 Larcher de Brito at the2015 Wimbledon qualifying | |
| Country (sports) |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Residence | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Born | (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (age 32) Lisbon |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 7 February 2007 |
| Retired | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $924,144 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 257–211 |
| Career titles | 4ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 76 (6 July 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open | 3R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013,2014) |
| US Open | 2R (2009,2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 535 (28 February 2011) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 25–23 |
Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito[1] (born 29 January 1993), known by the anglicized nameMichelle Larcher de Brito, is a Portuguese former professionaltennis player. She is the former Portuguese No. 1. Larcher de Brito won four singles titles on theITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 6 July 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 76.
Upon entering the2009 French Open, Larcher de Brito became the second Portuguese female player ever to appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament (after Deborah Fiuza in the1975 Australian Open).[2] She reached the third round, which remains her best ever result at a major (repeated at the2013 and2014 Wimbledon Championships). Playing for thePortugal Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 25–23.
Larcher de Brito is now areal estate agent.
Larcher de Brito was born in the Portuguese capital,Lisbon. She moved with her family to the United States when she was nine years old so she could attend theNick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where she remained until the end of 2007. She trained full-time with her father, António Larcher de Brito, who is Portuguese and fromAngola.[3] Her mother, Caroline, is from South Africa.[4] She has two older brothers who are twins, Sérgio and Sebastião, born in 1989. She began playing at the age of 3 when her father introduced her at a local club. As a baseliner whose main attributes are her groundstrokes and movement, she won the 2008 Revelation Award from the Fundação Luso-Brasileira (Portuguese-Brazilian Foundation) and, as a result, appeared in the pages ofElle Portugal.[5] In 2009, she won the Confederação do Desporto de Portugal (Portuguese Sports Confederation) female athlete of the year award against such rivals asVanessa Fernandes andTelma Monteiro.
Larcher de Brito played on theITF Junior Circuit from August 2006 to December 2007, winning three singles tournaments. At Grand Slam tournaments, she made it to the singles quarterfinals of the2007 French Open and the doubles quarterfinals of the2007 Wimbledon Championships. She won her last tournament, the2007 Orange Bowl, becoming, at 14 years, 10 months and 11 days, the second youngest champion of the event's history afterNicole Vaidišová. She was also the youngest player ever to win the U-16 Eddie Herr Championship (in 2005 when she was 12). Her best junior ranking was 19th with a 54–16 singles record and a 10–17 doubles record.
Larcher de Brito made her debut on theITF Women's Circuit in early February 2007, at the $75k hardcourt tournament inMidland, Michigan. There, as an unrankedwildcard, she lost in the first round of both singles (against world No. 185,Kristina Brandi) and doubles, teaming withGréta Arn, against the pairing ofJulie Ditty andNatalie Grandin). She would make herWTA Tour debut as an unranked wildcard at theMiami Open, reaching the second round before falling to the 16th seedDaniela Hantuchová in straight sets. At 14 years, one month and three days, Brito became the seventh-youngest player in the history of the WTA tour to win a singles main draw match by beatingMeghann Shaughnessy in the first round and the youngest since the Age Eligibility Rule was implemented in 1995. Despite this achievement, due to her age, she wasn't allowed to play any more senior tournaments until September. During that time, she played for theSacramento Capitals in theWorld TeamTennis, becoming the youngest player ever to be drafted in the competition. She would be instrumental in the Capitals victory in the 2007 championship. In her return to the ITF Circuit, she became the first Portuguese player to reach a semifinal at a $75k event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, losing to third seedRossana de los Ríos. The feat allowed her to debut in theWTA rankings at world No. 364.
In February, Larcher de Brito defeated world No. 124,Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, in the first round of theCellular South Cup, but lost in the second round to the world No. 43,Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.
On 28 March 2008, on her return to theMiami Masters, she upset world No. 16,Agnieszka Radwańska, in the second round. She would then lose to world No. 19,Shahar Pe'er. In the first round she defeated world No. 75,Ekaterina Makarova, in three sets. The following month, she debuted on her home tournament, thePortugal Open, where she lost to world No. 471,Sanda Mamić.
In June, she failed to qualify forWimbledon, losing to world No. 105,Stéphanie Foretz Gacon, in the preliminary rounds.
On 16 July 2008, she nearly won the best victory of her career, narrowly losing to former world No. 1 player, Serena Williams, in three sets.[6] The day before, she had beaten world No. 34,Gisela Dulko, in straight sets.[7]
Based on her good Bank of the West Classic tournament performance, where she won three qualifying matches and one main draw match, on 21 July 2008, Larcher de Brito's WTA singles ranking rose 56 places from the previous week, from No. 226 to 170 in the world, her then best ranking ever. With that ranking she became the highest ranked female Portuguese player, ahead of then world No. 192,Neuza Silva. At theCanada Masters, Larcher de Brito won two qualifying matches to make it into the main draw. She then went on to defeat world No. 97,Vania King, in the first round and world No. 18,Flavia Pennetta, in the second, before losing to fourth seedSvetlana Kuznetsova. After such a great performance by the 15-year-old, she rose to No. 131 in the world, making her the highest ranked Portuguese tennis player of all time.
At theUS Open, Larcher de Brito reached the third round of qualifying, beating world No. 165,Angela Haynes, and world No. 169,Abigail Spears, but lost toRaluca Olaru in straight sets.
Her most significant result of the season came in October at theTashkent Open where she reached her first quarterfinal on the WTA Tour. She would lose to third seed and eventual championSorana Cîrstea, after she defeatedAndreja Klepač andTatiana Poutchek in the first two rounds.
Larcher de Brito obtained an invite from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association twice again to play2009 JB Group Classic for Team Europe withJelena Janković andÁgnes Szávay, they lost to Team America (include two AmericansVenus Williams,CoCo Vandeweghe and Argentine Gisela Dulko) 1–2 in the semifinals and then they lost to Team Asia Pacific (include ChineseZheng Jie, IndianSania Mirza andZhang Ling from Hong Kong) 0–3 in the Silver Group final.
Larcher de Brito begun the season at theAustralian Open where she reached the second qualifying round losing to world No. 169,Alberta Brianti. This was followed by a second round finish inMemphis, losing to world No. 52,Anne Keothavong, after defeating world No. 91,Sofia Arvidsson, in the first round and a qualification toIndian Wells, losing to world No. 107,Urszula Radwańska, in the first round. In Miami, after successful tournaments as a wildcard the two previous years, she failed to qualify this time by losing in the first qualifying round toAravane Rezaï.
In April, she debuted in theFed Cup, helpingPortugal qualify to the Europe/Africa Group I with a 2–1 singles record.
At Estoril in May, she lost in straight sets to world No. 165,Elena Bovina, in the third qualifying round, but qualified to the main tournament as a lucky loser. She lost to seventh seedShahar Pe'er. The following week at theMadrid Open, as the last direct acceptance into the qualifying draw, she reached the final round where she lost toAnna-Lena Grönefeld, after defeatingOlga Govortsova in three sets.
On 22 May 2009, de Brito qualified for her firstGrand Slam tournament main draw at theFrench Open after winning the final round of the qualifying by beating world No. 152,Kristína Kučová, world No. 177, Yuliana Fedak, and world No. 151,Ekaterina Ivanova. She became the first Portuguese female player ever to do so. After overcomingMelanie South in the first round, Larcher de Brito once again made history by becoming the first Portuguese player overall to qualify for the third round of a Grand Slam by beating world No. 15, Zheng Jie. She would lose to home player Aravane Rezaï, a game in which her opponent made a number of complaints about the amount of noise coming from the Portuguese.[8] With her third round result, she entered the top 100 for the first time, a ranking of world No. 90.
After failing to qualify for theBirmingham Classic, where she lost in the second round toChanelle Scheepers, she received a wildcard to participate inWimbledon, before winning theTradition-ICAP Liverpool International, an exhibition tournament, where she beat fellow Wimbledon wildcardLaura Robson in the final. At Wimbledon, she defeatedKlára Zakopalová in the first round but fell to world No. 43,Francesca Schiavone, in the second. After the good results in Europe, she returned to the United States to compete on theUS Open Series tournaments. However, her results were disappointing, first in Los Angeles, where she received a wildcard, losing to Sorana Cîrstea, then as a qualifier in Cincinnati losing toYaroslava Shvedova and Toronto against world No. 69,Petra Kvitová.
Following those results it was announced that she signed a three-year deal with the famousMouratoglou Tennis Academy to prepare herself during the European seasons.[9] At theUS Open, Larcher de Brito reached the second round, beating No. 97Mathilde Johansson, before losing to world No. 19,Li Na. She finished the year by losing toKirsten Flipkens in the first round of qualifying inLuxembourg.
Playing in the qualifying phase at theAustralian Open, Larcher de Brito failed to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament since the previous year's Australian Open, losing in the first qualifying round toEkaterina Dzehalevich. This was followed by a four-match losing run in theFed Cup in February (that saw thePortugal relegated to Europe/Africa Group II) and a third successive second round showing in Memphis, losing toAnne Keothavong.
After first round exits at Indian Wells (after she won two qualifying matches against Klára Zakopalová and world No. 115,Arantxa Rus, she lost toAlexandra Dulgheru) and Miami (where she lost to world No. 40,Sorana Cîrstea), she found more success in the clay-court season with second round showings at Charleston (where she lost toPatty Schnyder) and Estoril (after she defeated world No. 71,Alizé Cornet, in the first round, she lost to Sorana Cîrstea). Despite signs of improvement, she failed to qualify to the main draw at the French Open, losing toMisaki Doi in the second qualifying round in three sets.
In June came her best result of the season, a third round showing in Birmingham, where she lost toKaia Kanepi, after defeatingEkaterina Dzehalevich and Olga Govortsova in the first two rounds. This was followed with a first round loss at Wimbledon against world No. 1 and eventual champion, Serena Williams. The American hardcourt season also proved to be unsuccessful with failed qualification attempts at Stanford and San Diego and a first round loss at theUS Open against world No. 159,Sania Mirza (after she won three qualifying matches againstKarolína Plíšková,Anastasiya Yakimova andAlexandra Panova). She finished the year at the $75k event in Albuquerque with another first round, straight set-loss toDaria Gavrilova.
Larcher de Brito started the season by playing in a $25k event in Plantation, losing in the first round to world No. 323,Julia Boserup, in straight sets. She then took part in another $25k event in Lutz, losing in the second round toJessica Pegula in a close three set-match. At her third event, at the $25k event in Rancho Santa Fe, California, Larcher de Brito won her first career title, beating world No. 189,Madison Brengle, in the final. Afterwards, she took part at the $100k event in Midland, losing in the second round toAhsha Rolle. In Miami, she lost in the second round of qualifying to the former world junior No. 1, Arantxa Rus, after having defeatedMagdaléna Rybáriková in the first round.
In April, at the $50k event in Charlottesville, Virginia, Larcher de Brito lost toStéphanie Dubois in the final.
In May, she failed to qualify to the main draw at the French Open, losing to world No. 202,Elena Bogdan, in the first qualifying round.
In June, she reached the semifinals of the $75k event in Nottingham, losing to Olga Govortsova in straight sets.
In August, returning from injury, she won in the first round of qualifying for theUS Open, beating Lesia Tsurenko in three sets in two hours 51 minutes with an incredible 19 double-faults. In the second round, she defeated world No. 193,Anna Floris, in only 56 minutes. In the third round, she lost toKarin Knapp in a long three-setter.
In September, she won in the second round of qualifying to theBell Challenge, beatingAmra Sadiković. In the third round, she lost toGail Brodsky.
