Viviana González

Viviana Marina González Locicero[lower-alpha 1] (born 22 April 1958) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She is also known by her married name Viviana Segal.

Viviana González
Full nameViviana González Locicero
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1958-04-22) 22 April 1958
Rosario, Argentina
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1978)
Wimbledon2R (1978, 1979)
US Open2R (1978)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1978)
Wimbledon1R (1978)

Biography

A right-handed player from Rosario, González is the granddaughter of Felipe Locicero, who was a coach of Guillermo Vilas.

González was Argentina's top ranked female player in the late 1970s and represented her country in a total of eight Federation Cup ties.[1]

She was runner-up at the 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships, with her run including a win over number one seed Mima Jaušovec.[2]

Her best grand slam performance came at the 1978 French Open, where she upset fourth seed Nancy Richey en route to the round of 16 and was a doubles quarter-finalist, partnering Ivanna Madruga.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss August, 1978 Indianapolis, United States Series (A) Clay United States Dana Gilbert 2–6, 3–6

See also

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Locicero.

References
  1. "Irigoyen es la 1". ABChoy.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 May 2015.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - U.S. Clay Courts - 07 August - 13 August 1978". itftennis.com.
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