Neuza Silva
# Neuza Silva

Neuza Silva (born 4 May 1983) is a Portuguese former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 133, reached on 6 July 2009;, on 6 July 2008, she peaked at No. 185 in the doubles rankings. Silva regularly competed for the Portugal Fed Cup team with a total win–loss record of 16–6.

## Career

Silva debuted in the ITF Women's Circuit in Vila do Conde with a first-round loss. Her first high-level match came in 2002 at the Estoril Open, followed soon by her first presence in the Fed Cup. Both matches resulted in defeat.

Her greatest moment came at home at the 2004 Estoril Open when she defeated Julia Schruff, the previous year finalist, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, to become the first Portuguese female player to win a singles match at the tournament. She then lost to fourth seed Denisa Chládková, in straight sets.

The year 2009 proved to be a breakthrough year for Silva. In February, she entered her first tour event outside of Portugal in Pattaya and reached the second round, defeating Jessica Moore 6–2, 6–1 before losing in two sets to home player and sixth seed, Tamarine Tanasugarn.

In May, at Estoril, she played first seed Iveta Benešová in the first round, losing in three sets. In doubles, with Alexandra Dulgheru, she reached the quarterfinals.

On 18 June 2009, Silva qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon, where she lost to second seed Serena Williams, 1–6, 5–7 in the first round.

Her next WTA Tour event was the Tashkent Open in September, where she lost in the first round to eighth seed Galina Voskoboeva.

2010 was an injured filled year for Silva, who missed most of the season. Her last match came in June during the Wimbledon Championships qualifying tournament where she lost in the first round to Michaëlla Krajicek, in straight sets.

Citing constant pain in both of her knees, Silva retired on 12 September 2010.

## ITF Circuit finals

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner-ups)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner | 1. | 13 June 2004 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | Lucía Jiménez | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Évora, Portugal | Hard | Laura Zelder | 6–1, 2–6, ret. |
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 June 2006 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | Han Xinyun | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 25 June 2006 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | Han Xinyun | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 August 2006 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | Pauline Wong | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 17 September 2006 | ITF Lleida, Spain | Clay | Paula Fondevila Castro | 5–7, 6–2, $7–6^{(7–2)}$ |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 November 2006 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, İsrael | Hard | Nicole Thyssen | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 26 February 2007 | ITF Portimão, Portugal | Hard | Irena Pavlovic | $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 March 2007 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | Ana Jovanović | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 May 2007 | ITF Fuerteventura, Spain | Carpet | Nicole Thyssen | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 1 June 2007 | ITF Braga, Portugal | Clay | Stéphanie Vongsouthi | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 July 2007 | ITF Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Petra Cetkovská | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 29 July 2007 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard | Marina Erakovic | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 11 August 2007 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | Olivia Sanchez | $6–7^{(8–10)},$ 1–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 27 January 2008 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | Carpet (i) | Renée Reinhard | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 13 July 2008 | ITF Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Sarah Borwell | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 26 July 2008 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard | Anna Gerasimou | 2–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 3–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 11 July 2009 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard | Vesna Dolonc | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 21 March 2010 | ITF St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Alexandra Panova | 1–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner-ups)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winner | 1. | 23 June 2002 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | Carlota Santos | Alberta Brianti Frederica Piedade | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 14 July 2002 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | Irena Nossenko | Marta Fraga María José Sánchez Alayeto | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 August 2002 | ITF Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Frederica Piedade | Alberta Brianti İpek Şenoğlu | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 September 2002 | ITF Lleida, Spain | Clay | Frederica Piedade | Caroline Ann Basu Aliénor Tricerri | $6–7^{(5)},$ 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 October 2002 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Susanne Filipp | Kildine Chevalier Shelley Stephens | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 25 May 2003 | ITF Almería, Spain | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Romy Farah Astrid Waernes | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 3 August 2003 | ITF Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Gabriela Velasco Andreu | Veronika Litvinskaya Elena Poliakova | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 30 August 2003 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | Hannah Collin | Paula Marama Danielle Steinberg | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 October 2003 | ITF Carcavelos, Portugal | Clay | Romy Farah | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Céline Beigbeder | 2–6, 0–1 ret. |
| Winner | 6. | 16 May 2004 | ITF Monzón, Spain | Hard | Larissa Carvalho | Joana Cortez Marina Tavares | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 13 September 2004 | ITF Lleida, Spain | Clay | Kildine Chevalier | Elena Vianello Elisa Villa | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 7. | 28 August 2005 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | Hard | Joana Cortez | Flavia Mignola Gabriela Velasco Andreu | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 9 October 2005 | ITF Bolton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Daniela Kix | Veronika Chvojková Claire Peterzan | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 17 June 2006 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo | Hard | Karoline Steiro | Anna Koumantou Pemra Özgen | w/o |
| Runner-up | 7. | 12 August 2006 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | Joana Cortez | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 November 2006 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Nuria Sánchez García | Anja Prislan Laura Siegemund | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 27 January 2007 | ITF Hull, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Claire de Gubernatis | Danielle Brown Elizabeth Thomas | $6–7^{(2)},$ 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 25 February 2007 | ITF Portimão, Portugal | Hard | Nicole Thyssen | Jessica Lehnhoff Robin Stephenson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 12. | 24 March 2007 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | Nicole Thyssen | Anna Koumantou Pemra Özgen | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 13. | 24 May 2007 | ITF Fuerteventura, Spain | Carpet | Nicole Thyssen | Mariana Duque Marino Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 9 June 2007 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay | Nina Bratchikova | Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 7 July 2007 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Nina Bratchikova | Joana Cortez Teliana Pereira | 6–3, $7–6^{(3)}$ |
| Winner | 15. | 10 August 2007 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | Kira Nagy | Magdalena Kiszczyńska Yanina Wickmayer | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 2 December 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | Clay (i) | Roxane Vaisemberg | Caroline Maes Teodora Mirčić | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 9 February 2008 | ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | Danielle Harmsen | Kateryna Herth Nina Bratchikova | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 5 July 2008 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | İpek Şenoğlu | Melanie Klaffner Frederica Piedade | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 17. | 25 July 2008 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | Hard | Nicole Thyssen | Karen Castiblanco Paula Zabala | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 18. | 2 August 2008 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | Nicole Thyssen | Nina Bratchikova Frederica Piedade | 6–2, 6–4 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–1 |
| Premier 5 tournaments ||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Tier I | Not Tier I | Not Tier I | Not Tier I | Not Tier I | Not Tier I | Not Tier I | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
| Premier tournaments ||||||||||||
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 8 | N/A |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | N/A | 2–8 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Career total: 9 | Career total: 9 |
| Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Tournaments won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Statistics by surface ||||||||||||
| Hardcourt win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 7–1 |
| Clay win-loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | N/A | 4–8 |
| Grass win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–1 |
| Carpet win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–2 |
| Overall win-loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 11–12 |
| Win (%) | 0% | 0% | 50% | 67% | 0% | 80% | 0% | 50% | 0% | Career win: 48% | Career win: 48% |
| Year-end ranking | 710 | 732 | 421 | 468 | 495 | 204 | 162 | 170 | 434 | N/A | N/A |

