André Sá |
Full name | André Rezende Sá |
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Country (sports) | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
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Residence | Blumenau, Brazil |
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Born | (1977-05-06) 6 May 1977 (age 47) Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Turned pro | 1996 |
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Retired | 2018 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $2,632,597 |
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Career record | 52–92 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 55 (12 August 2002) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
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French Open | 1R (2000, 2002, 2003) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2002) |
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US Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
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Career record | 291–306 |
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Career titles | 11 |
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Highest ranking | No. 17 (2 February 2009) |
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Australian Open | QF (2004) |
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French Open | 3R (2002, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
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Wimbledon | SF (2007) |
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US Open | QF (2007, 2016) |
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Olympic Games | 2R (2004, 2008, 2016) |
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Australian Open | 1R (2009, 2010, 2013) |
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French Open | QF (2008, 2009) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2016) |
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US Open | 2R (2009) |
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Davis Cup | SF (2000) |
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André Rezende Sá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈsa]; born 6 May 1977) is a former Brazilian tennis player.
In singles, he was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2002. Sá reached the semifinals of ATP tournaments in Memphis and Hong Kong in 2000 and 2001 respectively. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17, winning 11 doubles titles.
Personal
Sá started playing tennis at the age of eight, encouraged by his older brother. At the age of 12 and ranked number one in Brazil, he moved to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he stayed for five years. In 1996, he graduated from Brandenton Academy, where he played basketball for three years.
In 2019 Andre Sá and his family moved to Australia after being appointed to head of player liaison for Tennis Australia.
Professional career
Sá played his first professional match in 1993, in a Challenger in his hometown of Belo Horizonte, where he lost in the first round at the age of 16. In 1997, he started travelling around South America, reaching his first Challenger semifinal in Quito, losing to Mariano Puerta. In August, he reached his first final, again in his hometown, losing to the Brazilian Roberto Jabali. He also reached the semifinal in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 1997, he played his first Davis Cup match, against Alistair Hunt, from New Zealand, in Florianópolis, for the World Group qualifying round. It was the fifth match of the rubber, with a 5–0 win for Brazil. In October, he played his first ATP-Tour match, in Mexico City, where he reached the quarterfinal.
In 1998, Sá won his first Challenger, on February 23, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, beating Juan Antonio Marín, from Costa Rica 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Two weeks later, he won the Salinas Challenger in Ecuador, beating Guillermo Cañas in the final, and on August, he won the Gramado Challenger title over Hideki Kaneko, from Japan. This year saw his first Grand Slam participation, in Wimbledon, where he would reach his best result ever a few years later. He lost to Todd Martin on the first round.
Sá participated in four ATP-Tour tournaments in 1999, reaching the second round in Wimbledon, losing to Karol Kučera, 13th of the world at the time.
In the space of five weeks, he won three Challenger titles: Austin, Texas, beating the American Glenn Weiner, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas, beating Jimy Szymanski in the last two. He had a 13 games winning-streak at the time.
At the beginning of 2000, he reached the final in Waikoloa Challenger and his first ATP semifinal in Memphis, where he lost to eventual winner Swedish Magnus Larsson. He participated in three Grand Slams: Roland Garros (lost 1st round), Wimbledon (lost 1st round) and US Open (lost 2nd round). Sá was part of the Brazilian Davis Cup team that reached the semifinals, losing to Australia 5–0. Sá played the fourth match against Lleyton Hewitt, 4–6, 1–6.
In 2001, Sá again played in three Grand Slams: Australian Open (lost 2nd round), Wimbledon (lost 1st round to Arvind Parmar, who also beat him last year) and US Open (lost 2nd round). He won two Challenger titles: Calabasas, beating Michael Russel, Salvador, Bahia, winning over Brazilian Alexandre Simoni. Sá also reached the Hong Kong ATP semifinal, losing to the German Rainer Schüttler.
Sá's best results were in 2002. Without winning a single title, he reached his career-best ranking, 55, after three excellent ATP results. He participated in all four Grand Slams with a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon. He beat Antony Dupuis, Stefan Koubek, compatriot Flávio Saretta and Spain's Feliciano López, but lost in four sets in a three-hour and ten-minute match to home hero Tim Henman, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. Sá won a career-record amount of $102,198. The following month, he reached the Amersfoort quarterfinal and the Kitzbühel third round, allowing Sá get to 55th place in the rankings.
