Ana Filipa Santos Explained

Ana Filipa Santos
Birth Date:12 February 1996
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$26,008
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 832 (22 July 2019)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 1177 (4 March 2024)
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 625 (24 October 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 993 (4 March 2024)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:1–3
Updated:4 March 2024

Ana Filipa Santos (born 12 February 1996) is a Portuguese tennis player.

Santos has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of 625, achieved on 24 October 2022.

Santos made her Fed Cup debut for Portugal in 2019.[1] [2]

Alongside Jacqueline Cabaj Awad from Sweden, Santos won her first international title in doubles in Cancún, Mexico. They won the final against Astrid Cirotte and Anatasia Sysoeva.

Outside from tennis, Santos has a master's degree in Micro and Nanotechnologies Engineering from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, part of NOVA University Lisbon.[3] She has defended her master's thesis (available here) with a final grade of 18 out of 20 marks.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2019ITF Lousada, PortugalW15Hard (i) Almudena Sanz-Llaneza Francisca Jorge
Olga Parres Azcoitia
4–6, 3–6
Win1–1Feb 2022ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Astrid Cirotte
Anatasia Sysoeva
6–4, 6–3
Loss1-2May 2022ITF Curitiba, BrazilW15Clay Noelia Zeballos Martina Capurro Taborda
Fernanda Labraña
1–6, 4–6
Win2–2Mar 2024ITF São João da Boa Vista, BrazilW15Clay Victoria Bosio Verena Meliss
Camilla Zanolini
6–2, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portugal-Luxemburgo, 0-1: Ana Filipa Santos derrotada por jovem da casa. bolamarela.pt. Portuguese. José Morgado.
  2. Web site: Ana Filipa Santos perde na estreia na Fed Cup e Portugal fica sem margem de manobra. raquetc.com. Portuguese. Francisco Semedo.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-13. Ana Filipa Santos. A mestre que bate a esquerda a uma mão e idolatra o "toro" de Manacor. 2022-02-21. pt-PT.
  4. Web site: 2020-07-24. Ténis: Ana Filipa Santos, natural de Santiago do Cacém com uma Temporada de Sonho. 2022-02-21. Rádio Miróbriga. pt-PT.