Michelle Larcher de Brito

Michelle Larcher de Brito is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who was a former Portuguese No. 1 and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 76.

She is the second Portuguese female player to appear in a Grand Slam main draw and won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito, known professionally as Michelle, was born on January 29, 1993, in Lisbon, Portugal. She stands 165 cm tall and she plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

Larcher de Brito moved with her family to the United States at the age of nine to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where she trained full-time. Her father, António Larcher de Brito, is from Angola, and her mother, Caroline, is from South Africa.

She has two older twin brothers, Sérgio and Sebastião. Larcher de Brito began playing tennis at the age of three when her father introduced her to the sport.

She received the Revelation Award from the Fundação Luso-Brasileira in 2008 and was named the Portuguese Sports Confederation's Female Athlete of the Year in 2009. After her retirement from tennis in 2018, she became a real estate agent.

Professional Career

Larcher de Brito turned professional on February 7, 2007. At the French Open in 2009, she became the second Portuguese female player ever to appear in the main draw of a major tournament.

She went on to reach the third round, which remains her best result at a major, a feat she repeated at the Wimbledon Championships in 2013 and 2014. Her career-high singles ranking of world No. 76 was achieved in July 2009.

She won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit during her career. Larcher de Brito also played for the Portugal Billie Jean King Cup team, where she has a win–loss record of 25–23.

Career Record

Singles

• Career record: 257–211
• Career titles: 4 ITF
• Highest ranking: No. 76 (July 6, 2009)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 1R (2013)
• French Open – 3R (2009)
• Wimbledon – 3R (2013, 2014)
• US Open – 2R (2009, 2013)

Doubles

• Career record: 2–8
• Career titles: 0
• Highest ranking: No. 535 (February 28, 2011)

Team competitions

• Fed Cup – 25–23 (W–L)