Thiago Monteiro (tennis)
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| Full name | Thiago Moura Monteiro |
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| Country (sports) |
 Brazil
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| Residence |
Fortaleza, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Born |
31 May 1994 Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Duda Matos João Zwetsch |
| Prize money | $322,259 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 10–13 (43.48% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 5 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (27 February 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 74 (27 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| French Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
| US Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–4 (0% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 2 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 449 (2 December 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 593 (27 February 2017) |
Fortaleza, Brazil
Thiago Moura Monteiro (born 31 May 1994 in Fortaleza) is a Brazilian tennis player.
Monteiro has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 74 achieved on February 27, 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 449 achieved on December 2, 2013.
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Monteiro peaked in the rankings at No. 2 on 2 February 2012, with his biggest junior singles title being the Grade A, Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2011.
In his first ATP match, coming as WC into the ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro in February 2016, being just the World No. 338, surprised everyone by beating No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in the first round. In the second round, Monteiro lost to Pablo Cuevas, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the semi-final and Guido Pella in the final. The next tournament, the ATP 250 São Paulo, Monteiro won two matches (against former World No. 9 Nicolas Almagro, and Daniel Muñoz de la Nava), losing again to Cuevas (who also won this tournament) in the quarter-finals.
On May 8, 2016, Monteiro won his first ATP Challenge title in Aix-en-Provence, France. He defeated Carlos Berlocq in the final.
Thiago Monteiro had a successful junior career, winning many tournaments. Monteiro peaked in the ITF Junior Circuit rankings at No. 2 on 2 February 2012. He ended his junior career with a 77-31 win record on singles and 47-32 on doubles.
In 2004, being 10 years old, Thiago won the Paraíba Tour Tournament. In 2005, Monteiro won the Fortaleza Cup, by beating Evandro Alencar in straight sets on the final and in 2006, he captured the first of three titles at the Banana Bowl, at the category u12. 2008 was a very successful year for Monteiro, both in singles and in doubles. He won the South-America Tournament of Nations, the Torneio Brasileirão, the Guanabara Open de Tênis (4th and 5th stage), all singles tournaments; and the 1st and 2nd stage of Torneio Nacional Rota-do-Sol (both in singles and doubles). Monteiro also conquered his second Banana Bowl title, category u14. Later that year, Thiago was awarded with Troféu Jornalista Flávio Ponte, at the category Personalidade Esportiva do Ano (Sports Personality of the Year).
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