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Carolina Alves
Full nameCarolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceMontevideo, Uruguay
Born (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 27)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$362,333
Singles
Career record348–267 (56.6%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 165 (12 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 311 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022, 2023)
French OpenQ2 (2022, 2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
US OpenQ2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record257–175 (59.5%)
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 110 (18 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 389 (29 January 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–3 (76.9%)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Doubles
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (born 23 April 1996) is a Brazilian tennis player.

Alves has career-high rankings of 165 in singles, achieved on 12 September 2022, and world No. 110 in doubles, achieved on 18 July 2022. She has won six singles and 23 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

Alves made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Rio Open in the doubles event, partnering Ingrid Gamarra Martins.

Personal life

Carolina Alves is of Argentine descent through her mother.[1] She is the niece of former tennis player Fernando Meligeni and sister of tennis player Felipe Meligeni Alves.[2]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.

Tournament 2022 2023 W–L
Australian Open Q1 Q1 0–0
French Open Q2 Q2 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 A 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Nov 2021 Montevideo Open, Uruguay Clay Spain Marina Bassols Ribera Romania Irina Bara
Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–4)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (6–10)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2013 ITF Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Brazil Gabriela Cé 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Nov 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski 0–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Italy Gaia Sanesi 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–2 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jelena Simic 6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 2–3 Sep 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Greece Despina Papamichail 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Nov 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Romania Nicoleta Dascălu 5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Sep 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski 6–7(3), 2–6
Win 3–5 Sep 2019 ITF São Paulo, Brazil 15,000 Clay Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti 7–5, 6–1
Loss 3–6 Feb 2020 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Venezuela Andrea Gámiz 7–6(5), 5–7, 0–6
Win 4–6 Nov 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Russia Daria Mishina 7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–7 Nov 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Russia Erika Andreeva 1–6, 3–6
Win 5–7 Dec 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Russia Elina Avanesyan 6–0, 7–5
Loss 5–8 Mar 2021 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 25,000 Clay Japan Yuki Naito 6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–9 Feb 2022 ITF Tucumán, Argentina 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–10 May 2022 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay Switzerland Ylena In-Albon 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–11 Mar 2023 ITF Tucumán, Argentina 25,000 Clay Spain Rosa Vicens Mas 2–6, 1–6
Win 6–11 May 2023 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Carlota Martinez Cirez 6–1, 6–7(1), 6-4