Sá had a terrible 2003. With 13 first-round defeats on a row, he his first win was at the grass of Queen's, beating Belgium's Gilles Elseneer, but losing at the second round. Sá plummeted on the rankings after a horrible losing streak and only a second round in Wimbledon, failing to retain his points. He dropped to 138th after the British Grand Slam.
2004 was a fine year for Sá, winning two challengers, in São Paulo and College Station. He also reached the Covington final. In 2005, Sá won the Challenger of Campos do Jordão and reached the final in Dallas, along with two other semifinals. In 2006, he reached two Challenger finals in Bogotá and Belo Horizonte, finishing the year with a ranking of 179, as the fifth Brazilian.
In 2007, partnering compatriot Marcelo Melo, he reached the men's doubles' Wimbledon semifinals[1] after beating Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in five sets, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 2–6, 6–3. They then beat Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett in a second round Wimbledon match, which, at 5 hours and 58 minutes and a fifth set of over three hours, is the second longest ever at Wimbledon.[2] The final score was 7–5, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 28–26. Sá and Melo then beat Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya in the third round in another five-set marathon, winning 6–4, 6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, this one lasting only 3h36. After this, Sá continued success with a 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 victory over seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.[3] The team then finally lost 6–7, 4–6, 4–6 to eventual champions Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra.
Discarding the 2002 Wimbledon quarterfinal, Sá reached his best results on doubles. With 21 Challenger and six ATP-Tour titles, along with 11 Challenger and nine ATP-Tour finals, Sá is considered one of the best Brazilian doubles player of all time, reaching the respectable 17th place in the ranking. Partnering with Brazilian Flávio Saretta, he reached the quarterfinals at the 2004 Australian Open and with Paraguayan Ramón Delgado, a third round at the 2006 Wimbledon. Representing Brazil, he won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, partnering with Paulo Taicher, besting the Mexican couple Marco Osorio and Óscar Ortiz, 7–6, 6–2. In singles, he lost in the third round to David Nalbandian.
In 2004, Sá participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, with Flávio Saretta, at the doubles tournament. They beat the Spanish duo Carlos Moyà/Rafael Nadal in the first round 7–6, 6–1, losing to Zimbabwe's Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett, 3–6, 4–6.
Sá was the second last Brazilian to secure his place at the 2004 Olympics, Sá only participated at the Games because another team gave up their spot.[4]
Sá played 17 Davis Cup matches, in 12 ties. He won ten matches and lost seven. In doubles, he has an impressive record of seven wins and three losses. He was part of the 2000 Brazilian team that reached the World Group Semifinals.
Sá retired from professional tennis in 2018. He played his last doubles match with compatriot Thomaz Bellucci at 2018 Brasil Open.[5]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (11 titles, 19 runner-ups)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
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ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
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ATP World Tour 250 Series (11–18)
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Hard (3–5)
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Clay (7–9)
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Grass (1–5)
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Outdoor (10–17)
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Indoor (1–2)
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W–L
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Feb 1998
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Pacific Coast Championships, United States
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World Series
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Hard (i)
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
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1–6, 5–7
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Loss
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0–2
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Feb 2001
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Bogota Open, Colombia
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International
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Clay
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File:Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez
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File:Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood File:Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
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6–2, 6–4
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Loss
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0–3
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Jul 2001
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Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States
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International
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Grass
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
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6–3, 7–5
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Win
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1–3
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Sep 2001
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Hong Kong Open, China
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International
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Hard
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File:Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
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File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Luxa File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
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6–0, 7–5
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Loss
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1–4
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Jul 2002
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Dutch Open, Netherlands
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International
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Simoni
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File:Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee File:Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
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7–6(7–1), 6–3
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Loss
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1–5
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Sep 2002
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Brasil Open, Brazil
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International
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Hard
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein
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6–3, 7–6(7–1)
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Loss
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1–6
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Jul 2003
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Dutch Open, Netherlands (2)
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International
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Clay
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File:Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Devin Bowen File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher
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6–0, 6–4
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Win
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2–6
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Apr 2007
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Estoril Open, Portugal
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International
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García File:Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
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3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
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Win
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3–6
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Feb 2008
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Brasil Open
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International
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés File:Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Ventura
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4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
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Win
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4–6
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May 2008
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Hypo Group Tennis International, Austria
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International
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle File:Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11]
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Loss
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4–7
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Jun 2008
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Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom
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International
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Grass
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor File:Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
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4–6, 6–7(3–7)
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Win
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5–7
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Aug 2008
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New Haven Open, United States
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International
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Hard
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
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7–5, 6–2
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Loss
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5–8
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Mar 2009
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Delray Beach Open, United States
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250 Series
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Hard
