Larissa Carvalho

Larissa Carvalho
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39)
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 Cup9–2

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

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)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 November 2002 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Brazil Bruna Colósio 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 2. 25 May 2003 Catania, Italy Clay Greece Christina Zachariadou 6–1, 4–0 ret.
Winner 3. 26 October 2003 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Brazil Letícia Sobral 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 30 August 2004 Asunción, Paraguay Clay Brazil Jenifer Widjaja 7–5, 6–7(3), 3–6
Winner 4. 24 October 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Argentina María José Argeri 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner 5. 13 March 2005 Toluca, Mexico Hard United States Julia Cohen 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 3 October 2006 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Brazil Jenifer Widjaja 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 5 November 2006 Mexico City Hard France Mathilde Johansson 1–6, 6–7(7)

Doubles: 15 (7–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1 September 2002 Santiago, Chile Clay Argentina Soledad Esperón Brazil Bruna Colósio
Argentina Celeste Contín
w/o
Winner 1. 17 November 2002 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Brazil Bruna Colósio Brazil Marcela Evangelista
Brazil Letícia Sobral
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 28 September 2003 Aguascalientes, Mexico Clay Argentina Melisa Arévalo Brazil Carla Tiene
Brazil Marcela Evangelista
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner 2. 10 May 2004 Monzón, Spain Hard Portugal Neuza Silva Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Marina Tavares
6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 15 May 2004 Santa Cruz, Spain Hard United Kingdom Anna Hawkins Austria Eva-Maria Hoch
Germany Martina Pavelec
2–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 3. 22 August 2004 Jesi, Italy Clay Italy Elena Vianello Italy Stefania Chieppa
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 11 October 2004 Mexico City Hard Brazil Jenifer Widjaja France Kildine Chevalier
Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 24 October 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Brazil Jenifer Widjaja Brazil Letícia Sobral
Argentina María José Argeri
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 30 August 2005 Mollerusa, Spain Hard Spain Núria Roig Spain Anna Boada-Plade Llorens
Spain Rebeca Bou Nogueiro
6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 26 June 2006 Padova, Italy Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač Croatia Darija Jurak
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 6 August 2006 Vigo, Spain Clay Brazil Joana Cortez Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral
4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 13 October 2006 Saltillo, Mexico Hard Brazil Joana Cortez Canada Monique Adamczak
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–2, 7–5
Winner 6. 18 November 2006 Mexico City Clay Brazil Joana Cortez Croatia Ivana Abramović
Croatia Maria Abramović
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 10 September 2007 Santo Andre, Brazil Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Argentina Soledad Esperón
Argentina María Irigoyen
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner 7. 1 August 2009 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Brazil Vivian Segnini Brazil Monique Albuquerque
Brazil 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.