Maria Fernanda Alves

Maria Fernanda Alves

Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Florianópolis, Brazil
Born	(1983-04-17) 17 April 1983 Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$395,209
Singles
Career record	474–420
Career titles	0 WTA, 23 ITF
Highest ranking	132 (12 September 2005)
Current ranking	640 (15 June 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2005,2006)
French Open	Q3 (2005)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2005,2006,2008)
US Open	Q3 (2005)
Doubles
Career record	589–339
Career titles	0 WTA, 57 ITF
Highest ranking	109 (3 April 2006)
Current ranking	291 (15 June 2015)
Last updated on: 15 June 2015.

Maria Fernanda Barbato Alves^[1] (born 17 April 1983), also known as Nanda Alves, is a Brazilian tennis player. She is currently coached by her father Carlos and former tennis player Thomaz Koch.^[2] As of 1 March 2010, Alves is ranked World No. 262, and is the highest ranked Brazilian player.^[3] She has enjoyed success at the ITF Circuit, winning 18 singles and 26 doubles titles so far.^[4] Alves made her WTA Tour debut at Copa Colsanitas in 2004, and has played qualifications for all four Grand Slam events.^[5] Partnering with Vanessa Henke, Alves took part in the 2005 Australian Open doubles event, but they lost to Daniela Hantuchová and Martina Navratilova in the first round.^[5]

Personal life

Alves was born on 17 April 1983 to Carlos José Alves and Maria Cristina Barbato Alves, who were both professional tennis players.^[6] She resides in her hometown Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.^[7] Alves began playing tennis aged four, along with her older sister Maria Cláudia.^[6] She cites Jennifer Capriati (of whom she said, "Capriati, because she played really well; she had problems with drugs and she escaped. I admire her determination to get out of that hole."^[1]), Roger Federer and Steffi Graf as her role models,^[1] and clay as her favourite surface.^[7] Along with tennis, her favourite sports include volleyball and football, and she cites Pretty Woman and Notting Hill as her favourite films.^[1] She also admires beach and beach sports.^[7] Alves was raised as Roman Catholic.^[1]

Alves often works with kids in her father's tennis camp in Florida,^[8] Some of players who practised in Carlos Alves' camp are former World No. 1 player Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Melo, André Sá and others.^[8] She is currently coached by her father Carlos and former tennis player Thomaz Koch.^[2]

Equipment

Alves plays in Solfire gear and uses Dunlop racket, model Aerogel 500 Tour.^[9]

ITF Circuit finals: 140 (80–60)

