Joana Cortez

Joana Amorim Cortez dos Santos (born 11 January 1979) is a retired Brazilian tennis player.

Joana Cortez
Full nameJoana Amorim Cortez dos Santos
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1979-01-11) 11 January 1979
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2008
PlaysLeft-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money$140,665
Singles
Career record231–217
Career titles7 ITF
Highest ranking204 (17 September 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2002)
US OpenQ1 (2002)
Doubles
Career record313–179
Career titles26 ITF
Highest ranking115 (5 November 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
US Open1R (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup23–14

In her career, Cortez won seven singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 September 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 204. On 5 November 2001, she peaked at number 115 in the doubles rankings.

Cortez represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, reaching the second round with Vanessa Menga. A year previously, the pair won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games. Cortez won gold again in 2003, partnering Bruna Colósio, and in 2007 won bronze with Teliana Pereira in Rio.

Playing for Brazil at the Fed Cup, Cortez had a win–loss record of 23–14.

Cortez played and lost two doubles matches in Grand Slam events, at the 2001 US Open and in 2002 in Australia.

After retiring from the professional tour, she became a beach tennis player.[1]

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (7–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 29 November 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hard Valentina Sassi 6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 2. 9 May 1999 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Nadia Johnston 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 16 May 1999 Tampico, Mexico Hard Kylie Hunt 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 30 August 1999 Querétaro City, Mexico Clay Katarina Mišić 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner 5. 16 April 2000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Betsy Miringoff 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Runner-up 6. 1 May 2000 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Miriam D'Agostini 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Winner 7. 1 April 2001 Santiago, Chile Clay Vanina García Sokol 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 28 May 2001 Biella, Italy Clay Dally Randriantefy 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 10 March 2003 Matamoros, Mexico Hard Maria Fernanda Alves 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 24 March 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Maria Fernanda Alves 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Winner 11. 11 October 2004 Campo Grande, Brazil Clay Estefanía Craciún 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 28 November 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Micaela Moran 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 13. 12 June 2005 Nazare, Portugal Hard Florencia Molinero 5–7, 6–3, 0–6
Runner-up 14. 7 November 2005 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Florencia Molinero 5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 15. 11 November 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Marina Giral Lores 7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 61 (26–35)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 10 November 1996 Campinas, Brazil Clay Roberta Burzagli Larissa Schaerer
Cintia Tortorella
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 20 October 1997 Novo Hamburgo, Brazil Clay Ana-Paula Zannoni Miriam D'Agostini
Vanessa Menga
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Runner-up 3. 5 October 1998 Montevideo, Uruguay Hard Eugenia Maia Zsófia Gubacsi
Mariana López Palacios
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 30 November 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Sabrina Valenti Kildine Chevalier
Silvia Uríčková
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 16 May 1999 Tampico, Mexico Hard Carla Tiene Melody Falcó
Joelle Schad
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 30 August 1999 Querétaro, Mexico Clay Carla Tiene Milagros Sequera
Gabriela Voleková
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 12 September 1999 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Vanessa Menga Melody Falcó
Joelle Schad
6–4, 6–2
Winner 8. 28 November 1999 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Celeste Contín Miriam D'Agostini
Carla Tiene
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 28 February 2000 Chengdu City, China Hard Katalin Marosi Li Na
Li Ting
1–6, 3–6
Winner 10. 16 April 2000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Miriam D'Agostini Tassia Sono
Carla Tiene
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 11. 1 May 2000 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Miriam D'Agostini Milagros Sequera
Gabriela Voleková
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 12. 14 May 2000 Midlothian, United States Clay Miriam D'Agostini Dawn Buth
Julie Scott
3–6, 2–6
Winner 13. 21 May 2000 Jackson, United States Clay Miriam D'Agostini Karin Miller
Jessica Steck
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up 14. 11 June 2000 Galatina, Italy Clay Miriam D'Agostini Alice Canepa
Mariana Díaz-Oliva
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 15. 2 July 2000 Orbetello, Italy Clay Miriam D'Agostini Li Ting
Li Na
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 16. 9 October 2000 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Vanessa Menga Kirstin Freye
Kelly Liggan
5–3, 5–4(6–4), 4–0
Winner 17. 10 December 2000 Bogotá, Colombia Hard Mariana Díaz Oliva Clarisa Fernández
Conchita Martínez Granados
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 18. 29 January 2001 Clearwater, United States Hard Clarisa Fernández Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Jolene Watanabe
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 19. 15 April 2001 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Clarisa Fernández Eugenia Chialvo
