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{{Short description|Puerto Rican tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Mari Toro
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{PUR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|11}}
| birth_place =
| college     = [[Florida International University]]<br>[[University of Miami]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| plays =
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 15–11 <small>(Fed Cup)</small>
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 912 (Mar 16, 1998)
| doublesrecord = 11–6 <small>(Fed Cup)</small>
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 723 (Mar 16, 1998)
| medaltemplates-expand  = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|2002 San Salvador]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 Central American and Caribbean Games|1998 Maracaibo]]|Women's team}}
}}
'''Mari Toro''' (born November 11, 1979) is a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] former professional [[tennis]] player.
Toro began playing tennis at the age of six and was educated in [[Miami]]. Undefeated in her only season of high school tennis, she was ranked in the top-five for the 18s category in Florida.<ref name="Hurrican">{{cite news |title=Mari Toro tears up competition |url=https://www.themiamihurricane.com/2002/04/12/mari-toro-tears-up-competition/ |work=[[The Miami Hurricane]] |date=April 12, 2002}}</ref>
As a collegiate player she had one season at [[Florida International University]], before transferring as a sophomore to the [[University of Miami]], where her elder sister Tari Ann was one of the coaches.<ref name="Hurrican"/>
Between 1997 and 2002, Toro appeared in 26 ties for the [[Puerto Rico Fed Cup team]], winning 15 singles rubbers. Her 11 wins in doubles play remains a team record. She was a women's doubles gold medalist at the [[2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]] in San Salvador, partnering [[Vilmarie Castellvi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Melissa Torres y Erika Clarke, segundas en la final de dobles |url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2002/12/03/18an2dep.php?origen=deportes.html |work=[[La Jornada]] |date=3 December 2002 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{WTA|200257}}
* {{Fed Cup player|800206442}}
* {{ITF profile|mari-toro/800206442/pur}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toro, Mari}}
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican female tennis players]]
[[Category:FIU Panthers women's tennis players]]
[[Category:Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis]]