SOUSA Joao

Date of Birth: 30 Mar 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.87/6'1''

Place of birth: GUIMARAES

Birth Country:

Portugal

Place of residence : BARCELONA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Men's Singles	33
	Men's Doubles POR Sousa / Sousa	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
4th on Court 4	Ariake Tennis Park Court 4	Men's Singles First Round CZE MACHAC TMACHAC Tomas 6⁵ 6 6 POR SOUSA JSOUSA Joao 7 4 4	Finished
4th on Court 5	Ariake Tennis Park Court 5	Men's Doubles First Round JPN McLachlan / Nishikori 6 6 POR Sousa / Sousa 1 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	-	-	R128	-	R128	-	-	-
2020	R128	R64	R128	R64	-	-	R128	-
2019	R32	SF	R128	R64	R16	R32	R128	QF
2018	R64	R32	R128	R16	R128	R16	R16	R32
2017	R128	R64	R64	R64	R128	R64	R128	R64
2016	R32	R64	R64	R32	R32	R64	R32	R64
2015	R32	R32	R64	R64	R128	R64	R128	QF
2014	R128	R64	R128	R16	R128	R64	R64	R32
2013	R64	-	R64	-	-	-	R32	-
2012	-	-	R128	-	-	-	-	-

2021 Tournament Results - Doubles

Result
Winner	-
Runner-up	-
Semifinal	Cordoba,Buenos Aires,Newport

Olympic Games - Singles
2020 Tokyo, JPN

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Lost	MACHAC Tomas (CZE)

2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Won	HAASE Robin (NED)	6-1, 7-5
R32	Lost	DEL POTRO Juan Martin (ARG)	3-6, 6-1, 3-6

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: ELIAS Gastao

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Won	MARTIN Andrej / ZELENAY Igor (SVK)	6-4, 6-2
R16	Lost	NESTOR Daniel / POSPISIL Vasek (CAN)	1-6, 4-6

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Conquistador ['Conqueror', for sharing his birthplace with Afonso I of Portugal, the country's first king]. (Athlete, 02 Jul 2021; record.xl.pt, 02 Oct 2013)

Reading books, playing football, going to the cinema. (Athlete, 02 Jul 2021)

Languages spoken:

Catalan, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Frederico Marques [personal], POR

Right (atpworldtour.com, 01 Jan 2016 )

Turned professional in 2005

He began playing tennis at age four, at a local club with his father, Armando. (atpworldtour.com, 01 Jan 2016 )

His father was passionate about the sport. (Athlete, 02 Jul 2021)

To be ranked world number one, and to win a Grand Slam. (Athlete, 02 Jul 2021)

Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, US tennis player Pete Sampras, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (atpworldtour.com, 01 Jan 2016)

His father. (Athlete, 02 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Work hard and never give up." (Athlete, 02 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM PORTUGAL TO SPAIN
He moved to Barcelona, Spain, at age 15 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional tennis player. (atpworldtour.com, 01 Jan 2016)

Milestones

In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013, he became the first Portuguese player to win an ATP World Tour singles title. He was also the first Portuguese tennis player to enter the top 50 world rankings [2013] and the top 40 [2014]. (atpworldtour.com, 24 Apr 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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