Ana Filipa Santos (born 12 February 1996) is a Portuguese tennis player.

Ana Filipa Santos
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$33,513
Singles
Career record63–129
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 818 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 818 (9 September 2024)
Doubles
Career record66–93
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 576 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 576 (9 September 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–4
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Santos has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of 576, achieved on 9 September 2024.

Santos made her Fed Cup debut for Portugal in 2019.[1][2]

Alongside Jacqueline Cabaj Awad from Sweden, Santos won her first international title in doubles in Cancún, Mexico. They won the final against Astrid Cirotte and Anatasia Sysoeva.

Outside from tennis, Santos has a master's degree in Micro and Nanotechnologies Engineering from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, part of NOVA University Lisbon.[3] She has defended her master's thesis (available here) with a final grade of 18 out of 20 marks.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

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Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Lousada, Portugal W15 Hard (i)   Almudena Sanz-Llaneza Fernández   Francisca Jorge
  Olga Parres Azcoitia
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard   Jacqueline Cabaj Awad   Astrid Cirotte
  Anastasia Sysoeva
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1-2 May 2022 ITF Curitiba, Brazil W15 Clay   Noelia Zeballos   Martina Capurro Taborda
  Fernanda Labraña
1–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Mar 2024 ITF São João da Boa Vista, Brazil W15 Clay   Victoria Bosio   Verena Meliss
  Camilla Zanolini
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Aug 2024 ITF Valladolid, Spain W15 Hard   Celia Cerviño Ruiz   Kathleen Kanev
  Eliz Maloney
2–6, 6–4, [4–10]

References

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  1. ^ José Morgado. "Portugal-Luxemburgo, 0-1: Ana Filipa Santos derrotada por jovem da casa". bolamarela.pt (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ Francisco Semedo. "Ana Filipa Santos perde na estreia na Fed Cup e Portugal fica sem margem de manobra". raquetc.com (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Ana Filipa Santos. A mestre que bate a esquerda a uma mão e idolatra o "toro" de Manacor" (in European Portuguese). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  4. ^ "Ténis: Ana Filipa Santos, natural de Santiago do Cacém com uma Temporada de Sonho". Rádio Miróbriga (in European Portuguese). 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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