Thiago Alves (tennis)
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Residence | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Born | May 22, 1982 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$581,920 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–23 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 88 (July 13, 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 234 (January 9, 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2007) |
| French Open | 1R (2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2006, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 151 (October 30, 2006) |
| Last updated on: August 2, 2010. | |
Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.
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[edit] Tennis career
[edit] 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 #359 Mariano Zabaleta in the first round before losing to #22 Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round.
[edit] 2007 Win Over Moya
At the 2007 Brasil Open, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over number 4 seed and former French Open champion Carlos Moyà, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3. However, he fell to Juan Mónaco in the second round, 6–2, 6–3.
[edit] 2008
Alves lost to Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open 3-6, 5-7, 4-6.
[edit] 2009
In the first round of the Johannesburg, SA Tennis Open he lost heavily to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6 1–6. 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 7-5 3-6 4-6 4-6.
[edit] Titles (8)
[edit] Singles (6)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | 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(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) |
[edit] Doubles (2)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | January 2, 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Flávio Saretta |
Lucas Engel André Ghem |
7–6(10), 6–3 |
| 2. | March 13, 2006 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | Júlio Silva |
André Ghem Alexandre Simoni |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
[edit] Runner-ups (9)
[edit] Singles (5)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | 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(2), 6–3 |
| 3. | September 25, 2006 | Gramado, Brazil | Hard | Franco Ferreiro |
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–5 retired |
| 4. | August 4, 2008 | Segovia, Spain | Hard |  Sergiy Stakhovsky |
7–5, 7–6(4) |
| 5. | September 29, 2008 | Aracaju, Brazil | Clay |  Paul Capdeville |
7–5, 6–4 |
[edit] Doubles (4)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | 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(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 |
[edit] External links
- Thiago Alves at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alves Recent Match Results
- Alves World Ranking History
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