Personal

Coached by Paulo Lucas and Andre Lopes; fitness coach is Paulo Figueiredo ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; prefers hardcourts ... Mother's name is Maria Adelaide Ferreira Machada da Silva; father's name is Francisco Manuel Ramos da Silva; brother's name is Bruno Jose Ferreira da Silva ... Began playing tennis at age 7 when introduced to the sport by brother ... Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese ... Favorite actress is Julia Roberts; favorite singer is Bryan Adams; favorite author is Paulo Coelho; favorite food is Portuguese; other interests include soccer, fishing ... Person most admired is Steffi Graf ... Favorite tournament is Wimbledon (because it was her first main draw) ... Goal is to be Top 100.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Kaarst-GER, ITF/Felixstowe-GBR, ITF/Vigo-ESP; 2007 - ITF/Portimao-POR, ITF/Braga-POR, ITF/La Coruna-ESP; 2006 - ITF/Alcobaca-POR, ITF/Vlaardingen-NED, ITF/Lleida-ESP; 2004 - ITF/Alcobaca-POR, ITF/Evora-POR.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Mont-de-Marsan-FRA (w/Senoglu), ITF/La Coruna-ESP, ITF/Vigo-ESP (both w/Thyssen); 2007 - ITF/Hull-GBR (w/de Gubernatis), ITF/Portimao-POR, ITF/Athens 2-GRE, ITF/Fuerteventura-ESP (all Thyssen), ITF/Mont-de-Marsan-FRA (w/Bratchikova), ITF/Coimbra-POR (w/Nagy); 2006 - ITF/Mallorca 4-ESP (w/Sánchez García); 2005 - ITF/Amarante-POR (w/Cortéz), ITF/Bolton 2-GBR (w/Kix); 2004 - ITF/Monzón-ESP (w/Carvalho); 2003 - ITF/Almeria-ESP (w/Senoglu), ITF/Pontevedra-ESP (w/Velasco Andreu); 2002 - ITF/Montemor-o-Novo-POR (w/Santos), ITF/Pontevedra-ESP, ITF/Lleida-ESP (both w/Piedade).