Patricia Medrado
Patricia "Pat" Medrado is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil. She competed in the Fed Cup from 1975 to 1989. She won the silver medal at the 1975 Pan-American Games in Mexico. .
Born in Salvador, Patrícia Medrado had her first contact with the sport when she was 10 years old when she was enrolled in the school of the Bahia Athletic Association.
She earned two college degrees before becoming a professional tennis player, graduating in Physical Education and Physical Therapy.
Among her main achievements, she reached the 48th position in the world ranking of singles and won the silver medal of the Pan-American Games of 1975 in Mexico City. In doubles, she reached ninth place in the ranking, playing alongside São Paulo player Claudia Monteiro. They reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1982, defeating Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss in the second round.
For 11 consecutive years, she was ranked No. 1 player in Brazil and until now is the player with the largest number of entries and victories by Brazil in the Fed Cup, representing the country for 14 years.
After 15 years in the professional circuit, she finished her career in 1989, playing in the Miami tournament.
In her later career, she has managed a gym for nine years and trained athletes of the Brazilian women's team, including Andrea Vieira, Luciana Tella, Claudia Chabalgoity, Vanessa Menga, Stephanie Mayorkis, Eugenia Maia and Roberta Burzagli. She became the first women tennis commentator on national television and wrote several columns for specialized magazines.
In 1996, she brought the "Tennis in Schools" Program to Brazil, created by the International Tennis Federation with the purpose of making sports accessible to all social strata.
One of her more notable events came in 2016 when she was invited by the Ministry of Sport to carry the Olympic torch of the Rio 2016 Games in Salvador.
Career Summary
International1972 - Runner-up and double champion - South American Junior Championship
1973 - Singles Champion Banana Bowl Tournament
1973 to 1987 - Player of the Brazilian team in the Fed Cup
1974 - Singles Champion Banana Bowl Tournament "
1974 - Doubles Champion - Orange Bowl Tournament
1974 - Singles Champion - Liverpool Open Championship
1974 - Singles Champion - Scottish National Championship
1975 - Silver Medal - Pan American Games
1975 - Singles Champion - Fort Myers Tournament
1976 - Singles Champion - Immortal Gerona
1976 - Singles Champion - Open From Valencia
1977 - Singles Champion - Argentina Open
1977 - Singles Champion - Danish Tournament
1977 - Vice-champion by team - South American Championship
1977/1978/1980/1982/1983 - Champion of the Copa Santista
1978 - Vice-champion Avon Futures Circuit
1979 - Runner-Up Avon Futures
1981 - Champion of the Sylphide Circuit
1982 - Champion Avon Futures Ogden
1982 - 48th position in the world ranking
1982 - 9th position in the world ranking of doubles
1985 - Champion Renaissance Cup
1996/1997 - Champion International VIP Tournament
1997/1998 - Champion International VIP Tournament
1997 - Champion International VIP Tournament
2000 - South American champion by teams, ladies 40
2000 - 4th place world 40 years team
2000 - 3rd place worldwide 40 years double
2000 - Champion Tournament Viii Itfvets ranking championships
2001 - South American champion by teams, ladies 40
2001 - Masters World Champion, single and double 45
2002 - Vice-Champion Masters 45 by team
2002 - World Vice-champion individual master 45
2002 - Champion X-Itf Vets World Ranking Championship 45
2002 - Champion International Vip Tournament, women's 40 singles and doubles
2003 - Master World Champion, singles 45
2004 - Runner-up world champion, singles 45
2004 - Champion International Tennis Club Tournament, ladies 40 years
2006 - Champion single and double Iv Itf Seniors Hotel do Frade
2006 - World champion master, singles 50
2009 - World champion, singles 50
2016 - World champion master, singles and doubles 60
2017 - World Champion Master, Doubles and Mixed Doubles 60
National
1970 - Brazilian champion children and youth
1974 - Brazilian Champion adults
1974 to 1985 - # 1 player from Brazil
1988 - Brazilian champion of covered and uncovered courts
1999 - Champion interclubes 1 class above 35 years, team - São Paulo
2000 - Champion interclub women 40 years, team - São Paulo
2000 - Vice-champion interclub women 35 years team - São Paulo
2001 - Brazilian champion ladies 35 years - Ribeirão Preto, SP
2001 - Champion 1st class Tournament Hotel Capitania - Porto Seguro
2002 - Champion interclub ladies 35 and 45 years old - São Paulo
2002 - Brazilian champion vets 45 - Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro
2003 - Champion interclub women 40 years, team - São Paulo
2004 - Champion interclub women 40 years, team - São Paulo
2004 - Champion interclubes 1 class above 35 years, team - São Paulo
2005 - Champion interclub women 45 years, team - São Paulo
2006 - Champion interclub ladies 45 and 50 years, team - São Paulo
References
«FedCup profile». Retrieved August 22, 2015
Career
Singles (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 December 1987 | Brasil Open, Guarujá, Brazil | Clay |  Neige Dias | 0–6, 7–6, 4–6 |