Maria João Koehler is a Portuguese professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. She reached her career high WTA singles ranking of 215 on October 2011. Koehler has represented the Portugal Fed Cup team

Portugal Fed Cup team

The Portugal Fed Cup team represents Portugal in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Tenis. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I in 2010, but were relegated to Group II for 2011.-History:...

, where she has a singles win-loss record of 1–3 and a doubles win–loss record of 3–3 (4–6 overall). She is coached by former professional player Nuno Marques

Nuno Marques

Nuno Miguel Bacelar de Vasconcelos Marques is a former Portuguese tennis player. He was the first Portuguese to reach the top 100 ATP rankings and held the record of highest ranked Portuguese player in history until Frederico Gil surpassed him in 2009...

.

Career

Since her debut in October 2006 at the Braga

Braga

Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...

 satellite tournament, where she lost her first match 7–5, 6–1 to Catarina Ferreira

Catarina Ferreira

Catarina Ferreira is a Portuguese professional tennis player. She reached her career high WTA singles ranking of 456 on February 25, 2008 and doubles ranking of 401 on July 9, 2007.- External links :...

, Koehler has mainly played in the ITF circuit. Her first attempt to qualify to a WTA Tour tournament came in May 2007 at the Estoril Open

Estoril Open

The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...

 but she lost at the first qualifying round to Neha Uberoi

Neha Uberoi

Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....

 6–1, 6–0. She debuted in the Tour at Estoril in May 2009 as a wild card against Kristina Barrois

Kristina Barrois

Kristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No...

, losing 7–6(4), 6–0. The same month, she won the Cantanhede satellite tournament. In June, Koehler won the Amarante

Amarante, Portugal

Amarante is a city in Amarante Municipality, Portugal.The city itself has a population of 11,261 inhabitants. It sits on the banks of the Tâmega River.It is a sister city of Wiesloch, Germany.- Culture :...

 satellite tournament.

Singles: 6 (2–4)

EWLINE $100,000 tournaments (0–0) $75,000 tournaments (0–0) $50,000 tournaments (0–0) $25,000 tournaments (0–1) $10,000 tournaments (2–3)

EWLINE Titles by Surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	June 15, 2008	Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal	Hard	Melanie Gloria Melanie Gloria Melanie Gloria is a Canadian professional tennis player on the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 12, 2005, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 287. She is coached by Yann Rapini.-Personal life:...	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1
Winner	1.	May 24, 2009	Cantanhede, Portugal	Carpet	Nanuli Pipiya	6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Winner	2.	June 7, 2009	Amarante Amarante, Portugal Amarante is a city in Amarante Municipality, Portugal.The city itself has a population of 11,261 inhabitants. It sits on the banks of the Tâmega River.It is a sister city of Wiesloch, Germany.- Culture :... , Portugal	Hard	Melanie Gloria	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	February 14, 2010	Vale do Lobo, Portugal	Hard	Julia Mayr Julia Mayr Julia Mayr is an Italian tennis player. She is the younger sister of tennis player Evelyn Mayr. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 215, which she reached on September 20, 2010.- ITF Circuit singles finals :...	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	November 14, 2010	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino is a professional Spanish tennis player. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 while her best doubles ranking was 288 on April 4, 2011.- Junior Grand Slam doubles finals :...	7–6(7–2), 6–3
Runner-up	4.	February 5, 2011	Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000... , Morocco	Clay	Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010...	3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 7 (4–3)

EWLINE $100,000 tournaments (0–0) $75,000 tournaments (1–0) $50,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (1–1) $10,000 tournaments (1–2)

