Cristina Amaya Cassino (born 28 October 1988) is a Colombian

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player. Amaya finished the 2017-18

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(LPRT) season as the 8th ranked player, which was her eighth consecutive season in the top 10 (first was the 2010-11 season). She was the third South American player to be in the women's pro top 10 after

Angela Grisar Angela Grisar (born May 2, 1973) is a Chilean retired racquetball player. She was the first South American woman's racquetball player to finish in the top 10 on the women's pro tour, doing so six straight seasons (2003-04 to 2008–09). She won ...

and Veronica Sotomayor.

Professional career

Amaya has been playing the women's pro tour since 2009. She has reached the finals twice. First, Amaya was in the final of the 2013 Abierto Mexicano de Racquetas tournament, where she lost to

Paola Longoria Paola Michelle Longoria López (born 20 July 1989) is a Mexican racquetball player. She is the current Women's World Champion in Singles and the Team event, winning both divisions at the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) 2024 World Ch ...

, and most recently, she was a finalist in the 2017 New Jersey Open, when she again lost to Longoria. Amaya's career high ranking was 3rd in December 2013. She was named Most Improved LPRT player for 2013. Amaya and Adriana Riveros were finalists in

Doubles at the 2017

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, losing to

and Gabriela Martinez, 15-5, 15-8.

International career

In 2017, Amaya won Women's Singles at the

2017 Bolivarian Games The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia. Host city selection Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) and Santa Marta (Colombia) ...

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, and her performance helped Colombia get bronze in the team event. Four years earlier, Amaya was a bronze medalist in Women's Singles, as well as silver medalist in Women's Doubles - with Carolina Gomez - and Women's Team at the

2013 Bolivarian Games The 2013 Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XVII Bolivarian Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from November 16–30, 2013, in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, Peru, with some events held in ...

in Trujillo,

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. Amaya plays for

and was a silver medalist at the

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, losing in a tie-breaker to

in the final. She has earned three bronze medals at the Pan American Championships. Her first was in 2014 Pan Am Championships in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where she lost in the semi-finals to

Susana Acosta Susana Acosta (born 8 December 1976) is a Mexican racquetball player. A left handed player, Acosta has won several gold medals for Mexico, including at the 2003 Pan American Games. She's also played on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (L ...

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/ref> and Woman's Doubles with Vivian Gomez, losing to Mexicans Longoria and

Samantha Salas Samantha Salas Solís (born 15 December 1986) is a Mexican racquetball player. Salas has won six World Championship titles in her career - five in Women's Doubles (all with Paola Longoria) and one in Mixed Doubles (with Rodrigo Montoya). She h ...

, 15-6, 15-3.

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Cristina Amaya Cassino
at LPRT (archived) * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amaya, Cristina 1988 births Living people Colombian racquetball players World Games medalists for Colombia World Games medalists in racquetball World Games silver medalists Medalists at the 2013 World Games Competitors at the 2022 World Games Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Racquetball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Racquetball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Racquetball players at the 2019 Pan American Games South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in racquetball Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in racquetball Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in racquetball 20th-century Colombian women 21st-century Colombian sportswomen

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