| Country | Portugal |
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| Residence | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Born | April 10, 1984 Faro, Algarve, Portugal |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$ 618,759 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 20–33[1] (38%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (October 3, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 68 (November 28, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011) |
| French Open | 2R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–9 (10%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 185 (January 17, 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2011) |
| Last updated on: November 28, 2011. | |
Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese professional tennis player, competing in the ATP World Tour. In October 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking at #59, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.
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At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to tennis when he attended lessons at a local club. He began participating in regional competitions, and five years later he was ranked no. 1 in the initiated players national ranking. In 1998, he was singles runner-up and team champion at the national juvenile championship, this time competing for the Faro Tennis Centre. One year later, Machado decided to attend a summer training camp of the Catalan Tennis Federation, in Barcelona. There he took the decision of pursuing a professional tennis career and with his family's help, he kept on training and finished his secondary education in Spain.[2]
In 2001, he won the junior national singles championship and was runner-up for the Catalan regional singles title. In July, he earned his first ATP ranking point at a Spanish leg of the ITF Futures circuit. Despite being accepted to study Economics at a Catalan university, Machado decided to concentrate his efforts on tennis and initiate a fully professional career.[2]
Machado turned professional in 2002 and until 2005, Machado competed exclusively in the Futures circuit, where he collected two doubles titles. In April of that year, he entered his first ATP Challenger Series event in Olbia, Italy, ranked no. 322. Machado did not pass the first round, losing to ranked no. 245. Steve Darcis by 6–3, 6–3, but his first participation in a ATP Tour event soon followed, as he was selected to enter the Estoril Open, an ATP International Series event, with a wildcard, losing in the first round to ranked no. 94. Agustin Calleri by 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. He followed that with two straight Challenger quarterfinal runs in France and Italy, beating in the process former top-60 players Álex Calatrava 6–0, 6–1 and Juan Antonio Marín 6–4, 6–3. Peaking at a career-high no. 242 in October, Machado closed the year by reaching three consecutive Futures finals, and grabbing his first singles title and third doubles titles in Gran Canaria, Spain (although in different tournaments).
In early 2006, Machado suffered wrist and knee injuries.[2] A nearly two-year competitive stoppage made him drop to an all-time low no. 1512, in July 2007, despite winning two more Futures doubles titles. Attempting to return to his previous level, Machado achieved modest results that helped him, nonetheless, to climb back to no. 733, at the end of 2007.
Machado made his definitive comeback to high-level competition in early 2008 with an impressive winning streak of 26 consecutive matches in the Futures circuit.[2] Along this run, he won four consecutive finals (Bari, Faro, Lagos, and Albufeira). He finally lost a semifinal match two weeks later in Zaragoza to no. 264 Pere Riba 7–5, 6–2, but avenged this loss in the following week in Loja, beating Riba in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, for a fifth Future singles title in six consecutive tries and sixth overall. Machado would add yet another one in May, beating Antonio Pastorino in a hard-fought three-set final in Napoli 6–4, 3–6, 7–6. This string of victories boosted Machado's ranking by 400 places to no. 328. In the meantime, he helped Portugal to a 4–1 defeat of Tunisia in their Euro/African Zone – Group II Davis Cup match in Estoril. The following week, he received a wildcard to the Estoril Open, but despite defeating world no. 22 Ivo Karlović 6–4, 1–0 ret. in the first round, Machado bowed out to no. 101 Florent Serra 7–6, 6–1.
The remainder of Machado's season included mostly participations in Challenger events, where his best record included two semifinal places in Cancún and Córdoba, but also his debut in Grand Slam qualification round matches. In June, he was unable to overcome the first qualifying round of Wimbledon against no. 383 Richard Bloomfield 6–3, 7–5, but later in August, he went through the qualification, defeating former Olympic champion no. 121 Nicolás Massú 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, in the process, to reach his first ever Gram Slam main round, where he would lose in a battled five-set second round match before no. 13 Fernando Verdasco 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–0. This participation earned Machado 100 points, his biggest share of ATP points in a single event, moving him up 22 places in the overall ranking to no. 178. He closed the year with a new career-high singles ranking of 153rd, achieving a net improvement of 529 places from his 2008 starting rank (732nd).
A participation in the Costa do Sauípe 250 Series event opened Machado's new season. He survived the qualifying round and, in the main round, defeated world no. 75 Iván Navarro, 6–4, 6–1, only to lose in the next round to Eduardo Schwank, by two tiebreak-deciding sets after having won the first. In late February, Machado won his first Challenger-level tournament in Meknes, Morocco, surpassing no. 242 David Marrero, 6–2, 6–7, 6–3.
