Ceci Martinez

Cecilia Martinez (born May 24, 1947) is an American former professional tennis player.^[1]

Ceci Martinez

Full name	Cecilia Martinez
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1947-05-24) May 24, 1947 (age 78) San Francisco, U.S.
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	-
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1975)
French Open	1R (1970, 1971, 1976)
Wimbledon	QF (1970)
US Open	2R (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974)
Doubles
Career record	-
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1975)
French Open	3R (1970, 1971)
Wimbledon	QF (1972)
US Open	QF (1968)

Biography

Martinez, born and raised in San Francisco by a single mother, is one of five siblings and learned her tennis playing on public courts. She attended San Francisco State College and won the singles event at the USTA Intercollegiate National Championships in 1966.^[2]

During her career on the international circuit she was a Philippines Open singles champion and reached the quarter-finals of the 1970 Wimbledon Championships, upsetting third seed Virginia Wade en route.^[3] She was active in the movement for women's tennis to become professional, which led to the establishment of the Women’s Tennis Association.^[2]

Martinez had a best national ranking of 11 for singles and four in doubles.^[2]

Since retiring she has been inducted into the Hall of Fames of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, USTA Northern California and the San Francisco State Gators.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1974	Sarasota, United States	Clay	Tory Fretz	Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong	2–6, 2–6