Country (sports) | Portugal |
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Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 31 October 1995
Prize money | $9,416 |
Singles | |
Career record | 19–25 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 782 (27 May 2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 17–21 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 709 (25 February 2013) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 0–3 |
Joana Valle Costa (born 31 October 1995) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player.
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.
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 4 June 2012 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | Hard | Virginie Ayassamy | 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 28 May 2012 | ITF Cantanhede, Portugal | Carpet | Margarida Moura | Aida Martínez Sanjuán Paula Mocete Talamantes | 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 5 November 2012 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Margarida Moura | Kathinka von Deichmann Stefanie Stemmer | 7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | R/R | 9 February 2013 | Eilat, Israel | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hard | Anita Husarić | L | 3–6, 0–6 |
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | R/R | 7 February 2013 | Eilat, Israel | Hungary | Hard | Margarida Moura | Réka Luca Jani Katalin Marosi | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
8 February 2013 | Great Britain | Michelle Larcher de Brito | Laura Robson Heather Watson | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
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Note: the following three references show name as Joana Vale Costa (not Valle).