In October, Larcher de Brito was the third seed at the $25k tournament in Bayamón. In the first round, she defeated Yolima Ogando, in the secondTeliana Pereira, in the quarterfinals she beat the No. 5 seed Madison Brengle. In her semifinal againstCatalina Castaño, she again won in straight sets to book a final appearance against Monica Puig, winning in straight sets for her second career title.
In November, at the $75k event in Phoenix, Larcher de Brito lost to world No. 175,Sesil Karatantcheva, in the final, after defeating first seedIrina Falconi in the first round and third seed,Mandy Minella, in the semifinals.
Playing in the qualifying phase at theAustralian Open, Larcher de Brito won in the first qualifying round to knock outKathrin Wörle. In the second round, she defeatedArantxa Parra Santonja. In the third round, she lost to the world No. 140,Stefanie Vögele.
This was followed by participation in the Fed Cup in February. After a straight sets-loss toElena Baltacha, Portugal's overall 3–0 loss to Great Britain, Larcher de Brito, 99 places lower than her Israeli opponent Shahar Pe'er, played a solid baseline game and capitalised on the Israeli's errors to register a straight set-thrashing of the home favourite. She also beatMichaëlla Krajicek andDia Evtimova to help Portugal to achieve fifth place in the Europe/Africa group. After that, at the $25k event in Surprise, Arizona, Larcher de Brito won her third career-title, defeating world No. 172,Claire Feuerstein, in the final.
In April, playing in the qualifying phase atCharleston, Larcher de Brito won in the first qualifying round toAlexandra Stevenson. In the second round, she lost to Karolína Plíšková. A week later, at the $25k event in Pelham, Larcher de Brito lost to theEdina Gallovits-Hall in the semifinals, after defeating theJulia Boserup in the first round and the young AustralianSacha Jones in the quarterfinals.
In May, playing in the qualifying phase atBrussels, Larcher de Brito won in the first qualifying round toYsaline Bonaventure. In the second round, she lost to the world No. 98, Arantxa Rus. A week later, she failed to qualify to the main draw at the French Open, losing toTatjana Malek in the first qualifying round.
In June, she reached the second round in the $75k tournament in Nottingham, where she lost to Elena Baltacha, after winning three matches in qualifying and defeatingAyumi Morita in the first round. A week later, playing in the qualifying phase atBirmingham, Larcher de Brito won in the first qualifying roundLīga Dekmeijere. In the second round, she defeatedChan Yung-jan and qualified for the tournament main draw. Then she won in the first round, defeatingBojana Jovanovski in three sets. In the second round, she lost toMelanie Oudin. This was followed with a first round victory in the qualifying phase atWimbledon againstAjla Tomljanović. In the second round, she lost to Karolína Plíšková.
In July, Michelle received a wildcard to theStanford Classic. In the first round she won eleven straight games from 7–5, 2–0 down and eventually knocked outJarmila Gajdošová. In the second round, she lost to sixth seed Chanelle Scheepers. A week later, playing in the qualifying phase at theSan Diego Open, she beat Julia Boserup in the first round. In the second round she defeated Melanie Oudin and qualified for the tournament main draw. In the first round, she lost to Misaki Doi. This was followed with a first round victory in the qualifying phase at Washington against Alessandra Parra. In the second record she defeatedGabriela Paz and qualified for the tournament main draw. Larcher de Brito battled past CroatMirjana Lučić-Baroni in a three-set thriller. She also had to endure a short delay because of temperatures rising to unplayable levels, but came out victorious against the German-born Lučić to labour into the second round. She broke her rival's serve twice and jumped to a 5–1 lead. Apart from wasting her chance of serving out the opening set with a breadstick, Larcher de Brito plucked her serve once more and clicked the opener with a 6–3 win. Lučić-Baroni re-focused in the follow-up set and got back in action. She earned the critical break in the fourth game and leaped to a 4–1 lead. The Croat held her remaining serves with poise and sealed the equalizer by winning six games to two. Larcher de Brito regained her strength in the final set, after Lučić-Baroni held her serve in the second game, the Portuguese unleashed her good form and went on a five-game streak, subsequently pulling out the decider with a breadstick. In the second round, she lost to world No. 50,Sloane Stephens.