Conchita Martínez Granados
7–6(3–7), 1–6, 1–6
Winner 20. 28 May 2001 Biella, Italy Clay Vanessa Menga Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 21. 25 June 2001 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Vanessa Menga Melisa Arévalo
Natalia Gussoni
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 22. 5 August 2001 Alghero, Italy Hard Maret Ani Trudi Musgrave
Julie Pullin
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 23. 17 September 2001 São José dos Campos, Brazil Clay Conchita Martínez Granados Vanessa Menga
Daniela Olivera
6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 24. 13 May 2002 Bromma, Sweden Clay Tiffany Dabek Katarina Mišić
Dragana Zarić
4–6, 4–6
Winner 25. 24 November 2002 Mallorca, Spain Clay Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Ema Janašková
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 26. 23 February 2003 Columbus, United States Hard (i) Bruna Colósio Li Ting
Sun Tiantian
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 27. 10 March 2003 Matamoros, Mexico Hard Carla Tiene Melisa Arévalo
Maria Fernanda Alves
0–6, 5–7
Runner-up 28. 17 March 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Carla Tiene Caroline Ann Basu
Kildine Chevalier
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner 29. 25 May 2003 Catania, Italy Clay Bruna Colósio Aurélie Védy
Christina Zachariadou
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 30. 31 August 2003 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Marina Tavares Jorgelina Cravero
Carla Tiene
3–6, 4–6
Winner 31. 5 October 2003 Greenville, United States Clay Bruna Colósio Kelly McCain
Kristen Schlukebir
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 32. 9 November 2003 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Bruna Colósio Marcela Evangelista
Carla Tiene
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 33. 16 November 2003 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Bruna Colósio Maria Fernanda Alves
Carla Tiene
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 34. 16 May 2004 Monzón, Spain Hard Marina Tavares Larissa Carvalho
Neuza Silva
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 35. 14 June 2004 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Marina Tavares Erica Krauth
Aurélie Védy
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 36. 18 October 2004 Goiânia, Brazil Clay Marcela Evangelista María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
3–6, 3–6
Winner 37. 28 November 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Marcela Evangelista Fernanda Hermenegildo
Sarah Tami Masi
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 38. 1 February 2005 Rockford, United States Hard (i) Svetlana Krivencheva Julie Ditty
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 39. 27 March 2005 San Luis Potosi, Mexico Clay Tomoko Yonemura Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Clarisa Fernández
2–6, 2–6
Winner 40. 15 May 2005 Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Roxane Vaisemberg Katalin Marosi
Gloria Pizzichini
6–2, 6–0
Winner 41. 6 June 2005 Nazaré, Portugal Hard Silvia Disderi Nana Urotadze
Pemra Özgen
6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4
Winner 42. 26 June 2005 Alcobaça, Portugal Hard Laura Zelder Rebecca Fong
Kirsty Woolley
w/o
Winner 43. 29 August 2005 Amarante, Portugal Hard Neuza Silva Flavia Mignola
Gabriela Velasco Andreu
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 44. 18 September 2005 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Karolina Kosińska Sanja Ančić
Tamira Paszek
7–6(11–9), 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 45. 26 February 2006 Portimão, Portugal Hard Magali de Lattre Sanne van den Biggelaar
Suzanne van Hartingsveldt
w/o
Runner-up 46. 15 April 2006 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay María José Martínez Sánchez Zsófia Gubacsi
Matea Mezak
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 47. 11 June 2006 Móstoles, Spain Hard María José Martínez Sánchez Carla Tiene
Jenifer Widjaja
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 48. 10 July 2006 Brussels, Belgium Clay Aleksandra Srndovic Iveta Gerlová
Carmen Klaschka
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 49. 6 August 2006 Vigo, Spain Clay Larissa Carvalho María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 50. 8 August 2006 Coimbra, Portugal Hard Neuza Silva María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Winner 51. 13 October 2006 Saltillo, Mexico Hard Larissa Carvalho Monique Adamczak
Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–2, 7–5
Winner 52. 30 October 2006 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Clay Jorgelina Cravero Soledad Esperón
Carla Tiene
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 53. 11 November 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Fabiana Mak Marina Giral Lores
Mariana Muci
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Winner 54. 18 November 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Larissa Carvalho Ivana Abramović
Maria Abramović
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 55. 8 July 2007 Mont-de-Marsan, France Clay Teliana Pereira Nina Bratchikova
Neuza Silva
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 56. 4 August 2007 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Roxane Vaisemberg María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral
7–5, 6–0
Winner 57. 18 August 2007 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Roxane Vaisemberg Ana Clara Duarte
Teliana Pereira
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 58. 13 September 2007 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Teliana Pereira Mihaela Buzărnescu
Magdalena Kiszczyńska
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4]
Runner-up 59. 25 November 2007 Sintra, Portugal Clay Roxane Vaisemberg Nicole Clerico
Teliana Pereira
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 60. 28 April 2008 Bell Ville, Argentina Clay Natalia Guitler Tatiana Búa
Karen Castiblanco
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Winner 61. 13 September 2008 Santos, Brazil Clay Natalia Guitler Ana Clara Duarte
Fernanda Hermenegildo
6–1, 6–3

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