Maria Fernanda Alves
Maria Fernanda Barbato Alves, also known as Nanda Alves, is a retired Brazilian tennis player.
As of 1 March 2010, Alves was ranked world No. 262, and was the highest ranked Brazilian player. She enjoyed success at the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 23 singles and 58 doubles titles. Alves made her WTA Tour debut at Copa Colsanitas in 2004, and played qualifications for all four Grand Slam events. Partnering with Vanessa Henke, she took part in the 2005 Australian Open doubles event, but they lost to Daniela Hantuchová and Martina Navratilova in the first round. After 2016 Brasil Tennis Cup, Alves retired from professional tennis.
Personal life
Alves was born on 17 April 1983 to Carlos José Alves and Maria Cristina Barbato Alves, who were both professional tennis players. She resides in her hometown Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Alves began playing tennis aged four, along with her older sister Maria Cláudia. She cites Jennifer Capriati, Roger Federer and Steffi Graf as her role models, and clay as her favourite surface.Alves often works with kids in her father's tennis camp in Florida. Some of players who practised in that camp are former world No. 1 player Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Melo, André Sá and others. She was coached by her father Carlos and former tennis player Thomaz Koch.
Equipment
Alves played in gear and used Dunlop racket, model Aerogel 500 Tour.ITF finals
Singles: 40 (23–17)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 24 July 2000 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Stephanie Schaer | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 November 2000 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Clay |  Alejandra Rivero | 4–2, 4–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 25 June 2001 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard |  Oleksandra Kravets | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 July 2001 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Sandra Klösel | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 September 2001 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard |  Carla Tiene | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 6 April 2002 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard |  Vanina García Sokol | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 July 2002 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard |  Jolanda Mens | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 August 2002 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Celeste Contín | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 10 March 2003 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Joana Cortez | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 March 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard |  Kildine Chevalier | 6–3, 0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 24 March 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Joana Cortez | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 16 June 2003 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 9. | 30 June 2003 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Carla Tiene | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 July 2003 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard |  Frederica Piedade | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 21 June 2004 | Périgueux, France | Clay |  Maria Wolfbrandt | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 12 July 2004 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard |  Katalin Marosi | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 4 October 2004 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Clay | María José Argeri | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 13. | 18 July 2005 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | María José Argeri | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 14. | 1 May 2007 | Los Mochis, Mexico | Hard |  Irina Falconi | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 15. | 7 May 2007 | Mazatlán, Mexico | Hard | Jennifer Elie | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 16. | 14 May 2007 | Irapuato, Mexico | Hard |  Viky Núñez Fuentes | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25 June 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Kira Nagy | 7–6, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 30 July 2007 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | Teliana Pereira | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 1 September 2008 | Barueri, Brazil | Hard | Carla Tiene | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 18. | 15 June 2009 | Belém, Brazil | Hard | Nathalia Rossi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 27 July 2009 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard |  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 8 March 2010 | Metepec, Mexico | Hard | Macall Harkins | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 11 October 2010 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Lucía Jara Lozano | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 13 June 2011 | Bethany Beach, United States | Clay | Lena Litvak | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 19. | 27 June 2011 | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Clay | Nathaly Kurata | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 20. | 1 August 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 21. | 22 August 2011 | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | Clay | Nathalia Rossi | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 10 October 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Carolina Zeballos | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 22. | 17 October 2011 | Goiânia, Brazil | Clay | Carla Lucero | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 20 August 2012 | Lima, Peru | Clay |  Patricia Kú Flores | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 10 September 2012 | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Clay | Laura Pigossi | 2–6, 6–0, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 1 October 2012 | Gainesville, United States | Clay | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–2, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 23. | 21 January 2013 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Hilda Melander | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 31 March 2014 | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Clay | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 23 March 2015 | Metepec, Mexico | Hard | Marcela Zacarías | 4–6, 5–7 |