Ana Catarina Nogueira (born 20 September 1978) is a Portuguese professional padel player and former international tennis player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1978 Porto, Portugal |
| Prize money | $45,627 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 120–123 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 383 (2 October 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 51–66 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 386 (5 April 1999) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 22–24 |
Biography edit
Born in Porto, Nogueira holds the Portugal Fed Cup record for most ties played and is the most successful doubles player in the team's history. She featured in 36 ties between 1997 and 2008, winning 22 matches, 16 of which came in doubles.[2]
Nogueira won three ITF singles titles and had a best ranking of 383 in the world. Most of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances came in her home country's events, including the Estoril Open where she played in the singles main draw as a wild card on four occasions.
She now competes on the World Padel Tour and in 2018 became the first Portuguese player to win a tournament.[3]
ITF finals edit
Singles (3–3) edit
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 30 July 2000 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard |  Annica Cooper
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 5 August 2001 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard |  Arantxa Parra Santonja
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 20 June 2004 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard |  Lizaan du Plessis
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 15 August 2004 | Albufeira, Portugal | Hard |  Irina Kotkina
|
7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | 25 July 2006 | A Coruña, Spain | Hard | Sara del Barrio Aragón
|
3–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 3. | 14 October 2007 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay |  Claire de Gubernatis
|
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Doubles (3–3) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 30 November 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Yoriko Yamagishi
|
 Silvia Sosnarová  Marie Vrba
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1. | 17 May 1999 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Ayami Takase
|
 Hanna-Katri Aalto Kirsi Lampinen
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 27 February 2000 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard |  Nicola Payne
|
 Maria Elena Camerin  Barbara Hellwig
|
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 7 May 2001 | Mersin, Turkey | Clay | Angela Cardoso
|
 Duygu Akşit Oal  Elena Yaryshka
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 25 June 2001 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard |  Maria Fernanda Alves
|
 Oleksandra Kravets Arantxa Parra Santonja
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 21 August 2005 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez
|
Angelique Kerber Tatjana Priachin
|
6–4, 7–6(1) |
References edit
- ^ "World padel tour rankings". Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Ana Catarina Nogueira: Há margem para crescer". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Ana Catarina Nogueira é a primeira portuguesa a ganhar um título no World Padel Tour". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). 18 November 2018.
