Paula Cristina Gonçalves

Paula Cristina de Araújo Gonçalves (born 11 August 1990) is a professional Brazilian tennis player.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is de Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.
For the Portuguese footballer, see Paula Cristina.
Paula Cristina Gonçalves
At Wimbledon, 2016
Full namePaula Cristina Araújo Gonçalves
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceSão Paulo, Brazil
Born (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 219,311
Singles
Career record320–221 (59.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (15 August 2016)
Current rankingNo. 381 (21 October 2019)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2017)
French OpenQ1 (2016)
WimbledonQ1 (2016)
US OpenQ1 (2016)
Doubles
Career record227–164 (58.1%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 95 (29 February 2016)
Current rankingNo. 202 (21 October 2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–4
Last updated on: 24 October 2019.

She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 August 2016, Gonçalves achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 158. On 29 February 2016, she peaked at No. 95 in the doubles rankings.

Career

2015

Gonçalves and Beatriz Haddad Maia won the title on Copa Colsanitas defeating Irina Falconi and Shelby Rogers in the final. This was her first WTA title.

Partnering Sanaz Marand, Gonçalves won her first $75k tournament in September at the Albuquerque defeating Tamira Paszek and Anna Tatishvili in the final.

2016

Paula made her first WTA singles quarterfinal at the Rio Open after straight-sets wins over Shahar Pe'er, Alizé Lim, Julia Glushko, Johanna Larsson. Her run was ended by Shelby Rogers.

