Frederico Gil
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| Full name | João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil |
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| Country (sports) |
 Portugal
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| Residence | Sintra, Portugal |
| Born |
24 March 1985 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand; until 2015 two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) |
João Cunha e Silva (2003–11) Juan Esparcia (2011–12) Bernardo Mota (2012)< Vasco Antunes (2013–) |
| Prize money | $1,405,610 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 67–76 (46.85% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (25 April 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 957 (16 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2008, 2009, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 23–35 (39.66%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 105 (20 September 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 598 (16 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
| US Open | 3R (2010) |
| Last updated on: 16 May 2016. | |
João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɨd ʒiɫ], is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who currently competes in the ITF Men's Circuit. He is ranked no. 957 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as of 16 May 2016.
Gil made some Portuguese tennis major breakthroughs during his career. At the 2010 Estoril Open, he was the first Portuguese to reach an ATP Tour final, and in April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of 62 – the highest ever for a Portuguese player until he was surpassed by Rui Machado in September that same year. Gil was the first Portuguese man to reach the third round in a Grand Slam singles event (2012 Australian Open) and the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event (2011 Monte-Carlo Masters). He was the first Portuguese to hit one million dollars in career prize money. In 2009, Gil became the second Portuguese player to reach the singles top 100 (after Nuno Marques), and in October 2010, he and Rui Machado were the first Portuguese duo to rank inside the top 100 simultaneously. Gil is currently coached by Vasco Antunes.
Fred Gil was born in São Jorge de Arroios, Lisbon. His father Rui works for an insurance company and his mother Carlota is a mathematics teacher. He has a younger sister named Ana.
Gil started playing tennis at the age of four on a court built in his family's grounds. He joined a local club when he was 7, and won his first tournament shortly after. Aged 10, Gil was diagnosed with osteochondroma and was told to give up from tennis. However, three years later he was fully recovered and restarted training to become a professional player. In 2003, Gil joined the Clube Escola Ténis de Oeiras, led by his mentor and future coach João Cunha e Silva.
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