João Menezes

João Menezes
Full nameJoão Magalhães Hueb de Menezes
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceUberaba, Brazil
Born (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 28)
Uberaba, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachPatricio Arnold
Prize money$350,992
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 172 (17 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1435 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2021)
French OpenQ3 (2021)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US OpenQ3 (2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 242 (13 September 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open JuniorF (2014)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's singles
Last updated on: 20 September 2024.

João Magalhães Hueb de Menezes (born 17 December 1996) is a Brazilian inactive professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 172 achieved on 17 February 2020. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved on 13 September 2021.

Menezes won the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, defeating Chilean Tomás Barrios in the final. He has won one ATP Challenger singles title at the 2019 Samarkand Challenger as well as a total of 12 ITF Futures titles (5 singles and 7 doubles).[1]

Career

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In June 2021, he qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 French Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q2 Q3 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A NH Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q3 A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A NH Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Monte-Carlo Masters A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Davis Cup Z1 A A 0 / 1 0–1
Summer Olympics Not Held 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Tournaments 1 0 2 0 3
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–3
Year-end ranking 189 194 250 955 0%

Davis Cup

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Legend
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Group I (0–1)
Group II (0)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Rubber outcome Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase3–1; 13–14 September 2019; Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba, Criciúma, Brazil; Group I Americas; Clay surface
Defeat I Singles Barbados Barbados Darian King 6–3, 4–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2015 USA F8, Plantation Futures Clay Argentina Patricio Heras 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2015 Colombia F1, Pereira Futures Clay Ecuador Emilio Gómez 5–7, 2–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2015 Brazil F7, Santa Maria Futures Clay Brazil Orlando Luz 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–2 Oct 2016 Ecuador F2, Quito Futures Clay Bolivia Federico Zeballos 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 3–2 Sep 2017 Spain F28, Oviedo Futures Clay Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–2 Apr 2018 Nigeria F1, Abuja Futures Hard Sweden Markus Eriksson 6–2, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Apr 2018 Nigeria F2, Abuja Futures Hard Austria Maximilian Neuchrist 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win 5–3 May 2018 Nigeria F3, Abuja Futures Hard India Arjun Kadhe 6–3, 6–1
Win 6–3 May 2019 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay France Corentin Moutet 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
Loss 6–4 Jul 2019 Binghamton, USA Challenger Hard Japan Yūichi Sugita 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 2–6

Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures (7–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2013 Brazil F8, Caxias do Sul Futures Clay Brazil Evaldo Neto Brazil Fabrício Neis
Brazil João Pedro Sorgi
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Mar 2015 USA F9, Sunrise Futures Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna
Brazil Thales Turini
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 2–1 May 2015 Colombia F1, Pereira Futures Clay Brazil João Walendowsky Colombia Felipe Escobar
Colombia Juan Sebastián Gómez
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Win 3–1 Oct 2016 Colombia F4, Valledupar Futures Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Colombia José Daniel Bendeck
Argentina Gregorio Cordonnier
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 4–1 Oct 2016 Ecuador F1, Quito Futures Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Matías Franco Descotte
United States Raleigh Smith
6–1, 6–4
Win 5–1 Dec 2016 Uruguay F2, Paysandú Futures Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Brazil Oscar José Gutierrez
Brazil Nicolas Santos
6–0, 6–4
Win 6–1 Sep 2017 Spain F28, Oviedo Futures Clay Argentina Franco Agamenone Norway Viktor Durasovic
Spain Miguel Semmler
7–5, 6–3
Win 7–1 Oct 2017 Egypt F31, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Spain David Jordà Sanchis Egypt Youssef Hossam
Italy Antonio Massara
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 8–1 Sep 2020 Iași, Romania Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Philippines Treat Huey
United States Nathaniel Lammons
6–2, 6–2
Loss 8–2 Aug 2021 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář
Venezuela Luis David Martínez
6–1, 3–6, [3–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 US Open Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Australia Omar Jasika
Japan Naoki Nakagawa
3–6, 6–7(6–8)

References

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  1. ^ "Joao Menezes Tennis Player Profile | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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