In August, at theRogers Cup, Larcher de Brito won the first round of qualifying againstKristina Mladenovic in straight sets. In the second round, she defeatedBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. In the final round, she defeated Lučić-Baroni to qualify for the main draw. In the first round proper, she lost toSimona Halep. Later, she won the first round of qualifying at theUS Open, beatingEkaterina Dzehalevich. She lost, however, toElina Svitolina in the second round.
In September, she lost in the first round of theBell Challenge toPetra Rampre. Later, she reached the semifinal at the $75k event in Albuquerque, losing toMaria Sanchez in straight sets despite saving seven match points.
In October, she reached the semifinals of the $25k event in Troy, losing toSharon Fichman after saving five match points.
Playing in the qualifying phase at theAustralian Open, Larcher de Brito won in the first qualifying round overAzra Hadzic. In the second round she defeatedCristina Mitu. In the third round, Larcher de Brito needed more than two hours to defeat South Africa's Chanel Simmonds, triumphing in a titanic three set-clash on Court 10 to make her Australian Open main-draw debut. In the first round, she was defeated by 19th seed Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets. This was followed by participation in theFed Cup in February. After a straight sets-loss toTímea Babos in Portugal's overall 3–0 loss to Hungary, Michelle defeatedHeather Watson.Laura Robson and Heather Watson held their nerve in a deciding doubles rubber against Portugal to secure Great Britain's second victory at the Fed Cup in Israel. Watson and Robson are occasional doubles partners, teaming up at the previous year's Olympic Games, and they easily saw off Larcher de Brito andJoana Valle Costa to earn Britain a 2–1 victory in the tie. In the last round, she defeatedJelena Simić fromBosnia and in doubles withBárbara Luz they defeatedAnita Husarić andDea Herdželaš with the loss of just one game. This was followed by a loss in the qualifying inMemphis at the hands of world No. 96,Jana Čepelová.
At the qualifying to theIndian Wells Open, Larcher de Brito defeated Misaki Doi in the first round. In the second round, she qualified for the main draw, defeatingAnastasia Rodionova. In the first round, she lost toAlexandra Dulgheru, the ex-top-25 player from Romania. Playing in the qualifying phase at theFamily Circle Cup, Larcher de Brito won in the first round (Hayley Carter) but lost toJessica Pegula in the second.
In May, in the qualification to theBrussels Open, Larcher de Brito won in the first qualifying round overAlicja Rosolska. In the second round, she lost toYulia Putintseva. Later, she failed to qualify to the main draw at theFrench Open, where she lost in the first round of the qualifying toMaryna Zanevska. In June, playing in the qualifying phase atBirmingham, Larcher de Brito lost in the first qualifying round toArantxa Parra Santonja. AtWimbledon, she qualified for the main draw by defeatingChanel Simmonds,Claire Feuerstein andShahar Pe'er. In the first round of the main draw, Larcher de Brito defeated Melanie Oudin in three sets. In the second round, she defeated 2004 champion and world No. 3,Maria Sharapova, in straight sets. In the third round, however, she lost to the unseededKarin Knapp from Italy.
In July, Larcher de Brito played in the qualifying phase of the Stanford Classic, defeating Julia Boserup in the second round. In the third round she defeatedNatalie Grandin and qualified for the main draw where she lost to sixth seedVarvara Lepchenko. Lepchenko nearly let a 6–2, 5–1 lead slip away but eventually closed. The American won the match on her sixth match point. This was followed with a first-round victory in the qualifying phase at Washington againstLouisa Chirico. In the second record, she defeatedVictoria Duval to qualify for the main draw, but lost here to world No. 40,Madison Keys. A week later, at theRoger's Cup, Larcher de Brito lost in the first round of qualifying toPaula Ormaechea of Argentina.