Singles (23–17)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	24 July 2000	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Stephanie Schaer	6–3, 6–2
Winner	2.	13 November 2000	San Salvador, El Salvador	Clay	Alejandra Rivero	4–2, 4–2
Winner	3.	25 June 2001	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Oleksandra Kravets	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	1.	8 July 2001	Getxo, Spain	Clay	Sandra Klösel	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	23 September 2001	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	3–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	6 April 2002	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol	6–3 6–1
Runner-up	3.	15 July 2002	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Jolanda Mens	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	5.	19 August 2002	Asunción, Paraguay	Clay	Celeste Contin	6–1 6–1
Winner	6.	10 March 2003	Matamoros, Mexico	Hard	Joana Cortez	3–6 6–4 6–2
Runner-up	4.	17 March 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Kildine Chevalier	6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	24 March 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Joana Cortez	4–6 7–6 (7) 6–4
Winner	8.	16 June 2003	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	6–4 7–5
Winner	9.	30 June 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	7–5 6–3
Runner-up	5.	14 July 2003	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Frederica Piedade	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	10.	21 June 2004	Périgueux, France	Clay	Maria Wolfbrandt	6–3 6–3
Winner	11.	12 July 2004	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Katalin Marosi	7–5 7–6 (7)
Winner	12.	4 October 2004	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Clay	María José Argeri	7–5 6–3
Winner	13.	18 July 2005	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	María José Argeri	6–3 7–5
Winner	14.	1 May 2007	Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Irina Falconi	6–2 6–0
Winner	15.	7 May 2007	Mazatlán, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Elie	6–1 6–4
Winner	16.	14 May 2007	Irapuato, Mexico	Hard	Viky Núñez Fuentes	6–3 7–5
Runner-up	6.	25 June 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Kira Nagy	7–6, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	30 July 2007	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Teliana Pereira	4–6, 2–6
Winner	17.	1 September 2008	Barueri, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	6–3 7–5
Winner	18.	15 June 2009	Belém, Brazil	Hard	Nathalia Rossi	6–3 6–3
Runner-up	8.	27 July 2009	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	8 March 2010	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Macall Harkins	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	11 October 2010	Lima, Peru	Clay	Lucía Jara Lozano	7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	13 June 2011	Bethany Beach, United States	Clay	Lena Litvak	6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Winner	19.	27 June 2011	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Nathaly Kurata	6–4 7–5
Winner	20.	1 August 2011	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	4–6 7–5 6–3
Winner	21.	22 August 2011	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil	Clay	Nathalia Rossi	6–1 6–4
Runner-up	12.	10 October 2011	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Carolina Zeballos	4–6, 4–6
Winner	22.	17 October 2011	Goiânia, Brazil	Clay	Carla Lucero	6–2 6–4
Runner-up	13.	20 August 2012	Lima, Peru	Clay	Patricia Kú Flores	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	14.	10 September 2012	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Laura Pigossi	2–6, 6–0, 5–7
Runner-up	15.	1 October 2012	Gainesville, United States	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	6–2, 0–6, 5–7
Winner	23.	21 January 2013	Lima, Peru	Clay	Hilda Melander	6–2 6–2
Runner-up	16.	31 March 2014	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	17.	23 March 2015	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Marcela Zacarías	4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 100 (57–43)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	30 April 2001	Florianópolis, Brazil	Clay	Tassia Sono	Ana Lucia Migliarini De Leon Claudia Salgues	3–6 6–3 4–6
Winner	1.	25 June 2001	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Ana Catarina Nogueira	Oleksandra Kravets Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–3 6–4
Winner	2.	6 August 2001	Lima, Peru	Clay	Carla Tiene	Daniela Alvarez Ana Lucia Migliarini De Leon	0–6 6–3 6–2
Winner	3.	27 August 2001	Asunción, Paraguay	Clay	Carla Tiene	Natalia Gussoni Claudia Salgues	2–6 6–3 6–3
Winner	4.	25 November 2001	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Livia Azzi	Mariana Correa Romy Farah	7–5 6–1
Runner–up	2.	6 April 2002	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Olga Kalyuzhnaya	Melisa Arevalo Vanessa Menga	2–6,1–6
Runner–up	3.	6 April 2002	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Vanessa Menga	Celeste Contin Romina Ottoboni	4–6,6–2,5–7
Winner	5.	5 August 2002	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Carla Tiene	Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská	6–4,6–4
Runner–up	4.	12 August 2002	Aosta, Italy	Clay	Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Katarina Misic Dragana Zarić	5–7,6–7
Winner	6.	10 March 2003	Matamoros, Mexico	Hard	Melisa Arevalo	Joana Cortez Carla Tiene	6–0 7–5
Runner-up	5.	9 June 2003	Hamilton, Canada	Clay	Aneta Soukup	Alyssa Cohen Diana Srebrovic	1–6,6–3 3–6
Runner–up	6.	16 June 2003	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Melisa Arevalo	Florencia Rivolta Carla Tiene	3–6,3–6
Runner–up	7.	23 June 2003	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	Soledad Esperón Flavia Mignola	7–5,6–7 5–7
Winner	7.	30 June 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	Melisa Arevalo Micaela Moran	7–6 (7) 6–2
Winner	8.	14 July 2003	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	Melisa Arevalo Frederica Piedade	7–6 (7) 6–2
