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Michelle Larcher De Brito

Michelle Larcher De Brito
  • Residence: Bradenton, FL, USA
  • Date of Birth: 29 Jan 1993
  • Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
  • Weight: 125 lbs. (57 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (February 7, 2007)

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Michelle Larcher De Brito Biography

Coached by father, Antonio ... 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 ... Baseliner whose best assets are movement, groundstrokes; favorite surfaces are hard, grass ... 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 ... Junior highlights include youngest ever to win U16 Eddie Herr title (won it in 2005 when she was 12).
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 3
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $44,641 $464,455
W/L - Singles 9 - 9 148 - 116
W/L - Doubles 0 - 0 2 - 6
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Results

BRUSSELS

WTA // BELGIUM // 20-May-2013 // $690,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 133 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Alicja Rosolska (POL) 972 6-3 6-2
Q-R16 Loss [7] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 105 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$1,450
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
134 155 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
06-Jul-2009 (76) 28-Feb-2011 (535)
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JANUARY - Fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Makarova).

FEBRUARY - Fell in Memphis qualifying.

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Dulgheru).

APRIL - Fell in Charleston 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; fell 1r once and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open).

2009 - Reached 3r once (Roland Garros) 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.

2012 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r three times and in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2012 - ITF/Surprise-USA; 2011 - ITF/Rancho Santa Fe-USA, ITF/Bayamon-PUR.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 3
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $44,641 $464,455
W/L - Singles 9 - 9 148 - 116
W/L - Doubles 0 - 0 2 - 6

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
0 / 1 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
2 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - - - - 3r - - -
1 / 2 WIMBLEDON - - - 1r 2r - - -
1 / 2 US OPEN - - - 1r 2r - - -
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Michelle Larcher De Brito Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

BRUSSELS

WTA // BELGIUM // 20-May-2013 // $690,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 133 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Alicja Rosolska (POL) 972 6-3 6-2
Q-R16 Loss [7] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 105 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$1,450

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH

ITF // USA // 29-Apr-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 136 // Seed/Entry: 4/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Allie Kiick (USA) 275 2-6 7-6 (6) 6-0
R16 Loss Dia Evtimova (BUL) 255 3-6 6-4 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+10

Prize Money

$760

DOTHAN

ITF // USA // 15-Apr-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 131 // Seed/Entry: 6/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 171 6-1 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 01-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 129 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [W] Hayley Carter (USA) - 6-4 6-1
Q-R16 Loss [13] Jessica Pegula (USA) 148 7-6 (4) 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$1,300

OSPREY

ITF // USA // 25-Mar-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 129 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Alison Riske (USA) 201 6-2 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+0

Prize Money

$110

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 136 // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Win [3] Misaki Doi (JPN) 83 6-1 6-3
Q-R32 Win [16] Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 108 6-2 6-3
R128 Loss [P] Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 491 6-4 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$11,000

MEMPHIS

WTA // USA // 17-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 127 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R16 Loss [3] Jana Cepelova (SVK) 95 7-5 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$700

EILAT 2

ITF // ISRAEL // 28-Jan-2013 // $75,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 127 // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Raluca Olaru (ROU) 223 5-7 6-1 6-1
R16 Loss [Q] Tereza Smitkova (CZE) 337 6-4 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+14

Prize Money

$1,140

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 131 // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Win [W] Azra Hadzic (AUS) 444 6-1 6-1
Q-R64 Win Andreea Mitu (ROU) 196 1-6 7-5 6-2
Q-R32 Win Chanel Simmonds (RSA) 187 4-6 6-1 8-6
R128 Loss [19] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 19 6-2 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+60

Prize Money

$27,737
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
134 155 -

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 60
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 2R 40
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 40
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 50
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 3R 50
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
30/08/2010 US OPEN 1R 60
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 40
Date Tournament Round Points
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
31/08/2009 US OPEN 2R 100
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 3R 220
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
25/08/2008 US OPEN Q - 3R 25
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 116 -
2011 173 -
2010 205 -
2009 116 -
2008 124 -
2007 312 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
06-Jul-2009 (76) 28-Feb-2011 (535)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
134 507

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 60
27/08/2012 US OPEN Q - 2R 40
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 40
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 50
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 3R 50
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
30/08/2010 US OPEN 1R 60
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 40
Date Tournament Round Points
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
31/08/2009 US OPEN 2R 100
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 3R 220
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 40
25/08/2008 US OPEN Q - 3R 25
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
20/05/2013 BRUSSELS Q - 2R 8
01/04/2013 CHARLESTON Q - 2R 8
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS 1R 30
07/08/2012 MONTREAL 1R 30
16/07/2012 CARLSBAD 1R 12
09/07/2012 STANFORD 2R 60
21/05/2012 BRUSSELS Q - 2R 8
02/04/2012 CHARLESTON Q - 2R 8
22/03/2011 MIAMI Q - 2R 20
02/08/2010 SAN DIEGO Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
26/07/2010 STANFORD Q - 2R 8
08/05/2010 MADRID Q - 1R 1
12/04/2010 CHARLESTON 2R 40
23/03/2010 MIAMI 1R 5
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS 1R 30
03/10/2009 BEIJING Q - 1R 1
17/08/2009 TORONTO Q - 1R 1
10/08/2009 CINCINNATI Q - 1R 1
03/08/2009 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
09/05/2009 MADRID Q - 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
25/03/2009 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS 1R 30

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
17/02/2013 MEMPHIS Q - 1R 1
10/09/2012 QUEBEC CITY 1R 1
29/07/2012 WASHINGTON DC 2R 40
11/06/2012 BIRMINGHAM 2R 25
12/09/2011 QUEBEC CITY Q - 3R 10
06/06/2011 BIRMINGHAM Q - 2R 1
13/02/2011 MEMPHIS Q - 2R 6
07/06/2010 BIRMINGHAM 3R 30
03/05/2010 ESTORIL 2R 30
05/04/2010 PONTE VEDRA BEACH Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
14/02/2010 MEMPHIS 2R 30
19/10/2009 LUXEMBOURG Q - 1R 1
08/06/2009 BIRMINGHAM Q - 2R 6
04/05/2009 ESTORIL 3R 10
15/02/2009 MEMPHIS 2R 30

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
27/10/2008 QUEBEC CITY Q - 1R 1
29/09/2008 TASHKENT 3R 30
28/07/2008 MONTREAL 3R 75
21/07/2008 LOS ANGELES Q - 1R 1
14/07/2008 STANFORD 2R 50
28/04/2008 FES Q - 2R 1
14/04/2008 ESTORIL 1R 1
26/03/2008 MIAMI 3R 45
24/02/2008 MEMPHIS 2R 20
21/03/2007 MIAMI 2R 30
Date Tournament Round Points
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