Hélder Lopes (tennis)
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Country(sports)
Portugal
PortugalBorn7 August 1977
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,783
| Country (sports) | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 1977 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $18,783 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 455 (4 August 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 373 (4 November 2002) |
| Last updated on: N/A. | |
Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in August 2003.[1] Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five Davis Cup ties in 2002 and 2003.[2][3]
ITF Men's Circuit
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1 – 28 October 2001 | Satellites | Espinho, Portugal 3 | Hard |  Dominique Coene |
6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Winner | 15 July – 11 August 2002 | Satellites | Miramar, Portugal 2 | Clay |  Raul Morant-Rivas |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 9 February 2003 | Futures | Espinho, Portugal F1 | Hard |  Mike Scheidweiler |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 22 June 2003 | Futures | Lisbon, Portugal F9 | Clay | Nicolás Almagro |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 22 November – 21 December 1997 | Satellites | Portimão, Portugal 5 | Clay | Nuno Marques |
 Benoit Carelli Meride Zahirovic |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14 February – 12 March 2000 | Satellites | Chetumal, Mexico | Hard | António van Grichen |
 Rafael de Mesa Luis Uribe |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2 – 28 July 2001 | Satellites | Espinho, Portugal 2 | Clay | Bernardo Mota |
Jean-Michel Pequery Gregory Zavialoff |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 22 October – 25 November 2001 | Satellites | Albufeira, Portugal 4 | Clay | Bernardo Mota |
Pedro Pereira Rogier Wassen |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 29 April – 26 May 2002 | Satellites | Espinho, Portugal 1 | Clay |  Leonardo Azzaro |
 Iverson Barros Lucas Engel |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 29 April – 26 May 2002 | Satellites | Espinho, Portugal 1 | Clay | Leonardo Azzaro |
Bernardo Mota Francisco Neves |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 15 July – 11 August 2002 | Satellites | Miramar, Portugal 2 | Clay | André Lopes |
 Guillermo Carry Alejandro Poberaj |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 10 – 16 March 2003 | Futures | Faro, Portugal F5 | Hard | Bernardo Mota |
Guillermo García López Santiago Ventura |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players
This section contains Lopes' win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.
| Opponent | Highest rank | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match | Ref |
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 Jarkko Nieminen |
13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at the 2003 Estoril Open | [4][5] |
 Max Mirnyi |
18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at the 2002 Davis Cup | [6][7] |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017 | ||
