Neuza Silva

Neuza Silva

Country (sports)	Portugal
Residence	Lisbon, Portugal
Born	Setúbal, Portugal
Died
Height
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$172,509
Singles
Career record	226–145
Career titles	12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 133 (6 July 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2009)
French Open	Q2 (2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2009)
US Open	Q3 (2008)
Doubles
Career record	145–85
Career titles	18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 185 (6 July 2008)

Neuza Silva (born 4 May 1983) is a Portuguese former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 133, reached on 6 July 2009;, on 6 July 2008, she peaked at No. 185 in the doubles rankings. Silva regularly competed for the Portugal Fed Cup team with a total win–loss record of 16–6.

Career

Silva debuted in the ITF Women's Circuit in Vila do Conde with a first-round loss. Her first high-level match came in 2002 at the Estoril Open, followed soon by her first presence in the Fed Cup. Both matches resulted in defeat.

Her greatest moment came at home at the 2004 Estoril Open when she defeated Julia Schruff, the previous year finalist, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, to become the first Portuguese female player to win a singles match at the tournament. She then lost to fourth seed Denisa Chládková, in straight sets.

The year 2009 proved to be a breakthrough year for Silva. In February, she entered her first tour event outside of Portugal in Pattaya and reached the second round, defeating Jessica Moore 6–2, 6–1 before losing in two sets to home player and sixth seed, Tamarine Tanasugarn.

In May, at Estoril, she played first seed Iveta Benešová in the first round, losing in three sets. In doubles, with Alexandra Dulgheru, she reached the quarterfinals.

On 18 June 2009, Silva qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon, where she lost to second seed Serena Williams, 1–6, 5–7 in the first round.

Her next WTA Tour event was the Tashkent Open in September, where she lost in the first round to eighth seed Galina Voskoboeva.

2010 was an injured filled year for Silva, who missed most of the season. Her last match came in June during the Wimbledon Championships qualifying tournament where she lost in the first round to Michaëlla Krajicek, in straight sets.

