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Viviana González

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Viviana González
Full nameViviana González Locicero
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1958-04-22) 22 April 1958 (age 66)
Rosario, Argentina
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1978)
Wimbledon2R (1978, 1979)
US Open2R (1978)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1978)
Wimbledon1R (1978)

Viviana Marina González Locicero[a] (born 22 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She is also known by her married name Viviana Segal.

Biography

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A right-handed player from Rosario, González is the granddaughter of Felipe Locicero, who was a coach of Guillermo Vilas.

González was Argentina's top ranked female player in the late 1970s and represented her country in a total of eight Federation Cup ties.[1]

She was runner-up at the 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships, with her run including a win over number one seed Mima Jaušovec.[2]

Her best grand slam performance came at the 1978 French Open, where she upset fourth seed Nancy Richey en route to the round of 16 and was a doubles quarter-finalist, partnering Ivanna Madruga.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles (0-1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss August, 1978 Indianapolis, United States Series (A) Clay United States Dana Gilbert 2–6, 3–6

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Locicero.

References

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  1. ^ "Irigoyen es la 1". ABChoy.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - U.S. Clay Courts - 07 August - 13 August 1978". itftennis.com.
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