Leticia Costas

Leticia Costas Moreira[1][2] (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈtiθja ˈkostas]; born 22 March 1990) is a former professional Spanish tennis player.

Letícia Costas
Full nameLetícia Costas Moreira
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990
Pontevedra, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2013
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$109,129
Singles
Career record187–155 (54.7%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (11 July 2011)
Doubles
Career record112–76 (59.6%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (23 July 2012)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Costas and the second or maternal family name is Moreira.

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
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Aug 2007 Mollerussa, Spain Hard Spain Sara del Barrio Aragón 0–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Nov 2008 La Vall d'Uixó, Spain Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Dec 2009 Benicarló, Spain Clay Spain Laura Pous Tió 1–6, 1–6
Win 4. Jul 2010 La Coruña, Spain Clay Spain María Teresa Torró Flor 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5. Oct 2010 Madrid, Spain Clay Romania Elena Bogdan 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Mar 2011 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Lara Arruabarrena 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Jun 2011 Montpellier, France Clay Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 23 (7 titles, 16 runner-ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 12 November 2007 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Maite Gabarrús-Alonso Russia Vasilisa Davydova
Russia Elizaveta Tochilovskaya		 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 4 February 2008 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Maite Gabarrús-Alonso Switzerland Lisa Sabino
Italy Valentina Sulpizio		 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 3. 11 February 2008 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Maite Gabarrús-Alonso Slovenia Polona Hercog
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt		 6–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 22 September 2008 Granada, Spain Hard Spain Maite Gabarrús-Alonso Russia Regina Kulikova
France Irena Pavlović		 walkover
Runner-up 5. 6 December 2008 Vinaros, Spain Clay Spain Yera Campos Molina Spain Lucía Sainz
Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay		 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up 6. 11 February 2009 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Lucía Sainz Spain Rebeca Bou Nogueiro
Morocco Fatima Zahrae El Allami		 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 27 April 2009 Vic, Spain Clay Spain Lucía Sainz Spain Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar
Spain Irene Santos-Bravo		 5–7, 5–7
Winner 8. 25 May 2009 Tortosa, Spain Clay Spain Yera Campos Molina Spain Sara del Barrio Aragón
Spain Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar		 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 9. November 15, 2009 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Switzerland Romina Oprandi
Spain Laura Pous Tió		 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 5 July 2010 Valladolid, Spain Hard Spain Yera Campos Molina United Kingdom Anna Smith
Austria Melanie Klaffner		 3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Runner-up 11. 24 July 2010 La Coruña, Spain Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Australia Jade Hopper
France Victoria Larriere		 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 12. 25 September 2010 Bucharest, Romania Clay Spain Eva Fernández Brugués Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Elena Bogdan		 1–6, 3–6
Winner 13. 7 March 2011 Madrid, Spain Clay Italy Nicole Clerico Italy Evelyn Mayr
Italy Julia Mayr		 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 14. 25 June 2011 Périgueux, France Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Argentina Florencia Molinero
Japan Erika Sema		 2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up 15. 24 July 2011 La Coruña, Spain Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Hungary Tímea Babos
France Victoria Larriere		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 16. 23 September 2011 Foggia, Italy Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Slovakia Janette Husárová
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 17. 14 October 2011 Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Slovakia Jana Čepelová
Poland Katarzyna Piter		 3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Runner-up 18. 23 October 2011 Seville, Spain Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 30 June 2012 Périgueux, France Clay Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez Argentina Mailen Auroux
Argentina María Irigoyen		 1–6, 2–6
Winner 20. 11 October 2012 Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez
Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 21. 4 February 2013 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Italy Nicole Clerico Russia Maria Kondratieva
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová		 1–6, 4–6
Winner 22. 18 February 2013 Mallorca, Spain Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani Italy Anastasia Grymalska
Russia Yana Sizikova		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 23. 25 February 2013 Mallorca, Spain Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani Spain Lucía Cervera Vázquez
Spain Carolina Prats Millán		 6–2, 6–1

References
  1. David Menayo (2013-06-11). "Leticia Costas cuelga la raqueta al no poder costear su carrera". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. Ángel Rigueira (2017-07-15). "Así es Garbiñe Muguruza, la nueva campeona de Wimbledon". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. "Leticia Costas cuelga la raqueta al no poder costear su carrera". Marca. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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