Bernardo Mota

Bernardo Mota

Country (sports)	Portugal
Residence	Lisbon, Portugal
Born	(1971-07-14) 14 July 1971 Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 253,056
Singles
Career record	12–24 (33%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 194 (31 March 1997)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record	23–24 (49%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 96 (21 April 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1992, 1996, 2000)
Last updated on: July 6, 2009.

Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota (born 14 July 1971 in Lisbon) is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Croatia's Goran Ivanišević. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 31, 1997, when he became the number 194 of the world.

He was most successful in the doubles category, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 96 in 1997. The highest moment of his career was his only ATP level victory in his home country at the Oporto Open in 1996 with fellow Portuguese player and regular doubles partner Emanuel Couto.

After retiring from the circuit, Mota coached top Portuguese players including Rui Machado, Pedro Sousa and Frederico Gil.

Career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0/0) ATP Tour World Championships (0/0) ATP Masters Series (0/0) ATP International Series Gold (0/0) ATP International Series (1/0)

Titles by Surface Hard (0/0) Clay (1/0) Grass (0/0) Carpet (0/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	June 16, 1996	Oporto, Portugal	Clay	Emanuel Couto	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

External links

• Bernardo Mota at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Bernardo Mota at the Davis Cup
• Profile