Career Michelle Larcher de Brito

1 career

1.1 junior
1.2 2007
1.3 2008
1.4 2009
1.5 2010
1.6 2011
1.7 2012
1.8 2013
1.9 2014
1.10 2015

career
junior

larcher de brito played on itf junior circuit august 2006 december 2007, winning 3 singles tournaments. in grand slam tournaments, made singles quarterfinals of 2007 french open , doubles quarterfinals of 2007 wimbledon championships. won last tournament, 2007 orange bowl, becoming, @ 14 years, 10 months , 11 days, second youngest champion of event s history after nicole vaidišová. youngest player ever win u-16 eddie herr championship (in 2005 when 12). best junior ranking 20th 44–15 singles record , 10–17 doubles record.

2007

larcher de brito @ 2007 coleman vision tennis championships in albuquerque, new mexico

larcher de brito made debut on itf women s circuit in february 2007, @ $75,000 hard court tournament in midland, michigan, united states. there, unranked wild card, lost in first round of both singles (against world number 185 kristina brandi) , doubles, teaming gréta arn, against pairing of julie ditty , natalie grandin). make wta tour debut unranked wild card @ miami open, reaching second round before falling number 16 seed daniela hantuchová in straight sets. @ 14 years, 1 month , 3 days, brito became seventh-youngest player in history of wta tour win singles main draw match beating meghann shaughnessy in first round , youngest since age eligibility rule implemented in 1995. despite achievement, due age, wasn t allowed play more senior tournaments until september. during time, played sacramento capitals in world team tennis, becoming youngest player ever drafted in competition. instrumental in capitals victory in 2007 championship. in return circuit, became first portuguese player reach semifinal @ $75,000 itf event in albuquerque, new mexico, losing third seed rossana de los ríos. feat allowed debut in wta rankings @ world number 364.

2008

larcher de brito facing serena williams @ 2008 bank of west classic

in february, larcher de brito defeated world number 124 stéphanie cohen-aloro in first round of 2008 cellular south cup – singles, lost in second round world number 43 caroline wozniacki in straight sets.

on 28 march 2008, on return sony ericsson open in miami, upset world number 16 agnieszka radwańska in second round. lose world number 19 shahar pe er. in first round defeated world number 75 ekaterina makarova in 3 sets. following month, debuted on home tournament in portugal, estoril open. lost world number 471 sanda mamić.

in june, failed qualify wimbledon, losing world number 105 stéphanie foretz gacon in preliminary rounds.

on 16 july 2008, won best victory of career, narrowly losing former world number 1 player serena williams in 3 sets. day before, had beaten world number 34 gisela dulko in straight sets.

based on bank of west classic tournament performance won 3 qualifying matches , 1 main draw match, on 21 july 2008, larcher de brito s wta singles ranking rose 56 places previous week, number 226 170 in world, best ranking ever. ranking became highest ranked female portuguese player, ahead of world number 192 neuza silva. @ roger s cup, larcher de brito won 2 qualifying matches make main draw. went on defeat world number 97 vania king in first round , world number 18 flavia pennetta in second before losing fourth seed svetlana kuznetsova. after such great performance 15-year-old, rose number 131 in world, making highest ranked portuguese tennis player of time.

at open, larcher de brito reached third round of qualifying, beating world number 165 angela haynes , world number 169 abigail spears, lost raluca olaru in straight sets.

her significant result of season came in october @ tashkent open reached first quarterfinal on wta tour. lose third seed , eventual champion sorana cîrstea, after defeated andreja klepač , tatiana poutchek in first 2 rounds.

2009

larcher de brito obtained invite hong kong tennis patrons association twice again play 2009 jb group classic team europe jelena janković , Ágnes szávay, lost team americas (include 2 americans venus williams, coco vandeweghe , argentine gisela dulko) 1–2 in semifinals , lost team asia pacific (include chinese zheng jie, indian sania mirza , zhang ling hong kong) 0–3 in silver group final.

larcher de brito begun season @ australian open reached second qualifying round losing world number 169 alberta brianti. followed second round finish in memphis, losing world number 52 anne keothavong, after defeating world number 91 sofia arvidsson in first round , qualification indian wells, losing world number 107 urszula radwańska in first round. in miami, after successful tournaments wild card 2 previous years, failed qualify time losing in first qualifying round aravane rezaï.

