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Maria João Koehler (born 8 October 1992) is a retired Portuguese tennis player. Koehler won four singles and four doubles titles on the
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in her career. On 25 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 102. On 18 June 2012, she peaked at No. 151 in the doubles rankings. Playing for the Portugal Fed Cup team, Koehler has a win–loss record of 11–20.


Career

Born in
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, Koehler made her debut on the
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at the age of 14 at a $10k event in Braga. Having qualified for the main draw, she lost her first match to Catarina Ferreira. She made her
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main-draw debut at the 2009 Estoril Open. Having been awarded a wildcard, she played world No. 77, Kristina Barrois, in the first round, losing in straight sets.


Grand Slam singles performance timeline


ITF Circuit finals


Singles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)


Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koehler, Maria Joao 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Porto Portuguese female tennis players Portuguese people of German descent 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen