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Rui Machado
Country (sports)Portugal
ResidenceLisbon, Portugal
Born (1984-04-10) April 10, 1984 (age 40)
Faro, Algarve, Portugal
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 528,273
Singles
Career record20–32[1] (38%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 79 (August 29, 2011)
Current rankingNo. 79 (August 29, 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2011)
French Open2R (2009)
WimbledonQ2 (2009)
US Open2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record0–7 (0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (January 17, 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2011)
US Open2R (2011)
Last updated on: September 1, 2011.

Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In August 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 79.

Early life

At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to tennis when he attended lessons at a local club. He began participating in regional competitions, and five years later he was ranked no. 1 in the initiated players national ranking. In 1998, he was singles runner-up and team champion at the national juvenile championship, this time competing for the Faro Tennis Centre. One year later, Machado decided to attend a summer training camp of the Catalan Tennis Federation, in Barcelona. There he took the decision of pursuing a professional tennis career and with his family's help, he kept on training and finished his secondary education in Spain.[2]

In 2001, he won the junior national singles championship and was runner-up for the Catalan regional singles title. In July, he earned his first ATP ranking point at a Spanish leg of the ITF Futures circuit. Despite being accepted to study Economics at a Catalan university, Machado decided to concentrate his efforts on tennis and initiate a fully professional career.[2]

Career

2002–2007

Machado turned professional in 2002 and until 2005, Machado competed exclusively in the Futures circuit, where he collected two doubles titles. In April of that year, he entered his first ATP Challenger Series event in Olbia, Italy, ranked no. 322. Machado did not pass the first round, losing to ranked no. 245. Steve Darcis by 6–3, 6–3, but his first participation in a ATP Tour event soon followed, as he was selected to enter the Estoril Open, an ATP International Series event, with a wildcard, losing in the first round to ranked no. 94. Agustin Calleri by 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. He followed that with two straight Challenger quarterfinal runs in France and Italy, beating in the process former top-60 players Álex Calatrava 6–0, 6–1 and Juan Antonio Marín 6–4, 6–3. Peaking at a career-high no. 242 in October, Machado closed the year by reaching three consecutive Futures finals, and grabbing his first singles title and third doubles titles in Gran Canaria, Spain (although in different tournaments).

In early 2006, Machado suffered wrist and knee injuries.[2] A nearly two-year competitive stoppage made him drop to an all-time low no. 1512, in July 2007, despite winning two more Futures doubles titles. Attempting to return to his previous level, Machado achieved modest results that helped him, nonetheless, to climb back to no. 733, at the end of 2007.

2008

Machado made his definitive comeback to high-level competition in early 2008 with an impressive winning streak of 26 consecutive matches in the Futures circuit.[2] Along this run, he won four consecutive finals (Bari, Faro, Lagos, and Albufeira). He finally lost a semifinal match two weeks later in Zaragoza to no. 264 Pere Riba 7–5, 6–2, but avenged this loss in the following week in Loja, beating Riba in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, for a fifth Future singles title in six consecutive tries and sixth overall. Machado would add yet another one in May, beating Antonio Pastorino in a hard-fought three-set final in Napoli 6–4, 3–6, 7–6. This string of victories boosted Machado's ranking by 400 places to no. 328. In the meantime, he helped Portugal to a 4–1 defeat of Tunisia in their Euro/African Zone – Group II Davis Cup match in Estoril. The following week, he received a wildcard to the Estoril Open, but despite defeating world no. 22 Ivo Karlović 6–4, 1–0 ret. in the first round, Machado bowed out to no. 101 Florent Serra 7–6, 6–1.

The remainder of Machado's season included mostly participations in Challenger events, where his best record included two semifinal places in Cancún and Córdoba, but also his debut in Grand Slam qualification round matches. In June, he was unable to overcome the first qualifying round of Wimbledon against no. 383 Richard Bloomfield 6–3, 7–5, but later in August, he went through the qualification, defeating former Olympic champion no. 121 Nicolás Massú 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, in the process, to reach his first ever Gram Slam main round, where he would lose in a battled five-set second round match before no. 13 Fernando Verdasco 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–0. This participation earned Machado 100 points, his biggest share of ATP points in a single event, moving him up 22 places in the overall ranking to no. 178. He closed the year with a new career-high singles ranking of 153rd, achieving a net improvement of 529 places from his 2008 starting rank (732nd).

2009

A participation in the Costa do Sauípe 250 Series event opened Machado's new season. He survived the qualifying round and, in the main round, defeated world no. 75 Iván Navarro, 6–4, 6–1, only to lose in the next round to Eduardo Schwank, by two tiebreak-deciding sets after having won the first. In late February, Machado won his first Challenger-level tournament in Meknes, Morocco, surpassing no. 242 David Marrero, 6–2, 6–7, 6–3.

In March, he was unable to impose his game once again in Moroccan soil, at the Marrakech Challenger. Machado then tried to reach the main round of the Miami Masters but failed to go past the first qualifying round, losing to no. 110 Andrey Golubev. At the Athens Challenger, he earned his second Challenger singles title along with 12,250, his biggest career singles prize money and the biggest tournament won by a Portuguese player, defeating no. 168 Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava by 6–3, 7–6 . In the doubles, he was losing finalist partnering with Jesse Huta Galung.

In May, in his third appearance at the Estoril Open, he lost his first round match 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 against no. 69 Óscar Hernández. He nevertheless reached an all-time high rank no. 123 and would soon manage to go through the 2009 French Open qualifiers and past the first round, only to be beaten by no. 12 seed Fernando González 6–3, 6–2, 6–3. Despite being eliminated in the first round of the Czech Open by eventual runner-up no. 90 Steve Darcis 6–4, 6–4, Machado climbed to a new lifetime best singles ranking of no. 116. He contested the qualifying tournament at Wimbledon, but lost in the second round to no. 201 Lukas Lacko 1–6, 6–2, 8–6.

In July, Machado played for Portugal in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. He recorded the largest win in tennis history, defeating Algeria's Valentin Rahmine 6–0, 6–0, 6–0.

In August, Machado qualified to the US Open as a lucky loser. He lost 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 against no. 62 Daniel Köllerer.

2010

Machado began the season in the Australian Open qualifying tournament, where he lost in the second round 7–5, 6–3 to no. 300 Alex Bogomolov Jr.

In February, at the Brasil Open, in Costa do Sauípe, he upset no. 89 Marcos Daniel by 6–3, 7–6 and lost in Second Round to no. 41 Igor Andreev by 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. Machado then tried to reach the main round of the Miami Masters but failed to go past the first qualifying round, losing to no. 155 Ivan Dodig by 7–6, 7–5. A week later he won the Napoli Challenger defeating no. 204 Federico del Bonis 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Machado entered the Estoril Open as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually achieved his career's best result by reaching the quarter finals. He paved his way by defeating better ranked players: Nicolas Massu (92nd; 6–2, 6–4) and Michal Przysiezny (97st; 6–4, 6–4), losing only to his friend Frederico Gil (133rd; 4–6, 7–6, 6–3). With this successful campaign, on May 10, Machado climbed 6 places in the world rankings to become no. 108.

He contested the qualifying tournament at 2010 French Open, but lost in the second round to no. 245 Alexandre Sidorenko 7–6, 5–7, 6–3. He also contested the qualifying tournament at Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to no. 256 Tatsuma Ito 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 and in US Open he also lost in the second qualifying round to no. 220 Ryan Harrison 5–7, 7–6, 6–3.

In October, he won the Asunción Challenger defeating no. 138 Ramón Delgado 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 in the final.

2011

Machado began the season losing in the 2011 Aircel Chennai Open in the first round to Alejandro Falla (105th) by 7–5, 6–3. Later at the Australian Open, he lost in the first round by 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 to Santiago Giraldo (64th).

In February, at the Movistar Open, he lost in Second Round to no. 30 Thomaz Bellucci by 7–5, 1–6, 6–1. At the Brasil Open, in Costa do Sauípe, he upset no. 86 Filippo Volandri by 6–2, 6–1 and lost in Quarter Finals to no. 13 Nicolás Almagro by 6–2, 6–4. A week later, he lost in the first round of Copa Claro to no. 39 Juan Ignacio Chela by 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.

In March, he won the Marrakech Challenger defeating no. 267 Maxime Teixeira 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 in the final.

In April, at the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, he lost in the first round to no. 103 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo by 7–5, 6–1. Machado then tried to reach the main round of the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters but failed to go past the first qualifying round, losing to no. 180 Bernard Tomic by 6–3, 6–7, 6–4. In Barcelona Open he achieved the second round as a lucky-loser where he lost to no. 48 Kei Nishikori by 6–1, 6–4. Machado entered the Estoril Open as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually qualified directly, for the first time, because of pre-tournament drop-outs. He lost in the first round to no. 63 Victor Hanescu by 6–3, 6–3.

In May, at the 2011 French Open he couldn't past the first round, he lost to no. 83 Julien Benneteau 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0.

In June, he won the Rijeka Challenger defeating no. 154 Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–0 in the final. He also contested the qualifying tournament at Wimbledon, but lost in the first round to no. 163 Robert Farah 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.

