WGMCarla Heredia Serrano

Carla Heredia Serrano was born in Quito in 1991 and won nine Ecuadorian girls' championships across different age groups. In 2009, she won the continental girls' under-twenty title and the Ecuadorian women's championship. She also won a South American zonal tournament, qualifying for the Women's World Championship. At the 2010 championship, she faced eventual champion Hou Yifan in the opening round. Her national-team service included five Olympiads between 2008 and 2018, with first-board duty in 2014. Heredia became a Woman International Master in 2010 and a Woman Grandmaster in 2013.