Larissa Carvalho (born 9 March 1985) is a Brazilian former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Biography
Carvalho, a right-handed player from
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
, was a top-50 ranked junior.
From 2004 to 2007, Carvalho appeared in eleven
Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
ties for Brazil, winning four singles and five doubles rubbers.
Carvalho reached a best singles ranking of 240 on the professional tour and won five
ITF titles. As a doubles player, she won a further seven ITF tournaments and made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the
2007 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, partnering
Jenifer Widjaja
Jenifer Widjaja (born 7 December 1986) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
Biography
Widjaja, a right-handed player, is originally from São Roque near the city of São Paulo and is of Indonesian descent.
Coached by her father ...
.
Her brother
Raony Carvalho
Raony Carvalho (born 10 April 1987), also known as Ray Carvalho, is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
Born in Brasília, Carvalho was ranked in the top 10 of the ITF junior rankings and made a Davis Cup appearance for Brazil as 17- ...
also played professionally.
ITF finals
Singles: 8 (5–3)
Doubles: 15 (7–8)
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1985 births
Living people
Brazilian female tennis players
Sportspeople from Brasília
South American Games medalists in tennis
South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
20th-century Brazilian women
21st-century Brazilian women