Citing constant pain in both of her knees, Silva retired on 12 September 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	13 June 2004	ITF Alcobaça, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lucía Jiménez	7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Win	2.	24 October 2004	ITF Évora, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Laura Zelder	6–1, 2–6, ret.
Loss	1.	18 June 2006	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Han Xinyun	2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win	3.	25 June 2006	ITF Alcobaça, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Han Xinyun	6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win	4.	27 August 2006	ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pauline Wong	6–1, 6–2
Win	5.	17 September 2006	ITF Lleida, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Paula Fondevila Castro	5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	2.	25 November 2006	ITF Ramat HaSharon, İsrael	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	2–6, 4–6
Win	6.	26 February 2007	ITF Portimão, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Irena Pavlovic	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss	3.	25 March 2007	ITF Athens, Greece	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ana Jovanović	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	4.	25 May 2007	ITF Fuerteventura, Spain	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	2–6, 4–6
Win	7.	1 June 2007	ITF Braga, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Vongsouthi	6–1, 6–4
Loss	5.	15 July 2007	ITF Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Template:Flagicon Petra Cetkovská	2–6, 4–6
Win	8.	29 July 2007	ITF La Coruña, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marina Erakovic	0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	6.	11 August 2007	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Olivia Sanchez	6–7(8–10), 1–6
Win	9.	27 January 2008	ITF Kaarst, Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Renée Reinhard	6–3, 6–1
Win	10.	13 July 2008	ITF Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Template:Flagicon Sarah Borwell	6–3, 6–2
Loss	7.	26 July 2008	ITF La Coruña, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anna Gerasimou	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Win	11.	3 August 2008	ITF Vigo, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6–3, 6–1
Win	12.	11 July 2009	ITF La Coruña, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vesna Dolonc	6–3, 6–1
Loss	8.	21 March 2010	ITF St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Panova	1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	23 June 2002	ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Carlota Santos	Template:Flagicon Alberta Brianti Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	14 July 2002	ITF Getxo, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Irena Nossenko	Template:Flagicon Marta Fraga Template:Flagicon María José Sánchez Alayeto	3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	4 August 2002	ITF Pontevedra, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	Template:Flagicon Alberta Brianti Template:Flagicon İpek Şenoğlu	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win	3.	29 September 2002	ITF Lleida, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	Template:Flagicon Caroline-Ann Basu Template:Flagicon Aliénor Tricerri	6–7(5), 6–2, 6–4
Loss	2.	13 October 2002	ITF Catania, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Susanne Filipp	Template:Flagicon Kildine Chevalier Template:Flagicon Shelley Stephens	2–6, 2–6
Win	4.	25 May 2003	ITF Almería, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon İpek Şenoğlu	Template:Flagicon Romy Farah Template:Flagicon Astrid Waernes	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win	5.	3 August 2003	ITF Pontevedra, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Velasco Andreu	Template:Flagicon Veronika Litvinskaya Template:Flagicon Elena Poliakova	6–0, 6–1
Loss	3.	30 August 2003	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hannah Collin	Template:Flagicon Paula Marama Template:Flagicon Danielle Steinberg	4–6, 6–7
Loss	4.	18 October 2003	ITF Carcavelos, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Romy Farah	Template:Flagicon Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Céline Beigbeder	2–6, 0–1 ret.
Win	6.	16 May 2004	ITF Monzón, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Larissa Carvalho	Template:Flagicon Joana Cortez Template:Flagicon Marina Tavares	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5.	13 September 2004	ITF Lleida, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kildine Chevalier	Template:Flagicon Elena Vianello Template:Flagicon Elisa Villa	5–7, 5–7
Win	7.	28 August 2005	ITF Amarante, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Joana Cortez	Template:Flagicon Flavia Mignola Template:Flagicon Gabriela Velasco Andreu	6–2, 6–3
Win	8.	9 October 2005	ITF Bolton, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Daniela Kix	Template:Flagicon Veronika Chvojková Template:Flagicon Claire Peterzan	6–0, 6–2
Loss	6.	17 June 2006	ITF Montemor-o-Novo	Hard	Template:Flagicon Karoline Steiro	Template:Flagicon Anna Koumantou Template:Flagicon Pemra Özgen	w/o
Loss	7.	12 August 2006	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Joana Cortez	Template:Flagicon María José Argeri Template:Flagicon Letícia Sobral	6–7, 6–7
Win	9.	18 November 2006	ITF Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nuria Sánchez García	Template:Flagicon Anja Prislan Template:Flagicon Laura Siegemund	6–3, 6–1
Win	10.	27 January 2007	ITF Hull, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Claire de Gubernatis	Template:Flagicon Danielle Brown Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Thomas	6–7(2), 7–5, 6–4
Win	11.	25 February 2007	ITF Portimão, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	Template:Flagicon Jessica Lehnhoff Template:Flagicon Robin Stephenson	6–4, 6–2
Win	12.	24 March 2007	ITF Athens, Greece	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	Template:Flagicon Anna Koumantou Template:Flagicon Pemra Özgen	6–2, 6–4
Win	13.	24 May 2007	ITF Fuerteventura, Spain	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	Template:Flagicon Mariana Duque Marino Template:Flagicon Roxane Vaisemberg	6–1, 6–2
Loss	8.	9 June 2007	ITF Madrid, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nina Bratchikova	Template:Flagicon Jorgelina Cravero Template:Flagicon Betina Jozami	4–6, 4–6
Win	14.	7 July 2007	ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nina Bratchikova	Template:Flagicon Joana Cortez Template:Flagicon Teliana Pereira	6–3, 7–6(3)
Win	15.	10 August 2007	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kira Nagy	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Kiszczyńska Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	9.	2 December 2007	ITF Sintra, Portugal	Clay (i)	Template:Flagicon Roxane Vaisemberg	Template:Flagicon Caroline Maes Template:Flagicon Teodora Mirčić	4–6, 1–6
Loss	10.	9 February 2008	ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal	Hard	Template:Flagicon Danielle Harmsen	Template:Flagicon Kateryna Herth Template:Flagicon Nina Bratchikova	4–6, 3–6
Win	16.	5 July 2008	ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon İpek Şenoğlu	Template:Flagicon Melanie Klaffner Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	6–4, 6–2
Win	17.	25 July 2008	ITF La Coruña, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	Template:Flagicon Karen Castiblanco Template:Flagicon Paula Zabala	6–2, 6–2
Win	18.	2 August 2008	ITF Vigo, Spain	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicole Thyssen	Template:Flagicon Nina Bratchikova Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	6–2, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Career SR	Career W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	1R	LQ	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	A	0 / 0	0–0
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	N/A
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	N/A	0–1
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai	Not Tier I							LQ	A	0 / 0	0–0
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	N/A
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	N/A	0–0
Premier tournaments
Moscow	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	0 / 0	0–0
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	N/A
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	N/A	0–0
SR	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 8	N/A
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–3	0–0	N/A	2–8
Career statistics
Tournaments played	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	4	0	Career total: 9
Finals reached	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Tournaments won	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Statistics by surface
Hardcourt win-loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	N/A	7–1
Clay win-loss	0–2	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–0	N/A	4–8
Grass win-loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	N/A	0–1
Carpet win-loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	0–0	N/A	0–2
Overall win-loss	0–2	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	4–1	0–3	4–4	0–0	N/A	11–12
Win (%)	0%	0%	50%	67%	0%	80%	0%	50%	0%	Career win: 48%
Year-end ranking	710	732	421	468	495	204	162	170	434	N/A	N/A

• Fed Cup matches are included in the statistics; walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.

