Mercedes María Paz (born June 27, 1966 in
TucumánSan Miguel de Tucumán is the largest city in northern Argentina, with a population of 527,607 per the . The metropolitan area totals 830,000, making it the fifth-largest in the country. It is the capital of the province of Tucumán...
) is a former professional tennis player from
ArgentinaArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico,...
, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world. Her best Grand Slam finish was the fourth round at the
1986 French OpenChris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1986 French Open.See also:-Seeds:...
and the
1990 French OpenMonica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1990 French Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
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Mercedes Paz is best known for upsetting defending champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the second round of French Open 1990.
Mercedes (also known as Mecha) was the Tourism Minister from Tucumán between 2003 and 2007 until she resigned because of the Alfajores Scandal.
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Mercedes María Paz (born June 27, 1966 in
TucumánSan Miguel de Tucumán is the largest city in northern Argentina, with a population of 527,607 per the . The metropolitan area totals 830,000, making it the fifth-largest in the country. It is the capital of the province of Tucumán...
) is a former professional tennis player from
ArgentinaArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico,...
, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world. Her best Grand Slam finish was the fourth round at the
1986 French OpenChris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1986 French Open.See also:-Seeds:...
and the
1990 French OpenMonica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1990 French Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
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Mercedes Paz is best known for upsetting defending champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the second round of French Open 1990.
Mercedes (also known as Mecha) was the Tourism Minister from Tucumán between 2003 and 2007 until she resigned because of the Alfajores Scandal. Argentinan newspaper La Gaceta published two picutres of a pickup of Secretaría de Turismo downloading boxes of beans in front of her Havanna shop. At the time, she was in Miami with her husband. As she came back, she resigned saying "It was a mistake".