Carla Forte

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Carla Forte
Full nameCarla Dragone Forte
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 29)
São Paulo
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$30,871
Singles
Career record89–79
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 421 (20 August 2012)
Doubles
Career record87–50
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 303 (28 October 2013)

Carla Dragone Forte (born 11 January 1994) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

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Forte has career-high WTA rankings of 421 in singles, achieved in August 2012, and 303 in doubles, reached in October 2013. She won one singles title and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Forte made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup in the doubles event, partnering Beatriz Haddad Maia. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to Kristina Barrois and Tatjana Malek.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2011ITF Santos, Brazil10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez 0–6, 1–6
Win1–1May 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Loss1–2Sep 2013ITF Antalya10,000Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslava Zanosiyenko5–7, 2–6

Doubles (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.27 September 2008ITF Serra Negra, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Carla Tiene Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Clara Duarte
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Hermenegildo
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Runner-up2.25 October 2010ITF Itu, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Flávia Dechandt Araújo Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé
Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini
0–6, 4–6
Winner3.25 April 2011ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé Flag of Brazil.svg Isabela Miró
Flag of Brazil.svg Nathália Rossi
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Winner4.27 June 2011ITF São José dos Campos, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves Flag of Brazil.svg Monique Albuquerque
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Faria
6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Winner5.1 August 2011ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia Flag of Paraguay.svg Isabella Robbiani
Flag of India.svg Kyra Shroff
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–7]
Runner-up6.21 November 2011ITF Rancagua, ChileClay Flag of Brazil.svg Flávia Guimarães Bueno Flag of Chile.svg Belén Ludueña
Flag of Chile.svg Daniela Seguel
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Winner7.26 March 2012ITF Ribeirão Preto, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé Flag of Paraguay.svg Isabella Robbiani
Flag of Argentina.svg Carolina Zeballos
6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Runner-up8.2 April 2012ITF Ribeirão PretoHard Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé Flag of Chile.svg Fernanda Brito
Flag of Brazil.svg Raquel Piltcher
3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Runner-up9.23 April 2012ITF São PauloClay Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriela Cé Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Clara Duarte
Flag of Venezuela.svg Gabriela Paz
7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Runner-up10.30 April 2012ITF São José dos Campos, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
Flag of Venezuela.svg Gabriela Paz
0–6, 3–6
Winner11.25 March 2013ITF Ribeirão Preto, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Brazil.svg Eduarda Piai
Flag of Brazil.svg Karina Venditti
7–6(7–2), 6–1
Winner12.15 April 2013ITF Antalya, TurkeyHard Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara
Flag of Romania.svg Diana Buzean
6–2, 6–4
Winner13.22 April 2013ITF AntalyaHard Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Catherine Chantraine
Flag of Russia.svg Angelina Gabueva
6–1, 6–4
Winner14.29 April 2013ITF AntalyaHard Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of the United States.svg Rosalia Alda
Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Runner-up15.6 May 2013ITF AntalyaHard Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Russia.svg Shakhlo Saidova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Shkudun
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Runner-up16.20 May 2013ITF AntalyaHard Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gai Ao
Flag of Turkey.svg Sultan Gönen
6–3, 5–7, [6–10]
Winner17.3 June 2013ITF Santos, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Clara Duarte
Flag of Brazil.svg Nathaly Kurata
6–4, 6–1
Winner18.26 August 2013ITF AntalyaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]


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