Marian Capadocia
Filipino tennis player (born 1995)
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Marian Jade Saldajeno Capadocia (born September 17, 1995) is a tennis player from the Philippines.
Philippines| Country (sports) | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 17, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 16–17 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 8–8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: May 15, 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||
Early life and education
Marian Capadocia was born to Joenito and Charito Capadocia who were former tennis players. Capadocia graduated high school from the Mabini campus of the Arellano University.[2] She put her studies on hold for three years later attending college at the Arellano University.[3]
Career
Capadocia is a nine-time PCA Open women's single champion from 2011 to 2014, 2017 to 2019, and 2023 to 2024.[4][5][6][7] She also won a women's doubles title in 2012.[8]
Trained at the Amstelpark Tennis Academy in the Netherlands, Capadocia also competes internationally for the Philippines and is a professional tennis player.[9][3]
She has played in the SEA Games; winning two bronze medals in the women's team tennis event in the 2011 and 2021 editions.[10][11] She along with Omani player Fatma Al-Nabhani, won the women's double event of the Bahrain ITF Futures Tournament in 2018.[12]
Capadocia represented the Philippines at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Though her participation was not recognized by the Philippine Tennis Association.[13]
She was part of the Arellano Chiefs women's tennis team which finnished as runners-up in 2017 at the NCAA tennis championships.[3]
In late 2024, Capadocia took up padel and participated in the Asia Pacific Padel Tour (APPT) Grand Slam.[14] While she clarified she has not retired from tennis yet she admitted to receiving lack of support as a tennis player.[15] She took part in the 2025 APPT.[16]
Capadocia returned to tennis in April 2026, taking part at the Philta Women's National Open after giving birth to a child.[17]
ITF finals
Doubles (1–0)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 24 March 2018 | Manama, Bahrain | Hard |  Fatma Al-Nabhani |
 Valeria Bhunu  Emily Webley-Smith |
7–5, 6–2 |
