Mélanie Gloria

Mélanie Gloria (born June 19, 1987) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

Mélanie Gloria

Country (sports)	Canada
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Born	(1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 38) Montreal
Turned pro	2006
Retired	2010
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 32,327
Singles
Career record	63–33
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 287 (September 12, 2005)
Doubles
Career record	38–18
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 578 (September 29, 2003)

Gloria won five singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 287. On 29 September 2003, she peaked at No. 578 in the doubles rankings.

In 2004 at the Challenge Bell, she upset the second seed Daniela Hantuchová in the second round. She lost in the quarterfinals to María Emilia Salerni.^[1]

Personal life

Gloria is of Portuguese descent. Her parents Helena and Jorge were born in Peniche and some members of her family still live there.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2005	Vancouver Open, Canada	25,000	Hard	Ansley Cargill	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2007	ITF Amarante, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Elisa Balsamo	3–6, 5–7
Win	1–2	Jun 2007	ITF Alcobaça, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Stefania Boffa	6–3, 6–3
Win	2–2	Jun 2008	ITF Amarante, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Yera Campos-Molina	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–2	Jun 2008	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Maria João Koehler	6–7(2), 6–3, 6–1
Loss	3–3	Jun 2009	ITF Amarante, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Maria João Koehler	3–6, 2–6
Win	4–3	Jun 2009	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Yera Campos-Molina	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–3	Jun 2010	ITF Amarante, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Shayna McDowell	7–5, 6–7(6), 6–0

Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2007	ITF Alcobaça, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Kady Pooler	Keren Shlomo Joana Pangaio Pereira	6–1, 6–4
Win	2–0	Jun 2008	ITF Amarante, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Lucía Sainz	Tatiana Búa Karen Castiblanco	7–6(3), 6–4
Win	3–0	Jun 2008	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Lucía Sainz	Carla Beltrami Vanesa Furlanetto	6–1, 6–1
Win	4–0	Jun 2009	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Daniela Múñoz Gallegos	Lucia Gonzalez Renee Lampret	7–5, 7–6(5)
Win	5–0	Jun 2010	ITF Amarante, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Daniela Múñoz Gallegos	Magali de Lattre Jade Hopper	6–4, 6–2
Win	6–0	Jun 2010	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Daniela Múñoz Gallegos	Kim Grajdek Julia Stamatova	7–6(3), 6–1
Loss	6–1	Jun 2010	ITF Alcobaça, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Daniela Múñoz Gallegos	Anna Fitzpatrick Jade Windley	2–6, 1–6