Maria Xóchitl Escobedo Alcalde[a] (born September 17, 1968) is a retired female tennis player from Mexico, who represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She reached a career-high singles ranking on November 20, 1989 when she became ranked the number 284 in the world.
| Full name | Maria Xóchitl Escobedo Alcalde |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 17 October 1968 Jerez de García Salinas, Mexico |
| Retired | 1996 |
| Prize money | $35,493 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 118-85 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 284 (20 November 1989) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 99–52 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 198 (16 November 1992) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1988) |
Escobedo is married to former Olympian Eduardo Nava. Their son Emilio is an ATP tennis player who, as a junior, was the runner-up in both singles and doubles at both the Australian Open (2019s&d) and the US Open (2019s, 2018d). Escobedo is also the aunt of ATP tennis player Ernesto Escobedo.
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 6 (3–3)
edit| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 4 December 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 6–7(3), 2–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 28 April 1991 | Villahermosa, Mexico | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3. | 27 September 1992 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4. | 6 September 1993 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 5. | 19 September 1993 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 6. | 26 September 1993 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 18 (15-3)
edit| Result | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 6 June 1988 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2. | 17 July 1988 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3. | 25 July 1988 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4. | 19 May 1991 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5. | 26 May 1991 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Harf | 6–3, 7–6(4) | ||
| Win | 6. | 8 December 1991 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7) | ||
| Loss | 7. | 30 August 1992 | Querétaro, Mexico | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 8. | 6 September 1992 | Toluca, Mexico | Hard | 7–6, 6–7, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 9. | 13 April 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 10. | 6 September 1993 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11. | 19 September 1993 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 12. | 3 October 1993 | Monterrey, Mexico | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 13. | 10 October 1993 | Zacatecas City, Mexico | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 14. | 17 October 1993 | Saltillo, Mexico | Hard | 7–6(11), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 15. | 11 July 1994 | Toluca, Mexico | Hard | 0–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 16. | 25 September 1994 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 17. | 2 October 1994 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | 6–4, 6-4 | ||
| Win | 18. | 9 October 1994 | Zacatecas, Mexico | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 |
Notes
edit- ↑ In this Mexican name, the surname is Escobedo and the second or maternal family name is Alcalde.
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xóchitl Escobedo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Full name: Maria Xóchitl Escobedo Alcalde
External links
edit- Xochitl Escobedo at the Women's Tennis Association
- Xochitl Escobedo at World Tennis
- Xochitl Escobedo at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Yochitl Escobedo at Olympics.com
- Xochitl Escobedo at Olympic.org (archived)
- Xóchitl Escobedo at Olympedia