Country (sports) | Portugal |
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Born | 12 February 1996 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$26,008 |
Singles | |
Career record | 47–112 (29.6%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 832 (22 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 1177 (4 March 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 51–81 (38.6%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 625 (24 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 993 (4 March 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 1–3 |
Last updated on: 4 March 2024. |
Ana Filipa Santos (born 12 February 1996) is a Portuguese tennis player.
Santos has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of 625, achieved on 24 October 2022.
Santos made her Fed Cup debut for Portugal in 2019. [1] [2]
Alongside Jacqueline Cabaj Awad from Sweden, Santos won her first international title in doubles in Cancún, Mexico. They won the final against Astrid Cirotte and Anatasia Sysoeva.
Outside from tennis, Santos has a master's degree in Micro and Nanotechnologies Engineering from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, part of NOVA University Lisbon. [3] She has defended her master's thesis (available here) with a final grade of 18 out of 20 marks. [4]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W15 | Hard (i) | Almudena Sanz-Llaneza | Francisca Jorge Olga Parres Azcoitia | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2022 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W15 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | Astrid Cirotte Anatasia Sysoeva | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1-2 | May 2022 | ITF Curitiba, Brazil | W15 | Clay | Noelia Zeballos | Martina Capurro Taborda Fernanda Labraña | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2024 | ITF São João da Boa Vista, Brazil | W15 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | Verena Meliss Camilla Zanolini | 6–2, 6–4 |
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