Niege Dias

Niege Dias

Full name	Niege Pelanio Dias
Country (sports)	Brazil
Born	(1966-12-05) 5 December 1966 (age 58) Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil [1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [2]
Retired	1989
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand) [2]
Singles
Career record	112–83
Career titles	2 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 31 (5 December 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1986)
US Open	2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	47–69
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 89 (31 August 1987)

Niege Dias ^[a] (born 5 December 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. ^{[2] [1]} She also competed for the Brazil Fed Cup team from 1985 to 1988. ^[3]

In her career, she won two WTA Tour singles tournaments, the 1987 Brazil Open and 1988 Barcelona Open. ^{[4] [1]}

Partnering with fellow Brazilian Patricia Medrado, Dias won her first and only WTA tour doubles title at São Paulo in 1986. ^[5]

Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round of the 1988 French Open.

Dias retired from professional tennis in 1989, at the age of 22. She married her former coach, Luiz Carlos Enck. ^[6]

WTA Career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 1987	Guarujá, Brazil	Clay	Patricia Medrado	6–0, 6–7, 6–4
Win	2–0	Apr 1988	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Bettina Fulco	6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1985	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Csilla Bartos	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Dec 1986	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Patricia Medrado	Petra Huber Laura Gildemeister	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)

Notes

1. Her name is spelled Neige Dias by the ITF; WTA spells it 'Niege'.

References

1. Carta, Gianni; Marcher, Roberto (2004). O Tênis no Brasil : De Maria Esther Buerno a Gustavo Kuerten (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Códex. pp. 264–283. ISBN   978-8575940310.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation  : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. p. 270. ISBN   9780002183550.
3. "FedCup player profile". FedCup. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
4. José Geraldo Azevedo (21 April 2015). "Dona do último WTA antes de Teliana, Niege Dias é só elogios: "Ela merece"". Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo.
5. Steve Tennis - Neige Dias Stats & Bio Acessado em 9 de março de 2017
6. "Niége parou aos 22 por vida comum". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 18 May 2008.

External links

• Niege Dias at the Women's Tennis Association
• Niege Dias at the International Tennis Federation
• Niege Dias at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)