EWLINE Titles by Surface Hard (2–0) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	May 17, 2009	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Clay	Joana Pangaio Pereira	Rebeca Bou Nogueiro &   Sheila Solsona Carcasona	2–2, RET
Runner-up	1.	November 6, 2010	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Avgusta Tsybysheva	Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino is a professional Spanish tennis player. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 while her best doubles ranking was 288 on April 4, 2011.- Junior Grand Slam doubles finals :...  &   Inés Ferrer-Suárez	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	November 20, 2010	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Avgusta Tsybysheva	Diana Enache Diana Enache Diana Enache is a professional Romanian tennis player. On April 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 343 whilst her best doubles ranking was 225 on October 24, 2011. She is coached by Remus-Doru Enache....  &   Raluca Elena Platon Raluca Elena Platon Raluca Elena Platon is a Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 25 July 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 579.-ITF Singles Circuit finals: 2 :-ITF Doubles Circuit finals: 8 :...	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner	2.	July 15, 2011	Cáceres Cáceres, Spain Cáceres is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. , its population was 91,131 inhabitants. The municipio has a land area of 1,750.33 km², and is the largest in geographical extension in Spain.... , Spain	Hard	Richel Hogenkamp Richel Hogenkamp Richel Hogenkamp is a professional Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 368, which she reached on December 14, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 608, which she reached on December 14, 2009.-External links:...	Victoria Larrière Victoria Larrière Victoria Larrière is a French professional tennis player. As of October 10, 2011, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 189.Larrière lost in the first round of the main draw in doubles at the 2011 French Open....  &   Irena Pavlovic Irena Pavlovic Irena Pavlovic is a French female tennis player of Serbian descent. Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three. Pavlovic won three singles and 13 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, and is currently ranked World No. 202...	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	September 3, 2011	Sarajevo Sarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... , Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Florencia Molinero Florencia Molinero Florencia Molinero is a professional Argentine tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 235, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 179, which she reached on April 26, 2010...	Maria Abramović Maria Abramović Maria Abramović is an Croatian tennis player.Abramović took part in the 2006 Bangalore Open but lost in the second round to Tatiana Poutchek. She has won numerous ITF titles. Her favourite court is hard...  &   Ana Vrljić Ana Vrljić Ana Vrljić is a professional Croatian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 21, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 191. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. She made it to the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa...	5–7, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
Winner	3.	September 16, 2011	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia	Clay	Katalin Marosi Katalin Marosi Katalin Marosi is a professional tennis player from Hungary. Marosi has won 16 ITF Circuit Singles titles and 27 doubles titles...	Maria Abramović &   Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No...	6–0, 6–3
Winner	4.	September 24, 2011	Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council... , Great Britain	Hard	Katalin Marosi	Amanda Elliott &   Johanna Konta Johanna Konta Johanna Konta is a professional Australian/British tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 18, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 239. She is reportedly in the process of becoming a British citizen, but the ITF still mark her as Australian.-Career:The second...	7–6(7–3), 6–1

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament when the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through November 28, 2011.

Tournament	2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also...	2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...	2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events....	2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...	2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...	Career SR	Career W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...	A	A	A	A	LQ	0 / 0	0–0
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	N/A
Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	N/A	0–0
WTA International Tournaments
Fes Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem The Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Fes, Morocco.  This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa....	A	A	A	A	LQ	0 / 0	0–0
Estoril Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...	LQ	A	1R	1R	1R	0 / 3	0–3
Strasbourg Internationaux de Strasbourg The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....	A	A	A	A	LQ	0 / 0	0–0
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	N/A
Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	N/A	0–3
Career Statistics
Tournaments played	0	0	1	1	1	Career total: 3
Finals reached	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Tournaments Won	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Statistics by surface
Hardcourt Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	N/A	0–1
Clay Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–3	N/A	1–5
Grass Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	N/A	0–0
Carpet Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	N/A	0–0
Overall Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–2	1–3	N/A	1–61
Win (%)	0%	0%	%	%	%	Career Win (%): %
Year-end ranking		760	505	354	217	N/A	N/A

• Fed Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.

If ITF women's circuit (Hardcourt: 49–28; Clay: 62–39; Carpet: 5–1) and WTA Qualifying (Hardcourt: 0–1; Clay: 2–3) participations are included, then her overall win-loss record stands at 119–78.

Fed Cup

Koehler debuted for the Portugal Fed Cup team

Portugal Fed Cup team

The Portugal Fed Cup team represents Portugal in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Tenis. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I in 2010, but were relegated to Group II for 2011.-History:...

 in 2008. She has a 1–3 singles record and 3–3 doubles record (4–6 overall).

Singles (4)

