João Menezes
Brazilian tennis player (born 1996)
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João Magalhães Hueb de Menezes (born 17 December 1996) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 172 achieved on 17 February 2020 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved on 13 September 2021.
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FullnameJoão Magalhães Hueb de Menezes
Country(sports)
Brazil
BrazilResidenceUberaba, Brazil
Born17 December 1996
Uberaba, Brazil
Menezes at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | João Magalhães Hueb de Menezes |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Brazil |
| Residence | Uberaba, Brazil |
| Born | 17 December 1996 Uberaba, Brazil |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Retired | 2024[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Patricio Arnold |
| Prize money | $350,992 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 172 (17 February 2020) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2021) |
| French Open | Q3 (2021) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2022) |
| US Open | Q3 (2019) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (13 September 2021) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open Junior | F (2014) |
Medal record | |
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).[2]
Career
In June 2021, he qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Performance timelines
| 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
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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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3–1; 13–14 September 2019; Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba, Criciúma, Brazil; Group I Americas; Clay surface | |||||
| Defeat | I | Singles |  Barbados |
Darian King | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2015 | USA F8, Plantation | Futures | Clay |  Patricio Heras |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2015 | Colombia F1, Pereira | Futures | Clay |  Emilio Gómez |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2015 | Brazil F7, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | Orlando Luz |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2016 | Ecuador F2, Quito | Futures | Clay |  Federico Zeballos |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2017 | Spain F28, Oviedo | Futures | Clay |  Eduard Esteve Lobato |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2018 | Nigeria F1, Abuja | Futures | Hard |  Markus Eriksson |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2018 | Nigeria F2, Abuja | Futures | Hard |  Maximilian Neuchrist |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2018 | Nigeria F3, Abuja | Futures | Hard |  Arjun Kadhe |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–3 | May 2019 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay |  Corentin Moutet |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jul 2019 | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Yūichi Sugita |
6–7(2–7), 6–1, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2013 | Brazil F8, Caxias do Sul | Futures | Clay | Evaldo Neto |
Fabrício Neis João Pedro Sorgi |
3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | USA F9, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Rafael Matos |
Bruno Sant'Anna Thales Turini |
7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2015 | Colombia F1, Pereira | Futures | Clay | João Walendowsky |
 Felipe Escobar Juan Sebastián Gómez |
6–3, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F4, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | Rafael Matos |
José Daniel Bendeck Gregorio Cordonnier |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2016 | Ecuador F1, Quito | Futures | Clay | Rafael Matos |
Matías Franco Descotte Raleigh Smith |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Dec 2016 | Uruguay F2, Paysandú | Futures | Clay | Rafael Matos |
Oscar José Gutierrez Nicolas Santos |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–1 | Sep 2017 | Spain F28, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | Franco Agamenone |
 Viktor Durasovic Miguel Semmler |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–1 | Oct 2017 | Egypt F31, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | David Jordà Sanchis |
 Youssef Hossam Antonio Massara |
6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 8–1 | Sep 2020 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos |
 Treat Huey Nathaniel Lammons |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–2 | Aug 2021 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos |
 Zdeněk Kolář Luis David Martínez |
6–1, 3–6, [3–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Rafael Matos |
 Omar Jasika Naoki Nakagawa |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