In July, he won the Poznan Challenger defeating no. 164 Jerzy Janowicz 6–3, 6–3 in the final. A week later, he lost in the first round of Croatia Open in Umag to no. 38 Fabio Fognini by 6–4, 6–3.

In August, he lost in the first round of US Open to the world no. 41 Robin Haase by 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 in 1h32m.

Career Finals

Challengers and futures

Singles: 20 (14–6)

Legend
Challengers (7–1)
Futures (7–5)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (10–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. August 11, 2003 Spain Spain F16, Denia Clay Spain José Antonio Sánchez-de Luna 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. December 6, 2004 Spain Spain F32, Gran Canaria Clay Spain Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 3. November 14, 2005 Spain Spain F32, Gran Canaria Clay Slovakia Ivo Klec 6–3, 6–3
Winner 1. November 27, 2005 Spain Spain F33, Gran Canaria Clay Slovakia Ivo Klec 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. December 12, 2005 Spain Spain F34, Pontevedra Hard Spain Gorka Fraile 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 5. March 27, 2006 Portugal Portugal F3, Faro Hard Portugal Frederico Gil 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–4
Winner 2. February 25, 2008 Italy Italy F1, Bari Clay (i) Germany Daniel Stoehr 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. March 3, 2008 Portugal Portugal F4, Faro Hard France Frederic Jeanclaude 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 4. March 10, 2008 Portugal Portugal F5, Lagos Hard Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. March 24, 2008 Portugal Portugal F6, Albufeira Hard Australia Carsten Ball 6–2, 6–2
Winner 6. April 14, 2008 Spain Spain F13, Loja Clay Spain Pere Riba 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 7. May 26, 2008 Italy Italy F13, Napoli Clay Argentina Antonio Pastorino 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Winner 8. March 1, 2009 Morocco Meknes Clay Spain David Marrero 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Winner 9. April 12, 2009 Greece Athens Hard Spain Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 6. February 28, 2010 Morocco Meknes Clay Ukraine Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. 7–5, 6–2
Winner 10. April 4, 2010 Italy Napoli Clay Argentina Federico del Bonis 6–4, 6–4
Winner 11. October 17, 2010 Paraguay Asunción Clay Paraguay Ramón Delgado 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 12. March 26, 2011 Morocco Marrakech Clay France Maxime Teixeira 6–3, 6–7(7–8), 6–4
Winner 13. June 5, 2011 Croatia Rijeka Clay Slovenia Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–0
Winner 14. July 24, 2011 Poland Poznan Clay Poland Jerzy Janowicz 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

Legend
Challengers (1–2)
Futures (5–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. August 4, 2003 Spain Spain F15, Denia Clay Egypt Karim Maamoun Spain Jordi Marse-Vidri &
Spain Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava
6–7(1–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Winner 1. August 23, 2004 Spain Spain F18, Vigo Clay Uruguay Martin Vilarrubi Spain David Marrero &
Spain Carlos Rexach Itoiz
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. December 6, 2004 Spain Spain F32, Gran Canaria Clay (i) Spain David De Miguel Czech Republic Dušan Karol &
Spain Roberto Menendez
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Winner 3. November 27, 2005 Spain Spain F33, Gran Canaria Clay Spain David De Miguel Czech Republic Pablo Andújar &
Czech Republic Dušan Karol
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 4. April 3, 2006 Portugal Portugal F2, Faro Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Germany Sebastian Fitz &
Croatia Franko Skugor
6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. July 9, 2007 Spain Spain F24, Málaga Clay Portugal Gonçalo Nicau Spain Carlos Gonzalez &
Spain Sergio Pérez-Pérez
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 2. February 25, 2008 Italy Italy F1, Bari Clay Spain Ignacio Coll-Riudavets Italy Alberto Brizzi &
Italy Matteo Volante
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. April 7, 2008 Spain Spain F12, Zaragoza Clay Spain Andoni Vivanco Spain Guillermo Olaso
Spain Albert Ramos-Viñolas
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 4. April 12, 2009 Greece Athens Hard Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung Australia Rameez Junaid
Germany Philipp Marx
6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. July 25, 2010 Poland Póznan Clay Spain Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava United States James Cerretani
Canada Adil Shamasdin
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 5. October 30, 2010 Brazil São Paulo Clay Spain Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava Brazil Franco Ferreiro
Brazil André Sá
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8]

Singles performance timeline

Key
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.

