Joana Valle Costa

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Joana Valle Costa
Country (sports)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Born (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)
Lisbon, Portugal
Prize money$9,416
Singles
Career record19–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 782 (27 May 2013)
Doubles
Career record17–21
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 709 (25 February 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–3

Joana Valle Costa (born 31 October 1995) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player.

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She won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 27 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 782. On 25 February 2013, she peaked at No. 709 in the doubles rankings.

Valle Costa has a 0–3 record for Portugal in Fed Cup competition.

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.4 June 2012ITF Amarante, PortugalHard Flag of France.svg Virginie Ayassamy4–6, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles (2–0)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.28 May 2012ITF Cantanhede, PortugalCarpet Flag of Portugal.svg Margarida Moura Flag of Spain.svg Aida Martínez Sanjuán
Flag of Spain.svg Paula Mocete Talamantes
7–5, 6–1
Winner2.5 November 2012ITF Guimarães, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Margarida Moura Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Kathinka von Deichmann
Flag of Germany.svg Stefanie Stemmer
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]

Fed Cup participation

Singles

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2013 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
R/R 9 February 2013 Eilat, Israel Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Anita Husarić L3–6, 0–6

Doubles

EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2013 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
R/R 7 February 2013 Eilat, Israel Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Hard Flag of Portugal.svg Margarida Moura Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
L4–6, 2–6
8 February 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
L2–6, 1–6

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