Luciana Tella Explained

Luciana Tella
Fullname:Luciana Camargo Tella
Birth Date:31 December 1969
Birth Place:Campinas, Brazil
Careerprizemoney:$105,962
Singlesrecord:156–115
Singlestitles:7 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 154 (6 March 1995)
Doublesrecord:134–88
Doublestitles:14 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 155 (23 May 1988)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1988)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (1988)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Luciana Camargo Tella (born 31 December 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Biography

Born in Campinas, Tella first appeared on the WTA Tour in the 1986 season and went on to reach a top ranking 154 in the world in singles.

At the 1988 French Open, she competed in the main draw of both the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.[1]

She featured in a total of 19 Fed Cup ties for Brazil, which included World Group fixtures against Czechoslovakia in 1988 and Canada in 1989.

Her representative career included appearing at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, where she partnered with Andrea Vieira to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles.[2]

Since 1998, she has run the Tella Tennis Academy in Campinas.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (7–8)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.28 September 1986ITF Caracas, VenezuelaHard Tracie Blumentritt3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss2.6 December 1986ITF Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Natacha Marcucci4–6, 6–7
Win1.7 September 1987ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Michèle Strebel3–6, 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Loss3.14 September 1987ITF Medellín, ColombiaClay Andrea Vieira1–6, 3–6
Win2.18 September 1988ITF Medellín, ColombiaClay Paloma Collantes7–5, 6–1
Win3.26 September 1988ITF Bogota, ColombiaClay Karin Ptaszek6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss4.15 May 1989ITF Jaffa, IsraelHard5–7, 2–6
Loss5.1 June 1992ITF Brindisi, ItalyClay5–7, 3–6
Win4.10 May 1993ITF San Luis Potosí, MexicoClay Sandra Cacic6–4, 6–3
Loss6.16 May 1993ITF León, MexicoClay Sandra Cacic4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win5.9 October 1994ITF La Paz, BoliviaClay Carla Rodríguez6–0, 6–1
Loss7.30 October 1994ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Andrea Vieira1–6, 4–6
Loss8.21 November 1994ITF La Plata, ArgentinaClay Lea Ghirardi5–7, 1–6
Win6.28 November 1994ITF São Paulo, BrazilHard Eugenia Maia6–3, 6–2
Win7.19 February 1995ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Miriam D'Agostini6–3, 7–6(5)

Doubles: 24 (14–10)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.6 December 1986ITF Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Claudia Tella Gisele Faria
Adriana Florido
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win1.7 September 1987ITF Bogotá, ColombiaClay Andrea Vieira Carolina Espinoza
Macarena Miranda
7–5, 7–5
Win2.14 September 1987ITF Medellín, ColombiaClay Andrea Vieira Macarena Miranda
Andrea Tiezzi
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win3.21 September 1987ITF Lima, PeruClay Andrea Vieira Macarena Miranda
Andrea Tiezzi
7–6, 6–3
Win4.21 March 1988Reims, FranceClay Andrea Vieira Gaby Castro
Ana Segura
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss2.18 April 1988Reggio Emilia, ItalyClay Michèle Strebel Hellas ter Riet
Jennifer Fuchs
0–6, 4–6
Win5.25 September 1988Medellín, ColombiaClay Gisele Faria Henriette Kjær Nielsen
Anja Michailoff
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win6.2 October 1988Bogotá, ColombiaClay Gisele Faria Paloma Collantes
Alessandra Kaul
1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss3.15 May 1989Jaffa, IsraelHard Anne Aallonen Ilana Berger
María José Llorca
3–6, 2–6
Loss4.3 July 1989Vaihingen, West GermanyClay Andrea Tiezzi Anouschka Popp
Réka Szikszay
5–7, 4–6
Loss5.São Paulo, BrazilClay Andrea Vieira Anne Aallonen
Simone Schilder
5–7, 4–6
Loss6.13 August 1990Brasília, BrazilClay Andrea Vieira Sofie Albinus
Samantha Smith
6–7(2), 6–4, 3–6
Win7.12 November 1990Porto Alegre, BrazilClay Cláudia Chabalgoity Anne Grousbeck
Lihini Weerasuriya
6–1, 6–1
Loss7.21 June 1992Milan, ItalyClay Andrea Vieira Kyōko Nagatsuka
Miki Yokobori
6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss8.19 September 1994Guayaquil, EcuadorClay Vanessa Menga Paula Cabezas
Emilie Viqueira
4–6, 4–6
Win8.26 September 1994ITF Lima, PeruClay Vanessa Menga Laura Arraya
María Eugenia Rojas
6–4, 6–3
Win9.30 October 1994ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Andrea Vieira Miriam D'Agostini
Vanessa Menga
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win10.28 November 1994ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Vanessa Menga Carmiña Giraldo
Paula Umaña
6–2, 6–3
Loss9.20 November 1995ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Eugenia Maia Vanessa Menga
Andrea Vieira
6–7(3), 3–6
Win11.4 December 1995ITF São Paulo, BrazilHard Vanessa Menga Nannie de Villiers
Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–2
Win12.1 July 1996ITF Santos, BrazilClay Andrea Vieira Vanessa Menga
Joelle Schad
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss10.8 July 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Vanessa Menga
Joelle Schad
7–6(6), 3–6, 2–6
Win13.1 December 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Miriam D'Agostini
Andrea Vieira
6–3, 6–4
Win14.8 December 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Laura Montalvo Susie Starrett
Paige Yaroshuk
2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 23 May - 05 June 1988. International Tennis Federation. 5 March 2018.
  2. News: Dadá Vieira e Luciana Tella faturam a etapa paulista do Masters Tour. 19 June 2011. Grupo Globo. Portuguese. 5 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Official Website. Tella Tennis. Portuguese. 5 March 2018.