Paula Cabezas

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full namePaula Andrea•Cabezas Sepúlveda
Used namePaula•Cabezas
Born21 August 1972 in Providencia, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan (CHI)
NOC Chile

Biography

Paula Cabezas was a Chilean professional tennis player. Cabezas achieved a career-best doubles ranking of 178 in the world in June 1992, and a singles ranking of 212 in the world in April 1997. She later moved to Spain, living with fellow tennis player Daniela Seguel, with both of them competing on the Spanish senior circuit.

Cabezas won her first doubles tournament on the ITF circuit in La Paz, Bolivia, in October 1990. By September 1998 she had won 17 ITF doubles titles and 14 ITF singles titles. At the 1991 Pan American Games Cabezas won bronze in the doubles and team events. She won a team silver at the 1995 Pan American Games, and a silver in the doubles tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games. Cabezas and Bárbara Castro competed in the doubles tournament at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The pair were eliminated in the first round of the competition.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Tennis CHI Paula Cabezas
Doubles, Women (Olympic) Bárbara Castro =17

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