Vanessa Menga
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceSão Paulo
Born (1976-10-10) 10 October 1976
São Paulo
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$139,973
Singles
Career record185–186
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 163 (22 February 1999)
Doubles
Career record267–148
Career titles33 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (7 June 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (1999)
US Open1R (1999)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1999)
Vanessa Menga
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegWomen's Doubles

Vanessa Menga (born 10 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Born in São Paulo, she started playing tennis at the age of 4, when she went to an academy along with her father. At the age of 14, Menga went to train tennis in Barcelona, where she won her first doubles championship.

She's the only Brazilian female tennis player to play in two Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta 1996 (doubles with Miriam D’Agostini, falling in round 1), and Sydney 2000 (with Joana Cortez, falling in round 2). Menga was also in two Pan American Games, Mar Del Plata 1995 and Winnipeg 1999, where she won the doubles gold medal with Joana Cortez.

In 2001, Menga posed for Playboy Brazil. In 2003, she retired from tennis after a motorcycle accident which left her for eight months without playing. Menga now has an institute in São Paulo where she teaches tennis to over 200 children, and participates in other charity projects.

ITF finals

Singles: 9 (3–6)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 July 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Dominican Republic Joelle Schad 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 27 October 1996 ITF Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Hard Brazil Andrea Vieira 0–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 14 September 1997 ITF La Paz, Bolivia Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 20 October 1997 ITF Novo Hamburgo, Brazil Clay Argentina Laura Montalvo 3–6, 0–6
Winner 5. 11 May 1998 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Russia Alina Jidkova 6–2, 6–7, 6–1
Winner 6. 6 September 1998 ITF Manaus, Brazil Hard Croatia Dora Krstulović 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 22 November 1998 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Canada Maureen Drake 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 30 November 1998 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 22 July 2001 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil Hard Netherlands Seda Noorlander 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 54 (33–21)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 3 May 1993 ITF Balaguer, Spain Clay Australia Melissa Beadman Spain Yolanda Clemot
Spain Ángeles Montolio
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 21 March 1994 Castellón, Spain Clay Argentina Maria Inés Araiz Czech Republic Ivana Havrlíková
Slovakia Patrícia Marková
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 4 April 1994 Murcia, Spain Clay Czech Republic Ivana Havrlíková Czech Republic Jindra Gabrisová
Czech Republic Dominika Gorecká
6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 12 September 1994 Manizales, Colombia Clay Argentina Guadalupe Bugallo Ecuador María Dolores Campana
Argentina María Fernanda Landa
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 19 September 1994 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Brazil Luciana Tella Chile Paula Cabezas
Puerto Rico Emilie Viqueira
4–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 26 September 1994 Lima, Peru Clay Brazil Luciana Tella Peru Laura Arraya
Peru María Eugenia Rojas
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 30 October 1994 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Brazil Luciana Tella
Brazil Andrea Vieira
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 8. 28 November 1994 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Luciana Tella Colombia Carmiña Giraldo
Costa Rica Paula Umaña
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 8 May 1995 Mollet, Spain Clay Argentina Mariana Eberle Spain Marta Cano
Spain Nuria Montero
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 17 July 1995 Santos, Brazil Clay Argentina Valentina Solari Colombia Ximena Rodríguez
Dominican Republic Joelle Schad
7–5, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 11. 31 July 1995 Brasília, Brazil Clay Brazil Andrea Vieira Argentina Geraldine Aizenberg
Dominican Republic Joelle Schad
6–4, 6–2
Winner 12. 20 November 1995 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Andrea Vieira] Brazil Eugenia Maia
Brazil Luciana Tella
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Winner 13. 4 December 1995 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Brazil Luciana Tella South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Hungary Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–2
Winner 14. 24 June 1996 Campo Grande, Brazil Hard Brazil Eugenia Maia Brazil Cristina Ferreira
Brazil Suzana Rodriguez
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 15. 1 July 1996 Santos, Brazil Clay Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Brazil Luciana Tella
Brazil Andrea Vieira
6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Winner 16. 8 July 1996 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Dominican Republic Joelle Schad Brazil Luciana Tella
Brazil Renata Diez
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 17. 24 November 1996 Sao Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Zimbabwe Cara Black
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 18. 28 September 1997 Tucumán, Argentina Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Zimbabwe Cara Black
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 19. 6 October 1997 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Paraguay Laura Bernal Czech Republic Monika Maštalířová
