João Souza
Souza at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |
 Brazil
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| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Born |
27 May 1988 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 1,220,331 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–47 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (6 April 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 118 (3 October 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
| French Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2011, 2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–31 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 70 (7 January 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 208 (3 October 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 3 October 2016. | |
João Olavo Soares de Souza (born 27 May 1988) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. Souza competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 69, on April 6, 2015, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 70, on January 7, 2013. Souza is coached by former Brazilian player Ricardo Acioly. João Souza is also known as "Feijão" (Portuguese for Bean).
In 2011, he qualified to the US Open, but was defeated in the first round by wildcard Robby Ginepri 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 1–6.
In the 2014 season, Souza beat world number 45 Robin Haase in round of 32 of the ATP 250 São Paulo. Later he reached semifinals at the Marburg, Scheveningen and Poznan Challengers. At the Medellin Challenger, he beat Facundo Bagnis in semifinals and lost to Austin Krajicek in the final. He reached semifinals at the Quito Challenger.
In 2015, he played in the longest singles match in Davis Cup history, losing to Leonardo Mayer in 6 hours and 42 minutes, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–5, 13–15.
In 2016, he won the 2016 International Tennis Tournament of Cortina on the ATP Challenger Tour, beating Laslo Đere in the final in straight sets.
Current till 2016 US Open.
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