In March, he was unable to impose his game once again in Moroccan soil, at the Marrakech Challenger. Machado then tried to reach the main round of the Miami Masters but failed to go past the first qualifying round, losing to no. 110 Andrey Golubev. At the Athens Challenger, he earned his second Challenger singles title along with €12,250, his biggest career singles prize money and the biggest tournament won by a Portuguese player, defeating no. 168 Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava by 6–3, 7–6 . In the doubles, he was losing finalist partnering with Jesse Huta Galung.
In May, in his third appearance at the Estoril Open, he lost his first round match 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 against no. 69 Óscar Hernández. He nevertheless reached an all-time high rank no. 123 and would soon manage to go through the 2009 French Open qualifiers and past the first round, only to be beaten by no. 12 seed Fernando González 6–3, 6–2, 6–3. Despite being eliminated in the first round of the Czech Open by eventual runner-up no. 90 Steve Darcis 6–4, 6–4, Machado climbed to a new lifetime best singles ranking of no. 116. He contested the qualifying tournament at Wimbledon, but lost in the second round to no. 201 Lukas Lacko 1–6, 6–2, 8–6.
In July, Machado played for Portugal in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. He recorded the largest win in tennis history, defeating Algeria's Valentin Rahmine 6–0, 6–0, 6–0.
In August, Machado qualified to the US Open as a lucky loser. He lost 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 against no. 62 Daniel Köllerer.
Machado began the season in the Australian Open qualifying tournament, where he lost in the second round 7–5, 6–3 to no. 300 Alex Bogomolov Jr.
In February, at the Brasil Open, in Costa do Sauípe, he upset no. 89 Marcos Daniel by 6–3, 7–6 and lost in Second Round to no. 41 Igor Andreev by 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. Machado then tried to reach the main round of the Miami Masters but failed to go past the first qualifying round, losing to no. 155 Ivan Dodig by 7–6, 7–5. A week later he won the Napoli Challenger defeating no. 204 Federico del Bonis 6–4, 6–4 in the final.
Machado entered the Estoril Open as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually achieved his career's best result by reaching the quarter finals. He paved his way by defeating better ranked players: Nicolas Massu (92nd; 6–2, 6–4) and Michal Przysiezny (97st; 6–4, 6–4), losing only to his friend Frederico Gil (133rd; 4–6, 7–6, 6–3). With this successful campaign, on May 10, Machado climbed 6 places in the world rankings to become no. 108.
He contested the qualifying tournament at 2010 French Open, but lost in the second round to no. 245 Alexandre Sidorenko 7–6, 5–7, 6–3. He also contested the qualifying tournament at Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to no. 256 Tatsuma Ito 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 and in US Open he also lost in the second qualifying round to no. 220 Ryan Harrison 5–7, 7–6, 6–3.
In October, he won the Asunción Challenger defeating no. 138 Ramón Delgado 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 in the final.
Machado began the season losing in the 2011 Aircel Chennai Open in the first round to Alejandro Falla (105th) by 7–5, 6–3. Later at the Australian Open, he lost in the first round by 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 to Santiago Giraldo (64th).
In February, at the Movistar Open, he lost in Second Round to no. 30 Thomaz Bellucci by 7–5, 1–6, 6–1. At the Brasil Open, in Costa do Sauípe, he upset no. 86 Filippo Volandri by 6–2, 6–1 and lost in Quarter Finals to no. 13 Nicolás Almagro by 6–2, 6–4. A week later, he lost in the first round of Copa Claro to no. 39 Juan Ignacio Chela by 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.
In March, he won the Marrakech Challenger defeating no. 267 Maxime Teixeira 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 in the final.
In April, in Casablanca, he lost in the first round to no. 103 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo by 7–5, 6–1. Machado then tried to reach the main round of the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters but failed to go past the first qualifying round, losing to no. 180 Bernard Tomic by 6–3, 6–7, 6–4. In Barcelona Open he achieved the second round as a lucky-loser where he lost to no. 48 Kei Nishikori by 6–1, 6–4. Machado entered the Estoril Open as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually qualified directly, for the first time, because of pre-tournament drop-outs. He lost in the first round to no. 63 Victor Hanescu by 6–3, 6–3.
In May, at the 2011 French Open he couldn't past the first round, he lost to no. 83 Julien Benneteau 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0.
