Monica Puig
Puig at the 2019 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Native name | Mónica Puig Marchán | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, US | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 27, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dorian Descloix | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $3,570,823 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 303–215 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (September 26, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2013, 2016, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 18–36 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 210 (May 25, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2013, 2014, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 27–12 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Monica Puig Marchán (born September 27, 1993) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. She is the first Puerto Rican in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics while representing Puerto Rico, having done so in 2016 at the women's singles event. She is also a Central American and Caribbean champion and Pan American silver medalist.
Having turned professional in 2010, Puig won two WTA Tour singles titles and six ITF singles titles. On 26 September 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On May 25, 2015, she peaked at No. 210 in the doubles rankings. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Puig won the gold medal, the ninth overall medal at the Games for Puerto Rico. With the feat, she also became the first Latin American champion in the women's singles discipline and is the only unseeded female player to win the gold medal since the reintroduction of tennis in 1988.
During her career, Puig defeated top-ten players Sara Errani, Caroline Garcia, Angelique Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza, Aryna Sabalenka and Caroline Wozniacki. She retired from the professional tour on June 13, 2022.