Paula Umaña
Country (sports) Costa Rica
Born (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$8,307
Singles
Career record17–42
Highest rankingNo. 624 (7 November 1994)
Doubles
Career record31–40
Highest rankingNo. 281 (17 July 1995)

Paula Umaña (born 10 September 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional tennis player.[1]

Between 1992 and 2000, Umaña represented the Costa Rica Fed Cup team in a total of 33 ties, winning nine singles and ten doubles rubbers for her country.

Umaña, who now lives in the US state of Georgia, is a younger sister of CNN en Español anchor Glenda Umaña.[2]

Umaña is a Catholic speaker and author of 40 Gifts of Hope (40 Regalos de Esperanza).

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 24 July 1994 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Colombia Ximena Rodríguez Mexico Lucila Becerra
Mexico Claudia Muciño
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 2 October 1994 Monterrey, Mexico Clay Mexico Claudia Muciño Mexico Xóchitl Escobedo
Mexico Lucila Becerra
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 16 October 1994 Saltillo, Mexico Hard Jamaica Iwalani McCalla United States Laxmi Poruri
United States Eleni Rossides
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 4 December 1994 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Colombia Carmiña Giraldo Brazil Vanessa Menga
Brazil Luciana Tella
2–6, 3–6

References

  1. "Paula sueña con Atlanta". La Nación (in Spanish). 17 September 1995.
  2. "¡Feliz de la vida en una Harley Davidson! - Nacionales - Al Día, Costa Rica: deportes, noticias, sucesos". Al Día (in Spanish). 26 July 2010.
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