19 Facts About Mariana Duque

1.

Mariana Duque Marino is a Colombian retired tennis player.

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Mariana Duque defeated the tenth-seeded Ksenia Pervak in the first round, and ousted juniors' world No 1, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in the semifinals.

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3.

Mariana Duque had some setbacks during the tournament, due to losing her tennis rackets at the airport.

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4.

Mariana Duque won her first professional tournament in May 2006, in Mazatlan, Mexico.

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5.

Mariana Duque fell 2006 in the qualifying in Bogota, won three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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6.

Mariana Duque got the silver medal in doubles with compatriot Karen Castiblanco.

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7.

Mariana Duque was present at the WTA Tour event of Bogota, where in the first round she confronted Jelena Kostanic Tosic, winning in straight sets.

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8.

Mariana Duque Marino won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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9.

Mariana Duque Marino became the second Colombian woman to claim this title since Fabiola Zuluaga did it in 2004.

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10.

Mariana Duque Marino reached for the first time in her career the third round of a Grand Slam championship, where she beat American wild-card Sofia Kenin in the first round and Oceane Dodin in the second.

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11.

Mariana Duque is the second Colombian player to reach third round at the US Open, after Fabiola Zuluaga.

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12.

Mariana Duque Marino kicked off the Asian swing at the Korea Open where she successfully advanced to the second round defeating Kiki Bertens before losing to No 5 seed Mona Barthel in straight sets.

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13.

At the China Open, Mariana Duque Marino breezed through qualifying by defeating wildcard Xu Yifan and Magda Linette both in straight sets.

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14.

Mariana Duque set up a first-round match against former Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova and defeated her in straight sets.

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15.

Mariana Duque lost to eventual runner up and No 12 seed, Timea Bacsinszky.

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16.

Mariana Duque Marino reached the Nurnberger Versicherungscup final by defeating Carina Witthoft, Laura Siegemund, Varvara Lepchenko, and Annika Beck; she lost the final against Kiki Bertens in straight sets.

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17.

Mariana Duque's serve has a more complicated motion than most women, but her athleticism allows her to keep the parts working together pretty smoothly.

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18.

Mariana Duque's forehand is a heavy-topspin forehand that she hits at shoulder level while falling backward.

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19.

Mariana Duque has a two-hander, and most of its power and spin is generated with her left hand.

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