WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell in Australian Open qualifying.

2007 - Played first event at ITF/Midland, MI-USA; second event was WTA debut at Miami, reaching 2r (as unranked WC, d. Shaughnessy in 1r, falling to Hantuchova; at 14y/1m/21d, was seventh-youngest ever to win a WTA main draw match); played rest of year on ITF Circuit.

2008 - QF at Tashkent; reached 3r twice and 2r twice (incl. Stanford; l. to S.Williams 46 63 62, having led 64 20); fell 1r once and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open).

2009 - Reached 3r once (Roland Garros - Grand Slam main draw debut) and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r three times and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on June 8 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.132 to No.90).

2010 - Reached 3r once and 2r three times; fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. other two majors).

2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Rancho Santa Fe-USA, ITF/Bayamon-PUR.

Coached by father, Antonio ... Baseliner whose best assets are movement, groundstrokes; favorite surfaces are hard, grass ... Mother is Caroline; brothers are Sebastian and Sergio (twins, four years older than her); has dog called Armani (husky) ... Began playing at age 3 when father introduced her at local club; also trains at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy ... Speaks Portuguese, English ... Favorite types of music are hip hop, rap; favorite artist is Justin Timberlake ... Favorite movie is When A Stanger Calls; favorite book is DaVinci Code ... Enjoys reading, walking her dog, shopping ... Favorite things about being a tennis player are seing the world, competing; least favorite thing is losing ... Favorite players are Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Rafael Nadal ... Favorite event is Miami because it was her first WTA event ... Goal is to keep improving.

- Awards received include Portuguese Athlete of the Future by SPORT TV (awarded at the 10th Anniversary of the premier Portuguese sports channel in September 2008) and 2009 Female Athlete of the Year at 14th Gala do Desporto sponsored by the Confederacao do Desporto de Portugal (CDP).
- Junior highlights include youngest ever to win U16 Eddie Herr title (won it in 2005 when she was 12); and third player in 18-year Eddie Herr history to receive Rising Star Award (after Sharapova in 2000, Kleybanova in 2003).