In June, he won the Rijeka Challenger defeating no. 154 Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–0 in the final. He also contested the qualifying tournament at Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to no. 163 Robert Farah 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.
In July, he won the Poznan Challenger defeating no. 164 Jerzy Janowicz 6–3, 6–3 in the final. A week later, he lost in the first round of Croatia Open in Umag to no. 38 Fabio Fognini by 6–4, 6–3.
In August, he reached the semi-final in the Trani Challenger and he lost in the first round of US Open to the world no. 41 Robin Haase by 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 in 1h32m.
In September, he reached the quarter-finals in the Genova Challenger and he won the Szczecin Challenger defeating no. 104 Éric Prodon 2–6, 7–5, 6-2 in the final in 2h53m. In the semi-finals, he achieved the biggest win of his career winning the first seed of the tournament and world no. 54 Albert Montañés by 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 in 1h40m. After this, he broke the previous Portuguese singles ranking record by reaching the 61st position at the ATP rankings table. A day after he won the final, he arrived in Bucharest and he lost that same day in the first round of the Bucharest Open to no. 86 Filippo Volandri by 6–3, 6–3 in 1h25m. A week later he reached the semi-final in the Madrid Challenger. After this, he broke again his previous Portuguese singles ranking record by reaching the 59th position at the ATP rankings table.
In October, he reached the semi-finals in the São José do Rio Preto Challenger.
In November, he reached the semi-finals in the São Leopoldo Challenger. His last tournament of the season was the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the first edition of the event. Machado qualified as the leader of the ATP Challenger Tour ranking. In the first game, he defeated the no. 109 Matthias Bachinger by 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in almost 3h. In the second game, he defeated the no. 95 Dudi Sela by 6-2, 6-2 in only 58m. In the last game of the round-robin group, Machado lost to no. 103 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe by 7-5, 6-0 in 1h23m. With this result Machado finish 3rd in his group with the same points of two others players qualified for the semi-finals and he was eliminated by game difference.
Machado began the season losing in the 2012 Qatar Open in the first round to Gael Monfils (16th) by 7–5, 6–3.
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | August 11, 2003 | Spain F16, Denia | Clay | José Antonio Sánchez-de Luna | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | December 6, 2004 | Spain F32, Gran Canaria | Clay | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 14, 2005 | Spain F32, Gran Canaria | Clay | Ivo Klec | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1. | November 27, 2005 | Spain F33, Gran Canaria | Clay | Ivo Klec | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | December 12, 2005 | Spain F34, Pontevedra | Hard | Gorka Fraile | 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–3) |
| Runner-up | 5. | March 27, 2006 | Portugal F3, Faro | Hard | Frederico Gil | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | February 25, 2008 | Italy F1, Bari | Clay (i) | Daniel Stoehr | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | March 3, 2008 | Portugal F4, Faro | Hard | Frederic Jeanclaude | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | March 10, 2008 | Portugal F5, Lagos | Hard | Thiemo de Bakker | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | March 24, 2008 | Portugal F6, Albufeira | Hard | Carsten Ball | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | April 14, 2008 | Spain F13, Loja | Clay | Pere Riba | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | May 26, 2008 | Italy F13, Napoli | Clay | Antonio Pastorino | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |
| Winner | 8. | March 1, 2009 | Meknes | Clay | David Marrero | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | April 12, 2009 | Athens | Hard | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 6. | February 28, 2010 | Meknes | Clay | Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | April 4, 2010 | Napoli | Clay | Federico del Bonis | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | October 17, 2010 | Asunción | Clay | Ramón Delgado | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 12. | March 26, 2011 | Marrakech | Clay | Maxime Teixeira | 6–3, 6–7(7–8), 6–4 |
| Winner | 13. | June 5, 2011 | Rijeka | Clay | Grega Žemlja | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 14. | July 24, 2011 | Poznan | Clay | Jerzy Janowicz | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | September 18, 2011 | Szczecin | Clay | Éric Prodon | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | August 4, 2003 | Spain F15, Denia | Clay | Karim Maamoun | Jordi Marse-Vidri & Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava |
6–7(1–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Winner | 1. | August 23, 2004 | Spain F18, Vigo | Clay | Martin Vilarrubi | David Marrero & Carlos Rexach Itoiz |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | December 6, 2004 | Spain F32, Gran Canaria | Clay (i) | David De Miguel | Dušan Karol & Roberto Menendez |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | November 27, 2005 | Spain F33, Gran Canaria | Clay | David De Miguel | Pablo Andújar & Dušan Karol |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | April 3, 2006 | Portugal F2, Faro | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Sebastian Fitz & Franko Skugor |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | July 9, 2007 | Spain F24, Málaga | Clay | Gonçalo Nicau | Carlos Gonzalez & Sergio Pérez-Pérez |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | February 25, 2008 | Italy F1, Bari | Clay | Ignacio Coll-Riudavets | Alberto Brizzi & Matteo Volante |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | April 7, 2008 | Spain F12, Zaragoza | Clay | Andoni Vivanco | Guillermo Olaso Albert Ramos-Viñolas |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | April 12, 2009 | Athens | Hard | Jesse Huta Galung | Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | July 25, 2010 | Póznan | Clay | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | October 30, 2010 | São Paulo | Clay | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | Franco Ferreiro André Sá |