Argentina Paula Racedo
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 20. 18 October 1997 Asuncion, Paraguay Clay Paraguay Larissa Schaerer Czech Republic Monika Maštalířová
Argentina Paula Racedo
w/o
Runner-up 21. 20 October 1997 Novo Hamburgo, Brazil Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Ana-Paula Zannoni
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
Runner-up 22. 2 November 1997 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Mercedes Paz
2–6, 0–6
Winner 23. 23 November 1997 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Argentina Celeste Contín
Argentina Cintia Tortorella
6–1, 6–3
Winner 24. 14 December 1997 Bogota, Colombia Clay Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Brazil Eugenia Maia
Paraguay Larissa Schaerer
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 25. 4 May 1998 Tampico, Mexico Hard Chile Paula Cabezas United States Adria Engel
Russia Alina Jidkova
6–7, 5–7
Winner 26. 11 May 1998 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Chile Paula Cabezas United States Adria Engel
Russia Alina Jidkova
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 27. 18 May 1998 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Chile Paula Cabezas United States Adria Engel
Russia Alina Jidkova
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 28. 6 July 1998 Vigo, Spain Clay Argentina Paula Racedo Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Elena Salvador
1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 29. 18 July 1998 Getxo, Spain Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Japan Tomoe Hotta
Slovenia Petra Rampre
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 30. 22 November 1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Spain Alicia Ortuño Canada Maureen Drake
Germany Caroline Schneider
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Winner 31. 12 September 1999 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Brazil Joana Cortez Mexico Melody Falcó
Dominican Republic Joelle Schad
6–4, 6–2
Winner 32. 12 June 2000 Grado, Italy Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 33. 19 June 2000 Grado, Italy Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Spain Maja Matevžič
Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 34. 7 August 2000 Carthage, Tunisia Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Austria Bianca Kamper
Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina
6–2, 6–1
Winner 35. 9 October 2000 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Brazil Joana Cortez Germany Kirstin Freye
Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan
5–3, 5–4(6–4), 4–0
Runner-up 36. 7 January 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Argentina Clarisa Fernández
Argentina Romina Ottoboni
1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Winner 37. 14 May 2001 Turin, Italy Clay Argentina Melisa Arévalo Argentina Luciana Masante
Uruguay Daniela Olivera
7–5, 6–2
Winner 38. 21 May 2001 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Russia Galina Fokina Czech Republic Lenka Cenková
Czech Republic Magdalena Zděnovcová
6–2, 6–1
Winner 39. 28 May 2001 Biella, Italy Clay Brazil Joana Cortez Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 40. 4 June 2001 Galatina, Italy Clay Madagascar Dally Randriantefy Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Winner 41. 25 June 2001 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Brazil Joana Cortez Argentina Melisa Arévalo
Argentina Natalia Gussoni
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 42. 22 July 2001 São José dos Campos, Brazil Hard Argentina Melisa Arévalo Brazil Bruna Colósio
Brazil Carla Tiene
3–6, 5–7
Winner 43. 17 September 2001 São José dos Campos, Brazil Clay Uruguay Daniela Olivera Brazil Joana Cortez
Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 44. 23 September 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Brazil Carla Tiene Argentina Melisa Arévalo
Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
6–3, 6–1
Winner 45. 28 January 2002 Saltillo, Mexico Hard Argentina Melisa Arévalo Germany Caroline Ann Basu
Uruguay Daniela Olivera
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 46. 4 February 2002 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Argentina Melisa Arévalo Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Russia Olga Kalyuzhnaya
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 47. 10 February 2002 Matamoros, Mexico Hard Argentina Melisa Arévalo Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Brazil Carla Tiene
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up 48. 17 February 2002 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Hard Argentina Melisa Arévalo Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Brazil Carla Tiene
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 49. 31 March 2002 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Brazil Carla Tiene Czech Republic Dominika Luzarová
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 50. 6 April 2002 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Argentina Celeste Contín
Argentina Romina Ottoboni
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner 51. 9 June 2002 Caserta, Italy Clay Argentina Erica Krauth Croatia Maja Palaveršić
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 52. 26 January 2003 ITF Miami, United States Hard Brazil Bruna Colósio United States Beau Jones
Latvia Anžela Žguna
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 53. 31 March 2003 ITF Naples, Italy Clay Austria Stefanie Haidner Romania Oana Elena Golimbioschi
Hungary Eszter Molnár
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Runner-up 54. 7 November 2005 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Hard Brazil Andrea Vieira Brazil Ana Clara Duarte
Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg
6–3, 5–7, 4–6

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