in april, debuted in fed cup, helping portugal qualify europe/africa group 2–1 singles record.

at estoril in may, lost in straight sets world number 165 elena bovina in third qualifying round, qualified main tournament lucky loser. lost seventh seed shahar pe er. following week @ madrid open, last direct acceptance qualifying draw, reached final round lost anna-lena grönefeld, after defeating olga govortsova in 3 sets.

on 22 may 2009, de brito qualified first grand slam tournament main draw @ french open after winning final round of qualifying beating world number 152 kristína kučová, world number 177 yuliana fedak , world number 151 ekaterina ivanova. became first portuguese female player ever so. after overcoming melanie south in first round, larcher de brito once again made history becoming first portuguese player overall qualify third round of grand slam beating world number 15 zheng jie. lose home player aravane rezaï, game in opponent made number of complaints amount of noise coming portuguese. third round result, entered top 100 first time, ranking of world number 90.

after failing qualify 2009 aegon classic in birmingham, lost in second round chanelle scheepers, received wild card participate in wimbledon, before winning tradition-icap liverpool international, exhibition tournament, beat fellow wimbledon wild card laura robson in final. @ wimbledon, defeated klára zakopalová in first round fell world number 43 francesca schiavone in second. after results in europe, returned united states compete on open series tournaments. however, results disappointing, first in los angeles, received wild card, losing sorana cîrstea, qualifier in cincinnati losing yaroslava shvedova , toronto against world number 69 petra kvitová.

following results announced signed three-year deal famous mouratoglou academy prepare herself during european seasons. @ open, larcher de brito reached second round, beating 97 mathilde johansson, before losing world number 19 li na. finished year losing belgian kirsten flipkens in first round of qualifying in luxembourg.

2010

playing in qualifying phase @ australian open, larcher de brito failed qualify grand slam tournament since previous year s australian open, losing in first qualifying round ekaterina dzehalevich. followed four-match losing run in fed cup in february (that saw portugal relegated europe/africa group ii) , third successive second round showing in memphis, losing anne keothavong.

larcher de brito @ 2010 bank of west classic

after first round exits @ indian wells (after won 2 qualifying matches against klára zakopalová , world number 115 arantxa rus, lost alexandra dulgheru) , miami (where lost world number 40 sorana cîrstea), found more success in clay court season second round showings @ charleston (where lost patty schnyder) , estoril (after defeated world number 71 alizé cornet in first round, lost sorana cîrstea). despite signs of improvement, failed qualify main draw @ french open, losing misaki doi in second qualifying round in 3 sets.

larcher de brito @ 2010 family circle cup

in june came best result of season, third round showing in birmingham, lost kaia kanepi, after defeating ekaterina dzehalevich , olga govortsova in first 2 rounds. followed first round loss @ wimbledon against world number 1 , eventual champion serena williams. american hard court season proved unsuccessful failed qualification attempts @ stanford , san diego , first round loss @ open against world number 159 sania mirza (after won 3 qualifying matches against karolína plíšková, anastasiya yakimova , alexandra panova). finished year @ itf $75,000 event in albuquerque first round, straight set-loss daria gavrilova.

2011

larcher de brito started season playing in itf $25,000 event in plantation, losing in first round world number 323 julia boserup in straight sets. took part in itf $25,000 event in lutz, losing in second round jessica pegula in close 3 set-match. @ third event, @ $25,000 itf event in rancho santa fe, california, larcher de brito won first career title, beating world number 189 madison brengle in final. afterwards took part @ $100,000 itf event in midland, losing in second round ahsha rolle. in miami lost in second round of qualifying former world junior number 1 arantxa rus, after having defeated magdaléna rybáriková in first round.

in april, @ $50,000 itf event in charlottesville, larcher de brito lost stéphanie dubois in final.

in may, failed qualify main draw @ french open, losing world number 202 elena bogdan in first qualifying round.

in june, reached semifinals of $75,000 itf event in nottingham, losing olga govortsova in straight sets.

in august, returning injury, won in first round of qualifying open, beating lesia tsurenko in 3 sets in 2 hours 51 minutes incredible 19 double-faults. in second round, defeated world number 193 anna floris in 56 minutes. in third round, lost karin knapp in long three-setter.

