Birth Name: Monica Puig Marchán
Place of Birth: Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: September 27, 1993
Ethnicity:
*Cuban [Catalan, possibly other] (father)
*Puerto Rican (mother)
Monica Puig is a Puerto Rican professional tennis player. She was born in Hato Rey, San Juan, to a Puerto Rican mother, Astrid Marchán, and a Cuban American father, José Puig. She has a brother, Ricardo. The family moved to Miami, Florida, U.S. when Monica was one year old.
Her paternal grandparents were both of Catalan origin.
Monica speaks fluent English and Spanish.
Her parents and brother are pictured here.
Source: http://elcomercio.pe/ (in Spanish)
http://www.primerahora.com/(in Spanish)
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