Marilda Julia Sanchez (born February 22, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional

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player. Julia, who comes from

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originally, combined her tennis career with studies at the

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and made two

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main draw appearances, at the

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in 1986 and 1987. Throughout the 1980s she represented Puerto Rico in many multi-sport events. She partnered with

Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reach ...

to win the doubles gold medal at the

1982 Central American and Caribbean Games The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, a ...

and four years later in Santiago de los Caballeros was runner-up to Crissy González in the singles. She won two

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medals for Puerto Rico in doubles and was a singles bronze medalist at the

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in Kobe. A member of the Puerto Rican Sports Pavilion of Fame, Julia now lives in South Carolina and is the head tennis professional at the Rawls Creek Tennis and Swim Club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Julia, Marilda 1965 births Living people Puerto Rican female tennis players Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Universiade medalists for Puerto Rico Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Pan American Games silver medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists in tennis Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Tennis players at the 1983 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez people Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Puerto Rican women 20th-century American sportswomen