Lastra, who was born in Chile, played junior tennis in Northern California, before attending Stanford University.[1]
While at Stanford she competed in the local WTA Tour tournament, the Stanford Classic, on multiple occasions in the women's doubles draw. She and Keiko Tokuda paired together to reach the quarter-finals in 2000. A member of three NCAA Division 1 Championship winning teams, she partnered with Lauren Kalvaria win the NCAA doubles title in 2002.[2] The pair also competed at the 2002 US Open as wildcards and were beaten in the first round by 15th seeds Kim Clijsters and Meghann Shaughnessy.[3]
Following her 2003 US Open appearance she retired from professional tennis and worked for several years for a private equity firm in New York. She has since moved to Andover, Massachusetts and is known by her married name Yetten. Locally she is involved in coaching tennis and has served on the coaching staff at Bentley University.[5]
References
^"Player Bio: Gabriela Lastra". gostanford.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^"Cardinal women win doubles title". San Francisco Chronicle. May 26, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^"ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - U.S. Open - 26 August - 08 September 2002". ITF. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^"Lindsay Davenport quickly wins opener despite ailing left foot". Billings Gazette. August 24, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^"Coaches: Gabriela Yetten". bentleyfalcons.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
gabriela, lastra, yetten, born, june, 1980, former, professional, tennis, player, from, united, states, full, name, yettencountry, sports, united, statesborn, 1980, june, 1980, chileplaysright, handedprize, money, 892singlescareer, record69, 50highest, ranking. Gabriela Lastra Yetten born June 7 1980 is a former professional tennis player from the United States Gabriela LastraFull nameGabriela Lastra YettenCountry sports United StatesBorn 1980 06 07 June 7 1980 age 42 ChilePlaysRight handedPrize money 56 892SinglesCareer record69 50Highest rankingNo 193 September 15 2003 Grand Slam singles resultsUS Open1R 2003 DoublesCareer record36 34Highest rankingNo 164 August 4 2003 Grand Slam doubles resultsUS Open1R 2002 Biography EditLastra who was born in Chile played junior tennis in Northern California before attending Stanford University 1 While at Stanford she competed in the local WTA Tour tournament the Stanford Classic on multiple occasions in the women s doubles draw She and Keiko Tokuda paired together to reach the quarter finals in 2000 A member of three NCAA Division 1 Championship winning teams she partnered with Lauren Kalvaria win the NCAA doubles title in 2002 2 The pair also competed at the 2002 US Open as wildcards and were beaten in the first round by 15th seeds Kim Clijsters and Meghann Shaughnessy 3 In 2003 she was a doubles quarter finalist at the Warsaw Open and qualified for the doubles main draw in Madrid At the 2003 US Open she won her way through qualifying with wins over Kristen Schlukebir Sandra Kleinova and Nuria Llagostera Vives She lost to Amanda Coetzer in the first round but by qualifying had entered the world s top 200 4 Following her 2003 US Open appearance she retired from professional tennis and worked for several years for a private equity firm in New York She has since moved to Andover Massachusetts and is known by her married name Yetten Locally she is involved in coaching tennis and has served on the coaching staff at Bentley University 5 References Edit Player Bio Gabriela Lastra gostanford com Retrieved December 18 2017 Cardinal women win doubles title San Francisco Chronicle May 26 2002 Retrieved December 18 2017 ITF Tennis Pro Circuit U S Open 26 August 08 September 2002 ITF Retrieved December 18 2017 Lindsay Davenport quickly wins opener despite ailing left foot Billings Gazette August 24 2003 Retrieved December 18 2017 Coaches Gabriela Yetten bentleyfalcons com Retrieved December 18 2017 External links EditGabriela Lastra at the Women s Tennis Association Gabriela Lastra at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gabriela Lastra amp oldid 1081425651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