Winner	9.	22 September 2003	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Tiffany Davis	Maureen Drake Edina Gallovits-Hall	2–6 6–3 6–1
Runner–up	8.	10 November 2003	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	Bruna Colosio Joana Cortez	6–1,3–6 1–6
Winner	10.	29 March 2004	Rabat, Morocco	Clay	Carla Tiene	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	6–1 7–6 (7)
Winner	11.	21 June 2004	Périgueux, France	Clay	Natalia Gussoni	Erica Biro Sarah Riske	6–1 6–2
Winner	12.	4 October 2004	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Clay	Carla Tiene	Andrea Hlaváčková Jana Hlaváčková	6–4 6–0
Runner–up	9.	1 May 2005	Lafayette, United States	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	8 May 2005	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Stéphanie Dubois	Ashley Harkleroad Lindsay Lee-Waters	2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Runner–up	11.	12 June 2005	Marseille, France	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Līga Dekmeijere Caroline Dhenin	2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up	12.	18 July 2005	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Frederica Piedade	Leticia Sobral María José Argeri	0–6,2–6
Runner-up	13.	27 September 2005	Ashland, United States	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	Teryn Ashley Amy Frazier	1–6,4–6
Runner-up	14.	15 November 2005	Tucson, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek	6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Winner	13.	31 January 2006	Rockford, United States	Hard	María Emilia Salerni	Michaela Paštiková Abigail Spears	0–6 6–4 6–2
Runner-up	15.	28 February 2006	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Tatiana Perebiynis	Casey Dellacqua Nicole Pratt	W/O
Runner-up	16.	2 May 2006	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Lilia Osterloh	Marie-Ève Pelletier Sunitha Rao	7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6
Runner–up	17.	14 May 2006	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Edina Gallovits-Hall Jessica Kirkland	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	18.	31 October 2006	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	María José Argeri Leticia Sobral	3–6, 5–7
Winner	14.	21 November 2006	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Hana Šromová	Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović	6–4 6–3
Winner	15.	13 March 2007	Mérida, Mexico	Hard	Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol	Chanelle Scheepers Robin Stephenson	6–3 6–2
Winner	16.	21 May 2007	Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Danielle Brown Emily Webley-Smith	6–3 6–0
Winner	17.	21 May 2007	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Courtney Nagle	Lorena Ivette Arias Rodriguez Erika Clarke	6–4 6–4
Winner	18.	24 September 2007	Ashland, United States	Hard	Eva Hrdinová	Maret Ani Sandra Klösel	7–6(7–5) 6–2
Runner-up	19.	5 November 2007	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Christina Wheeler	Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	20.	14 January 2008	Surprise, United States	Hard	Betina Jozami	Carly Gullickson Shenay Perry	4–6, 5–7
Winner	19.	27 January 2008	Waikoloa, United States	Hard	Betina Jozami	Angela Haynes Mashona Washington	7–5, 6–4
Winner	20.	6 October 2008	Palm Beach Gardens, United States	Clay	Michaela Paštiková	Ekaterina Afinogenova Lauren Albanese	3–6 6–3 10–5
Runner–up	21.	27 April 2008	Dothan, United States	Clay	Stéphanie Dubois	Tetiana Luzhanska Michaela Paštiková	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	22.	30 May 2008	Galatina, Italy	Clay	María Irigoyen	Melanie Klaffner Jessica Moore	6–3, 1–6, [6–10]
Winner	21.	1 September 2008	Barueri, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	Ana Clara Duarte Fernanda Hermenegildo	6–2 6–3
Winner	22.	6 October 2008	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Hard	Frederica Piedade	Soledad Esperón Florencia Molinero	5–7 6–1 10–8
Runner-up	23.	23 March 2009	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Dominika Dieskova Katerina Kramperová	1–6, 6–7
Runner-up	24.	13 April 2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carla Tiene	Mailen Auroux Veronica Spiegel	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	25.	20 April 2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carla Tiene	Luciana Sarmenti Emilia Yorio	6–7, 4–6
Winner	23.	27 April 2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carla Tiene	Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto	6–3 6–3
Runner-up	26.	8 June 2009	El Paso, United States	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Christina Fusano Shikha Uberoi	3–6 5–7
Winner	24.	15 June 2009	Belém, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	Ana Clara Duarte Megan Moulton-Levy	7–6 (7) 7–5
Winner	25.	29 June 2009	Baston, United States	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	Mallory Cecil Megan Moulton-Levy	6–1 4–6 10–6
Runner-up	27.	18 July 2009	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Nicole Clerico	Karen Castiblanco Paula Zabala	6–1 1–6 [7–10]
Runner-up	28.	23 November 2009	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Florencia Molinero	Amanda Fink Elizabeth Lumpkin	4–6,7–6 8–10
Winner	26.	30 November 2009	Poza Rica, Mexico	Clay	Paula Zabala	Alessia Camplone Viktoryia Kisialeva	6–2 6–0
Runner-up	29.	18 January 2010	Lutz, United States	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Aurélie Védy Mashona Washington	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	30.	8 March 2010	Metepec, Mexico	Clay	Daniela Múñoz Gallegos	Amanda Fink Elizabeth Lumpkin	3–6, 7–5, 8–10
Winner	27.	10 April 2010	Jackson, United States	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero	6–4 3–6 [10–5]
Winner	28.	10 May 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Mailen Auroux Fernanda Hermenegildo	6–2 6–4
Winner	29.	20 May 2010	İzmir, Turkey	Hard	Tamira Paszek	Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen	6–1 6–2
