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Paula Cristina Goncalves

BRA Age 36 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2013–2016

Paula Cristina Goncalves represented Brazil on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 158. In TennisDB's records, Paula Cristina Goncalves finished with a career record of 6–8 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

158 (Aug 15, 2016)

Elo peak

1536 (18th percentile)

Career record

6–8 (42.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$219,377

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Paula Cristina Goncalves's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jia-Jing Lu #234	6-4 5-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 2017	Q1 Q	Bogotá Open	WTA 250	Clay
Ons Jabeur #172	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 2017	Q1 Q	Dubai Tennis Championships	WTA 1000	Hard
Risa Ozaki #98	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 2017	Q1 Q	Qatar Open	WTA 500	Hard
Kirsten Flipkens #70	6-3 2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 2017	Q2 Q	St. Petersburg	WTA 500	Hard
Veronika Kudermetova #202	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2017	Q1 Q	St. Petersburg	WTA 500	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Paula Cristina Goncalves's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Veronica Cepede Royg	1	3	4	Apr 14, 2016	H2H
Irina-Camelia Begu	0	1	1	Aug 3, 2016	H2H
Martina Capurro Taborda	1	0	1	Aug 2, 2016	H2H
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa	0	1	1	Apr 16, 2016	H2H
Alexandra Panova	1	0	1	Apr 16, 2016	H2H

Career Results

Paula Cristina Goncalves career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2013	22	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	341	319
2014	23	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	316	300
2015	24	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	301	277
2016	25	Qualifying Q	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—
2016	25	WTA	6	3	9	66.7%	276	168
2017	26	Qualifying Q	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—
Career		—	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Paula Cristina Goncalves career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2013	22	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2014	23	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2015	24	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2016	25	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	2	0	2	100.0%
2016	25	WTA	1	1	2	50.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%
2017	26	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
Career	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Paula Cristina Goncalves career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2013	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2014	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2015	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2016	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	6	3	9	66.7%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	6	8	14	42.9%

Performance Stats

Paula Cristina Goncalves performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2013	22	1/1	3.0	6.0	62.5%	60.0%	25.9%	44.4%	75.0%	47.2%	42.6%
2014	23	2/2	1.5	6.5	47.4%	51.2%	37.9%	50.9%	52.3%	44.3%	45.6%
2015	24	2/2	1.5	5.0	60.8%	53.2%	39.3%	41.6%	26.3%	47.6%	33.0%
2016	25	9/9	3.7	4.0	53.0%	71.1%	45.5%	53.6%	50.0%	59.4%	44.9%
Career		14/14	3.0	4.6	54.0%	64.9%	42.1%	50.8%	48.7%	54.7%	43.1%

Advanced Stats

Paula Cristina Goncalves advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2013	22	1486	97.9	-1.88	-4.55	0.808	45.1%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	+0.08
2014	23	1455	94.8	-3.61	-0.33	0.819	45.0%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.75	—	0–1	—	+0.25
2015	24	1426	92.4	+0.39	-1.25	0.631	40.0%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	+0.25
2016	25	1527	112.7	+0.94	+0.02	1.106	51.8%	—	+68	—	66.7%	+0.71	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.78
2017	26	1469	92.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1536	99.3	+0.01	-0.54	0.952	48.7%	—	+68	—	45.2%	-0.52	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	97.6	+9.71

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 1000

Paula Cristina Goncalves WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	DUB	W-L Win %
2017	26	Q1	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Paula Cristina Goncalves WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DOH	SPB	W-L Win %
2017	26	Q1	Q2	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

WTA 250

Paula Cristina Goncalves WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	RIO	BOG	FLO	W-L Win %
2013	22	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2014	23	—	R32	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
2015	24	—	R32	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
2016	25	—	QF	SF	R16	7–3 (70%)
2017	26	Q1	—	Q1	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	1–4 (20%)	7–10 (41%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

158

Career-high date

Aug 15, 2016

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Paula Cristina Goncalves ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2007	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1001	1006
2008	17	1001	994	1003	1003	1014	995	1019	851	777	678	681	639
2009	18	637	637	626	577	570	562	515	540	528	597	555	596
2010	19	597	594	591	646	537	472	518	489	537	507	548	521
2011	20	524	528	531	531	600	636	624	640	640	557	540	464
2012	21	459	452	455	461	456	477	418	428	409	448	383	341
2013	22	338	340	338	325	324	325	265	270	269	269	284	319
2014	23	309	302	293	289	282	257	287	282	279	287	286	300
2015	24	301	284	270	258	252	266	305	309	288	299	278	277
2016	25	276	220	239	189	177	174	178	160	169	180	180	168
2017	26	160	188	187	256	297	307	307	370	393	404	402	—
2018	27	557	625	593	686	649	569	616	558	553	489	483	448
2019	28	450	460	485	470	492	518	360	375	388	381	422	441
2020	29	441	441	450	—	—	—	—	453	459	462	467	468
2021	30	469	474	481	483	486	560	675	680	683	690	692	697
2022	31	694	697	686	715	711	912	912	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Paula Cristina Goncalves's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Lyudmyla Kichenok	UKR	156	1,500	15	5	10	33.3%	2013–2016	Match log
Valeriya Solovyeva	RUS	163	1,547	9	3	6	33.3%	2011–2016	Match log
Bibiane Schoofs	NED	142	1,573	14	5	9	35.7%	2011–2020	Match log
Anne Schaefer	GER	161	1,517	2	1	1	50.0%	2016–2016	Match log
Montserrat Gonzalez	PAR	150	1,514	6	2	4	33.3%	2014–2016	Match log
Valentyna Ivakhnenko	RUS	167	1,527	9	3	6	33.3%	2012–2019	Match log
Basak Eraydin	TUR	156	1,534	7	2	5	28.6%	2010–2019	Match log
Elena Bogdan	ROU	151	1,508	3	1	2	33.3%	2013–2015	Match log
Ana Vrljic	CRO	180	1,538	11	4	7	36.4%	2005–2016	Match log
Tereza Mrdeza	CRO	150	1,546	21	6	15	28.6%	2013–2021	Match log
Tara Moore	GBR	145	1,551	17	5	12	29.4%	2012–2021	Match log
Sofia Shapatava	GEO	186	1,533	11	4	7	36.4%	2008–2016	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Paula Cristina Goncalves?: Paula Cristina Goncalves is 36 years old, born on August 11, 1990.
Which country does Paula Cristina Goncalves represent?: Paula Cristina Goncalves represents Brazil in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Paula Cristina Goncalves?: Paula Cristina Goncalves is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Paula Cristina Goncalves use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Paula Cristina Goncalves uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Paula Cristina Goncalves left-handed or right-handed?: Paula Cristina Goncalves plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Paula Cristina Goncalves won?: Paula Cristina Goncalves has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Paula Cristina Goncalves won?: TennisDB does not group any of Paula Cristina Goncalves's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Paula Cristina Goncalves' highest WTA ranking?: Paula Cristina Goncalves' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 158, first achieved on August 15, 2016.
What is Paula Cristina Goncalves' career win-loss record?: Paula Cristina Goncalves has a career WTA singles record of 6 wins and 8 losses (42.9%).
How much career prize money has Paula Cristina Goncalves earned?: Paula Cristina Goncalves has earned at least $219,377 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Paula Cristina Goncalves's career appear in TennisDB?: Paula Cristina Goncalves appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2013 through 2016.
Who has Paula Cristina Goncalves faced most often?: Paula Cristina Goncalves' most frequent opponent is Veronica Cepede Royg, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.