# Joana Cortez

Joana Amorim Cortez dos Santos (born 11 January 1979) is a former professional Brazilian tennis player.

## Career

In her career, Cortez won seven singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 September 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 204. On 5 November 2001, she peaked at No. 115 in the doubles rankings.
Cortez represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, reaching the second round with Vanessa Menga. A year previously, the pair won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games. Cortez won gold again in 2003, partnering Bruna Colósio, and in 2007 won bronze with Teliana Pereira in Rio.
Playing for Brazil in the Fed Cup, Cortez has a win–loss record of 23–14.
Cortez played and lost two doubles matches in major events, at the 2001 US Open and in 2002 in Australia.
After retiring from the tour, she became a beach tennis player.

## ITF finals

* Legend
* $40,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 15 (7–8)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 29 November 1998 | ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Hard | Valentina Sassi | 6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 9 May 1999 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Nadia Johnston | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 16 May 1999 | ITF Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Kylie Hunt | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 30 August 1999 | ITF Querétaro City, Mexico | Clay | Katarina Mišić | 4–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 16 April 2000 | ITF Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | Betsy Miringoff | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 1 May 2000 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Miriam D'Agostini | 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1 April 2001 | ITF Santiago, Chile | Clay | Vanina García Sokol | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8. | 28 May 2001 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | Dally Randriantefy | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 10 March 2003 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 24 March 2003 | ITF Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | 11 October 2004 | ITF Campo Grande, Brazil | Clay | Estefanía Craciún | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | 28 November 2004 | ITF Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Micaela Moran | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 12 June 2005 | ITF Nazaré, Portugal | Hard | Florencia Molinero | 5–7, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 7 November 2005 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Florencia Molinero | 5–7, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 15. | 11 November 2006 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | Marina Giral Lores | 7–5, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |

