Patricia Medrado
Patricia "Pat" Medrado (born 26 November 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. She competed in the Fed Cup from 1975 to 1989, and won the silver medal at the 1975 Pan-American Games in Mexico. . Born in Salvador, Bahia, Patrícia had her first contact with the sport when she was ten years old, 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 Cláudia Monteiro. They reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1982, defeating Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss in the second round. For eleven consecutive years (1974 to 1985), 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. International National References «FedCup profile». Retrieved 22 August 2015