won four WTA Tour titles in doubles.
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Residence | Caracas, Venezuela Miami, Florida, United States | ||||||||
Born | (1974-05-24) 24 May 1974 (age 50) Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
Turned pro | 25 February 1994 | ||||||||
Retired | 2006 | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) | ||||||||
Prize money | $1,591,803 | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 361–324 | ||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 26 (19 July 2004) | ||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2001) | ||||||||
French Open | 2R (2004) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1997) | ||||||||
US Open | 4R (2005) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 153–157 | ||||||||
Career titles | 4 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 15 (26 July 2004) | ||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2004) | ||||||||
French Open | 2R (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2003, 2004) | ||||||||
US Open | QF (2003) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Vento-Kabchi reached the fourth round of the 2005 US Open, where she was heavily defeated by the eventual champion, Kim Clijsters. Vento-Kabchi likened the defeat to being "run over by a truck".[1]
Her best results in Grand Slam tournaments are reaching the fourth round in Wimbledon (1997) and US Open (2005).
She competed as María Vento until July 21, 2001, when she married lawyer Gamal Kabchi.[2]
Vento-Kabchi retired from professional tennis in 2006.