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mandy minella international tennis stars

Mandy Minella (born November 22, 1985 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 128 on September, 2010, and World Number 250 for doubles on July 17, 2006. Minella has not won a Women's Tennis Association title in singles or doubles, but has won six International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles titles, and two ITF doubles titles.

Minella currently resides in Paris and in her city of birth, Esch-sur-Alzette, in Luxembourg. Her parents are Mario and Anna Minella, and she is coached by Norbert Palmier. The Luxembourgian likes to listen to music, and cites clay as her favorite surface.
Tennis career 2000
In 2000, Minella debuted in the Luxembourg Fed Cup team, partnering Celine Francois in the doubles matches against Ukraine and Great Britain, losing both times.
2010
In 2010, Minella had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won two $25,000 events, one in Florida and one in Germany, and finished runner-up in an ITF event in California.

In the qualifying draw for the 2010 U.S. Open, Minella won all three matches and lost just one set. In her first appearance in the main draw of a grand slam, she beat World No. 47 Polona Hercog to advance to the second round. She continued her good performance by defeating World No. 34 and 2010 Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. In the third round of the US Open, she lost 2-6 1-6 to World No. 4 Venus Williams.