Mariana Muci Torres (born 15 February 1988) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Mariana Muci
Full nameMariana Muci Torres
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36)
Lebanon
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$25,411
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 513 (26 November 2007)
Doubles
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 360 (10 December 2007)

Muci grew up in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, but was born in Lebanon.[1]

A right-handed player, she featured in a total of 12 ties for the Venezuela Fed Cup team, the first in 2004.[2] She also represented Venezuela in Central American and Caribbean Games and Pan American Games competition. At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won a gold medal in the women's doubles.

In 2008, she left the professional tour to attend Florida International University, and now she works as an attorney in Miami.

ITF finals edit

Doubles: 15 (8–7) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 22 August 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Estefania Balda Álvarez   Luciana Sarmenti
  María Irigoyen
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 3 July 2006 Valencia, Venezuela Hard   Estefanía Craciún   Yamile Fors Guerra
  Yanet Núñez Mojarena
4–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 14 August 2006 Guayaquil, Ecuador Hard   Estefanía Craciún   Andrea Koch Benvenuto
  Jesica Orselli
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–3
Runner-up 2. 4 September 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Karen Castiblanco   Story Tweedie-Yates
  Jodi Kenoyer
1–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 2 October 2006 Tucumán, Argentina Clay   Agustina Lepore   Luciana Sarmenti
  Flavia Mignola
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 23 October 2006 Luque, Paraguay Clay   Melisa Miranda   Karen Castiblanco
  Flavia Mignola
3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 11 November 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Clay   Marina Giral Lores   Fabiana Mak
  Joana Cortez
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 23 February 2007 Melilla, Spain Hard   Anna Gerasimou   Melissa Cabrera-Handt
  Carolina Gago-Fuentes
3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 3 March 2007 Benin City, Nigeria Hard   Ana Clara Duarte   Debbrich Feys
  Kateryna Polunina
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 9 March 2007 Benin City, Nigeria Hard   Ana Clara Duarte   Debbrich Feys
  Kateryna Polunina
3–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 6 August 2007 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Angelina Gabueva   Tegan Edwards
  Lena Litvak
6–2, 6–2
Winner 7. 20 October 2007 Valencia, Venezuela Clay   María Fernanda Álvarez Terán   Kit Carson
  Katie Ruckert
6–1, 6–4
Winner 8. 27 October 2007 Valencia, Venezuela Hard   María Fernanda Álvarez Terán   Karen Castiblanco
  Hilda Zuleta Cabrera
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Runner-up 6. 10 November 2007 Lima, Peru Clay   Ana Clara Duarte   María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
  Claudia Razzeto
6–3, 6–7(4), [5–10]
Runner-up 7. 1 December 2007 Mexico City Hard   María Fernanda Álvarez Terán   Lorena Arias
  Erika Clarke
4–6, 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennis Mariana Muci prête à intégrer l'équipe nationale féminine". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 1 October 2003.
  2. ^ "Venezuela es favorito para ascender". ESPN (in Spanish). 15 April 2004.

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