Kristina Brandi was born on March 29,1977 and is a Puerto Rican former tennis player.
12 Facts About Kristina Brandi
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Kristina Brandi was the first tennis player representing Puerto Rico to win a singles match in an Olympic tennis tournament.
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Kristina Brandi was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she became interested in the sport of tennis at an early age.
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Kristina Brandi made her professional debut in 1995 when she was 17 years old.
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Kristina Brandi's father is Joe Brandi, who coached Pete Sampras.
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In 2003, Kristina Brandi won the most titles of any woman on the "USTA Circuit".
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Kristina Brandi was a member of the 2003 Puerto Rican Fed Cup team where she captured the singles championship at the $75k event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, plus the $50k event in Troy, Alabama and the $25k event in Peachtree City, Georgia.
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Kristina Brandi represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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Kristina Brandi became the first tennis player representing Puerto Rico to win a singles match in an Olympic tournament when she beat Jelena Kostanic from Croatia.
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Kristina Brandi lost in the second round to Russian Anastasia Myskina.
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Kristina Brandi defended her ITF-Surbiton title, defeating Laura Granville from the US Kristina Brandi's grass-court season for 2006 at the WTA Tour level included the main draw of the Birmingham tournament, as well as the qualifying tournament at Eastbourne, before heading to compete in the Wimbledon Championships main draw.
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Kristina Brandi, who has since retired, is the niece of Andy Kristina Brandi who played for the Trinity Tigers men's tennis team in NCAA Division I competition.