João Sousa
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João Sousa is a Portuguese
professional tennis
player who competes on the ATP Tour. In June 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 190. His coach is former player Francisco Roig
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since 2008. His singles record is 5–3 (5–3 overall).
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
professional tennis
Tennis
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player who competes on the ATP Tour. In June 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 190. His coach is former player Francisco Roig
Francisco Roig
Francisco Roig Genís is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He retired from the tour in 2001...
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Singles (8–4)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | May 31, 2009 | Spain F18, Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago... , Spain |
Clay |  Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol |
1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1. | June 21, 2009 | Spain F21, La Palma La Palma La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands... , Spain |
Carpet |  Andrea Falgheri |
6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 19, 2009 | France F12, Saint Gervais Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The village is best known for tourism, and has been a popular holiday destination because of its beauty and location since the Early 1900's.... , France |
Clay | Adrián Menéndez |
1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 8, 2009 | Spain F37, Vilafranca Vilafranca Vilafranca is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Maestrat, Castellón, Valencia, Spain. Its official Castilian name is Villafranca del Cid.... , Spain |
Clay | Pedro Clar-Rosselló |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | May 23, 2010 | Spain F17, Valldoreix, Spain | Clay |  Ivan Nedelko |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | May 29, 2010 | Spain F18, Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... , Spain |
Hard |  David Thurner |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | June 5, 2010 | Spain F19, Lanzarote Lanzarote Lanzarote , a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands... , Spain |
Hard |  Michael LammerMichael Lammer Michael Lammer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He plays right-handed. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | October 3, 2010 | Spain F35, Martos Martos The city of Martos is located in the province of Jaén in the autonomous community of Andalusia in south-central Spain.It has a population of 24061 inhabitants, making Martos the fifth largest municipality in the province... , Spain |
Hard | Adrián Menéndez |
7–5, 7–6(7–6) |
| Winner | 5. | May 8, 2011 | Spain F14, Balaguer Balaguer Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre.... , Spain |
Clay |  Taro Daniel |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | May 15, 2011 | Spain F15, Lleida Lleida Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants... , Spain |
Clay | Roberto Carballes |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | June 5, 2011 | Fürth, Germany | Clay | Jan-Lennard Struff |
6–2, 0–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | October 23, 2011 | Spain F38, Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona... , Spain |
Clay | Marcel Zimmermann |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Doubles (10–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | February 3, 2008 | Spain F4, Murcia Murcia -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village... , Spain |
Clay | Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal Bartolomé "Tomeu" Salvà Vidal is a Spanish tennis player. While he plays singles, he is also a doubles player, who partners with friend Rafael Nadal... |
 Alex JakupovicAlex Jakupovic Alexandros Jakupovic is a Greek tennis player.His career high ATP singles rank is 464, which he achieved on March 9, 2009. As of October 17,2011, on the futures level in singles, he has 28 quartefinal losses, 13 semifinal losses, 7 runner-ups and 2 titles. As for doubles on the futures level, he... Carles Poch |
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 1. | May 25, 2008 | Spain F20, Valldoreix, Spain | Clay |  Frederico Marques |
Pedro Clar Carlos Rexach-Itoiz |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | August 10, 2008 | Spain F30, Bakio Bakio Bakio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Famed locally for its stunning beach with steep cliffs but golden sands, the town has recently undergone significant urban renewal with the construction of new blocks... , Spain |
Hard | Georgi Roumenov |
Agustin Boje Andoni Vivanco |
7–6(7–6), 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 3. | August 14, 2009 | Spain F28, Irun Irun Irun is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain... , Spain |
Clay | Georgi Roumenov |
Gonçalo Falcão  Saar Steele |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | September 27, 2009 | Portugal F5, Espinho Espinho, Portugal Espinho is a city in Espinho Municipality in Portugal. It is a reputed beach resort and a zone of legal gambling with a casino - Casino Solverde. Its fair - Feira de Espinho, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal... , Portugal |
Clay | Gonçalo Falcão |
Jordi Marse-Vidri  Allen Perel |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | May 28, 2010 | Spain F18, Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... , Spain |
Hard | Georgi Roumenov |
Agustin Boje-Ordonez Marcelo Palacios-Siegenthale |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | June 4, 2010 | Spain F19, Lanzarote Lanzarote Lanzarote , a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands... , Spain |
Hard | Georgi Roumenov |
Michael Lammer Michael Lammer Michael Lammer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He plays right-handed. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli...  Luduvic Walter |
7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | June 11, 2010 | Spain F20, Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... , Spain |
Carpet | Georgi Roumenov |
Carlos Gomez-Herrera Roberto Ortega-Olmedo |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | August 1, 2010 | Tampere Tampere Open The Tampere Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tampere Tennis Center in Tampere, Finland, since 1982... , Finland |
Clay | Leonardo Tavares Leonardo Tavares Leonardo Tavares is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Tour. On August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186.... |
 Andis JuškaAndis Juška Andis Juška is a tennis player from Latvia. His highest single's ranking to date was 226 reached on October 26, 2009. Already for several years he is the second highest rated Latvian tennis player in the ATP ranking behind Ernests Gulbis. He has won nine events at the ITF Futures level. In August... Deniss PavlovsDeniss Pavlovs Deniss Pavlovs is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 20, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 263, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on September 23, 2009.... |
7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Winner | 9. | October 10, 2010 | Spain F36, Córdoba Córdoba, Spain -History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy... , Spain |
Hard | Israel Vior |
Ivan Arenas Enrique Lopez-Perez |
7–6(7–6), 4–6, [10–3] |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 7, 2011 | Córdoba, Spain | Hard | Gerard Granollers |
