Thiago Alves (tennis)

Thiago Hernandez Alves (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈawvis]; born May 22, 1982) is a retired professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Hernandez and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Thiago Alves
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceFlorianópolis, Brazil
Born (1982-05-22) May 22, 1982
São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 739,459
Singles
Career record7–27 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 88 (July 13, 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2007)
French Open1R (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon2R (2009)
US Open2R (2006, 2008)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 151 (October 30, 2006)
Team competitions
Davis Cup1R (2013)
Last updated on: 22 June 2018.

Tennis career

In Grand Slams

He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the U.S. Open in both 2006 and 2008, Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2009. In 2006, he beat No. 359 Mariano Zabaleta in the first round before losing to No. 22 Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round.

2007 Win Over Moya

At the 2007 Brasil Open, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over No. 4 seed and former French Open champion Carlos Moyà. However, he fell to Juan Mónaco in the second round

2008

Alves lost to Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open in three sets.

2009

In the first round of the Johannesburg, SA Tennis Open he lost heavily to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He also lost in the first round of the 2009 French Open to Jérémy Chardy.

At Wimbledon he played in the first round as a lucky loser and defeated Andrei Pavel. He faced 8th seed Gilles Simon in the second round and won the first set but went on to lose.

Titles (10)

Singles (7)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (7)
Titles by Surface
Hard (6)
Grass (0)
Clay (1)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. August 15, 2005 Manta, Ecuador Hard Lesley Joseph 6–4, 6–1
2. October 10, 2005 Quito, Ecuador Clay Marcos Daniel 1–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
3. July 31, 2006 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard André Sá 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
4. August 14, 2006 Manta, Ecuador Hard Brian Dabul 6–2, 6–2
5. December 31, 2007 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Carlos Berlocq 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
6. January 8, 2012 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Gastão Elias 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1)
7. March 18, 2012 Guadalajara, Mexico Hard Paolo Lorenzi 6–3, 7–6(6–4)

Doubles (3)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3)
Grass (0)
Clay (0)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
1. January 2, 2006 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Flávio Saretta Lucas Engel
André Ghem		 7–6(12–10), 6–3
2. March 13, 2006 Salinas, Ecuador Hard Júlio Silva André Ghem
Alexandre Simoni		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
3. August 8, 2010 Segovia, Spain Hard Franco Ferreiro Brian Battistone
Harsh Mankad		 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]

Runners-up (17)

Singles (10)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (10)
Finals by Surface
Hard (8)
Grass (0)
Clay (2)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponen Score
1. July 18, 2005 Tarzana, USA Hard Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 6–3, 6–2
2. January 2, 2006 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Flávio Saretta 7–6(7–2), 6–3
3. September 25, 2006 Gramado, Brazil Hard Franco Ferreiro 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–5 ret.
4. August 4, 2008 Segovia, Spain Hard Sergiy Stakhovsky 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
5. September 29, 2008 Aracaju, Brazil Clay Paul Capdeville 7–5, 6–4
6. July 12, 2009 Pozoblanco, Spain Hard Karol Beck 6–4, 6–3
7. August 8, 2009 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Horacio Zeballos 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
8. May 8, 2010 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Conor Niland 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
9. August 21, 2010 Salvador, Brazil Hard Ricardo Mello 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
10. September 16, 2012 Cali, Colombia Clay João Souza 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (7)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (7)
Finals by Surface
Hard (2)
Grass (0)
Clay (5)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
1. April 10, 2006 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Júlio Silva Máximo González
Sergio Roitman		 6–2, 3–6, [10–5]
2. March 5, 2007 Salinas, Ecuador Hard Franco Ferreiro Scott Lipsky
David Martin		 7–5, 7–6(11–9)
3. September 29, 2008 Aracaju, Brazil Clay João Souza Juan-Martín Aranguren
Franco Ferreiro		 6–4, 6–4
4. November 3, 2008 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Ricardo Hocevar Sebastián Decoud
Santiago Giraldo		 6–4, 6–4
5. October 4, 2009 Naples, Italy Clay Augusto Laranja Guido Andreozzi
Marcel Felder		 6–3, 6–3
6. May 12, 2012 Rio Quente, Brazil Hard Lukáš Rosol Ivan Dodig
Fred Gil		 6–1, 6–3
7. September 22, 2013 Campinas, Brazil Clay Thiago Monteiro Guido Andreozzi
Máximo González		 6–4, 6–4


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