Edition	Round	Date	Against	Surface	Opponent	W–L	Result
2010 Fed Cup 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... Europe/Africa Group I	RR	4–5 February 2010	Romania Romania Fed Cup team The Romania Fed Cup team represents Romania in Fed Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Federaţia Română de Tenis and currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...	Hard	Simona Halep Simona Halep Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...	Lose	4–6, 1–6
2011 Fed Cup 2011 Fed Cup The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis... Europe/Africa Group II	RR	4–6 May 2011	Morocco Morocco Fed Cup team The Morocco Fed Cup team represents Morocco in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Tennis. They have not competed since 2003.-History:...	Clay Clay Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...	Nadia Lalami Nadia Lalami Nadia Lalami is a Moroccan professional tennis player. As of May 2, 2011, she reached her highest singles ranking of World number 327....	Lose	6–2, 5–7, 3–6
			Finland Finland Fed Cup team The Finland Fed Cup team represents Finland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, but were relegated to Group III for 2008.-History:...		Piia Suomalainen	Lose	2–6, 7–5, 5–7
	GII Play-Offs	7 May 2011	Georgia Georgia Fed Cup team The Georgia Fed Cup team represents Georgia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Georgian Tennis Federation. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II in 2007, but were promoted to Group I for 2008.-History:...	Clay	Tatia Mikadze Tatia Mikadze Tatia Mikadze is a professional tennis player. Tatia is from Georgia and reached a highest ranking of 281. Tatia qualified for the main draw at the 2011 Baku Cup as a lucky loser and defeated first-round opponent Nina Khrisanova 6-0, 6-0, to advance to the second round.- References :...	Win	6–2, 6–2

Doubles (6)

Edition	Round	Date	Partnering	Against	Surface	Opponents	W–L	Result
2008 Fed Cup 2008 Fed Cup The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams contested the World Group, and 85 teams competed in total... Europe/Africa Group I	RR	30 January – 3 February 2008	Magali de Lattre Magali de Lattre Magali de Lattre was a Portuguese professional tennis player. She reached her career high WTA singles ranking of 334 on June 2011 and doubles ranking of 523 on July 28, 2008. Lattre represented the Portugal Fed Cup team, where she has a singles win–loss record of 3–5 and doubles win–loss record of...	Hungary Hungary Fed Cup team The Hungary Fed Cup team represents Hungary in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Magyar Tenisz Szovetseg. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:Hungary competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963...	Carpet	Dia Evtimova Dia Evtimova Dia Evtimova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 146 whilst her best doubles ranking was 275 on June 15, 2009. In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the...     Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....	Lose	1–6, 2–6
			Magali de Lattre	The Netherlands Netherlands Fed Cup team The Netherlands Fed Cup team represents the Netherlands in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...		Nicole Thyssen    Pauline Wong	Lose	2–6, 4–6
2010 Fed Cup 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... Europe/Africa Group I	RR	4–5 February 2010	Frederica Piedade Frederica Piedade Frederica Piedade is a Portuguese female tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 142, which she reached on May 15, 2006; her career high doubles ranking is 158, achieved on February 16, 2009. Piedade has competed for he Portugal Fed Cup team, having a total win–loss record of 12–4...	Switzerland Switzerland Davis Cup team The Switzerland Davis Cup team represents Switzerland in the Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Swiss Tennis.In 2007, Switzerland competed in the World Group for the 13th consecutive year, the third longest ongoing streak, before being relegated after losing 3–2 against the Czech...	Hard	Sarah Moundir  Amra Sadikovic Amra Sadiković Amra Sadiković is a professional Swiss tennis player of Macedonian origin and also a member of the Switzerland Fed Cup team. On November 7, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 273 whilst her best doubles ranking was 363 on November 9, 2009.-External links:...	Lose	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
			Neuza Silva Neuza Silva Neuza Silva is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking was 133, which she reached on July 6, 2009; her career high doubles ranking is 185, set at July 6, 2008...	Romania Romania Fed Cup team The Romania Fed Cup team represents Romania in Fed Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Federaţia Română de Tenis and currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...		Irina-Camelia Begu    Ioana Raluca Olaru Ioana Raluca Olaru Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...	Win	7–5, 7–5
2011 Fed Cup 2011 Fed Cup The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis... Europe/Africa Group II	RR	4–6 May 2011	Michelle Larcher de Brito Michelle Larcher de Brito Michelle Caroline Larcher de Brito, born Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito, also known as Michelle Larcher de Brito or Michelle Brito is a Portuguese tennis player. Larcher de Brito's family moved to the United States when she was nine years old so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis...	Morocco Morocco Fed Cup team The Morocco Fed Cup team represents Morocco in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Tennis. They have not competed since 2003.-History:...	Clay	Fatima El Allami    Nadia Lalami Nadia Lalami Nadia Lalami is a Moroccan professional tennis player. As of May 2, 2011, she reached her highest singles ranking of World number 327....	Win	6–3, 6–2
			Michelle Larcher de Brito	Finland Finland Fed Cup team The Finland Fed Cup team represents Finland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, but were relegated to Group III for 2008.-History:...	Clay	Emma Laine Emma Laine Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....     Piia Suomalainen	Win	6–3, 6–2

See also

• Luso Ténis Profile (in Portuguese)

External links