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Tânia Couto (born 5 July 1972) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player.

Tânia Couto

Country (sports)	Portugal
Born	(1972-07-05) 5 July 1972 (age 50)
Prize money	$16,757
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 345 (12 Apr 1993)
Doubles
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 298 (8 Mar 1993)

Couto won Portugal's national singles championships in 1989 and was also a seven-time national doubles champion.[1]

On the professional tour, Couto reached a best singles ranking of 345 and featured in the main draw of the 1990 Estoril Open. As a member of Portugal's Federation Cup team in 1991 and 1992 she registered wins in three singles and four doubles rubbers.

Couto's younger brother Emanuel played on the ATP Tour.

Since retiring from tennis she has commentated on the sport for Portuguese television and plays padel competitively.[2][3]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	May 1991	Tortosa, Spain	Clay	Marta Cruells-Lopez	2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Jun 1991	Vale do Lobo, Portugal	Clay	Tatiana Buss	Alessandra Kaul Christina Rozwadowski	6–1, 1–6, 7–5
Loss	2.	Feb 1992	Vilamoura, Portugal	Hard	Sofia Prazeres	Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Likhovtseva	3–6, 2–6

References

External links

• Tânia Couto at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tânia Couto at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Tânia Couto at the International Tennis Federation

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