Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (born 23 April 1996) is a Brazilian tennis player. She has career-high rankings of 165 in singles, achieved on 12 September 2022, and world No. 110 in doubles, achieved on 18 July 2022. Alves has won eight singles and 24 doubles titles at ITF Circuit tournaments.
Carol made her debut on 6 June against Isabella Capato Camargo, winning in straight sets, at the Tennis Club of Santos Tournament in Brazil. However, in the same tournament, she was defeated by Argentine seed Andrea Benitez in straight sets in the round of 16.
2012: First doubles tournament
Carol's first doubles appearance occurred on July 30, again in Santos, partnering with compatriot Giovanna Baccarini. They were defeated in the first round by fellow Brazilians Paula Cristina Gonçalves and Roxane Vaisemberg.
Later that year, Alves received the Heart Award for her outstanding performance during the Americas Zone Group I of the 2019 Fed Cup.[5][6]
"I am very happy to be recognized with this award. I want to thank my entire Fed Cup team, both the athletes and the support staff who made this possible. Above all, I am proud to help others through this recognition," said Alves after receiving the award.
In May, she claimed her biggest title yet at the W25 in Castell-Platja d'Aro, Spain, defeating Carlota Martinez in the final.[11]
"I'm thrilled with this title, my first ITF W25. It was a challenging week with tough matches and difficult conditions. This victory crowns all my hard work. I am grateful to my team at ADK Tennis, especially coach Luiz Peniza," Carol said after the win.
Meligeni Alves during the announcement of the Brazil vs. South Korea Billie Jean King Cup tie in Brasília.
In late July, Alves participated in a W60 tournament in Feira de Santana.[16] In the singles draw, she lost in the first round to American Haley Giavara in straight sets. In doubles, paired with French player Kristina Mladenovic, Alves reached the second round but withdrew before the match against Brazilian duo Helena Bueno and Maria Carolina Ferreira Turchetto due to Mladenović's withdrawal.[17]
Later, Alves competed in another tournament, an W80 event in Brasília. In singles, she lost in the first round to 18-year-old Canadian Cadence Brace, in straight sets.[18] In doubles, however, she partnered with Argentine player Julia Riera and won the title, defeating the British-Ukrainian duo Eden Silva and Valeriya Strakhova in the final. This title was the biggest of Alves' career at the time.[19][20]
"Her partner withdrew, but playing together for the first time worked out perfectly. I'm very happy with this achievement. Competing at home, traveling with my coach, and facing high-level players make a big difference in our calendar. I can only thank CBT and the tournament sponsors, who are also my personal sponsors,” said Alves after winning the title.
In October, Alves competed in her second Pan American Games, this time in Santiago. She won two matches in the singles draw before losing in the quarterfinals to Argentina's María Carlé.[21]
2024
Alves began the 2024 season representing Brazil at the United Cup in Perth, Australia, a mixed-team competition. This was her second consecutive appearance at the event. Although she did not play any matches, the Brazilian team struggled and was eliminated in the group stage, with Beatriz Haddad Maia securing the team's sole victory by defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo, in straight sets.[22][23]
During the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, Alves stepped in for Laura Pigossi to face Germany's Laura Siegemund. Despite losing 2–1, she was praised for winning her first set against a top-100 player and putting up a strong fight.[24][25]
In May, Alves claimed her seventh career singles title at the W15 in São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, defeating an Argentine opponent in the final.[26]
In November, with Luisa Stefani sidelined due to a knee operation, Alves partnered with Haddad Maia in the decisive doubles match of the Billie Jean King Cup tie against Argentina. They defeated Jazmín Ortenzi and Julia Riera to secure Brazil's place in the 2025 Finals qualifiers.[27]
2025: First ITF W35 singles title
Alves began her 2025 season competing in the United Cup, representing Brazil. In the tournament's first tie, Brazil faced China. Carolina and Rafael Matos teamed up for the mixed doubles match, but they were defeated, contributing to a clean sweep by the Chinese team in that tie.[28][29]
Alves and the Brazilians could not defeat China in the United Cup. This kept Brazil in difficult contention for the tournament.[30]
The defeats from Alves/Matos in mixed doubles and earlier from their teammates Haddad Maia and Thiago Monteiro in singles matches complicated Brazil's chances of advancing further in the United Cup.[31]
The Brazilian team's struggles continued in the United Cup, as Carolina and Rafael Matos were defeated once again in the mixed doubles match during their final tie, this time against Germany. Despite their efforts, the Brazilian team was unable to secure a single victory in the tournament, finishing their campaign without advancing past the group stage.[32][33]
Alves second tournament of the season was a W35 in Buenos Aires where she participated in both singles and doubles.[34] In the doubles draw, Alves played with Jazmín Ortenzi from Argentina and lost in the first round, in straight sets, facing Noelia Zeballos from Bolivia and Miriana Tona from Italy.
In the singles draw,[35] Alves became the champion, winning against Ortenzi in the final by 6/2 6/4. This was her first singles W35 title, her eighth singles professional title and her biggest to date.[36]
In the next week, Alves participated at another W35 tournament in Buenos Aires. Again partnering with Jazmín Ortenzi they would repeat previous week's campaign in the doubles draw and also lost at the second round, this time against Mexicans Ana Sofia Sanchez and Victoria Rodriguez in the match tiebraker. At the singles draw Alves reached the semifinals and once again faced Ortenzi, but this time was defeated in two sets and ended her eighth consecutive win streak.[37][38]
In February, Alves played a series of ITF tournaments at Antalya, Turkey. In the first one, at the W35 level, she reached the quarterfinals but lost against Amarissa Kiara Toth from Hungary by a score of 6–7, 0–6.[39][40] Alves also participated at the doubles draw. Playing alongside Zhibek Kulambayeva from Kazakhstan they would not pass through the first match, in the round of 16, and lost to Spanish Ángela Fita Boluda and Swiss Ylena In-Albon in the match tiebrak.
In the second Antalya's tournament, once again at the W35 level, Alves lost in the singles first round to sixteen year old Czech Alena Kovačková, in straight sets.[41] Alves also played at the doubles draw, this time partnering with fellow Brazilian Ana Candiotto. They would stop in the first round with a two set loss against Amarissa Kiara Toth from Hungary and Živa Falkner from Slovenia.
In the third tournament at Antalya, this time at a W15 event, Alves reached the round of 16 but lost to Japanese Yuki Naito.[42]
In Alves fourth and last tournament at Antalya, the third one at the W35 level, she got to the round of 16 in the singles draw, but lost in straight sets to Italy's 18 year old and world number 823 Vittoria Paganetti, with a score of 7/5, 7/6 (8–6) [43]
Personal life
Carolina Meligeni Alves is of Argentine descent through her mother.[44] She is the niece of former tennis player Fernando Meligeni and sister of tennis player Felipe Meligeni Alves.[45]
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