Lupita Novelo

Lupita Novelo was a Mexican professional tennis player who achieved a career-best singles ranking of #250 in the world in November 1992, and a doubles ranking of #92 in the world in October 1993. Novelo played in 14 ties for Mexico’s Fed Cup team.

Novelo won eight ITF doubles titles during her career with her first victory coming in October 1989 in Kuroshio, Japan. At the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games she won gold in the doubles, mixed doubles, and the team event. Novelo competed in the singles and doubles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, but did not progress past the first round in either event. Also in 1992 Novelo had her best performance at a Grand Slam when she reached the third round in the doubles at Wimbledon with Australian partner Kristine Kunce.