Ana Candiotto

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Ana Candiotto
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 21)
Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$54,905
Singles
Career record89–98
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 558 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 580 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2022)
French Open  Junior1R (2020)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record123–72
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 284 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 377 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2022)
Last updated on: 10 September 2025.

Ana Candiotto (born 19 April 2004) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 558 by the WTA. [1]

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Career

2020-2023: Early beginnings, Juniors and Pro debuts

Candiotto started playing tennis at a very young age and played in many youth tournaments [ when? ].[ citation needed ] In her teenage years, she participated in several competitions organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), where she had the opportunity to compete against some of the world's best young tennis players [ when? ]. [ better source needed ] [2] [3] [1]

In 2020, she received a wildcard for the girls' singles event at the 2020 French Open, but lost in the first round to Matilda Mutavdzic 5–7, 1–6. [4] [5]

In 2021, she was awarded a wildcard for the main draw of the women's singles event at the 2021 Aberto da República, a tournament with a prize pool of $60,000. She lost in the first round to You Xiaodi.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, she competed in the girls' singles event at the 2022 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Tereza Valentová with scores of 3–6, 2–6. [6] In the girls' doubles event, she partnered with Li Yu-yun but was defeated in the first round by Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Taylah Preston with scores of 1–6, 6–1, [6–10]. [7] [8]

At the 2022 Junior Wimbledon, she entered the main draw of the girls' singles event as a lucky loser, but lost her opening match to the top seed and eventual champion Liv Hovde, with a score of 4–6, 1–6. [9] In October, she competed in the women's singles event at the 2022 South American Games and reached the round of 16 after defeating Agustina Cuestas. However, she was eliminated in the next round by María Herazo González with a score of 5–7, 4–6.[ citation needed ] At the end of 2022, she won her first ITF doubles title. [2]

Throughout 2022 and 2023, Candiotto also participated in tournaments across various ITF categories, starting from the lowest level and moving up as her ranking increased.[ citation needed ] Candiotto won several doubles titles: an event held in Antalya, Turkey with her Russian partner Daria Lodikova in February 2023 [10] and another championship in Antalya two weeks later. [11] At the W25 ITF event, the 2023 São Paulo Tennis Classic, Candiotto won her eighth doubles title of the season. [12] [13] [14]

2024-2025: BJK Cup and WTA debut and first win

Candiotto won her first singles title at the W15 ITF event, the 2024 São Paulo Tennis Classic. [15] [16] [17] She then competed on the European circuit, in tournaments in Greece and Spain, where she won her biggest title to date at the ITF event in Spain. [18] The victory took her to her best ranking position at that time. [19]

In December 2024, Candiotto was invited to train with the Brazil Billie Jean King Cup team, as part of a program supporting Brazilian tennis players on the international circuit. [20] At a WTA 125 event in December, the 2024 MundoTenis Open, contested in Florianópolis, she was given a wildcard to participate alongside Luiza Fullana. [21]

In March 2025, Candiotto was called by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation to participate at the Billie Jean King Cup in April and join the Time Brasil BRB for the first time in her career. [22]

Candiotto made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard, on home soil, at the 2025 SP Open where she defeated Valeriya Strakhova recording her first WTA win. [23]

Playing style

Candiotto is right-handed, with a two-handed backhand, and likes playing at both the baseline and at the net. [24]

Impact and future

Candiotto is considered one of the best prospects of Brazilian tennis with her journey on the international circuit marked by several victories and a rise in the rankings. [25]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
W15 tournaments (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 2024ITF Mogi das Cruzes, São Paolo, BrazilW15Clay Flag of Ecuador.svg Camila Romero 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–3)
W15 tournaments (9–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 2022ITF Mar del Plata, ArgentinaW15Clay Flag of Peru.svg Anastasia Iamachkine Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Blatter
Flag of Argentina.svg Josefina Estévez
6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Feb 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15ClayFlag placeholder.svg Daria Lodikova Flag of Italy.svg Alessandra Mazzola
Flag of Italy.svg Sofia Rocchetti
6–3, 6–2
Win3–0Feb 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of Romania.svg Simona Ogescu Flag of Japan.svg Miho Kuramochi
Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Marinković
6–3, 6–4
Win4–0Mar 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Flag of Germany.svg Natalia Siedliska Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktoriia Dema
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sevil Yuldasheva
6–3, 7–5
Win5–0Mar 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15ClayFlag placeholder.svg Daria Lodikova Flag of Italy.svg Virginia Ferrara
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Pedone
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–1Apr 2023ITF Guayaquil, EcuadorW25Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Rebeca Pereira Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing
1–6, 2–6
Win6–1May 2023ITF Curitiba, BrazilW15Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Rebeca Pereira Flag of the United States.svg Sabastiani Leon
Flag of Argentina.svg Jazmín Ortenzi
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss6–2Jun 2023ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of Peru.svg Anastasia Iamachkine Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Christofi
Flag of Serbia.svg Natalija Senić
6–7(5), 3–6
Loss6–3Aug 2023ITF Arequipa, PeruW40Clay Flag of Peru.svg Anastasia Iamachkine Flag of Germany.svg Natalia Siedliska
Flag of Bolivia.svg Noelia Zeballos
7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Win7–3Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Amélie Šmejkalová Flag of Sweden.svg Julita Saner
Flag of Germany.svg Marie Vogt
7–5, 6–3
Win8–3Nov 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Prisăcariu Flag of France.svg Aminata Sall
Flag of France.svg Marie Villet
6–1, 6–0
Win9–3Dec 2023ITF Mogi das Cruzes, São Paolo, BrazilW25Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Melany Solange Krywoj Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Fossa Huergo
Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė
6–1, 6–0
Loss9–4Feb 2024ITF Tucuman, ArgentinaW15Clay Flag of Bolivia.svg Noelia Zeballos Flag of Argentina.svg Justina Maria Gonzalez Daniele
Flag of Ecuador.svg Camila Romero
6–4, 6–7(6), [8–10]
Win10–4May 2024ITF Monzón, SpainW35Hard Flag of France.svg Tiphanie Lemaître Flag of Austria.svg Tamira Paszek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Valentina Ryser
2–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Loss10–5Jun 2024ITF Madrid, SpainW15Clay Flag of Peru.svg Anastasia Iamachkine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Holly Hutchinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ella McDonald
4–6, 1–6
Win11–5Oct 2024ITF Madrid, SpainW15Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Camilla Bossi Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Moyano
Flag of Ecuador.svg Camila Romero
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss11–6Nov 2024ITF Ribeirão Preto, BrazilW15Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Camilla Bossi Flag of Peru.svg Romina Ccuno
Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Labraña
1–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss11–7May 2025ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Justina Maria Gonzalez Daniele Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alina Granwehr
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Madelief Hageman
7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss11–8May 2025ITF Bol, CroatiaW35ClayFlag placeholder.svg Daria Lodikova Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Kužmová
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stéphanie Visscher
4–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Win12–8May 2025ITF Bol, CroatiaW35Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ilinca Amariei Flag of Croatia.svg Mariana Dražić
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Gasanova
7–6(7), 6–2
Loss12–9Aug 2025ITF Chacabuco, ArgentinaW35Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Justina María González Daniele Flag of Argentina.svg Luisina Giovannini
Flag of Mexico.svg Marian Gómez Pezuela Cano
6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10]

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