Melody Falcó Díaz (born 18 July 1975) is a Mexican former professional

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player. Falcó, who won seven ITF doubles titles, represented Mexico at the

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors. Mascot The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon. Sports 31 ...

in Maracaibo, where she earned two silver medals. She played collegiate tennis for the

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. Between 1998 and 2000 she was a member of the Mexico Fed Cup team. In her debut year she featured primarily in doubles, winning all six of her matches partnering Paola Palencia. She didn't play for Mexico in 1999, then in 2000 returned to the side and appeared in the first singles rubber in each of her four ties, which included a win over Colombia's

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. Her doubles partners in 2000 were Jessica Fernández and

Erika Valdés Erika Leticia Valdés Samaniego (born 20 July 1983) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. Biography A right-handed player from Mexico City, Valdés represented the Mexico Fed Cup team from 1999 to 2002, playing in a total of seven ties. ...

ITF finals

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Falco, Melody 1975 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Texas Longhorns women's tennis players Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Mexico City Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico 20th-century Mexican women