Larissa Carvalho

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Larissa Carvalho
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 40)
Brasília, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$55,988
Singles
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 240 (13 November 2006)
Doubles
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 194 (4 December 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 9–2

Larissa Carvalho (born 9 March 1985) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Carvalho, a right-handed player from Brasília, was a top-50 ranked junior. [1]

From 2004 to 2007, Carvalho appeared in eleven Fed Cup ties for Brazil, winning four singles and five doubles rubbers.

Carvalho reached a best singles ranking of 240 on the professional tour and won five ITF titles. As a doubles player, she won a further seven ITF tournaments and made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 2007 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, partnering Jenifer Widjaja. [2]

Her brother Raony Carvalho also played professionally. [3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (5–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.17 November 2002 Florianópolis, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Colósio 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner2.25 May 2003 Catania, ItalyClay Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou 6–1, 4–0 ret.
Winner3.26 October 2003 Caracas, VenezuelaHard Flag of Brazil.svg Letícia Sobral 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up1.30 August 2004 Asunción, ParaguayClay Flag of Brazil.svg Jenifer Widjaja 7–5, 6–7(3), 3–6
Winner4.24 October 2004Florianópolis, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg María José Argeri 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner5.13 March 2005 Toluca, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Julia Cohen 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up2.3 October 2006 San Luis Potosí, MexicoHard Flag of Brazil.svg Jenifer Widjaja 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.5 November 2006 Mexico City Hard Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 1–6, 6–7(7)

Doubles: 15 (7–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1 September 2002 Santiago, ChileClay Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Colósio
Flag of Argentina.svg Celeste Contín
w/o
Winner1.17 November 2002 Florianópolis, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Colósio Flag of Brazil.svg Marcela Evangelista
Flag of Brazil.svg Letícia Sobral
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up2.28 September 2003 Aguascalientes, MexicoClay Flag of Argentina.svg Melisa Arévalo Flag of Brazil.svg Carla Tiene
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcela Evangelista
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner2.10 May 2004 Monzón, SpainHard Flag of Portugal (official).svg Neuza Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez
Flag of Brazil.svg Marina Tavares
6–2, 6–4
Winner3.15 May 2004 Santa Cruz, SpainHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of Austria.svg Eva-Maria Hoch
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Pavelec
2–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
Runner-up3.22 August 2004 Jesi, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Elena Vianello Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa
Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sulpizio
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up4.11 October 2004 Mexico City Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Jenifer Widjaja Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Olga Vymetálková
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.24 October 2004Florianópolis, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Jenifer Widjaja Flag of Brazil.svg Letícia Sobral
Flag of Argentina.svg María José Argeri
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Winner4.30 August 2005 Mollerusa, SpainHard Flag of Spain.svg Núria Roig Flag of Spain.svg Anna Boada-Plade Llorens
Flag of Spain.svg Rebeca Bou Nogueiro
6–0, 6–1
Runner-up6.26 June 2006 Padua, ItalyClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.6 August 2006 Vigo, SpainClay Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez Flag of Argentina.svg María José Argeri
Flag of Brazil.svg Letícia Sobral
4–6, 3–6
Winner5.13 October 2006 Saltillo, MexicoHard Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–2, 7–5
Winner6.18 November 2006Mexico CityClay Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović
Flag of Croatia.svg Maria Abramović
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up8.10 September 2007 Santo Andre, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Carla Tiene Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner7.1 August 2009 Campos do Jordão, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini Flag of Brazil.svg Monique Albuquerque
Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves
3–6, 6–1, [10–7]

References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Carvalho, Larissa (BRA)". itftennis.com.
  2. "La argentina Paola Suárez triunfa en Bogotá". Plainview Daily Herald (in Spanish). 19 February 2007.
  3. "Raony Carvalho avança no Future em Canela". www.nsctotal.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 August 2005.