Ana Candiotto

Ana Candiotto
Country (sports) Brazil
BornJundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$54,905
Singles
Career record89–98
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 558 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 580 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2020)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record123–72
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 284 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 377 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2022)
Last updated on: 26 May 2025.

Ana Candiotto is a Brazilian professional tennis player. She was born in Jundiaí, São Paulo, where she began competing in junior tournaments before transitioning to the professional circuit.[1]

Early years and introduction to tennis

Candiotto started playing tennis at a very young age and played in many youth tournaments. In her teenage years, she participated in several competitions organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), where she had the opportunity to compete against some of the world's best young tennis players.[2][3]

In 2020, she received a wildcard for the girls' singles event at the 2020 French Open, but lost in the first round to Matilda Mutavdzic with scores of 5–7, 1–6.[4][5]

In 2021, she was awarded a wildcard for the main draw of the women's singles event at the 2021 Aberto da República, a tournament with a prize pool of $60,000. She lost in the first round to You Xiaodi with scores of 1–6, 1–6.

In 2022, she competed in the girls' singles event at the 2022 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Tereza Valentová with scores of 3–6, 2–6.[6] In the girls' doubles event, she partnered with Li Yu-yun but was defeated in the first round by Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Taylah Preston with scores of 1–6, 6–1, [6–10].[7][8]

At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she entered the main draw of the girls' singles event as a lucky loser, but lost her opening match to the top seed and eventual champion Liv Hovde, with scores of 4–6, 1–6.[9]

In October, she competed in the women's singles event at the 2022 South American Games and reached the round of 16 after defeating Agustina Cuestas 6–1, 6–1. However, she was eliminated in the next round by María Herazo González with scores of 5–7, 4–6. At the end of 2022, she won her first two ITF doubles titles.

Transition to the professional circuit

Throughout 2022 and 2023, Candiotto participated in tournaments across various ITF categories, starting from the lowest level and moving up as her ranking increased.

Rise in 2023 and 2024

In 2023 Candiotto won seveveral doubles titles. She won an event held in Antalya, Turkey with her Russian partner Daria Lodikova.[10] The duo won another championship in Antalya two weeks later.[11] At the São Paulo Tennis Classic, Candiotto won her eighth title of the 2023 season.[12]

In 2024, Candiotto won her first singles title at the São Paulo Tennis Classic.[13][14] She then competed on the European circuit, in tournaments in Greece and Spain, where she won her biggest title to date at the ITF event in Spain.[15] The victory took her to her best ranking position at that time.[16]

In December 2024, Candiotto was invited to train with the Brazil Billie Jean King Cup team, as part of a program supporting Brazilian tennis players on the international circuit.[17] At a WTA 125 event in December, the 2024 MundoTenis Open, contested in Florianópolis, she was given a Wildcard to participate alongside Luiza Fullana.[18]

In March 2025, Candiotto was called by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation to participate at the Billie Jean King Cup in April and join the Team Brazil BRB for the first time in her career.[19]

Playing style

Candiotto is right-handed, with a two-handed backhand, and likes playing at both the baseline and at the net.[20]

Impact and future

Candiotto is considered one of the best prospects of Brazilian tennis with her journey on the international circuit marked by several victories and a rise in the rankings.[21]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2024 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil W15 Clay Ecuador Camila Romero 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–3)
W15 tournaments (9–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Mar del Plata, Argentina W15 Clay Peru Anastasia Iamachkine Argentina Luciana Blatter
Argentina Josefina Estévez 		6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Feb 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Daria Lodikova Italy Alessandra Mazzola
Italy Sofia Rocchetti 		6–3, 6–2
Win 3–0 Feb 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Simona Ogescu Japan Miho Kuramochi
Serbia Bojana Marinković 		6–3, 6–4
Win 4–0 Mar 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Germany Natalia Siedliska Ukraine Viktoriia Dema
Uzbekistan Sevil Yuldasheva 		6–3, 7–5
Win 5–0 Mar 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Daria Lodikova Italy Virginia Ferrara
Italy Giorgia Pedone 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Apr 2023 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador W25 Clay Brazil Rebeca Pereira United States Jessie Aney
United States Sofia Sewing 		1–6, 2–6
Win 6–1 May 2023 ITF Curitiba, Brazil W15 Clay Brazil Rebeca Pereira United States Sabastiani Leon
Argentina Jazmín Ortenzi 		7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 6–2 Jun 2023 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Peru Anastasia Iamachkine Greece Eleni Christofi
Serbia Natalija Senić 		6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 6–3 Aug 2023 ITF Arequipa, Peru W40 Clay Peru Anastasia Iamachkine Germany Natalia Siedliska
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos 		7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 7–3 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Czech Republic Amélie Šmejkalová Sweden Julita Saner
Germany Marie Vogt 		7–5, 6–3
Win 8–3 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Romania Andreea Prisăcariu France Aminata Sall
France Marie Villet 		6–1, 6–0
Win 9–3 Dec 2023 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil W25 Clay Argentina Melany Solange Krywoj Italy Nicole Fossa Huergo
Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė 		6–1, 6–0
Loss 9–4 Feb 2024 ITF Tucuman, Argentina W15 Clay Bolivia Noelia Zeballos Argentina Justina Maria Gonzalez Daniele
Ecuador Camila Romero 		6–4, 6–7(6), [8–10]
Win 10–4 May 2024 ITF Monzón, Spain W35 Hard France Tiphanie Lemaître Austria Tamira Paszek
Switzerland Valentina Ryser 		2–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Loss 10–5 Jun 2024 ITF Madrid, Spain W15 Clay Peru Anastasia Iamachkine United Kingdom Holly Hutchinson
United Kingdom Ella McDonald 		4–6, 1–6
Win 11–5 Oct 2024 ITF Madrid, Spain W15 Clay Brazil Camilla Bossi Argentina Luciana Moyano
Ecuador Camila Romero 		6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 11–6 Nov 2024 ITF Ribeirão Preto, Brazil W15 Clay Brazil Camilla Bossi Peru Romina Ccuno
Chile Fernanda Labraña 		1–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 11–7 May 2025 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Argentina Justina Maria Gonzalez Daniele Switzerland Alina Granwehr
Netherlands Madelief Hageman 		7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 11–8 May 2025 ITF Bol, Croatia W35 Clay Daria Lodikova Slovakia Katarína Kužmová
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher 		4–6, 6–1, [9–11]
Win 12–8 May 2025 ITF Bol, Croatia W35 Clay Romania Ilinca Amariei Croatia Mariana Dražić
Anastasia Gasanova 		7–6(7), 6–2
Loss 12–9 Aug 2025 ITF Chacabuco, Argentina W35 Clay Argentina Justina María González Daniele Argentina Luisina Giovannini
Mexico Marian Gómez Pezuela Cano 		6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10]

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