* Fed Cup matches are included in the statistics; walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.

## Fed Cup

Silva played for the Portugal Fed Cup team from 2002 to 2009. Her singles record is 9–6 and her doubles record is 9–3 (18–9 overall).

### Participations

**Singles (15)**

| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W–L | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 24 April 2002 | Bulgaria | Clay | Desislava Topalova | Loss | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 1–6 |
| 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III | RR | 26 April 2005 | Moldova | Clay | Ina Sireteanu | Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III | GIII Play-offs | 28 April 2005 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Selma Babic | Win | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 17–19 April 2007 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hard | Dijana Stojić | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 17–19 April 2007 | Georgia | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Win | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 17–19 April 2007 | Norway | Hard | Karoline Steiro | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | GII Play-offs | 20 April 2007 | Greece | Hard | Asimina Kaplani | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 30 January– 3 February 2008 | Bulgaria | Carpet | Tsvetana Pironkova | Loss | 1–6, 0–6 |
| 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 30 January– 3 February 2008 | Netherlands | Carpet | Arantxa Rus | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 |
| 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 22–24 April 2009 | Morocco | Hard | Nadia Lalami | Win | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 22–24 April 2009 | Latvia | Hard | Irina Kuzmina | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | GII Play-offs | 25 April 2009 | South Africa | Hard | Lizaan du Plessis | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 4–5 February 2010 | Croatia | Hard | Ajla Tomljanović | Loss | $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 4–6 |
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 4–5 February 2010 | Switzerland | Hard | Amra Sadiković | Loss | 4–6, 1–6 |
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | GI Play-offs | 6 February 2010 | Bulgaria | Hard | Dia Evtimova | Loss | 1–6, 1–6 |

**Doubles (12)**

| Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | W–L | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 26 April 2002 | Angela Cardoso | Georgia | Clay | Margalita Chakhnashvili Salome Devidze | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 29 April– 1 May 2003 | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Norway | Clay | Karoline Borgersen Ina Sartz | Win | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 29 April– 1 May 2003 | Frederica Piedade | Turkey | Clay | Pemra Özgen İpek Şenoğlu | Win | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III | RR | 29 April 2005 | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Kenya | Clay | Caroline Oduor Tamara Orwa | Win | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group III | GIII Play-offs | 30 April 2005 | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Selma Babic Sanja Racic | Win | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 26–28 April 2006 | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Poland | Clay | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | Loss | 2–6, 2–6 |
| 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 26–28 April 2006 | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Latvia | Clay | Anastasija Sevastova Alise Vaidere | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 26–28 April 2006 | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Greece | Clay | Anna Gerasimou Anna Koumantou | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 22–24 April 2009 | Frederica Piedade | Morocco | Hard | Fatima El Allami Nadia Lalami | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group II | RR | 22–24 April 2009 | Frederica Piedade | Latvia | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere Anastasija Sevastova | Loss | 1–6, 1–6 |
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 4–5 February 2010 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | Croatia | Hard | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Silvia Njirić | Win | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 4–5 February 2010 | Maria João Koehler | Romania | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu Ioana Raluca Olaru | Win | 7–5, 7–5 |
