Sofia Prazeres
Full name | Sofia Prazeres |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Porto, Portugal | 19 June 1974
Prize money | $85,935 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 152 (9 June 1997) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 171 (5 May 1997) |
Sofia Prazeres (born 19 June 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Portugal.
Biography
Born in Porto, Prazeres started playing tennis at the age of seven.
Prazeres debuted on the WTA Tour as a 16 year old at the 1990 Estoril Open, featuring in both the singles and doubles draws. In 1991 she began representing Portugal in Fed Cup competition and went on to become the most capped player in the team's history, with 30 wins from 49 matches.[1] She made main draw appearances in singles at the 1995 Moscow Ladies Open and the 1997 Styrian Open. After making it to the final round of qualifying at the 1997 French Open, she reached her highest singles ranking of 152 in the world. This was the highest rank attained by a female player from Portugal until surpassed by Frederica Piedade.[2]
She retired in 1998 soon after winning Portugal's national championship for the nine successive year.[3]
ITF finals
Singles: 9 (1-8)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 June 1991 | Covilhã, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 February 1993 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 21 February 1994 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 September 1994 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 3 July 1995 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1 July 1996 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 7 April 1997 | Athens, Greece | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 8. | 21 April 1997 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 9 February 1998 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 11 (6–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 June 1991 | Aveiro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 February 1992 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 12 July 1993 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(6), 3–6, 7–6(5) |
Winner | 4. | 19 July 1993 | Bilbao, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 6 June 1994 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 6. | 16 June 1996 | Salzburg, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 8 September 1996 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 13 January 1997 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 20 January 1997 | Orense, Spain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 16 February 1997 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 9 February 1998 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Aos 23 anos, Michelle repete feito que só Sofia Prazeres havia alcançado" (in Portuguese). Bola Amarela. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Portuguese tennis player makes history". The Portugal News. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Saída de Sofia Prazeres representa travessia no deserto". Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2000. Retrieved 9 January 2018.