Mónica Puig

 Puig

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Puig and the second or maternal family name is Marchán.

Mónica Puig

Puig at the 2016 French Open
Full name	Mónica Puig Marchán
Country (sports)	Puerto Rico
Residence	Miami, Florida, United States
Born	September 27, 1993 (age 22) Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	September 2010
Plays	Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Ricardo Sánchez (2014–2015) Juan Todero (2015–)
Prize money	$1,700,720
Singles
Career record	220–139
Career titles	1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 33 (11 July 2016)
Current ranking	No. 34 (9 August 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2016)
French Open	3R (2013, 2016)
Wimbledon	4R (2013)
US Open	2R (2014)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	F (2016)
Doubles
Career record	14–24
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 210 (25 May 2015)
Current ranking	No. 342 (9 August 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2014)
French Open	1R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2016)
US Open	1R (2013, 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	16–11
Medal record Women's tennis Representing  Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Singles 2015 Toronto Singles Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Singles 2010 Mayagüez Mixed doubles 2014 Veracruz Singles
Last updated on: 11 August 2016.

Mónica Puig Marchán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmonika ˈpwiɣ]; born September 27, 1993) is a professional Puerto Rican tennis player.

Puig has won one singles title on the WTAtour and six singles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On July 11, 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 33. On July 23, 2012, she peaked at world number 263 in the doubles rankings. In May 2014, Puig won her first WTA tour title at the 2014 Internationaux de Strasbourg.^[1]

During the 2016 Summer Olympics, Puig became the first Puerto Rican woman in history, and third Puerto Rican overall to compete for a gold medal at an individual sport after boxer Luis Ortiz and freestyle wrestler Jaime Espinal, who won silver medals on their sports during the 1984 and 2012 games, respectively.

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