Michelle Larcher de Brito

Michelle Larcher de Brito
Larcher de Brito at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports) Portugal
ResidenceLisbon, Portugal
Born (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)
Lisbon
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro7 February 2007
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$924,144
Singles
Career record257–211
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 76 (6 July 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2013)
French Open3R (2009)
Wimbledon3R (2013, 2014)
US Open2R (2009, 2013)
Doubles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 535 (28 February 2011)
Team competitions
Fed Cup25–23

Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito[1] (born 29 January 1993), known by the anglicized name Michelle Larcher de Brito, is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. She is the former Portuguese No. 1. Larcher de Brito won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 6 July 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 76.

Upon entering the 2009 French Open, Larcher de Brito became the second Portuguese female player ever to appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament (after Deborah Fiuza in the 1975 Australian Open).[2] She reached the third round, which remains her best ever result at a major (repeated at the 2013 and 2014 Wimbledon Championships). Playing for the Portugal Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 25–23.

Larcher de Brito is now a real estate agent.

  1. ^ "Michelle de Brito: a 'menina-prodígio' de volta à ribalta ("Michelle de Brito: the 'wonderkid' is back under the spotlight")". Correio da Manhã. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Deborah Fiuza ITF Pro Circuit profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2015.