In August, Larcher de Brito won the first round of US Open qualifying, beatingChiara Scholl. In the second round, she laboured to a three-set victory over KazakhstaniZarina Diyas. To qualify for the Grand Slam main draw, she defeatedElena Baltacha in three sets. In round one of the main draw, Larcher de Brito defeated world No. 124,Eleni Daniilidou, but lost toMaria Kirilenko in round two.
In September, she lost in the first round of the Bell Challenge toJulie Coin of France. She would contest six more tournaments in the season, playing ITF tournaments in the United States. She was mostly unsuccessful and only advanced to one quarterfinal. She ended the year ranked world No. 109 – her highest season-ending ranking.
Larcher de Brito elected to skip the Australian Open and remain in the United States, where she lost in the first round of an $25k tournament toAleksandra Wozniak. She then qualified for the main draw inIndian Wells Open, but went down in the first round to Karolína Plíšková. She continued to play in American events until theFrench Open. Ranked world number 117, she entered the qualifying draw and defeatedAliaksandra Sasnovich,Irina Ramialison, andAllie Kiick for a spot in the main draw. She did, however, lose in the first round toJulia Görges.
She began her grass-court season inNottingham, where she advanced to the semifinals. Larcher de Brito had lost the first set of her first three matches before coming back to win. Her run was ended in the semifinals by Zarina Diyas in straight sets. AtWimbledon, Larcher de Brito again played qualifying and had little trouble, defeating all three opponents in straight sets. She would then record her season-best win in the main draw, with a three-set win over two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round. She followed it up with another three-set win over Australian wildcardJarmila Gajdošová, in the second round. She was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the round of 32.
At theBirmingham Classic, as a qualifier, she defeated lucky loserZheng Saisai in the first round before producing the biggest win of her career by beating world No. 7, Ana Ivanovic, in three sets, before losing toDaniela Hantuchová in the third round. Larcher de Brito only played one other tournament in 2015, inWimbledon, where she failed to qualify for the main draw.[10]
During the 2009French Open andWimbledon tournaments, Larcher de Brito came under criticism for what by some was considered excessivegrunting.[11] Larcher de Brito's in-game grunts at Wimbledon were recorded at 109decibels, louder than police sirens and higher than the sound intensity records of other players.[12] Some players and commentators have voiced suspicions that the grunting is used as an unsportsmanlike tactic to distract the opponent and that this tactic is actually taught byNick Bollettieri, who is responsible for the training of Larcher de Brito and other grunting players.[11]
Michelle Larcher de Brito denied being unsportsmanlike and stated: "Nobody can tell me to stop grunting. Tennis is an individual sport and I'm an individual player. If they have to fine me, go ahead, because I'd rather get fined than lose a match because I had to stop grunting [...] If it has inconvenienced the other player, there's nothing I can really do about it, because I don't really want to change anything. [...] I'm here to win. That's it. If people don't like my grunting they can always leave."[11] On a more conciliatory note, however, Larcher de Brito has also remarked: "I'm 16 and I'm still learning. Maybe I can eventually put it under control. I don't know, but I'll try. It comes from Seles; it comes from Sharapova. It comes from great players."[13][14] Like Larcher de Brito,Monica Seles andMaria Sharapova were also trained by Nick Bollettieri.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2011 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Madison Brengle | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2011 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 50,000 | Clay |  Stéphanie Dubois | 6–1, 6–7(5), 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2011 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 25,000 | Hard |  Monica Puig | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2011 | ITF Phoenix, United States | 75,000 | Hard |  Sesil Karatantcheva | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Claire Feuerstein | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2014 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2017 | ITF Tampa, United States | 15,000 | Clay |  Victoria Rodríguez | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 20 June 2009 | Tradition-ICAP Liverpool International, UK | Grass |  Laura Robson | 6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 1R | A | A | Q3 | A | A | 0–1 | |
| French Open | A | A | 3R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 2–2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | 3R | 3R | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 5–4 | ||