in september, won in second round of qualifying bell challenge, beating amra sadiković. in third round, lost gail brodsky.

in october, larcher de brito third seed @ $25,000 itf tournament in bayamón. in first round, defeated yolima ogando, in second defeated teliana pereira, in quarterfinals beat number 5 seed madison brengle. in semifinal against catalina castaño, again won in straight sets book final appearance against monica puig, winning in straight sets second career title.

in november, @ $75,000 itf event in phoenix, larcher de brito lost world number 175 sesil karatantcheva in final, after defeating first seed irina falconi in first round , third seed mandy minella in semifinals.

2012

playing in qualifying phase @ australian open, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round knock out kathrin wörle. in second round, defeated arantxa parra santonja. in third round, lost world number 140 stefanie vögele.

larcher de brito @ 2012 fed cup in israel

this followed participation in fed cup in february. after straight sets-loss elena baltacha, portugal s overall 3–0 loss great britain, larcher de brito, 99 places lower israeli opponent shahar pe er, played solid baseline game , capitalised on israeli s errors register straight set-thrashing of home favourite. beat michaëlla krajicek , dia evtimova portugal achieve fifth place in europe/africa group. after that, @ $25,000 itf event in surprise, arizona, larcher de brito won third career title, defeating world number 172 claire feuerstein in final.

in april, playing in qualifying phase @ charleston, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round alexandra stevenson. in second round, lost karolína plíšková. week later, @ $25,000 itf event in pelham, larcher de brito lost edina gallovits-hall in semifinals, after defeating julia boserup in first round , young australian sacha jones in quarterfinals.

in may, playing in qualifying phase @ brussels, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round ysaline bonaventure. in second round, lost world number 98 arantxa rus. week later, failed qualify main draw @ french open, losing tatjana malek in first qualifying round.

in june, reached second round in $75,000 itf tournament in nottingham, lost elena baltacha, after winning 3 matches in qualifying , defeating ayumi morita in first round. week later, playing in qualifying phase @ birmingham, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round līga dekmeijere. in second round, defeated chan yung-jan , qualified tournament main draw. won in first round, defeating bojana jovanovski in 3 sets. in second round, lost melanie oudin. followed first round victory in qualifying phase @ wimbledon against ajla tomljanović. in second round, lost karolína plíšková.

in july, michelle received wild card bank of west classic in stanford. in first round won 11 straight games 7–5, 2–0 down , knocked out jarmila gajdošová. in second round, lost sixth seed chanelle scheepers. week later, playing in qualifying phase @ mercury insurance open in san diego, beat julia boserup in first round. in second round defeated melanie oudin , qualified tournament main draw. in first round, lost misaki doi. followed first round victory in qualifying phase @ washington against alessondra parra. in second record defeated gabriela paz , qualified tournament main draw. larcher de brito battled past croat mirjana lučić-baroni in three-set thriller. had endure short delay because of temperatures rising unplayable levels, came out victorious against german-born lučić labour second round. broke rival s serve twice , jumped 5–1 lead. apart wasting chance of serving out opening set breadstick, larcher de brito plucked serve once more , clicked opener 6–3 win. lučić-baroni re-focused in follow-up set , got in action. earned critical break in fourth game , leaped 4–1 lead. croat held remaining serves poise , sealed equalizer winning 6 games two. larcher de brito regained strength in final set, after lučić-baroni held serve in second game, portuguese unleashed form , went on five-game streak, subsequently pulling out decider breadstick. in second round, lost world number 50 sloane stephens.

in august, @ rogers cup, larcher de brito won first round of qualifying against kristina mladenovic in straight sets. in second round, defeated barbora záhlavová-strýcová. in final round, defeated lučić-baroni qualify main draw. in first round proper, lost simona halep. later, won first round of qualifying @ open, beating ekaterina dzehalevich. lost, however, elina svitolina in second round.

in september, lost in first round of bell challenge, petra rampre. later, reached semifinal @ $75,000 itf event in albuquerque, new mexico, losing maria sanchez in straight sets despite saving 7 match points.

in october, reached semifinals of $25,000 itf event in troy, losing sharon fichman after saving 5 match points.

