2008 Michelle Larcher de Brito
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.
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