Fed Cup

Silva played for the Portugal Fed Cup team from 2002 to 2009. Her singles record is 9–6 and her doubles record is 9–3 (18–9 overall).

Participations

Singles (15)

Edition	Round	Date	Against	Surface	Opponent	W–L	Result
2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I	RR	24 April 2002	Template:Flagicon Bulgaria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Desislava Topalova	Loss	6–7(4–7), 1–6
2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III	RR	26 April 2005	Template:Flagicon Moldova	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ina Sireteanu	Win	6–1, 6–1
	GIII Play-offs	28 April 2005	Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Selma Babic	Win	6–3, 6–0
2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II	RR	17–19 April 2007	Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dijana Stojić	Win	6–3, 6–3
			Template:Flagicon Georgia		Template:Flagicon Oksana Kalashnikova	Win	7–5, 6–4
			Template:Flagicon Norway		Template:Flagicon Karoline Steiro	Win	6–2, 6–1
	GII Play-offs	20 April 2007	Template:Flagicon Greece	Hard	Template:Flagicon Asimina Kaplani	Win	6–2, 6–1
2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I	RR	30 January– 3 February 2008	Template:Flagicon Bulgaria	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Tsvetana Pironkova	Loss	1–6, 0–6
			Template:Flagicon Netherlands		Template:Flagicon Arantxa Rus	Loss	5–7, 4–6
2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II	RR	22–24 April 2009	Template:Flagicon Morocco	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nadia Lalami	Win	6–1, 6–0
			Template:Flagicon Latvia		Template:Flagicon Irina Kuzmina	Win	6–2, 6–1
	GII Play-offs	25 April 2009	Template:Flagicon South Africa	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lizaan du Plessis	Win	6–2, 6–3
2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I	RR	4–5 February 2010	Template:Flagicon Croatia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ajla Tomljanović	Loss	6–7(6–8), 4–6
			Template:Flagicon Switzerland		Template:Flagicon Amra Sadiković	Loss	4–6, 1–6
	GI Play-offs	6 February 2010	Template:Flagicon Bulgaria	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dia Evtimova	Loss	1–6, 1–6

Doubles (12)

Edition	Round	Date	Partnering	Against	Surface	Opponents	W–L	Result
2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I	RR	26 April 2002	Template:Flagicon Angela Cardoso	Template:Flagicon Georgia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Margalita Chakhnashvili Template:Flagicon Salome Devidze	Loss	4–6, 3–6
2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II	RR	29 April– 1 May 2003	Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira	Template:Flagicon Norway	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karoline Borgersen Template:Flagicon Ina Sartz	Win	6–0, 6–2
			Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	Template:Flagicon Turkey		Template:Flagicon Pemra Özgen Template:Flagicon İpek Şenoğlu	Win	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III	RR	29 April 2005	Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira	Template:Flagicon Kenya	Clay	Template:Flagicon Caroline Oduor Template:Flagicon Tamara Orwa	Win	6–0, 6–0
	GIII Play-offs	30 April 2005	Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira	Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Selma Babic Template:Flagicon Sanja Racic	Win	6–1, 6–3
2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II	RR	26–28 April 2006	Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira	Template:Flagicon Poland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Klaudia Jans Template:Flagicon Alicja Rosolska	Loss	2–6, 2–6
			Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira	Template:Flagicon Latvia		Template:Flagicon Anastasija Sevastova Template:Flagicon Alise Vaidere	Win	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
			Template:Flagicon Ana Catarina Nogueira	Template:Flagicon Greece		Template:Flagicon Anna Gerasimou Template:Flagicon Anna Koumantou	Win	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II	RR	22–24 April 2009	Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	Template:Flagicon Morocco	Hard	Template:Flagicon Fatima El Allami Template:Flagicon Nadia Lalami	Win	6–0, 6–1
			Template:Flagicon Frederica Piedade	Template:Flagicon Latvia		Template:Flagicon Līga Dekmeijere Template:Flagicon Anastasija Sevastova	Loss	1–6, 1–6
2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I	RR	4–5 February 2010	Template:Flagicon Michelle Larcher de Brito	Template:Flagicon Croatia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jelena Kostanić Tošić Template:Flagicon Silvia Njirić	Win	7–5, 6–4
			Template:Flagicon Maria João Koehler	Template:Flagicon Romania		Template:Flagicon Irina-Camelia Begu Template:Flagicon Ioana Raluca Olaru	Win	7–5, 7–5

External links

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• Neuza Silva at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)
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