### Doubles: 61 (26–35)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 10 November 1996 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Roberta Burzagli | Larissa Schaerer Cintia Tortorella | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 20 October 1997 | ITF Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | Clay | Ana-Paula Zannoni | Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 5 October 1998 | ITF Montevideo, Uruguay | Hard | Eugenia Maia | Zsófia Gubacsi Mariana López Palacios | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 30 November 1998 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Sabrina Valenti | Kildine Chevalier Silvia Uríčková | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 16 May 1999 | Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene | Melody Falcó Joelle Schad | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 30 August 1999 | Querétaro, Mexico | Clay | Carla Tiene | Milagros Sequera Gabriela Voleková | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 12 September 1999 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Vanessa Menga | Melody Falcó Joelle Schad | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 28 November 1999 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Celeste Contín | Miriam D'Agostini Carla Tiene | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 28 February 2000 | Chengdu City, China | Hard | Katalin Marosi | Li Na Li Ting | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10. | 16 April 2000 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | Miriam D'Agostini | Tassia Sono Carla Tiene | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11. | 1 May 2000 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Miriam D'Agostini | Milagros Sequera Gabriela Voleková | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12. | 14 May 2000 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Dawn Buth Julie Scott | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13. | 21 May 2000 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Karin Miller Jessica Steck | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14. | 11 June 2000 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Alice Canepa Mariana Díaz-Oliva | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 2 July 2000 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Miriam D'Agostini | Li Ting Li Na | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 16. | 9 October 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Vanessa Menga | Kirstin Freye Kelly Liggan | 5–3, 5–4$^{(6–4)}$, 4–0 |
| Win | 17. | 10 December 2000 | Bogotá, Colombia | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Clarisa Fernández Conchita Martínez Granados | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 18. | 29 January 2001 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Clarisa Fernández | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Jolene Watanabe | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 19. | 15 April 2001 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Clarisa Fernández | Eugenia Chialvo Conchita Martínez Granados | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 20. | 28 May 2001 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Vanessa Menga | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 21. | 25 June 2001 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Vanessa Menga | Melisa Arévalo Natalia Gussoni | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 22. | 5 August 2001 | Alghero, Italy | Hard | Maret Ani | Trudi Musgrave Julie Pullin | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 23. | 17 September 2001 | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | Vanessa Menga Daniela Olivera | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 24. | 13 May 2002 | Bromma, Sweden | Clay | Tiffany Dabek | Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 25. | 24 November 2002 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | Ema Janašková Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 26. | 23 February 2003 | Columbus, United States | Hard (i) | Bruna Colósio | Li Ting Sun Tiantian | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 27. | 10 March 2003 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene | Melisa Arévalo Maria Fernanda Alves | 0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 28. | 17 March 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene | Caroline-Ann Basu Kildine Chevalier | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 29. | 25 May 2003 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Bruna Colósio | Aurélie Védy Christina Zachariadou | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 30. | 31 August 2003 | Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | Marina Tavares | Jorgelina Cravero Carla Tiene | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 31. | 5 October 2003 | Greenville, United States | Clay | Bruna Colósio | Kelly McCain Kristen Schlukebir | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 32. | 9 November 2003 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | Bruna Colósio | Marcela Evangelista Carla Tiene | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 33. | 16 November 2003 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Bruna Colósio | Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 34. | 16 May 2004 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | Marina Tavares | Larissa Carvalho Neuza Silva | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 35. | 14 June 2004 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Marina Tavares | Erica Krauth Aurélie Védy | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 36. | 18 October 2004 | Goiânia, Brazil | Clay | Marcela Evangelista | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 37. | 28 November 2004 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Marcela Evangelista | Fernanda Hermenegildo Sarah Tami Masi | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 38. | 1 February 2005 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | Svetlana Krivencheva | Julie Ditty Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 39. | 27 March 2005 | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | Clay | Tomoko Yonemura | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Clarisa Fernández | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 40. | 15 May 2005 | Casale Monferrato, Italy | Clay | Roxane Vaisemberg | Katalin Marosi Gloria Pizzichini | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 41. | 6 June 2005 | Nazaré, Portugal | Hard | Silvia Disderi | Nana Urotadze Pemra Özgen | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 42. | 26 June 2005 | Alcobaça, Portugal | Hard | Laura Zelder | Rebecca Fong Kirsty Woolley | w/o |
| Win | 43. | 29 August 2005 | Amarante, Portugal | Hard | Neuza Silva | Flavia Mignola Gabriela Velasco Andreu | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 44. | 18 September 2005 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Karolina Kosińska | Sanja Ančić Tamira Paszek | 7–6$^{(9)}$, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 45. | 26 February 2006 | Portimão, Portugal | Hard | Magali de Lattre | Sanne van den Biggelaar Suzanne van Hartingsveldt | w/o |
| Loss | 46. | 15 April 2006 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Zsófia Gubacsi Matea Mezak | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 47. | 11 June 2006 | Móstoles, Spain | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | Carla Tiene Jenifer Widjaja | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 48. | 10 July 2006 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Aleksandra Srndovic | Iveta Gerlová Carmen Klaschka | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 49. | 6 August 2006 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Larissa Carvalho | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 50. | 8 August 2006 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | Neuza Silva | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 51. | 13 October 2006 | Saltillo, Mexico | Hard | Larissa Carvalho | Monique Adamczak Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 52. | 30 October 2006 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Clay | Jorgelina Cravero | Soledad Esperón Carla Tiene | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 53. | 11 November 2006 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | Fabiana Mak | Marina Giral Lores Mariana Muci | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 54. | 18 November 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Larissa Carvalho | Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 55. | 8 July 2007 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Nina Bratchikova Neuza Silva | 6–3, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 56. | 4 August 2007 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | Roxane Vaisemberg | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 57. | 18 August 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Roxane Vaisemberg | Ana Clara Duarte Teliana Pereira | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 58. | 13 September 2007 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Mihaela Buzărnescu Magdalena Kiszczyńska | 6–4, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [10–4] |
| Loss | 59. | 25 November 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | Clay | Roxane Vaisemberg | Nicole Clerico Teliana Pereira | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 60. | 28 April 2008 | ITF Bell Ville, Argentina | Clay | Natalia Guitler | Tatiana Búa Karen Castiblanco | 4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
| Win | 61. | 13 September 2008 | ITF Santos, Brazil | Clay | Natalia Guitler | Ana Clara Duarte Fernanda Hermenegildo | 6–1, 6–3 |