Leticia Costas
| Full name | Letícia Costas Moreira |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 22 March 1990 Pontevedra, Spain |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $109,129 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 187–155 (54.7%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (11 July 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 112–76 (59.6%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 170 (23 July 2012) |
Leticia Costas Moreira[1][2] (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈtiθja ˈkostas]; born 22 March 1990) is a former professional Spanish tennis player.
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[edit]
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | 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)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 12 November 2007 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
|
 Vasilisa Davydova Elizaveta Tochilovskaya
|
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 February 2008 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
|
 Lisa Sabino Valentina Sulpizio
|
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 February 2008 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
|
 Polona Hercog Stephanie Vogt
|
6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 22 September 2008 | Granada, Spain | Hard | Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
|
Regina Kulikova Irena Pavlović
|
walkover |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 December 2008 | Vinaros, Spain | Clay | Yera Campos Molina
|
Lucía Sainz Çağla Büyükakçay
|
4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 6. | 11 February 2009 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Lucía Sainz
|
Rebeca Bou Nogueiro Fatima Zahrae El Allami
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 27 April 2009 | Vic, Spain | Clay | Lucía Sainz
|
Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar Irene Santos-Bravo
|
5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 25 May 2009 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Yera Campos Molina
|
Sara del Barrio Aragón Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | November 15, 2009 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
Romina Oprandi Laura Pous Tió
|
6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 July 2010 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Yera Campos Molina
|
 Anna Smith Melanie Klaffner
|
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 11. | 24 July 2010 | La Coruña, Spain | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
 Jade Hopper Victoria Larriere
|
6–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 25 September 2010 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Eva Fernández Brugués
|
Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 7 March 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Nicole Clerico
|
Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr
|
6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 25 June 2011 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
 Florencia Molinero Erika Sema
|
2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 15. | 24 July 2011 | La Coruña, Spain | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
 Tímea Babos Victoria Larriere
|
5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 23 September 2011 | Foggia, Italy | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
 Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 14 October 2011 | Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
Jana Čepelová Katarzyna Piter
|
3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Runner-up | 18. | 23 October 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
Lara Arruabarrena Estrella Cabeza Candela
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 30 June 2012 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez
|
Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 11 October 2012 | Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain | Clay | Arantxa Parra Santonja
|
Inés Ferrer Suárez Richèl Hogenkamp
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 4 February 2013 | Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | Nicole Clerico
|
Maria Kondratieva Renata Voráčová
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 22. | 18 February 2013 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Réka Luca Jani
|
Anastasia Grymalska Yana Sizikova
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 23. | 25 February 2013 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Réka Luca Jani
|
Lucía Cervera Vázquez Carolina Prats Millán
|
6–2, 6–1 |
References[edit]
- ^ David Menayo (2013-06-11). "Leticia Costas cuelga la raqueta al no poder costear su carrera". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ Ángel Rigueira (2017-07-15). "Así es Garbiñe Muguruza, la nueva campeona de Wimbledon". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ "Leticia Costas cuelga la raqueta al no poder costear su carrera". Marca. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Leticia Costas at the Women's Tennis Association
- Leticia Costas at the International Tennis Federation
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