Montserrat González Benítez (Latin American Spanish: [monseˈrat ɣonˈsales βeˈnites];[a] born 1 July 1994[1]) is a Paraguayan former tennis player.

Montserrat González
González at the 2016 US Open
Full nameMontserrat González Benítez
Country (sports) Paraguay
Born (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 29)
Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired2021
Prize moneyUS$ 230,084
Singles
Career record220–145 (60.3%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 150 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2017)
WimbledonQ1 (2017)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record123–90 (57.7%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (19 June 2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup42–20 (67.7%)
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's doubles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles

In her career, González won eleven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 150. On 19 June 2017, she peaked at No. 170 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for the Paraguay Fed Cup team, González has a win–loss record of 42–20.

She announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2021.[2]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2013 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Roxane Vaisemberg 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2013 ITF Villa Allende, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Constanza Vega 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–1 May 2013 ITF Villa María, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Camila Silva 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 3–1 May 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Ana Sofía Sánchez 4–6, 7–6(4), 7–6(1)
Loss 3–2 Jun 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Ana Sofía Sánchez 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2013 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay   Laura Pigossi 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–2 Sep 2013 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Lauren Albanese 6–2, 6–1
Win 6–2 Dec 2013 ITF Mata de São João, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Catalina Pella 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6–3 Apr 2014 ITF Charlottesville, United States 50,000 Clay   Taylor Townsend 2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–4 Sep 2015 ITF Monterrey, Mexico 50,000 Hard   Ysaline Bonaventure 1–6, 2–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 2015 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 25,000 Clay   Daniela Seguel 7–6(0), 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–5 Jan 2016 ITF Guarujá, Brazil 25,000 Hard   Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
Loss 7–6 Jun 2016 Montpellier Open, France 25,000 Clay   Jil Teichmann 2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 7–7 Sep 2017 ITF Charleston, U.S. 15,000 Clay   Michaela Bayerlová 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Win 8–7 Dec 2017 ITF Luque, Paraguay 15,000 Hard   Nika Kukharchuk 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win 9–7 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Isabella Shinikova 7–6(4), 6–2
Win 10-7 Apr 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Lea Bošković 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 11-7 Mar 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard   Emily Appleton 6–7(2), 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (7–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2013 ITF Villa Allende, Argentina 10,000 Clay   Sara Giménez   Victoria Bosio
  Aranza Salut
6–4, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 ITF Quintana Roo, Mexico 10,000 Hard   Victoria Bosio   Macall Harkins
  Zoë Gwen Scandalis
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 1–2 Sep 2013 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay 10,000 Clay   Sara Giménez   Carla Bruzzesi Avella
  Carolina Zeballos
2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Dec 2013 ITF Mata de São João, Brazil 25,000 Clay   Carolina Zeballos   Paula Cristina Gonçalves
  Laura Pigossi
2–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2015 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico 15,000 Hard   Ana Sofía Sánchez   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Laura Pigossi
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 Oct 2015 ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia 25,000+H Clay   Francesca Segarelli   Aleksandrina Naydenova
  Daniela Seguel
2–6, 6–7(3)
Win 3–4 Nov 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay   Ana Sofía Sánchez   Catalina Pella
  Daniela Seguel
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 3–5 May 2017 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay   Sílvia Soler Espinosa   Chang Kai-chen
  Han Xinyun
5–7, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2017 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay   Ilona Kremen   Julia Glushko
  Priscilla Hon
6–2, 6–7(4), [8–10]
Win 4–6 Jun 2017 ITF Barcelona, Spain 60,000 Clay   Sílvia Soler Espinosa   Julia Glushko
  Priscilla Hon
6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–7 Dec 2017 ITF Luque, Paraguay 15,000 Hard   Ana Sofía Sánchez   Thaisa Grana Pedretti
  Noelia Zeballos
2–6, 4–6
Win 5–7 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Laura Pigossi   Camilla Scala
  Isabella Shinikova
6–2, 6–0
Loss 5–8 Apr 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Jessica Ho   Vanda Lukács
  Natalia Siedliska
4–6, 5–7
Win 6–8 Jun 2018 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Clay (i)   Wang Xiyu   Anastasia Pribylova
  Raluca Șerban
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 7–8 Jul 2018 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Clay   Laura Pigossi   Cristina Bucșa
  Ramu Ueda
7–5, 6–0
Win 8–8 Aug 2019 ITF Lambaré, Paraguay 15,000 Clay   Noelia Zeballos   Fernanda Brito
  Sofía Luini
6–0, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Girls' doubles edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2012 French Open Clay   Beatriz Haddad Maia   Daria Gavrilova
  Irina Khromacheva
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]

Notes edit

  1. ^ In isolation, Benítez is pronounced [beˈnites].

References edit

  1. ^ Fishpool, Nick (24 June 2013). "ITF Pro Circuit meets... Montserrat González". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Montserrat González announces his retirement from professional tennis". archysport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

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