[3] Alves made her WTA Tour debut at Copa Colsanitas in 2004, and played qualifications for all four Grand Slam events.

[4] 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.

[6] Alves began playing tennis aged four, along with her older sister Maria Cláudia.

"[1]), Roger Federer and Steffi Graf as her role models,[1] and clay as her favourite surface.

Alves played in Solfire gear and used a Dunlop racket, the model Aerogel 500 Tour.