She made her first WTA singles semifinal two months later at the Copa Colsanitas after wins over Verónica Cepede Royg, Tatjana Maria and Alexandra Panova.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2015 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia Irina Falconi
Shelby Rogers		 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/80,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2010 ITF Brasília, Brazil 10,000 Clay Fernanda Faria 7–6(5), 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2011 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 10,000 Clay Bárbara Luz 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–1 Dec 2012 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Julia Cohen 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jul 2013 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil 25,000 Hard María Irigoyen 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 4–1 Apr 2014 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Maria Fernanda Alves 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Apr 2014 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Gabriela Cé 1–1 ret.
Loss 4–3 Jun 2014 ITF Padua, Italy 25,000 Clay Louisa Chirico 2–6, 6–1, 6–7(3)
Loss 4–4 Oct 2015 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard Grace Min 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(2)
Win 5–4 Nov 2016 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Daniela Seguel 4–6, 4–4 ret.
Loss 5–5 Dec 2016 ITF Santiago, Chile 25,000 Clay Tamara Zidanšek 1–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Apr 2017 ITF Campinas, Brazil 15,000 Clay Stephanie Mariel Petit 6–4, 6–4
Win 7–5 Aug 2018 ITF Cuneo, Italy 15,000 Clay Bianca Turati 6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Jun 2019 ITF Padua, Italy 25,000 Clay Martina Caregaro 4–6, 4–6
Loss 7–7 Jun 2019 ITF Tarvisio, Italy 25,000 Clay Bianca Turati 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 44 (24–20)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 October 2008 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay Monique Albuquerque Karen Castiblanco
Aranza Salut		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 1 August 2009 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Clay Monique Albuquerque Larissa Carvalho
Vivian Segnini		 6–3, 1–6, [7–10]
Runner-up 3. 5 December 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Fernanda Faria Mailen Auroux
Veronica Spiegel		 0–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 27 March 2010 Gonesse, France Clay (i) Fernanda Faria Audrey Bergot
Iryna Brémond		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 5 June 2010 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Fernanda Faria Ekaterina Shulaeva
Roxane Vaisemberg		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 11 June 2010 Brasília, Brazil Clay Fernanda Faria Gabriella Barbosa-Costa Silva
Natalia Cheng		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 26 July 2010 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Fernanda Faria Monique Albuquerque
Roxane Vaisemberg		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 7 August 2010 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Fernanda Faria Monique Albuquerque
Fernanda Hermenegildo		 6–7, 4–6
Winner 3. 26 November 2010 Barueri, Brazil Clay Fernanda Faria María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
Aranza Salut		 7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Winner 4. 18 June 2011 Montpellier, France Clay Maryna Zanevska Mădălina Gojnea
Inés Ferrer Suárez		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 5. 22 July 2011 Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Clay Fernanda Faria Andrea Benítez
Raquel Piltcher		 2–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Runner-up 7. 7 October 2011 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Flávia Dechandt Araújo Maria Fernanda Alves
Gabriela Cé		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 28 October 2011 Goiânia, Brazil Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia Flávia Dechandt Araújo
Karina Venditti		 6–4, 5–7, [12–10]
Runner-up 8. 21 July 2012 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Roxane Vaisemberg Monique Adamczak
Maria Fernanda Alves		 6–4, 3–6, [3–10]
Winner 7. 3 August 2012 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Roxane Vaisemberg Aranza Salut
Carolina Zeballos		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 30 November 2012 Santiago, Chile Clay Roxane Vaisemberg Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 23 March 2013 Innisbrook, United States Clay María Irigoyen Ashleigh Barty
Alizé Lim		 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 21 June 2013 Montpellier, France Clay Inés Ferrer Suárez Irina Khromacheva
Renata Voráčová		 1–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 20 July 2013 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard María Irigoyen María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
Maria Fernanda Alves		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 9. 27 September 2013 Sevilla, Spain Clay Florencia Molinero Cecilia Costa Melgar
Gaia Sanesi		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 10. 13 December 2013 Mata de São João, Brazil Clay Laura Pigossi Montserrat González
Carolina Zeballos		 6–2, 6–2
Winner 11. 21 December 2013 Bertioga, Brazil Hard Laura Pigossi Verónica Cepede Royg
María Irigoyen		 2–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Runner–up 12. 16 February 2014 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Mariana Duque Beatriz García Vidagany
Dinah Pfizenmaier		 6–7(8), 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 12. 4 April 2014 São José dos Campos, Brazil Clay Maria Fernanda Alves Gabriela Cé
Eduarda Piai		 7–6(0), 7–5
Winner 13. 11 April 2014 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Clay Maria Fernanda Alves Carolina Alves
Ingrid Gamarra Martins		 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 13. 13 June 2014 Padua, Italy Clay Florencia Molinero Gioia Barbieri
Sofia Shapatava		 4–6, 6–0, [12–14]
Winner 14. 5 July 2014 Denain, France Clay Florencia Molinero Nicola Slater
Karolina Wlodarczak		 7–6(3), 7–6(4)
Runner-up 14. 1 February 2015 Sunrise, United States Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia Katerina Stewart
Anna Kalinskaya		 6–7(6), 7–5, [6–10]
Runner-up 15. 13 February 2015 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Tatiana Búa Danka Kovinić
Andreea Mitu		 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 16. 28 February 2015 Campinas, Brazil Clay Andrea Gámiz Pauline Parmentier
Olivia Rogowska		 5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 15. 29 March 2015 Innisbrook, United States Clay Petra Krejsová María Irigoyen
Paula Ormaechea		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 17. 26 April 2015 Dothan, United States Clay Petra Krejsová Johanna Konta
Maria Sanchez		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 16. 27 September 2015 Albuquerque, United States Hard Sanaz Marand Tamira Paszek
Anna Tatishvili		 4–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Runner-up 18. 4 October 2015 Las Vegas, United States Clay Sanaz Marand Julia Boserup
Nicole Gibbs		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 31 October 2015 Macon, United States Hard (i) Sanaz Marand Jan Abaza
Viktorija Golubic		 6–7(3), 5–7
Winner 17. 18 January 2016 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia Laura Pigossi
Jil Teichmann		 6–7(3), 7–5, [10–7]
Winner 18. 10 July 2017 Turin, Italy Clay Estrella Cabeza Candela Irene Burillo Escorihuela
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers		 5–7, 6–0, [10–8]
Winner 19. 17 July 2017 Imola, Italy Carpet Estrella Cabeza Candela Eleni Kordolaimi
Seone Mendez		 6–3, 1–6, [10–3]
Runner-up 20. 28 October 2017 Macon, United States Hard Sanaz Marand Kaitlyn Christian
Sabrina Santamaria		 1–6, 0–6
Winner 20. 16 March 2019 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Luisa Stefani Martina Di Giuseppe
Thaisa Grana Pedretti		 6–7(4), 6–0, [10–8]
Winner 21. 23 March 2019 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Luisa Stefani Ekaterine Gorgodze
Daniela Seguel		 6–7(3), 7–6(0), [10–2]
Winner 22. 8 June 2019 Brescia, Italy Clay Andrea Gámiz Anastasia Grymalska
Giorgia Marchetti		 6–3, 4–6, [12–10]
Winner 23. 29 June 2019 Tarvisio, Italy Clay Gabriela Cé Gloria Ceschi
Rasheeda McAdoo		 6–2, 4–6, [10–3]
Winner 24. 20 July 2019 Imola, Italy Carpet Nina Stadler Rasheeda McAdoo
Sandra Samir		 6–4, 6–2

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