Lucila "Lucy" Becerra González (born 22 July 1965) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Mexico.
Biography
Tennis career
Becerra reached a best singles ranking of 253 in the world and won nine professional titles on the ITF circuit. As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 194 and won 22 ITF titles.
A three-time
Pan American Games
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medalist, Becerra won the mixed doubles gold at Indianapolis in 1987, to go with her women's doubles bronze medal in the same tournament. She won a further women's doubles bronze medal at the
1995 Pan American Games
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in Mar del Plata.
Her
Fed Cup
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career for Mexico spanned 10 years and she appeared in a total of 15 ties. She won 11 matches overall, five in singles and six in doubles.
Personal life
Becerra lives in
Mazatlán
Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...
and is married with two children, twins Lucy and Mariano.
ITF finals
Singles: 16 (9–7)
Doubles: 27 (22–5)
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1965 births
Living people
Mexican female tennis players
Sportspeople from Mazatlán
Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games
Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
Pan American Games tennis players for Mexico
Pan American Games gold medalists in tennis
Pan American Games bronze medalists in tennis
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
20th-century Mexican sportswomen