| US Open | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | 2–3 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–10 | ||
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0–4 | ||||
| Miami | 2R | 3R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3–3 | ||||
| Madrid | Not held | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||
| Beijing | Not PMM | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–7 | ||
| Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Montreal/Toronto | A | 3R | Q1 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Cincinnati | Not PM5 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Career total: 35 | ||||||
| Statistics by surface | ||||||||||||||
| Hard Win–loss | 1–1 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 0–0 | 5–6 | 1–6 | 20–31 | ||||||
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 7–5 | |||||||
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–5 | ||||||
| Carpet win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 8–6 | 7–8 | 5–12 | 3–0 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 33–411 | ||||||
| Win (%) | 50% | 57% | 47% | 29% | 100% | 46% | 30% | Career Win (%): 45% | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 312 | 124 | 114 | 205 | 146 | 130 | 109 | $414,621 | ||||||
If ITF Women's Circuit (hardcourt: 45–26; clay: 13–13; grass: 7–2) and WTA qualifying (hardcourt: 31–17; clay: 9–9; grass: 4–4) participations are included, then her overall win–loss record stands at139–103.
Larcher de Brito debuted for thePortugal Fed Cup team in 2009 and helped the team's promotion to the Europe/Africa Group I. The team was relegated back to Group II in 2010 and she helped again in 2011 with the team's promotion to the Europe/Africa Group I with five victories. She has a 18–14 singles record and a 7–9 doubles record (25–23 overall).
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W–L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 22–24 April 2009 |  Morocco | Hard | Fatima El Allami | Win | 6–4, 7–5 |
 Latvia | Anastasija Sevastova | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 | ||||
| GII Play-Offs | 25 April 2009 |  South Africa | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 3–5 February 2010 |  Croatia | Hard | Petra Martić | Loss | 4–6, 1–6 |
 Switzerland | Patty Schnyder | Loss | 2–6, 4–6 | ||||
 Romania | Alexandra Dulgheru | Loss | 0–6, 7–5, 2–6 | ||||
| GI Play-Offs | 6 February 2010 | Bulgaria | Hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | Loss | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 4–6 May 2011 | Morocco | Clay | Fatima El Allami | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
 Finland | Emma Laine | Win | 7–6(3), 6–3 | ||||
| GII Play-Offs | 7 May 2011 |  Georgia | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | Win | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6) | |
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 1–3 February 2012 | Great Britain | Hard | Elena Baltacha | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 |
 Israel | Shahar Pe'er | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
 Netherlands | Michaëlla Krajicek | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||
| GI Play-Offs | 4 February 2012 | Bulgaria | Hard | Dia Evtimova | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 7–9 February 2013 |  Hungary | Hard | Tímea Babos | Loss | 6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Great Britain | Heather Watson | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jelena Simić | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | W–L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 3 February 2010 | Neuza Silva | Croatia | Hard | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Silvia Njirić | Win | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 4–6 May 2011 | Maria João Koehler | Morocco | Clay | Fatima El Allami Nadia Lalami | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Maria Joao Koehler | Finland | Emma Laine Piia Suomalainen | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 1–3 February 2012 | Maria João Koehler | Great Britain | Hard | Laura Robson Heather Watson | Loss | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Maria João Koehler | Israel | Shahar Pe'er Julia Glushko | Win | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | ||||
| 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 7–9 February 2013 | Joana Valle Costa | Great Britain | Hard | Laura Robson Heather Watson | Loss | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Bárbara Luz | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Anita Husarić Dea Herdželaš | Win | 6–1, 6–0 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ||||||
| 1. |  Maria Sharapova | No. 3 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 2. |  Ana Ivanovic | No. 7 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(6) |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Portuguese Sportswoman of the Year 2009 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 2007 | Succeeded by |
