Thiago Monteiro (tennis)
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Thiago Moura Monteiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu mõˈtejɾu]; born 31 May 1994) is a Brazilian professional tennis player.
Full name | Thiago Moura Monteiro | ||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 30) Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed-backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo, Pablo Fuentes[1] | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US $3,548,132 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 88–121 (42.1%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 61 (17 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 84 (20 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2017) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 10–28 (26.3%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 144 (31 January 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | PO (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 20 May 2024. |
Monteiro has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 61 achieved on 17 October 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 144, achieved on 31 January 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Brazilian tennis player.[2]
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Monteiro peaked in the rankings at No. 2 on 2 February 2012, with his biggest junior singles title being the Grade A, Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2011.
In his first ATP match, as a wildcard ranked world No. 338 in the ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro in February 2016, Monteiro upset No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round.[3] In the second round, Monteiro lost to eventual champion Pablo Cuevas. In his next tournament, the ATP 250 São Paulo, Monteiro won two matches (against former World No. 9 Nicolás Almagro, and Daniel Muñoz de la Nava), losing again to eventual champion Cuevas in the quarterfinals.[4][5]
On May 8, 2016, Monteiro won his first ATP Challenger title in Aix-en-Provence, France. He defeated Carlos Berlocq in the final.[6]