Tatiana Weston-Webb

Tatiana Guimaraes Weston-Webb dos Santos[1] (born May 9, 1996[2]) is a Brazilian–American surfer based in Kauai, Hawaii.[2] She was the only rookie on the WCT (professional surfing) (World Championship Tour) in 2015. Weston-Webb wears jersey number 9, and her 2016 'CT rank is number 4.[3][4] She was a competitor in the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing for Brazil.[2]

Tatiana Weston-Webb
Tatiana Weston Webb at the Supergirl Pro Surf Contest in Oceanside.
Personal information
BornTatiana Weston-Webb
(1996-05-09) May 9, 1996
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
ResidenceKauai, Hawaii, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Surfing career
Best year2021 - Ranked #2 WSL World Tour
SponsorsBody Glove, Sharp Eye Surfboards, Banzai Bowls, Sticky Bumps, Rockstar Energy Drink, Oi, UAG
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceGoofy
Shaper(s)Sharp Eye Surfboards
Medal record
Men's surfing
Representing  Brazil
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 MiyazakiTeam
Gold medal – first place 2023 La BocanaWomen
Bronze medal – third place 2023 La BocanaTeam

Personal life

Weston-Webb's father, Douglas Weston-Webb, was born in England,[5] a descendant of a family engaged in the textile business.[1] The Weston-Webb name is a heritable double-barrelled surname, created through the marriage of two children of significant families in that industry.[1] He was moved at an early age to the U.S. state of Florida, where he was raised.[1] He learned to surf at age eight and later became a "surf bum" and relocated to Kauai in his 20s.[1][6]

Weston-Webb's mother, Tanira Weston-Webb (née Guimaraes), was a Brazilian professional body boarder, under sponsorship by two industry companies.[1] Tanira's sister, Andrea Guimaraes, was also a bodyboarder.[2]

Douglas and Tanira met while she was in Hawaii.[1] They moved to Brazil, where Tatiana was born in 1996, in Porto Alegre.[2] Because of her father's birth in the United Kingdom, Tatiana also automatically acquired British citizenship by descent at birth. However, she has not applied for a British passport, and her father has not renewed his in many years.[1]

Within two months of her birth in Brazil, Weston-Webb and her parents moved to Hawaii.[2] At age 8, while watching her older brother Troy surf, Tatiana decided to take up the sport as well.[7][8] Surfing became a competition between the children, and Tatiana received her first surfboard soon afterward.[8]

In 2020, she married longtime boyfriend Jesse Mendes dos Santos, a Brazilian fellow professional surfer from Guarujá, São Paulo, who competes under the name Jesse Mendes.[1] The pair married in an intimate beachfront ceremony held at the Princeville Resort, a Kauai hotel her father had worked at for many years, after the security guard allowed them to use the otherwise expensive site at no cost during the property's renovation.[1]

Competition background

In 2015 Weston-Webb secured a spot in the World Championship Tour.[9]

On April 29, 2018, she announced her switch to Brazil representation for the remainder of the 2018 WSL Championship Tour season, aiming to compete representing her native country in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, one of her dreams since surfing was announced as an official Olympic sport.[5]

Victories
WCT Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2022J-Bay OpenJeffreys Bay South Africa
2022MEO Pro PortugalSupertubos Portugal
2021Boost Mobile Margaret River ProMargaret River Australia
2016Vans US Open of SurfingHuntington Beach United States

Media coverage
  • 2016 Surfer Magazine Hot 100 #1 Women
  • 2015 Free Surf Magazine Cover
  • 2015 Surfing Magazine Body Glove ad
  • 2014 Surfing Magazine online
  • 2014 Featured on ASP website
  • 2014 Surfline editorial
  • 2014 Surfing magazine April issue

Competitive highlights
  • 2016 4th place WSL Championship Tour Final Ratings
  • 2016 3rd place WSL/ CT Roxy Pro France
  • 2016 1st place Vans US Open of Surfing
  • 2016 3rd place WSL/ CT Drug Aware Margaret River Pro
  • 2016 3rd place WSL/ CT Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach
  • 2015 WSL/ Championship Tour Rookie of the Year
  • 2015 7th place WSL Championship Tour Final Ratings
  • 2015 5th place WSL/ CT Target Maui Pro HI
  • 2015 2nd place WSL/ CT Roxy Pro France
  • 2015 3rd place WSL/ CT Cascais Women’s Pro
  • 2015 1st in the overall rating for the WSL Qualifying Series
  • 2015 5th place WSL/ CT Women’s Drug Aware Margaret River Pro
  • 2015 5th place WSL/ CT Fiji Women’s Pro
  • 2015 1st place WSL/ QS Paul Mitchell Super Girl Pro
  • 2015 3rd place WSL/ CT Snapper Pro
  • 2015 3rd place WSL/ QS Hurley Australian Open
  • 2015 3rd place WSL/ QS Samsung Galaxy Hainan Pro
  • 2014 Qualified to the WSL Championship Tour
  • 2014 3rd place ASP/ QS Swatch Girls Pro
  • 2014 GoPro winner at the CT Fiji event
  • 2014 3rd place ASP/ QS Port Taranaki Pro
  • 2014 2nd place ASP/ QS Super Girl Pro
  • 2014 1st place ISA World Junior Champs
  • 2013 1st place ISA World Junior Champs
  • 2013 1st place Surfing America Championships
  • 2013 3rd place ASP US Open Pro Juniors
  • 2013 3rd place ASP/ QS Pantin Classic
  • 2013 2nd place ASP World Junior Champs
  • 12th overall on the ASP Women’s World ranking (*one spot from qualification to the ASP WCT)[10]

References
  1. Turpel, Joe; Weston-Webb, Tatiana (March 15, 2021). Caught Inside with Joe Turpel: Tatiana Weston-Webb Talks Waves of Consequence, Going From Rookie to Contender (YouTube). World Surf League. Event occurs at 9m 44s. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. "Surfing WESTON-WEBB Tatiana". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. "Tatiana Weston-Webb". World Surf League. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. "Body Glove - Wetsuits, Swimwear, Apparel & PFD's". bodyglove.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "Tatiana Weston-Webb Officially Represents Brazil on the WSL CT". World Surf League. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. "WHO WE ARE - Hanalei Beach Activities". cargocollective.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  7. Almodova, Colt; Pilotin, Cienna (15 July 2021). "Tatiana Weston-Webb". HawaiiNewsNow.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  8. "Faces: Elite Surfing's Newest Threat". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. Kewley, Gary (November 7, 2014). "KAUAI'S TATIANA WESTON-WEBB WINS BAHIA 4-STAR QS, EARNS 2015 WCT SPOT!". Surf News Network. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  10. "Tatiana Weston-Webb « Icon Athlete Management". iconathletemanagement.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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