PAOLA LONGORIA
Paola Longoria
Nationality: MEX
Residence: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Born Date: July 20, 1989
Height: 5’ 5” (1.65m)
CAREER:
In her early-30s, Paola is already considered to be one of the greatest female racquetball players of all-time. For a period of three and half years starting in 2011, Longoria went undefeated on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT). Her streak reached 37 consecutive tournament victories and more than 150 match wins in a row. Paola has won nine US OPEN Championships, a record for the sport’s most prestigious professional event. Playing for her home country of Mexico on the international stage, Paola has won three consecutive Gold Medals at the World Championships and 20 medals overall. As a junior player, Paola won eight World Junior Championships in a row. In 2010 and 2014 Longoria was awarded Mexico’s National Sports Female Athlete of the Year award and in 2013 was named by Forbes Magazine to the list of Top Most Influential Women in Mexico. In 2017 Paola was name Female Athlete of the Year by Univision Deportes. Paola has finished as the #1 pro player for 10 seasons, with her most recent season from 2018-2019 finishing undefeated. Paola’s previous undefeated seasons were 2017-2018, 2015-2016, 2013-2014 & 2012-2013. Her overall match record stands at 435 wins and just 30 losses, a winning percentage of more than 93%!
LIST OF CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS (AS of July 2019)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS:
2019 Pan Am Championships Singles Gold
2019 Pan Am Championships Doubles Gold
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Singles Gold
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Doubles Gold
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Team Gold
2018 World Championship Singles Silver
2016 World Championship Singles Gold
2016 World Championship Doubles Silver
2016 Pan American Championships Singles Gold
2016 Pan American Championships Doubles Gold
2015 Pan American Games Team Gold
2015 Pan American Games Singles Gold
2015 Pan American Games Doubles Gold
2014 World Championships Singles Gold
2014 World Championships Doubles Gold
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Singles Gold
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Doubles Gold
2013 World Games Singles Gold
2012 World Championships Singles Gold
2012 World Championships Doubles Gold
2011 Pan American Games Team Gold
2011 Pan American Games Singles Gold
2011 Pan American Games Doubles Gold
2010 World Championships Singles Bronze
2010 World Championships Doubles Gold
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Singles Gold
2009 World Games Singles Gold
2008 World Championships Singles Bronze
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Team Gold
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Singles Gold
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
38 Tournament Winning Streak (May 2011 – November 2018)
83 career Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Grand Slam and Tier One Tournament Victories
US OPEN Champion 8 years in a row
Number 1 rank Ladies Pro Player 10 times
2018-19 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2018 US OPEN Champion
2017-18 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2017 US OPEN Champion
2016-17 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2016 US OPEN Champion
2015-16 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2015 US OPEN Champion
2014-15 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2014 US OPEN Champion
2013-14 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2013 US OPEN Champion
2012-13 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2012 US OPEN Champion
2011-12 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2011 US OPEN Champion
2009-10 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2008-09 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour Year-End Champion
2008 US OPEN Champion
