Full name | Niege Pelanio Dias |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1966-12-05)5 December 1966 (age 58) Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil[1] |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
Retired | 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[2] |
Singles | |
Career record | 112–83 |
Career titles | 2 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 31 (5 December 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986) |
US Open | 2R (1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 47–69 |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 89 (31 August 1987) |
Niege Dias[a] (born 5 December 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.[2][1] She also competed for theBrazil Fed Cup team from 1985 to 1988.[3]
In her career, she won two WTA Tour singles tournaments, the1987 Brazil Open and1988 Barcelona Open.[4][1]
Her best singles result at aGrand Slam tournament was reaching the third round of the1988 French Open.
Dias retired from professional tennis in 1989, at the age of 22. She married her former coach, Luiz Carlos Enck.[5]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 1987 | Brasil Open | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 1988 | Spanish Open | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Dec 1986 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
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