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through August 31, 2011.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career
SR
Career
W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A LQ 1R 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A A A A 2R LQ 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Wimbledon A A A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A A A 2R 1R LQ 1R 0 / 3 1–3
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 6 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 N/A 2–6
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A A A A A LQ LQ A 0 / 0 0–0
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 0–0
ATP World Tour 500 Series
Acapulco A A A A A A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
Barcelona A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 0–1
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 N/A 0–1
ATP World Tour 250 Series
Chennai A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Sydney A A A A A A A A LQ 0 / 0 0–0
Santiago A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Costa do Sauípe A A A A A A 2R 2R QF 0 / 3 4–3
Buenos Aires A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Casablanca A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Estoril A A 1R A A 2R 1R QF 1R 0 / 5 3–5
Umag A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 13 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–7 N/A 8–13
Career Statistics
ATP Tournaments Played 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 11 Career total: 20
ATP Finals Reached 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Statistics by surface
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3 0 / 5 2–11
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 6–3 5–8 0 / 15 17–19
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Carpet Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 1–2
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–5 6–3 5–11 0 / 20 20–32
Win (%) 0% 0% 33% 50% 0% 50% 38% 67% 31% Career Win (%): 38%
Year-End Ranking 833 393 259 893 733 153 124 93 N/A
  • Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.

ATP Tour career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings ($) Money list rank
2002 0 0 0 $1,323 1,153
2003 0 0 0 $3,570 833
2004 0 0 0 $8,989 574
2005 0 0 0 $22,196 374
2006 0 0 0 $2,361 1,114
2007 0 0 0 $4,895 899
2008 0 0 0 $80,594 240
2009 0 0 0 $135,921 169
2010 0 0 0 $112,742 184
2011 0 0 0 $146,731 115
Career* 0 0 0 $520,200 714
Statistics correct as of June 25, 2011.

Davis Cup

Machado has played for the Portugal Davis Cup team since 2003. His singles record is 11–13 and his doubles record is 0–1 (11–14 overall).

Participations (25)

Singles (24)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W–L Result
2003 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
QF 11–13 July 2003 South Africa South Africa Hard South Africa Wesley Moodie Lose 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
2004 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
1R 9–11 April 2004 Tunisia Tunisia Hard Tunisia Malek Jaziri Lose 4–6, 3–6
QF 16–18 July 2004 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dušan Vemić Lose 3–6, 3–6
2005 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
1R 4–6 March 2005 Estonia Estonia Carpet Estonia Andrei Luzgin Lose 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
QF 15–17 July 2005 Algeria Algeria Clay Algeria Slimane Saoudi Lose 0–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Algeria Lamine Ouahab Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
SF 23–25 September 2005 Slovenia Slovenia Clay Slovenia Marko Tkalec Win 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Slovenia Grega Žemlja Lose 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7), 1–6
2006 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group I
1R 10–12 February 2006 Luxembourg Luxembourg Hard Luxembourg Laurent Bram Win 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Luxembourg Gilles Müller Lose 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7), 1–6
2007 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group I
1R 9–11 February 2007 Georgia (country) Georgia Carpet Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze Lose 5–7, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
GI Play-Offs 21–23 September 2007 Netherlands Netherlands Hard Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung Lose 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
2008 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
1R 11–13 April 2008 Tunisia Tunisia Clay Tunisia Walid Jallali Win 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
QF 18–20 July 2008 Cyprus Cyprus Clay Cyprus Photos Kallias Win 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
SF 19–21 September 2008 Ukraine Ukraine Hard Ukraine Sergei Bubka Lose 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
2009 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
1R 6–8 March 2009 Cyprus Cyprus Hard Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis Lose 3–6, 5–7, 4–6
GII Play-Offs 10–12 July 2009 Algeria Algeria Clay Algeria Valentin Rahmine Win 6–0, 6–0, 6–0
2010 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
1R 5–7 March 2010 Denmark Denmark Clay Denmark Frederik Nielsen Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
QF 9–11 July 2010 Cyprus Cyprus Clay Cyprus Rares Cuzdriorean Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
Cyprus Sergis Kyratzis Win 6–2, 6–0
SF 17–19 September 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Setkic Lose 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 1–6
2011 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group I
1R 4–6 March 2011 Slovakia Slovakia Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan Win 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4
Slovakia Lukáš Lacko Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
2R 8–10 July 2011 Switzerland Switzerland Carpet Switzerland Roger Federer Lose 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (1)

Edition Round Date Partnering Against Surface Opponents W–L Result
2003 Davis Cup
Europe/Africa Group II
QF 11–13 July 2003 Portugal Leonardo Tavares South Africa South Africa Hard South Africa Chris Haggard
South Africa Robbie Koenig
Lose 5–7, 3–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ The official ATP records are incomplete as they do not count one Davis Cup loss against Serbia and Montenegro in 2004.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biografia" (in Portuguese). Rui Machado – Site oficial. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

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