Rafael Matos

Rafael Matos
	Matos at the 2013 US Open
Full name	Rafael Fabris de Matos
Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Born	6 January 1996; Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$160,681
Singles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0 ; 0 Challenger, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 440 (21 May 2018)
Current ranking	No. 705 (22 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2014)
French Open Junior	1R (2013, 2014)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2014)
US Open Junior	2R (2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record	10–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1 ; 9 Challenger, 20 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 70 (22 November 2021)
Current ranking	No. 70 (22 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
Australian Open Junior	1R (2014)
French Open Junior	QF (2013)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2014)
US Open Junior	F (2014)
	Last updated on: 25 November 2021.

Rafael Fabris de Matos (born 6 January 1996) is a Brazilian tennis player.

Matos has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 440 achieved on 21 May 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 70 achieved on 22 November 2021.

Matos made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Brasil Open in the doubles draw partnering Igor Marcondes.[1]

Matos alongside Orlando Luz defeated the 2019 Wimbledon and 2019 US Open champions, and ATP doubles ranking number 1, Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah, at 2020 Rio Open, 6–1, 4–6, [10–8].[2]

In March 2021, Matos won his first doubles title alongside Felipe Meligeni Alves at the ATP 250 Córdoba Open defeating Romain Arneodo and Benoît Paire.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)

Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2021	Córdoba Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Romain Arneodo Benoît Paire	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1–1	May 2021	Belgrade Open, Serbia	250 Series	Clay	André Göransson	Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski	4–6, 1–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 9 (4–5)

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (4–5)

Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2014	Brazil F15, Foz do Iguaçu	Futures	Clay	Fabrício Neis	3–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	May 2017	Spain F14, Vic	Futures	Clay	Pedro Cachin	4–6, 6–0, 1–0^r
Loss	1–2	Aug 2017	Spain F25, Vigo	Futures	Clay	Marc Giner	2–6, 6–4, 6–7^(6–8)
Win	2–2	Nov 2017	Brazil F2, Santos	Futures	Clay	Wilson Leite	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	3–2	May 2018	Brazil F2, São Paulo	Futures	Clay	Gonzalo Villanueva	6–1, 6–3
Win	4–2	May 2019	Tunisia M15, Tabarka	Futures	Clay	Orlando Luz	7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–3	May 2019	Valldoreix M15, Valldoreix	Futures	Clay	Orlando Luz	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–4	Jun 2019	São José do Rio Preto M15, São José do Rio Preto	Futures	Clay	Juan Pablo Ficovich	4–6, 2–6
Loss	4–5	Oct 2019	São Paulo M15, São Paulo	Futures	Clay	Bastian Malla	3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 16 (9–7)

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–7)
ITF Futures Tour (0-0)

Titles by Surface
Hard (0-1)
Clay (9-5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2019	Campinas, Brasil	Challenger	Clay	Orlando Luz	Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Fernando Romboli	6–7^(2–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Win	2–0	Jan 2020	Punta del Este, Uruguay	Challenger	Clay	Orlando Luz	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo Thiago Agustín Tirante	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Mar 2020	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Orlando Luz	Karol Drzewiecki Gonçalo Oliveira	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win	3–1	Sep 2020	Iași, Romania	Challenger	Clay	João Menezes	Treat Huey Nathaniel Lammons	6–2, 6–2
Win	4–1	Feb 2021	Concepcion, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Orlando Luz	Sergio Galdós Diego Hidalgo	7–5, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Mar 2021	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Luis David Martinez Gonçalo Oliveira	5–7, 1–6
Win	5-2	Apr 2021	Tallahassee, USA	Challenger	Clay	Orlando Luz	Sekou Bangoura Donald Young	7–6^(7–2), 6–2
Loss	5–3	May 2021	Biella, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	André Göransson Nathaniel Lammons	6–7^(3–7), 3–6
Win	6-3	Aug 2021	Cordenons, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Orlando Luz	Sergio Galdós Renzo Olivo	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	6-4	Aug 2021	San Marino, San Marino	Challenger	Clay	João Menezes	Zdeněk Kolář Luis David Martínez	6–1, 3–6, [3–10]
Win	7-4	Aug 2021	Como, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Luis David Martínez Andrea Vavassori	6–7^(2–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Loss	7–5	Sep 2021	Tulln an der Donau, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori	6–7^(5–7), 1–6
Win	8-5	Nov 2021	Montevideo, Uruguay	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Ignacio Carou Luciano Darderi	6–4, 6–4
Win	9-5	Nov 2021	Campinas, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Gilbert Klier Júnior Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	6–3, 6–1
Loss	9–6	Nov 2021	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro Gómez	w/o
Loss	9–7	Dec 2021	Florianópolis, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Martín Cuevas	Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro Gómez	3–6, 3–6

National representation

Davis Cup

Matos was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon in doubles.[3] Matos alongside Marcelo Demoliner made his debut in Davis Cup against Benjamin Hassan and Habib Hady and won in three sets at the third rubber of that tie. Later, the Brazilian team confirmed the 4-0 tie and advanced into the 2022 Davis Cup Qualifying Round.[4] Currently, Matos sports a 1–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only doubles matches thus far.

All Davis Cup Matches: 1–0 (Doubles: 1–0)
2020 Davis Cup World Group I
Round	Date	Opponent	Final match score	Location	Surface	Match	Partner	Opponents	Rubber Score
WGI	September 18–19, 2021	Lebanon	2–1	Jounieh	Clay	Doubles 3	Marcelo Demoliner	Benjamin Hassan Habib Hady	6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2014	US Open	Hard	João Menezes	Omar Jasika Naoki Nakagawa	3–6, 6–7^(6–8)

References

External links

Rafael Matos at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Rafael Matos at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Após polêmica, Brasil Open justifica convite para uruguaio Cuevas: "Opção contundente"". Globoesporte.

[2] "Orlandinho e Matos eliminam favoritos Cabal e Farah – Rio Open". rioopen.com (in Portuguese).

[3] ttps://tenisbrasil.uol.com.br/noticias/88783/Nova-geracao-defende-Brasil-contra-Libano-na-Davis/

[4] ttps://www.gazetaesportiva.com/mais-esportes/tenis/brasil-vence-o-libano-e-avanca-aos-playoffs-da-copa-davis/

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Brazilian male doubles tennis players
as of 24 May 2021
1. Bruno Soares (12 ) 2. Marcelo Melo (18 1) 3. Marcelo Demoliner (50 ) 4. Rafael Matos (95 1) 5. Felipe Meligeni Alves (101 1)
6. Orlando Luz (119 2) 7. Fernando Romboli (123 2) 8. Thiago Monteiro (194 ) 9. Fabrício Neis (241 ) 10. João Menezes (263 )