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8] |
| 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 November 28, 2011.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR |
Career W–L |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | N/A |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | N/A | 2–6 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series | |||||||||||
| Acapulco | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Barcelona | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | N/A |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | N/A | 0–1 |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series | |||||||||||
| Chennai | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Sydney | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Santiago | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Costa do Sauípe | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
| Buenos Aires | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Casablanca | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Estoril | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Umag | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Bucharest | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 14 | N/A |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–8 | N/A | 8–14 |
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||
| ATP Tournaments Played | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Career total: 21 | |
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |
| Statistics by surface | |||||||||||
| Hard Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–11 |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–9 | 0 / 16 | 17–20 |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Carpet Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 1–2 |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 5–12 | 0 / 21 | 20–33 |
| Win (%) | 0% | 0% | 33% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 38% | 67% | 29% | Career Win (%): 38% | |
| Year-End Ranking | 833 | 393 | 259 | 893 | 733 | 153 | 124 | 93 | 68 | N/A | |
Machado has played for the Portugal Davis Cup team since 2003. His singles record is 11–13 and his doubles record is 0–1 (11–14 overall).
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W–L | Result |
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| 2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
QF | 11–13 July 2003 | South Africa | Hard | Wesley Moodie | Lose | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| 2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
1R | 9–11 April 2004 | Tunisia | Hard | Malek Jaziri | Lose | 4–6, 3–6 |
| QF | 16–18 July 2004 | Serbia and Montenegro | Clay | Dušan Vemić | Lose | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
1R | 4–6 March 2005 | Estonia | Carpet | Andrei Luzgin | Lose | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| QF | 15–17 July 2005 | Algeria | Clay | Slimane Saoudi | Lose | 0–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | |
| Lamine Ouahab | Win | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |||||
| SF | 23–25 September 2005 | Slovenia | Clay | Marko Tkalec | Win | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Grega Žemlja | Lose | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7), 1–6 | |||||
| 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
1R | 10–12 February 2006 | Luxembourg | Hard | Laurent Bram | Win | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Gilles Müller | Lose | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7), 1–6 | |||||
| 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
1R | 9–11 February 2007 | Georgia | Carpet | Irakli Labadze | Lose | 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| GI Play-Offs | 21–23 September 2007 | Netherlands | Hard | Jesse Huta Galung | Lose | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
1R | 11–13 April 2008 | Tunisia | Clay | Walid Jallali | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
| QF | 18–20 July 2008 | Cyprus | Clay | Photos Kallias | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| SF | 19–21 September 2008 | Ukraine | Hard | Sergei Bubka | Lose | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | |
| 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
1R | 6–8 March 2009 | Cyprus | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | Lose | 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| GII Play-Offs | 10–12 July 2009 | Algeria | Clay | Valentin Rahmine | Win | 6–0, 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
1R | 5–7 March 2010 | Denmark | Clay | Frederik Nielsen | Win | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |
| QF | 9–11 July 2010 | Cyprus | Clay | Rares Cuzdriorean | Win | 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Sergis Kyratzis | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | |||||
| SF | 17–19 September 2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Aldin Setkic | Lose | 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 1–6 | |
| 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group I |
1R | 4–6 March 2011 | Slovakia | Clay | Martin Kližan | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Lukáš Lacko | Win | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 | |||||
| 2R | 8–10 July 2011 | Switzerland | Carpet | Roger Federer | Lose | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | W–L | Result |
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| 2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group II |
QF | 11–13 July 2003 | Leonardo Tavares | South Africa | Hard | Chris Haggard Robbie Koenig |
Lose | 5–7, 3–6, 2–6 |
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