Mariana Mesa
Mariana Mesa Pineda (born 1 April 1980) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Mariana Mesa Pineda |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
| Born | 1 April 1980 Pereira, Colombia |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $39,467 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 90–60 (60.0%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 251 (15 May 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–50 (60.9%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (7 August 2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 7–9 (43.8%) |
Biography
Tennis career
Mesa, who grew up in the city of Pereira, made her Fed Cup debut in 1995, having just turned 15. She featured in a total of 12 ties for Colombia during her career, mostly as doubles player, winning seven matches overall.
On the WTA Tour she made most of her main draw appearances at her home event, the Copa Colsanitas, playing in every edition of the tournament from 1998 to 2000. She had her best performance in 1998, when she made the round of 16 of the singles and was a doubles semi-finalist. Her only other singles main draw came at the 1999 Brasil Open, which she made as a qualifier.
Mesa reached a best singles ranking on tour of 251 in the world and won five ITF tournaments. As a doubles player she had a top ranking of 161, with seven ITF titles.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Mesa represented Colombia in the doubles competition, with Fabiola Zuluaga as her partner.[1]
Life after tennis
Mesa now coaches tennis and also works as broadcaster with Win Sports. She studied political science at Universidad Javeriana.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (5–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 18 September 1994 | ITF Manizales, Colombia | Clay |  Stephania Gehrke |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 July 1998 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Clay |  Paula Racedo |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 September 1998 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Sabrina Valenti |
6–0, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 23 May 1999 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Luciana Masante |
1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 August 1999 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Melisa Arévalo |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 1999 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | María Emilia Salerni |
6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 September 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Romina Ottoboni |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
Doubles: 14 (7–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 September 1995 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay | Carmiña Giraldo |
 Joanne Moore Ximena Rodríguez |
5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 June 1998 | ITF Santander, Spain | Clay | Juliana Garcia |
 Marina Escobar Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
1–6, 6–7(1) |
| Winner | 1. | 7 September 1998 | ITF Lima, Peru | Clay | Nina Nittinger |
Natalia Gussoni Sabrina Valenti |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 30 November 1998 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga |
 Katarina Srebotnik  Zuzana Váleková |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 May 1999 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
Melisa Arévalo Jorgelina Torti |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 4. | 31 May 1999 | ITF Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | Jorgelina Torti |
 Kelly Liggan  Tzipora Obziler |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(6) |
| Winner | 3. | 2 August 1999 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Melisa Arévalo |
Gabriela Voleková  Aliénor Tricerri |
7–5, 7–6(1) |
| Winner | 4. | 23 August 1999 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | Clay | Melisa Arévalo |
 Helga Vieira  Ana Paula Novaes |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 September 1999 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Hard | Aliénor Tricerri |
 Rossana de los Ríos Larissa Schaerer |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 December 1999 | ITF Cali, Colombia | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga |
Miriam D'Agostini Larissa Schaerer |
2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 July 2000 | ITF Pamplona, Spain | Hard |  Leanne Baker |
 Yvette Basting Mia Buric |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 September 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires 2 | Clay | Larissa Schaerer |
Melisa Arévalo Paula Racedo |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 6. | 10 September 2000 | ITF Buenos Aires 3 | Clay | Romina Ottoboni |
Sabrina Valenti Natalia Gussoni |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 8 October 2000 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Branka Bojović |
 Alejandra Rivero Zerene Reyes |
5–3, 4–0, 3–5 |
References
- "La tenista Mariana Mesa incluida en equipo olímpico de Colombia". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 10 August 2000.
- "Mariana Mesa, "No fui novia de Jaime Garzón"" (in Spanish). quepasocon.co. 3 March 2018.
