2013 Michelle Larcher de Brito

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.