Neuza Silva
Neuza Silva (born 4 May 1983) is a retired Portuguese tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world number 133, reached on 6 July 2009;, on 6 July 2008, she peaked at number 185 in the doubles rankings. Silva regularly competed for the Portugal Fed Cup team with a total win–loss record of 16–6.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Lisbon, Portugal |
Born | Setúbal, Portugal | 4 May 1983
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $172,509 |
Singles | |
Career record | 226–145 (61%) |
Career titles | 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 133 (6 July 2009) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2009) |
French Open | Q2 (2009) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2009) |
US Open | Q3 (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 145–85 (63%) |
Career titles | 18 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 185 (6 July 2008) |
Career
Silva debuted in the ITF Women's Circuit in Vila do Conde with a first-round loss. Her first high-level match came in 2002 at the Estoril Open, followed soon by her first presence in the Fed Cup. Both matches resulted in defeat.
Her greatest moment came at home at the 2004 Estoril Open when she defeated Julia Schruff, the previous year finalist, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, to become the first Portuguese female player to win a singles match at the tournament. She would then lose to fourth seed Denisa Chládková in straight sets.
The year 2009 proved to be a breakthrough year for Silva. In February, she entered her first tour event outside of Portugal in Pattaya and reached the second round, defeating Jessica Moore 6–2, 6–1 before losing in two sets to home player and sixth seed Tamarine Tanasugarn.
In May, at Estoril, she played first seed Iveta Benešová in the first round, losing in three sets. In doubles, with Alexandra Dulgheru, she reached the quarterfinals.
On 18 June 2009, Silva qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon, where she lost to second seed Serena Williams, 1–6, 5–7 in the first round.
Her next WTA Tour event was the Tashkent Open in September, where she lost in the first round to eighth seed Galina Voskoboeva.
2010 was an injured filled year for Silva, who missed most of the season. Her last match came in June during the Wimbledon Championships qualifying tournament where she lost in the first round to Michaëlla Krajicek, 1–6, 3–6.
Citing constant pain in both of her knees, Silva retired on 12 September 2010.
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (12–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 13 June 2004 | Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 | |
Winner | 2. | 24 October 2004 | Évora, Portugal | Hard | 6–1, 2–6, ret. | |
Runner-up | 1. | 18 June 2006 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 | |
Winner | 3. | 25 June 2006 | Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | |
Winner | 4. | 27 August 2006 | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Winner | 5. | 17 September 2006 | Lleida, Spain | Clay | 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 November 2006 | Ramat Hasharon, İsrael | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 6. | 26 February 2007 | Portimão, Portugal | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 25 March 2007 | Athens, Greece | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 25 May 2007 | Fuerteventura, Spain | Carpet | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 7. | 1 June 2007 | Braga, Portugal | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 July 2007 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 8. | 29 July 2007 | A Coruña, Spain | Hard | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 11 August 2007 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | 6–7(8–10), 1–6 | |
Winner | 9. | 27 January 2008 | Kaarst, Germany | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Winner | 10. | 13 July 2008 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 26 July 2008 | A Coruña, Spain | Hard | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | |
Winner | 11. | 3 August 2008 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Winner | 12. | 11 July 2009 | A Coruña, Spain | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 21 March 2010 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (18–10)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 23 June 2002 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | 14 July 2002 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 2. | 4 August 2002 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 3. | 29 September 2002 | Lleida, Spain | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 13 October 2002 | Catania, Italy | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 25 May 2003 | Almeria, Spain | Hard | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 5. | 3 August 2003 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 30 August 2003 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 18 October 2003 | Carcavelos, Portugal | Clay | 2–6, 0–1 ret. | ||
Winner | 6. | 16 May 2004 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 13 September 2004 | Lleida, Spain | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 7. | 28 August 2005 | Amarante, Portugal | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 8. | 9 October 2005 | Bolton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 17 June 2006 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | w/o | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 12 August 2006 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | 6–7, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 9. | 18 November 2006 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 10. | 27 January 2007 | Hull, Great Britain | Hard (i) | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 11. | 25 February 2007 | Portimão, Portugal | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 12. | 24 March 2007 | Athens, Greece | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 13. | 24 May 2007 | Fuerteventura, Spain | Carpet | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 9 June 2007 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 14. | 7 July 2007 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
Winner | 15. | 10 August 2007 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 2 December 2007 | Sintra, Portugal | Clay (i) | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 9 February 2008 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 16. | 5 July 2008 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 17. | 25 July 2008 | A Coruña, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 18. | 2 August 2008 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–1 |
Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||
Dubai | Not Tier I | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
Premier tournaments | |||||||||||
Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 8 | N/A |
Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | N/A | 2–8 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Tournaments played | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Career total: 9 | |
Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |
Tournaments won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |
Statistics by surface | |||||||||||
Hardcourt win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 7–1 |
Clay win-loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | N/A | 4–8 |
Grass win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–1 |
Carpet win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–2 |
Overall win-loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 11–12 |
Win (%) | % | 0% | 50% | 67% | 0% | 80% | % | 50% | 0% | Career Win (%): 48% | |
Year-end ranking | 710 | 732 | 421 | 468 | 495 | 204 | 162 | 170 | 434 | N/A | N/A |
- Fed Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.
Fed Cup
Silva played for the Portugal Fed Cup team from 2002 to 2009. Her singles record is 9–6 and her doubles record is 9–3 (18–9 overall).
Participations (27)
Singles (15)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W–L | Result |
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2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
RR | 24 April 2002 | Clay | Lose | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 | ||
2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III |
RR | 26 April 2005 | Clay | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
GIII Play-offs | 28 April 2005 | Clay | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | |||
2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
RR | 17–19 April 2007 | Hard | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
Win | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
GII Play-offs | 20 April 2007 | Hard | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
RR | 30 January–3 February 2008 | Carpet | Lose | 1–6, 0–6 | ||
Lose | 5–7, 4–6 | ||||||
2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
RR | 22–24 April 2009 | Hard | Win | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
Win | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
GII Play-offs | 25 April 2009 | Hard | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
RR | 4–5 February 2010 | Hard | Lose | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | ||
Lose | 4–6, 1–6 | ||||||
GI Play-offs | 6 February 2010 | Hard | Lose | 1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (12)
Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | W–L | Result |
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2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
RR | 26 April 2002 | Clay | Lose | 4–6, 3–6 | |||
2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
RR | 29 April–1 May 2003 | Clay | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | |||
Win | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 | |||||||
2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III |
RR | 29 April 2005 | Clay | Win | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
GIII Play-offs | 30 April 2005 | Clay | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
RR | 26–28 April 2006 | Clay | Lose | 2–6, 2–6 | |||
Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |||||||
Win | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | |||||||
2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
RR | 22–24 April 2009 | Hard | Win | 6–0, 6–1 | |||
Lose | 1–6, 1–6 | |||||||
2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
RR | 4–5 February 2010 | Hard | Win | 7–5, 6–4 | |||
Win | 7–5, 7–5 |
See also
External links
- Neuza Silva at the Women's Tennis Association
- Neuza Silva at the International Tennis Federation
- Neuza Silva at the Fed Cup