Miguel Ángel López Jaén Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen Miguel Ángel López Jaén is a professional tennis player from Spain.- Junior career :López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of #76 in April, 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments.- 2000 to 2007 :López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20 year old in... Gabriel Trujillo-SolerGabriel Trujillo-Soler Gabriel Trujillo Soler is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:*... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | October 23, 2011 | Spain F38, Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona... , Spain |
Clay |  Steven DiezSteven Diez Steven Diez is a Canadian and former Spanish professional tennis player. Raised primarily in and competing for Spain early in his career, he has since gone on to represent the country of his birth, Canada, in the Davis Cup.-2007:... |
Miguel Ángel López Jaén Gabriel Trujillo-Soler |
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Singles performance timeline
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 November 28, 2011.| Tournament | 2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... | 2009 | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | Career SR | Career W–L |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | N/A |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series | ||||||
| Marseille Open 13 The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February... |
A | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Estoril Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... |
2R | LQ | LQ 2010 Estoril Open – Men's Singles Albert Montañés defend his 2009 title, after winning against Frederico Gil in the final. The Spanish became the second player to win back-to-back titles at this tournament, following Thomas Muster in 1995 and 1996.-Seeds:... |
2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Stockholm Stockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... |
A | A | LQ 2010 If Stockholm Open – Singles Marcos Baghdatis was the defending champion, but chose to participate in the Kremlin Cup instead.Roger Federer won this event, by defeating Florian Mayer 6–4, 6–3 in the final.-Seeds:The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.... |
A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Montpellier | Not Held | LQ 2010 Open Sud de France – Singles Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion but lost in the final against Gaël Monfils, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1.-Seeds:The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.# Nikolay Davydenko # Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ... |
NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | N/A |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | N/A | 2–2 |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 2 | |
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |
| Statistics by surface | ||||||
| Hard Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | N/A | 1–2 |
| Clay Win–Loss | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | N/A | 6–3 |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
| Carpet Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 0–0 |
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | N/A | 7–5 |
| Win (%) | Career Win (%): % | |||||
| Year-End Ranking | 592 | 443 | 243 | 194 | N/A | |
Davis Cup
Sousa has played for the Portugal Davis Cup teamPortugal Davis Cup team
The Portugal Davis Cup team represents Portugal in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis.Portugal currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have never played in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs in 1994.-History:Portugal...
since 2008. His singles record is 5–3 (5–3 overall).
Singles (8)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W–L | Result |
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| 2008 Davis Cup 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10... Europe/Africa Group II |
QF | 18–20 July 2008 |  CyprusCyprus Davis Cup team The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:... |
Clay | Eleftherios Christou |
Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| SF | 19–21 September 2008 |  UkraineUkraine Davis Cup team The Ukraine Davis Cup team represents Ukraine in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Ukrainian Tennis Federation.-History:Ukraine competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993. Ukraine currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group I quarter-finals... |
Hard | Illya Marchenko Illya Marchenko Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles... |
Lose | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| 2009 Davis Cup 2009 Davis Cup The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title... Europe/Africa Group II |
1R | 6–8 March 2009 | Cyprus Cyprus Davis Cup team The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:... |
Hard | Philippos Tsangaridis |
Win | 6–3, 6–1 |
| GII Play-Offs | 10–12 July 2009 |  AlgeriaAlgeria Davis Cup team The Algeria Davis Cup team represents Algeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Algerienne de Tennis.Algeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II quarterfinals each of the last three years.... |
Clay | Sid-Ali Akkal |
Win | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 2010 Davis Cup 2010 Davis Cup The 2010 Davis Cup was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide... Europe/Africa Group II |
QF | 9–11 July 2010 | Cyprus Cyprus Davis Cup team The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.Cyprus currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They began at the Group I level, and have yet to return.-History:... |
Clay | Eleftherios Christou |
Win | 6–1, 6–0 |
| SF | 17–19 September 2010 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team The Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in April 2009... |
Clay | Damir Džumhur Damir Džumhur Damir Džumhur is a Bosnian tennis player who is currently ranked 5th on the ITF junior's list.Džumhur is the defending European junior champion and won the bronze medal at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. He is also a member of the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team, and has... |
Lose | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| 2011 Davis Cup 2011 Davis Cup The 2011 Davis Cup is the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis.The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.-World Group:... Europe/Africa Group I |
1R | 4–6 March 2011 |  SlovakiaSlovakia Davis Cup team The Slovakia Davis Cup team represents Slovakia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association.Slovakia finished as runners-up in 2005, losing 3-2 to Croatia in the final. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I... |
Clay | Martin Kližan Martin Kližan Martin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles... |
Win | 6–2, 4–1, ret |
| 2R | 8–10 July 2011 | Switzerland Switzerland Davis Cup team The Switzerland Davis Cup team represents Switzerland in the Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Swiss Tennis.In 2007, Switzerland competed in the World Group for the 13th consecutive year, the third longest ongoing streak, before being relegated after losing 3–2 against the Czech... |
Hard | Marco Chiudinelli Marco Chiudinelli Marco Chiudinelli is a tennis player from Switzerland.-Biography:Marco is the only child of father Lorenzo Chiudinelli and mother Reni, . Marco grew up in Münchenstein in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. He visited schools in Münchenstein and Basel... |
Lose | 3–6, 4–6 |