Estefania Balda Álvarez
Ecuadorian tennis player
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Estefania Balda Álvarez (born 25 June 1987) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player.
Country(sports)
Ecuador
EcuadorBorn30 June 1987
Guayaquil, Ecuador
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$9,620
| Country (sports) | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1987 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $9,620 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 31–28 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 519 (12 September 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2004) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–17 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 459 (12 September 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2004) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2004) |
Balda Álvarez has career-high WTA rankings of 519 in singles, achieved on 12 September 2005, and 459 in doubles, set on 12 September 2005. In her career, she won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for Ecuador Fed Cup team, Balda Álvarez has a win–loss record of 9–4.[1]
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2004 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay |  Maria-Belen Corbalan |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2004 | ITF Goiânia, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | María José Argeri |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2004 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Karen Castiblanco |
 Mariana Duque Mariño Viky Núñez Fuentes |
7–6(2), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2004 | ITF Campo Grande, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay |  Roxane Vaisemberg |
 Estefanía Craciún  Ekaterina Dranets |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2005 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay |  Mariana Muci |
Luciana Sarmenti María Irigoyen |
7–5, 6–3 |
ITF Junior Circuit
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (1–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Jan 2004 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay |  Julia Cohen |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 2005 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay |  Giulia Gabba |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (1–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Feb 2004 | Cuenca, Ecuador | Clay |  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán |
 Liset Brito-Herrera Florencia Molinero |
6–7(4), 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 2. | Mar 2004 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | Estefanía Craciún |
Andrea Benítez Betina Jozami |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Jan 2005 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay | Florencia Molinero |
 Bibiane Schoofs Roxane Vaisemberg |
w/o |
| Win | 4. | Jan 2005 | Cuenca, Ecuador | Clay | Roxane Vaisemberg |
 Anna Bartenstein Florencia Molinero |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
