Larissa Carvalho

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

Larissa Carvalho
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985
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

Biography

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

From 2004 to 2007, Carvalho appeared in 11 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 Bruna Colósio 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 2. 25 May 2003 Catania, Italy Clay Christina Zachariadou 6–1, 4–0 ret.
Winner 3. 26 October 2003 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Letícia Sobral 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 30 August 2004 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Jenifer Widjaja 7–5, 6–7(3), 3–6
Winner 4. 24 October 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay María José Argeri 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner 5. 13 March 2005 Toluca, Mexico Hard Julia Cohen 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 3 October 2006 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Jenifer Widjaja 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 5 November 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Hard 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 Soledad Esperón Bruna Colósio
Celeste Contín		 W/O
Winner 1. 17 November 2002 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Bruna Colósio Marcela Evangelista
Letícia Sobral		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 28 September 2003 Aguascalientes, Mexico Clay Melisa Arévalo Carla Tiene
Marcela Evangelista		 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner 2. 10 May 2004 Monzón, Spain Hard Neuza Silva Joana Cortez
Marina Tavares		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 15 May 2004 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Hard Anna Hawkins Eva-Maria Hoch
Martina Pavelec		 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 3. 22 August 2004 Jesi, Italy Clay Elena Vianello Stefania Chieppa
Valentina Sulpizio		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 11 October 2004 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Jenifer Widjaja Kildine Chevalier
Olga Vymetálková		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 24 October 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Jenifer Widjaja Letícia Sobral
María José Argeri		 6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 30 August 2005 Mollerusa, Spain Hard Núria Roig Anna Boada-Plade Llorens
Rebeca Bou Nogueiro		 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 26 June 2006 Padova, Italy Clay Andreja Klepač Darija Jurak
Renata Voráčová		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 6 August 2006 Vigo, Spain Clay Joana Cortez María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 13 October 2006 Saltillo, Mexico Hard Joana Cortez Monique Adamczak
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 6–2, 7–5
Winner 6. 18 November 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Joana Cortez Ivana Abramović
Maria Abramović		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 10 September 2007 Santo Andre, Brazil Hard Carla Tiene Soledad Esperón
María Irigoyen		 6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner 7. 1 August 2009 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Vivian Segnini Monique Albuquerque
Paula Cristina Gonçalves		 3–6, 6–1, [10–7]
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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.
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