João Sousa

João Sousa
Country Portugal
Residence Barcelona, Spain
Born March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30) (age 22)
Guimarães, Portugal
Turned pro 2005
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$ 119,119
Singles
Career record 7–5[1] (58%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 190 (June 6, 2011)
Current ranking No. 192 (December 19, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open Q1 (2011)
Wimbledon Q1 (2011)
US Open Q2 (2011)
Doubles
Career record 0–2 (0%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 263 (August 2, 2010)
Last updated on: December 5, 2011.

João Sousa (born March 30, 1989) is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In June 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 190. His coach is former player Francisco Roig.

Contents

Career finals

Challengers and futures

Singles (8–4)

Legend
Challengers (1–0)
Futures (7–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. May 31, 2009 Spain F18, Gran Canaria, Spain Clay Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 1. June 21, 2009 Spain F21, La Palma, Spain Carpet Andrea Falgheri 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. July 19, 2009 France F12, Saint Gervais, France Clay Adrián Menéndez 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 3. November 8, 2009 Spain F37, Vilafranca, Spain Clay Pedro Clar-Rosselló 6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. May 23, 2010 Spain F17, Valldoreix, Spain Clay Ivan Nedelko 6–0, 6–3
Winner 3. May 29, 2010 Spain F18, Tenerife, Spain Hard David Thurner 7–5, 6–4
Winner 4. June 5, 2010 Spain F19, Lanzarote, Spain Hard Michael Lammer 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 4. October 3, 2010 Spain F35, Martos, Spain Hard Adrián Menéndez 7–5, 7–6(7–6)
Winner 5. May 8, 2011 Spain F14, Balaguer, Spain Clay Taro Daniel 6–3, 6–1
Winner 6. May 15, 2011 Spain F15, Lleida, Spain Clay Roberto Carballes 6–3, 6–3
Winner 7. June 5, 2011 Fürth, Germany Clay Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 0–6, 6–2
Winner 8. October 23, 2011 Spain F38, Sabadell, Spain Clay Marcel Zimmermann 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Doubles (10–2)

Legend
Challengers (1–0)
Futures (9–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (5–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. February 3, 2008 Spain F4, Murcia, Spain Clay Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal Alex Jakupovic
Carles Poch		 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–2]
Runner-up 1. May 25, 2008 Spain F20, Valldoreix, Spain Clay Frederico Marques Pedro Clar
Carlos Rexach-Itoiz		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 2. August 10, 2008 Spain F30, Bakio, Spain Hard Georgi Roumenov Agustin Boje
Andoni Vivanco		 7–6(7–6), 7–6(7–4)
Winner 3. August 14, 2009 Spain F28, Irun, Spain Clay Georgi Roumenov Gonçalo Falcão
Saar Steele		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. September 27, 2009 Portugal F5, Espinho, Portugal Clay Gonçalo Falcão Jordi Marse-Vidri
Allen Perel		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. May 28, 2010 Spain F18, Tenerife, Spain Hard Georgi Roumenov Agustin Boje-Ordonez
Marcelo Palacios-Siegenthale		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 6. June 4, 2010 Spain F19, Lanzarote, Spain Hard Georgi Roumenov Michael Lammer
Luduvic Walter		 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Winner 7. June 11, 2010 Spain F20, Tenerife, Spain Carpet Georgi Roumenov Carlos Gomez-Herrera
Roberto Ortega-Olmedo		 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Winner 8. August 1, 2010 Tampere, Finland Clay Leonardo Tavares Andis Juška
Deniss Pavlovs		 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Winner 9. October 10, 2010 Spain F36, Córdoba, Spain Hard Israel Vior Ivan Arenas
Enrique Lopez-Perez		 7–6(7–6), 4–6, [10–3]
Runner-up 2. October 7, 2011 Córdoba, Spain Hard Gerard Granollers Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Gabriel Trujillo-Soler		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 10. October 23, 2011 Spain F38, Sabadell, Spain Clay Steven Diez Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Gabriel Trujillo-Soler		 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO SF-B F NMS

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through December 24, 2011.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career
SR		 Career
W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 0–0
ATP World Tour 500 Series
Hamburg A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
ATP World Tour 250 Series
Marseille A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
Estoril 2R LQ LQ 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Stockholm A A LQ A 0 / 0 0–0
Montpellier Not Held LQ NH 0 / 0 0–0
SR 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 N/A
Win–Loss 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 N/A 2–2
Career statistics
Tournaments Played 1 0 0 1 Career total: 2
ATP Finals Reached 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Statistics by surface
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 N/A 1–2
Clay Win–Loss 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 N/A 6–3
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 0–0
Carpet Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 0–0
Overall Win–Loss 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 N/A 7–5
Win (%) 50% 100% 50% 50% Career Win (%): 58%
Year-End Ranking 592 443 243 192 N/A

Davis Cup

Sousa has played for the Portugal Davis Cup team since 2008. His singles record is 5–3 (5–3 overall).

Participations (8)

Singles (8)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W–L Result
2008 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II		 QF 18–20 July 2008 Cyprus Clay Eleftherios Christou Win 6–3, 6–3
SF 19–21 September 2008 Ukraine Hard Illya Marchenko Lose 3–6, 3–6
2009 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II		 1R 6–8 March 2009 Cyprus Hard Philippos Tsangaridis Win 6–3, 6–1
GII Play-Offs 10–12 July 2009 Algeria Clay Sid-Ali Akkal Win 6–3, 6–0
2010 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II		 QF 9–11 July 2010 Cyprus Clay Eleftherios Christou Win 6–1, 6–0
SF 17–19 September 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Damir Džumhur Lose 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
2011 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group I		 1R 4–6 March 2011 Slovakia Clay Martin Kližan Win 6–2, 4–1, ret
2R 8–10 July 2011 Switzerland Hard Marco Chiudinelli Lose 3–6, 4–6

Notes

  1. ^ The official ATP records are incomplete as they do not count one Davis Cup win against Cyprus in 2008.

See also

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Portuguese male singles tennis players as of December 26, 2011
1. Rui Machado (68 ) · 2. Frederico Gil (102 ) · 3. Gastão Elias (172 ) · 4. João Sousa (192 ) · 5. Pedro Sousa (338 )
6. Leonardo Tavares (761 2) · 7. Gonçalo Pereira (952 ) · 8. Gonçalo Falcão (963 ) · 9. José-Ricardo Nunes (1,284 2) · 10. Francisco Dias (1,352 1)