Bruna Colósio


Bruna Colósio is a retired Brazilian tennis player.
Colósio has won the Gold medal partnering Joana Cortez at the 2003 Pan American Games, as well as two singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 21 July 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 291. On 12 January 2004, she peaked at number 193 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Brazil at the Fed Cup, Bruna has a win–loss record of 7–6.

Tennis career

Junior

Bruna had a successful junior career, peaking at world number 43 in singles and No. 10 in doubles; both in December 31, 1997. She reached a total of eleven finals in doubles; with nine titles. Colósio won her only singles titles in her only final. She played at all the Grand Slam events except the Australian Open in 1997. Colósio ended her junior career with a 34–25 record on singles and 45–15 on doubles.
In 1997, between January and March, Bruna reached eight consecutive doubles finals in eight weeks, winning six titles. Her defeats came through the hands of the year-end number-one pair, Cara Black and Irina Selyutina. During that period, she also won her only singles title, a G3 tournament in Bolivia.

Senior career

Bruna played mostly at the ITF Women's Circuit during her senior career. She played at a WTA Tour tournament main draw once, in doubles, at the WTA Brasil Open in 2002, partnering Vanessa Menga. In 2004, she tried and failed to qualify to both singles and doubles main draw at the Copa Colsanitas. During her early career, she played at the ITA circuit, peaking at No. 5, but couldn't manage to keep the good results to enter the WTA tournaments.
Her career highlights include a gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, partnering Joana Cortez, two ITF single titles and eleven ITF doubles titles.
Colósio also played in eight ties for the Brazil Fed Cup team, in 2001, 2003-04, with a 7–6 record.
She retired from professional level in 2005.

Career finals

ITF Women's Circuit

Singles (2–3)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
WinnerITF Manta, EcuadorClay Regina Temez6–2, 6–2
Runner-upITF La Paz, BoliviaClay Sabrina Eisenberg4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-upITF Santiago, ChileClay Celeste Contín3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-upITF Florianópolis, BrazilClay Larissa Carvalho6–2, 4–6, 5–7
WinnerITF Belo Horizonte, BrazilClay Carla Tiene6–4, 6–3

Doubles (11–7)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-upITF Guimarães, PortugalHard Cristina Correia Marina Escobar
Paula Hermida		6–7, 4–6
WinnerITF Azemeis, PortugalHard Cristina Correia Kelly Liggan
Irina Selyutina		6–2, 6–4
WinnerITF Manaus, BrazilHard Carla Tiene María José Gaidano
Joanne Moore		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
WinnerITF São José dos Campos, BrazilHard Carla Tiene Melisa Arévalo
Vanessa Menga		6–3, 7–5
WinnerITF Campos do Jordão, BrazilHard Carla Tiene Jolanda Mens
Andrea van der Hurk		6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-upITF La Paz, BoliviaClay Lívia Azzi Daniela Alvaréz
Ana Lucía de León		6–1, 3–6, 0–6
WinnerITF Asuncion, ParaguayClay Nanda Alves María José Argeri
Larissa Carvalho		6–4, 1–6, 6–2
WinnerITF Santiago, ChileClay Celeste Contín Larissa Carvalho
Soledad Esperón		w/o
WinnerITF Florianópolis, BrazilClay Larissa Carvalho Marcela Evangelista
Letícia Sobral		6–4, 6–4
Runner-upITF Miami, United StatesHard Vanessa Menga Beau Jones
Anzela Zguna		4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-upITF Columbus, United StatesHard Joana Cortez Li Ting
Sun Tiantian		3–6, 1–6
WinnerITF Catania, ItalyClay Joana Cortez Aurélie Védy
Christina Zachariadou		6–1, 6–1
WinnerITF Greenville, United StatesClay Joana Cortez Kelly McCain
Kristen Schlukebir		6–2, 7–5
Runner-upITF Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Joana Cortez Marcela Evangelista
Carla Tiene		3–6, 6–7
WinnerITF Mexico City, MexicoHard Joana Cortez Nanda Alves
Carla Tiene		1–6, 6–3, 6–3
WinnerITF Houston, United StatesHard Anne Mall Angela Haynes
Ahsha Rolle		7–6, 6–4
Runner-upITF Asuncion, ParaguayClay Ana Lucía de León Betina Jozami
Verónica Spiegel		5–7, 4–6
Runner-upITF Santiago, ChileClay Ana Lucía de León María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral		2–6, 0–6

ITF Junior's finals

Singles (1–0)

OutcomeDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
WinnerGrade 3Condor de Plata Tournament, BoliviaClay6–4, 6–2

Doubles (9–2)

OutcomeDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinnerGrade 3Copa Banco Econômico, BrazilHard
6–2, 6–2
WinnerGrade B2South America Closed Championships, BrazilClay
6–4, 5–0 ret.
WinnerGrade 313th Gerdau-Cooper Tennis Cup, BrazilClay
6–4, 0–6, 6–4
WinnerGrade 2Nicolas Macchiavello Almeida Cup, EcuadorClay
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
WinnerGrade 313th Inka Bowl, PeruClay
6–3, 6–2
WinnerGrade 3Condor de Plata Tournament, BoliviaClay
6–2, 6–0
WinnerGrade 219th Milo Cup, ChileClay
6–3, 6–3
Runner-upGrade 2Argentina CupClay
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-upGrade 117th Asuncion Bowl, ParaguayClay
3–6, 3–6
WinnerGrade 127th Banana Bowl, BrazilClay
6–4, 6–2
WinnerGrade B2South America Closed Championships, BrazilClay
6–4, 7–6