Doubles: 40 (23 titles, 17 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (7–7)
$10/15,000 tournaments (13–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (19–16)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 ITF Curitiba, Brazil 10,000 Clay Brazil Leticia Garcia Vidal Brazil Maria Vitória Beirão
Brazil Ana Clara Duarte
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 Nov 2013 ITF Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Brazil Juliana Rocha Cardoso Brazil Gabriela Cé
Brazil Nathália Rossi
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2014 ITF Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Brazil Ingrid Gamarra Martins Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
2–6, 0–6
Win 2–2 Jun 2014 ITF Villa del Dique, Argentina 10,000 Clay Argentina Constanza Vega Brazil Nathaly Kurata
Brazil Nathália Rossi
7–6(4), 6–2
Loss 2–3 Jul 2014 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil 15,000 Hard Brazil Ingrid Gamarra Martins Brazil Nathaly Kurata
Brazil Giovanna Tomita
3–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Mar 2015 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Argentina Victoria Bosio Brazil Gabriela Cé
Brazil Laura Pigossi
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 4–3 Mar 2016 ITF Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Paraguay Camila Giangreco Campiz Colombia María Herazo González
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Apr 2016 ITF Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Argentina Julieta Estable Chile Fernanda Brito
Argentina Constanza Vega
6–2, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 4–5 Apr 2016 ITF Bauru, Brazil 10,000 Clay Argentina Julieta Estable Brazil Nathaly Kurata
Brazil Eduarda Piai
6–7(4), 5–7
Win 5–5 May 2016 ITF Villa María, Argentina 10,000 Clay Argentina Constanza Vega Chile Bárbara Gatica
Argentina Stephanie Petit
6–1, 7–6(4)
Win 6–5 Jun 2016 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina 10,000 Clay Paraguay Camila Giangreco Campiz Argentina Sofía Blanco
Argentina Constanza Vega
2–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 6–6 Jun 2016 ITF Oeiras, Portugal 10,000 Clay Argentina Victoria Bosio Cambodia Andrea Ka
France Laëtitia Sarrazin
6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
Win 7–6 Jul 2016 ITF Brussels, Belgium 10,000 Clay Australia Ellen Perez Switzerland Karin Kennel
Belgium Hélène Scholsen
6–2, 6–3
Win 8–6 Oct 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Switzerland Karin Kennel Chile Fernanda Brito
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 8–7 Nov 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Bolivia Noelia Zeballos Romania Diana Enache
Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
6–3, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss 8–8 Nov 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Bolivia Noelia Zeballos Serbia Tamara Čurović
Belgium Déborah Kerfs
6–7(5), 3–6
Win 9–8 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Serbia Tamara Čurović Romania Oana Gavrilă
Slovakia Sandra Jamrichová
6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 10–8 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Serbia Tamara Čurović Romania Oana Gavrilă
Slovakia Sandra Jamrichová
6–3, 6–2
Loss 10–9 Dec 2017 ITF Colina, Chile 25,000 Clay Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez Belgium Tamaryn Hendler
Russia Anastasia Pivovarova
5–7, 2–6
Win 11–9 Mar 2018 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 15,000 Clay Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti Greece Eleni Kordolaimi
Peru Dominique Schaefer
6–4, 6–1
Loss 11–10 Jun 2018 ITF Barcelona, Spain 25,000 Clay France Jade Suvrijn United States Jessica Ho
China Wang Xiyu
3–6, 1–6
Loss 11–11 Jun 2018 Open de Montpellier, France 25,000 Clay Italy Martina Colmegna France Elixane Lechemia
France Alice Ramé
7–6(5), 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 11–12 Mar 2019 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay Brazil Gabriela Cé Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Brazil Laura Pigossi
3–6, 2–6
Loss 11–13 Jun 2019 ITF Rome, Italy 60,000 Clay Romania Elena Bogdan Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Romania Nicoleta Dascălu
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 11–14 Jun 2019 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay Brazil Gabriela Cé Romania Cristina Dinu
Italy Angelica Moratelli
6–7(7), 6–3, [8–10]
Win 12–14 Sep 2019 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 25,000 Clay Brazil Gabriela Cé Italy Martina Caregaro
Italy Federica Di Sarra
6–2, 1–6, [10–5]
Win 13–14 Oct 2019 ITF Cucúta, Colombia 25,000 Clay Mexico Renata Zarazúa Colombia Emiliana Arango
Argentina Victoria Bosio
6–1, ret.
Loss 13–15 Nov 2019 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Clay Mexico Renata Zarazúa United States Katharine Fahey
Germany Stephanie Wagner
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 14–15 Feb 2020 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Venezuela Andrea Gámiz France Tiphanie Fiquet
France Léolia Jeanjean
5–7, 6–2, [11–9]
Win 15–15 Sep 2020 ITF Porto, Portugal 15,000 Hard Spain Marina Bassols Ribera Spain Júlia Payola
Japan Himeno Sakatsume
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 16–15 Aug 2021 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland 25,000 Clay Belarus Iryna Shymanovich Japan Hiroko Kuwata
Colombia Yuliana Lizarazo
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 16–16 Aug 2021 ITF Radom, Poland 25,000 Clay Belarus Iryna Shymanovich Japan Mana Kawamura
Japan Funa Kozaki
4–6, 2–6
Win 17–16 Aug 2021 ITF Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia 25,000 Clay Venezuela Andrea Gámiz Romania Ioana Loredana Roșca
Egypt Sandra Samir
6–4, 6–1
Win 18–16 Aug 2021 Zubr Cup Přerov, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey Japan Mana Kawamura
Japan Funa Kozaki
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Win 19–16 Sep 2021 ITF Vienna, Austria 25,000 Clay Poland Martyna Kubka Russia Erika Andreeva
Russia Ekaterina Kazionova
6–7(1), 6–4, [10–7]
Win 20–16 Sep 2021 ITF Leiria, Portugal 25,000 Hard Russia Anastasia Tikhonova Spain Celia Cerviño Ruiz
Italy Angelica Moratelli
6–4, 6–4
Win 21–16 Oct 2021 ITF Lima, Peru 25,000 Clay Venezuela Andrea Gámiz Mexico Victoria Rodríguez
Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs
6–3, 7–6(2)
Win 22–16 Nov 2021 Aberto da República, Brazil 60,000 Clay (i) Argentina María Carlé Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
Australia Olivia Tjandramulia
6–2, 6–1
Loss 22–17 Nov 2022 Barranquilla Open, Colombia 60,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Ukraine Kateryna Volodko
Hungary Tímea Babos
6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 23–17 Aug 2023 Aberto da República, Brazil 80,000 Hard Argentina Julia Riera United Kingdom Eden Silva
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
6–2, 6–3

References

  1. ^ Chacon, Paulo (November 30, 2020). "Fernando Meligeni e a relação Argentina-Brasil em sua carreira". Olimpíada Todo Dia.
  2. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/meligeni-2020-sao-paulo-challenger[bare URL]