2013

michelle larcher de brito 2013



larcher de brito @ 2013 fed cup in israel

playing in qualifying phase @ australian open, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round on azra hadzic. in second round defeated cristina mitu. in third round, larcher de brito needed more 2 hours defeat south africa s chanel simmonds, triumphing in titanic 3 set-clash on court 10 make australian open main draw debut. in first round, defeated 19th seed ekaterina makarova in straight sets. followed participation in fed cup in february. after straight sets-loss tímea babos in portugal s overall 3–0 loss hungary, michelle defeated heather watson. laura robson , heather watson held nerve in deciding doubles rubber against portugal secure great britain s second victory @ fed cup in israel. watson , robson occasional doubles partners, teaming @ previous year s olympic games, , saw off larcher de brito , joana valle costa earn britain 2–1 victory in tie. in last round, defeated jelena simić bosnia , in doubles bárbara luz defeated anita husarić , dea herdželaš loss of 1 game. followed loss in qualifying in memphis @ hands of world number 96 jana Čepelová.

at qualification indian wells masters in march, larcher de brito defeated misaki doi in first round. in second round, qualified main draw, defeating anastasia rodionova. in main draw first round, lost alexandra dulgheru, ex-top-25 player romania. later, playing in qualifying phase @ family circle cup, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round (hayley carter) lost jessica pegula in second.

in may, in qualification brussels open, larcher de brito won in first qualifying round on alicja rosolska. in second round, lost yulia putintseva. later, failed qualify main draw @ french open, lost in first round of qualifying maryna zanevska. in june, playing in qualifying phase @ birmingham, larcher de brito lost in first qualifying round arantxa parra santoja. @ wimbledon, qualified main draw defeating chanel simmonds, claire feuerstein , shahar pe er. in first round of main draw, larcher de brito defeated melanie oudin in 3 sets. in second round, defeated 2004 champion , world number 3 maria sharapova in straight sets. in third round, however, lost unseeded karin knapp italy.

in july, larcher de brito played in qualifying phase of bank of west classic, defeating julia boserup in second round. in third round defeated natalie grandin , qualified main draw lost sixth seed varvara lepchenko. lepchenko let 6–2, 5–1 lead slip away closed. american won match on sixth match point. followed first round victory in qualifying phase @ washington against american louisa chirico. in second record defeated victoria duval qualify main draw, lost here world number 40 madison keys. week later, @ roger s cup, larcher de brito lost in first round of qualifying paula ormaechea of argentina.

in august, larcher de brito won first round of open qualifying, beating chiara scholl. in second round, laboured three-set victory on kazakhstani zarina diyas. qualify grand slam main draw, defeated elena baltacha in 3 sets. in round 1 of main draw, larcher de brito defeated world number 124 eleni daniilidou, lost maria kirilenko in round two.

in september, lost in first round of bell challenge julie coin of france. contest 6 more tournaments in season, playing itf tournaments in united states. unsuccessful , advanced 1 quarterfinal. ended year ranked world number 109 – highest season-ending ranking.

2014

larcher de brito elected skip australian open , remain in united states, lost in first round of $25,000 itf tournament aleksandra wozniak. qualified main draw in bnp paribas open, went down in first round karolína plíšková. continued play in american events until french open. ranked world number 117, entered qualifying draw , defeated aliaksandra sasnovich, irina ramialison, , allie kiick spot in main draw. did, however, lose in first round julia görges of germany.

she began grass court season in nottingham, advanced semifinals. larcher de brito had lost first set of first 3 matches before coming win. run ended in semifinals zarina diyas in straight sets. @ wimbledon, larcher de brito agained played qualifying , had little trouble, defeating 3 opponents in straight sets. record season-best win in main draw, three-set win on two-time grand slam champion svetlana kuznetsova in first round. followed three-set win on australian wild card jarmila gajdošová in second round. defeated agnieszka radwańska in round of 32.

2015

at 2015 aegon classic, qualifier, defeated lucky loser zheng saisai in first round before producing biggest win of career beating world number 7 ana ivanovic in 3 sets, before losing daniela hantuchová in third round. larcher de brito played 1 other tournament in 2015, wimbledon, failed qualify main draw.