Melody Falcó Díaz (born 18 July 1975) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.[2]

Melody Falcó
Full nameMelody Falcó Díaz
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1975-07-18) 18 July 1975 (age 48)
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Prize money$15,558
Singles
Career record51–47
Highest rankingNo. 340 (15 May 2000)
Doubles
Career record51–41
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 255 (29 May 2000)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo Women's team

Falcó, who won seven ITF doubles titles, represented Mexico at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, where she earned two silver medals. She played collegiate tennis for the University of Texas.[3]

Between 1998 and 2000 she was a member of the Mexico Fed Cup team. In her debut year she featured primarily in doubles, winning all six of her matches partnering Paola Palencia. She didn't play for Mexico in 1999, then in 2000 returned to the side and appeared in the first singles rubber in each of her four ties, which included a win over Colombia's Catalina Castaño. Her doubles partners in 2000 were Jessica Fernández and Erika Valdés.

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 26 June 1995 Mexico City, Mexico Hard   Joelle Schad   Gülberk Gültekin
  Mindy Weiner
6–3, 6–3
Runner–up 1. 16 November 1998 Los Mochis, Mexico Hard   Paola Palencia   Zsófia Gubacsi
  Aliénor Tricerri
1–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 26 April 1999 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard   Joelle Schad   Adria Engel
  Alena Paulenková
4–1 ret.
Winner 3. 10 May 1999 Tampico, Mexico Hard   Joelle Schad   Joana Cortez
  Carla Tiene
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 4. 17 May 1999 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Hard   Joelle Schad   Kylie Hunt
  Nicole Sewell
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 12 September 1999 Mexico City, Mexico Clay   Joelle Schad   Joana Cortez
  Vanessa Menga
4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 27 September 1999 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay   Joelle Schad   Jorgelina Cravero
  María Emilia Salerni
6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 14 May 2000 Tampico, Mexico Hard   Carla Tiene   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 21 May 2000 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Carla Tiene   Candice de la Torre
  Nadia Johnston
4–6, 6–2, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "El Deporte En Nuevo León" (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Sin problemas, Melody Falco en el nacional de tenis Avon". El Universal (in Spanish). 9 November 2000.
  3. ^ "Big 12 Tennis". The Oklahoman. 11 August 1996.
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