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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6–8
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May 2009
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Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel File:Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
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6–7(9–11), 6–2, [10–7]
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Loss
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6–9
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Jun 2009
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Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (2)
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250 Series
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Grass
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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File:Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie File:Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
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6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
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Loss
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6–10
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Feb 2011
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Buenos Aires Open, Argentina
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Franco Ferreiro
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File:Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach File:Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Mayer
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7–6(8–6), 6–3
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Loss
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6–11
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Aug 2011
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Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Franco Ferreiro
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File:Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali File:Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
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6–7(1–7), 6–4, [9–11]
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Win
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7–11
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Sep 2011
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Moselle Open, France
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250 Series
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Hard (i)
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File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
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File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
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6–4, 7–6(9–7)
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Loss
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7–12
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Feb 2012
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Brasil Open (2)
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250 Series
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Clay (i)
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File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac File:Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
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6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
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Loss
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7–13
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Feb 2012
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Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (2)
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
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File:Flag of Spain.svg David Marrero File:Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
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4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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7–14
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Mar 2012
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Delray Beach Open, United States (2)
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250 Series
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Hard
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File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
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File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [13–15]
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Loss
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7–15
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Jul 2012
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Stuttgart Open, Germany
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
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File:Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy File:Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
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1–6, 3–6
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Win
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8–15
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Mar 2015
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Buenos Aires Open, Argentina
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen
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File:Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar File:Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
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Win
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9–15
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Jun 2015
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Nottingham Open, United Kingdom
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250 Series
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Grass
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
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File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas File:Flag of Spain.svg David Marrero
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6–2, 7–5
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Win
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10–15
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Jul 2015
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Umag Open, Croatia
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
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File:Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg File:Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
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4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
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Loss
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10–16
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Oct 2015
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Shenzhen Open, China
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250 Series
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Hard
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
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File:Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
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1–6, 7–6(7–3), [6–10]
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Loss
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10–17
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Apr 2016
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Romanian Open
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
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File:Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea File:Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
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5–7, 4–6
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Loss
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10–18
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Jun 2016
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Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom
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500 Series
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Grass
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
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File:Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert File:Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
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3–6, 6–7(5–7)
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Win
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11–18
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Mar 2017
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Brasil Open
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250 Series
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Clay
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Dutra Silva
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File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Daniell File:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–7]
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Loss
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11–19
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Jun 2017
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Eastbourne International, United Kingdom
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250 Series
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Grass
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File:Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan File:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, [3–10]
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Challenger Tour singles titles (11)
- 1998: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – defeated Juan Antonio Marín 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
- 1998: Salinas, Ecuador – def. Guillermo Cañas 7–5, 5–7, 6–4
- 1998: Gramado, Brazil – def. Hideki Kaneko 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
- 1999: Austin, USA – def. Glenn Weiner 7–5, 6–2
- 1999: Tulsa, USA – def. Jimy Szymanski 6–2, 7–6(4)
- 1999: Dallas, USA – def. Jimy Szymanski 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
- 2001: Calabasas, USA – def. Michael Russell 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
- 2001: Salvador, Brazil – def. Alexandre Simoni 6–3, 6–2
- 2004: São Paulo, Brazil – def. Jacob Adaktusson 6–4, 6–0
- 2004: College Station, USA – def. Brian Vahaly 6–3, 6–0
- 2005: Campos do Jordão, Brazil – def. Juan Martín del Potro 6–4, 6–4
Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
References
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