Paula Andrea Cabezas (born 21 August 1972) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

Biography

Born in Santiago, Cabezas competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, mostly on the ITF Circuit, winning 14 singles and 17 doubles titles. Her WTA Tour performances include a semifinal appearance in the doubles at São Paulo in 1991, partnering with Andrea Vieira. She qualified for her only singles main draw at the 1995 Puerto Rico Open. She reached a best singles ranking of 212 in the world, attained in 1997.

Paula Cabezas

During her career, she featured in a total of 39 ties for the Chile Fed Cup team. This included a World Group fixture against defending champions Spain in 1994, where she lost a singles match to world No. 2, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She won 49 matches overall, 23 of them in doubles, both of which are national records.

Paula Cabezas

Cabezas represented Chile in doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was a multiple Pan American Games medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and a silver at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, both in doubles.

Paula Cabezas

She now lives in Barcelona and competes on the ITF seniors circuit under Spanish nationality.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (14 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Doubles: 25 (17 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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1972 births

Living people

Chilean female tennis players

Tennis players from Santiago

Chilean emigrants to Spain

Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Olympic tennis players for Chile

Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile

Pan American Games medalists in tennis

Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games

Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games

South American Games medalists in tennis

South American Games gold medalists for Chile

South American Games bronze medalists for Chile

Competitors at the 1990 South American Games

Competitors at the 1994 South American Games

Competitors at the 1998 South American Games

Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games

20th-century Chilean women