Runner-up	31.	13 September 2010	Itapema, Brazil	Clay	Natalia Cheng	Monique Albuquerque Roxane Vaisemberg	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	32.	20 September 2010	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil	Clay	Natasha Lotuffo	Flávia Guimarães Bueno Beatriz Haddad Maia	1–6, 3–6
Winner	30.	11 October 2010	Lima, Peru	Clay	Isabela Miró	Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch Benvenuto	6–4 6–4
Winner	31.	18 October 2010	Rock Hill, United States	Clay	Mariana Duque	Sanaz Marand Caitlin Whoriskey	6–1, 4–6, [10–4]
Winner	32.	30 October 2010	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Hard	Marie-Ève Pelletier	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Winner	33.	15 November 2010	Niterói, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Monique Albuquerque Fernanda Hermenegildo	6–4 6–4
Winner	34.	4 December 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Alizé Lim Paula Ormaechea	Default
Winner	35.	18 March 2011	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Paula Ormaechea	Barbara Rush Carolina Zeballos Duarte	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up	33.	13 June 2011	Bethany Beach, United States	Clay	Angelina Gabueva	Alexandra Hirsch Lena Litvak	5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Winner	36.	27 June 2011	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Carla Forte	Monique Albuquerque Fernanda Faria	6–4 0–6 6–4
Runner-up	34.	30 July 2011	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Roxane Vaisemberg	Fernanda Hermenegildo Teliana Pereira	6–3 6–7(5–7) 9–11
Winner	37.	8 August 2011	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Fernanda Hermenegildo	Eduarda Piai Karina Venditti	7–6(8–6) 4–6 14–12
Winner	38.	5 September 2011	Alice Springs, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Brooke Rischbieth Storm Sanders	3–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Runner-up	35.	12 September 2011	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Ayu Fani Damayanti Jessy Rompies	3–6, 3–6
Winner	39.	19 September 2011	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	6–4, 6–2
Winner	40.	10 October 2011	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Gabriela Cé	Flavia Dechandt Araujo Paula Cristina Gonçalves	6–2 6–4
Winner	41.	10 October 2011	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Karina Venditti	Gabriela Cé Cecilia Costa Melgar	6–2 6–4
Runner-up	36.	17 October 2011	Goiânia, Brazil	Clay	Gabriela Cé	Jazmin Britos Carla Lucero	6–0, 4–6,4–6
Winner	42.	30 April 2012	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Jessica Moore	Marie-Ève Pelletier Alyona Sotnikova	6–7(6) 6–3 10–8
Winner	43.	16 July 2012	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Paula Cristina Gonçalves Roxane Vaisemberg	4–6 6–3 10–3
Winner	44.	10 September 2012	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Laura Pigossi	Paula Feitosa Nathalia Rossi	6–0, 6–3
Winner	45.	24 September 2012	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Elizabeth Ferris Anastasia Kharchenko	6–2 6–2
Runner-up	37.	29 October 2012	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru	6–1 2–6 7–10
Winner	46.	21 January 2013	Lima, Peru	Clay	Vanesa Furlanetto	Patricia Kú Flores Katherine Miranda Chang	6–1 6–4
Runner-up	38.	4 February 2013	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Samantha Murray	Melinda Czink Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	7–5, 4–6, 7–10
Winner	47.	8 April 2013	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Stéphanie Dubois Olga Savchuk	6–2 6–3
Runner-up	39.	30 July 2013	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán	Paula Cristina Gonçalves María Irigoyen	5–7 3–6
Winner	48.	29 September 2013	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	Alexandra Mueller	Roxanne Ellison Sierra Ellison	7–5, 6–3
Winner	49.	24 March 2014	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Gabriela Cé Eduarda Piai	6–4, 4–6, 11–9
Winner	50.	31 March 2014	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	Gabriela Cé Eduarda Piai	7–6(7–0), 7–5
Winner	51.	7 April 2014	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil	Clay	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	Carolina Alves Ingrid Gamarra Martins	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	40.	24 August 2014	Winnipeg, Canada	Hard	Anamika Bhargava	Rosie Johanson Charlotte Petrick	3–6 3–6
Winner	52.	22 September 2014	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Sophie Chang Andie Daniell	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Winner	53.	29 September 2014	Hilton Head Island, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Emily Harman Madeleine Kobelt	6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	54.	25 October 2014	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Patricia Maria Țig	Carolina Betancourt Lenka Wienerová	6–1 6–2
Winner	55.	23 March 2015	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Kaitlyn Christian	Victoria Rodríguez Marcela Zacarías	2–6, 6–1, 15–13
Winner	56.	6 April 2015	León, Mexico	Hard	Danielle Lao	Kim Grajdek Mayo Hibi	5–7, 7–6(7–5), 10–4
Runner-up	41.	24 April 2015	Guadalajara, Mexico	Hard	Renata Zarazúa	Marcela Zacarías Laura Pigossi	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	42.	4 May 2015	Puszczykowo, Poland	Hard	Zuzana Zlochová	Margarita Lazareva Katharina Lehnert	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	43.	25 May 2015	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Ailen Crespo Azconzábal	Tena Lukas Iva Primorac	6–4, 1–6, 7–10
Winner	57.	14 June 2015	Charlotte, United States	Hard	Renata Zarazúa	Lauren Herring Ellen Perez	6–4, 6–7(6–8), 10–8

References

External links

• Official Website
• Maria Fernanda Alves at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maria Fernanda Alves at the International Tennis Federation
• Maria Fernanda Alves at the Fed Cup

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