Melissa Torres Sandoval
Melissa Torres Sandoval is a Mexican retired female tennis player who currently serves as a federal lawmaker.
Life
Torres Sandoval was born in Mexico City. She is an alumna of the Universidad Anáhuac, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration in 2008 and a master's degree in journalism in 2014.Tennis career
Torres Sandoval has a career high WTA singles ranking of 227, achieved on 18 February 2008. Torres Sandoval also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 207 achieved on 25 November 2002. Torres Sandoval has won six ITF singles and doubles titles.Playing for Mexico at the Fed Cup, Torres Sandoval has a win–loss record of 18–13.
Torres Sandoval made her WTA tour debut at the 2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Having entered the a wildcard tournament in the main draw, she defeated Nicole Pratt and Eva Birnerová quarterfinals, before losing to Julia Schruff.
She retired from tennis after the 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, where she lost in the first round to Pauline Parmentier. After her retirement, she became a commentator for ESPN and Uno TV.
Political career
In 2013, she began a two-year stint as an adjunct director general of the National Security Commission, a division of the Secretariat of the Interior.In 2015, the Social Encounter Party placed Torres Sandoval second on their list of proportional representation federal deputies from the fourth electoral region, assuring her of a seat in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress. She serves on eight commissions including Health, Public Security, Gender Alert, Foreign Relations, and Bicameral for Dialogue and Conciliation in Chiapas.
ITF Final
Singles: 9 (6–3)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 6 August 2001 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard |  Erika Clarke | 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 October 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Maria Eugenia Brito | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 9 October 2001 | Pachuca, Mexico | Hard | Maria Eugenia Brito | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 September 2004 | Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | Hard |  Tamara Encina | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 September 2004 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Story Tweedie-Yates | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 September 2004 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay |  Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 October 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Frederica Piedade | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 9 November 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Micaela Moran | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 April 2007 | Jackson, United States | Clay |  Olga Govortsova | 1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 14 August 2000 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Clay | Erika Valdés | Stephanie Mabry  Michelle Summerside | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 August 2000 | Toluca, Mexico | Clay | Erika Valdés | Kristy Blumberg Anne Plessinger | W/O |
| Winner | 1. | 2 April 2002 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Jorgelina Cravero |  Ekaterina Kozhokina Anastasia Rodionova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 November 2002 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Jorgelina Cravero |  Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová | 1–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 August 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Marcela Arroyo | Lauren Barnikow  Mariana Correa | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 September 2004 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay | Marcela Arroyo | Patricia Holzman Hilda Zuleta Cabrera | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 18 October 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Clay | Marcela Arroyo | Jorgelina Cravero Flavia Mignola | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 November 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Marcela Arroyo | Lorena Arias Erika Clarke | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 November 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Marcela Arroyo | Lorena Arias Erika Clarke | 2–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 October 2007 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Florencia Molinero | Frederica Piedade Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–1, 7–5 |