Medal record
Mercedes Paz
Women's Tennis
Competitor for  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold	1995 Mar del Plata	Doubles

Mercedes María Paz (born June 27, 1966 in Tucumán) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world. Her best Grand Slam finish was the fourth round at the 1986 French Open and the 1990 French Open.

Mercedes Paz is best known for upsetting defending champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the second round of French Open 1990.

Mercedes (also known as Mecha) was the Tourism Minister from Tucumán between 2003 and 2007 until she resigned because of the Alfajores Scandal. Argentinan newspaper La Gaceta published two picutres of a pickup of Secretaría de Turismo downloading boxes of beans in front of her Havanna shop. At the time, she was in Miami with her husband. As she came back, she resigned saying "It was a mistake".

[edit] External links

• Mercedes Paz profile on the WTA Tour's official website

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