Maria João Koehler


Maria João Koehler is a retired Portuguese tennis player.
Koehler has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 25 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 102. On 18 June 2012, she peaked at world number 151 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Portugal at the Fed Cup, Koehler has a win–loss record of 11–16.

Career

Born in Porto, Koehler made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit at the age of 14 at a $10,000 event in Braga. Having qualified for the main draw, she lost her first match to Catarina Ferreira.
She made her WTA tour main draw debut at the 2009 Estoril Open. Having been awarded a wild card, she played world number 77 Kristina Barrois in the first round, losing in straight sets.

ITF finals (7–12)

Singles (4–8)

ResultNo.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.9 June 2008Montemor-o-Novo, PortugalHard Mélanie Gloria7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Winner1.18 May 2009Cantanhede, PortugalCarpet Nanuli Pipiya6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Winner2.1 June 2009Amarante, PortugalHard Mélanie Gloria6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2.8 February 2010Vale do Lobo, PortugalHard Julia Mayr1–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.8 November 2010Majorca, SpainClay Lara Arruabarrena6–7, 3–6
Runner-up4.31 January 2011Rabat, MoroccoClay Nina Bratchikova6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.16 July 2012Donetsk, UkraineHard Vesna Dolonc2–6, 3–6
Win3–5Jul 2012ITF Astana, Kazakhstan100,000Hard Marta Sirotkina7–5, 6–2
Runner-up6.8 October 2012Joué-lès-Tours, FranceHard Monica Puig6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss3–7Jul 2013ITF Astana, Kazakhstan100,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok4–6, 5–7
Runner-up8.12 September 2016Ponta Delgada, PortugalHard Inês Murta4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner4.1 June 2018Guimarães, PortugalHard Zeel Desai6–1, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles (4–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.11 May 2009Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalClay Joana Pangaio Pereira Rebeca Bou Nogueiro
Sheila Solsona Carcasona
2–2, ret.
Runner-up1.1 November 2010Majorca, SpainClay Avgusta Tsybysheva Lara Arruabarrena
Inés Ferrer Suárez
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up2.15 November 2010Majorca, SpainClay Avgusta Tsybysheva Diana Enache
Raluca Elena Platon
3–6, 6–7
Winner2.11 July 2011Cáceres, SpainHard Richèl Hogenkamp Victoria Larrière
Irena Pavlovic
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up3.29 August 2011Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Florencia Molinero Maria Abramović
Ana Vrljić
7–5, 6–7,
Winner3.12 September 2011Zagreb, CroatiaClay Katalin Marosi Maria Abramović
Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–0, 6–3
Winner4.24 September 2011Shrewsbury, United KingdomHard Katalin Marosi Amanda Elliott
Johanna Konta
7–6, 6–1
Runner-up4.11 June 2012Nottingham, United KingdomGrass Réka Luca Jani Sally Peers
Ashleigh Barty
6–7, 6–3,

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles