▁is ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁former ▁tennis ▁player . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁career ▁S aret ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁t ies ▁for ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁medal ist ▁for ▁her ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁Games , ▁debut ing ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁competition ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 4 ▁year ▁old ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Loc ally , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁mark ▁by ▁winning ▁four ▁success ive ▁P CA ▁Open ▁champion ships ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁junior ▁doubles ▁semi - final ist ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁W im ble don ▁Championships . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁sports ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁attend ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University ▁( BY U ) ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁vars ity ▁tennis . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Her ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁career ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁hold ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁BY U ▁but ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁made ▁her ▁last ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁tennis ▁with ▁a ▁Philippines ▁record ▁ 2 6 ▁wins , ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁singles . ▁ ▁I TF ▁final s ▁ ▁Dou bles : ▁