Leticia Costas Moreira[1][2] (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈtiθja ˈkostas]; born 22 March 1990) is a former professional Spanish tennis player.

Letícia Costas
Full nameLetícia Costas Moreira
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 34)
Pontevedra, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2013
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$109,129
Singles
Career record187–155
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (11 July 2011)
Doubles
Career record112–76
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (23 July 2012)

On 11 July 2011, she reached her highest singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 179. On 23 July 2012, she peaked at No. 170 of the WTA doubles rankings.

In her career, she was coached by Alejo Mancisidor.

In June 2013, Costas announced her retirement from professional tennis.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Aug 2007 Mollerussa, Spain Hard   Sara del Barrio Aragón 0–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Nov 2008 La Vall d'Uixó, Spain Clay   Ema Burgić 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Dec 2009 Benicarló, Spain Clay   Laura Pous Tió 1–6, 1–6
Win 4. Jul 2010 La Coruña, Spain Clay   María Teresa Torró Flor 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5. Oct 2010 Madrid, Spain Clay   Elena Bogdan 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Mar 2011 Madrid, Spain Clay   Lara Arruabarrena 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Jun 2011 Montpellier, France Clay   Bibiane Schoofs 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 23 (7 titles, 16 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 12 November 2007 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Maite Gabarrús-Alonso   Vasilisa Davydova
  Elizaveta Tochilovskaya
7–5, 6–2
Loss 2. 4 February 2008 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Maite Gabarrús-Alonso   Lisa Sabino
  Valentina Sulpizio
3–6, 6–7
Loss 3. 11 February 2008 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Maite Gabarrús-Alonso   Polona Hercog
  Stephanie Vogt
6–7, 3–6
Win 4. 22 September 2008 Granada, Spain Hard   Maite Gabarrús-Alonso   Regina Kulikova
  Irena Pavlovic
walkover
Loss 5. 6 December 2008 Vinaros, Spain Clay   Yera Campos Molina   Lucía Sainz
  Çağla Büyükakçay
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 6. 11 February 2009 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Lucía Sainz   Rebeca Bou Nogueiro
  Fatima El Allami
4–6, 1–6
Loss 7. 27 April 2009 Vic, Spain Clay   Lucía Sainz   Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar
  Irene Santos-Bravo
5–7, 5–7
Win 8. 25 May 2009 Tortosa, Spain Clay   Yera Campos Molina   Sara del Barrio Aragón
  Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar
6–3, 6–1
Loss 9. November 15, 2009 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Romina Oprandi
  Laura Pous Tió
6–7, 2–6
Loss 10. 5 July 2010 Valladolid, Spain Hard   Yera Campos Molina   Anna Smith
  Melanie Klaffner
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 11. 24 July 2010 La Coruña, Spain Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Jade Hopper
  Victoria Larriere
6–7, 1–6
Loss 12. 25 September 2010 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Eva Fernández Brugués   Irina-Camelia Begu
  Elena Bogdan
1–6, 3–6
Win 13. 7 March 2011 Madrid, Spain Clay   Nicole Clerico   Evelyn Mayr
  Julia Mayr
6–0, 6–1
Loss 14. 25 June 2011 Périgueux, France Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Florencia Molinero
  Erika Sema
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 15. 24 July 2011 La Coruña, Spain Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Tímea Babos
  Victoria Larrière
5–7, 3–6
Loss 16. 23 September 2011 Foggia, Italy Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Janette Husárová
  Renata Voráčová
1–6, 2–6
Loss 17. 14 October 2011 Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Jana Čepelová
  Katarzyna Piter
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 18. 23 October 2011 Seville, Spain Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Lara Arruabarrena
  Estrella Cabeza Candela
4–6, 4–6
Loss 19. 30 June 2012 Périgueux, France Clay   Inés Ferrer Suárez   Mailen Auroux
  María Irigoyen
1–6, 2–6
Win 20. 11 October 2012 Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain Clay   Arantxa Parra Santonja   Inés Ferrer Suárez
  Richèl Hogenkamp
6–3, 6–3
Loss 21. 4 February 2013 Grenoble, France Hard (i)   Nicole Clerico   Maria Kondratieva
  Renata Voráčová
1–6, 4–6
Win 22. 18 February 2013 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Réka Luca Jani   Anastasia Grymalska
  Yana Sizikova
6–3, 6–2
Win 23. 25 February 2013 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Réka Luca Jani   Lucía Cervera Vázquez
  Carolina Prats Millán
6–2, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ David Menayo (2013-06-11). "Leticia Costas cuelga la raqueta al no poder costear su carrera". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ^ Ángel Rigueira (2017-07-15). "Así es Garbiñe Muguruza, la nueva campeona de Wimbledon". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. ^ "Leticia Costas cuelga la raqueta al no poder costear su carrera". Marca. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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