Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera

Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera (American Spanish: [maɾˈselo toˈmaz ˈβarjoz ˈβeɾa];[lower-alpha 1] born 10 December 1997), known as Tomás Barrios, is a Chilean professional tennis player. Barrios has a career high ATP rankings in singles of World No. 141 achieved on 8 November 2021. He has won one Challenger title, at Meerbusch, Germany, in 2021. His best ranking in doubles is World No. 242 achieved on 18 October 2021.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrios and the second or maternal family name is Vera.

Tomás Barrios
Full nameMarcelo Tomás Barrios Vera
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997
Chillán, Chile
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$264,442
Singles
Career record2–5 (28.6%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 141 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 141 (8 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQ2 (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US OpenQ1 (2021)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record3–6 (33.3%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 237 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 237 (8 November 2021)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
2019 LimaMen's singles
South American Games
2018 CochabambaMen's singles
Last updated on: 8 November 2021.

Professional career

2021: Grand Slam debut, top 150 debut, first Challenger title

Barrios Vera reached his first challenger final in homesoil, at the Santiago challenger, but lost to Sebastián Báez.

Barrios Vera reached the final of the 2021 Almaty Challenger II losing to Jesper De Jong, which resulted in a career-high of No. 210 on 21 June 2021.

In the following week, Barrios qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to former finalist Kevin Anderson in the first round. As a result, he entered the top 200 reaching a career-high ranking of No. 194 on 12 July 2021.

Barrios qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to Jeremy Chardy.

In the following month, Barrios won his first challenger title at Meerbusch, Germany, beating Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in two sets at the final.[1] The next day, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 172 on 16 August 2021.

Davis Cup

Barrios Vera represents Chile in the Davis Cup.[2] He was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup and played in a match against Dominican tennis player José Olivares.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles 16 (8–8)
Legend
ATP Challengers (1–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (7–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Colombia F9, Valledupar Futures Hard Tigre Hank 5–7, 0–6
Win 1–1 May 2016 Mexico F2, Pachuca Futures Hard Darian King 6–1, 7–6 (7–3)
Win 2–1 Oct 2016 Colombia F4, Valledupar Futures Hard Daniel Elahi Galan 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–5)
Loss 2–2 Mar 2017 Greece F3, Heraklion Futures Clay Marek Jaloviec 2–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Dec 2017 Chile F3, Antofagasta Futures Clay Alejandro Tabilo 5–7, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2
Win 4–2 Jan 2018 Usa F5, Weston Futures Clay Fred Gil 6–2, 6–0
Loss 4–3 Mar 2018 Greece F3, Heraklion Futures Hard Marko Tepavac 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Mar 2018 Greece F4, Heraklion Futures Hard Stefan Seifert 7–6 (7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Apr 2018 Greece F5, Heraklion Futures Hard Yannick Jankovits 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–5 Apr 2018 Usa F11, Orange Park Futures Clay Noah Rubin 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–5 Aug 2019 M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador World Tennis Tour Clay Juan Pablo Ficovich 6–2, 6–0
Win 7–5 Feb 2020 M25 Lima, Peru World Tennis Tour Clay Carlos Gómez-Herrera 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Feb 2020 M25 Lima, Peru World Tennis Tour Clay Facundo Argüello 2–6, 4–6
Loss 7–7 Mar 2021 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Sebastián Báez 3–6, 6–7 (4–7)
Loss 7–8 Jun 2021 Almaty II, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Jesper de Jong 1–6, 2–6
Win 8–8 Aug 2021 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 7–6(9–7), 6–3

Doubles
Legend
ATP Challengers (1–1)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Santiago, Chile Futures Clay Jorge Montero Jorge Aguilar
Victor Núñez		 W/O
Loss 0–2 Dec 2015 Temuco, Chile Futures Clay Jorge Montero Franco Agamenone
Patricio Heras		 6–2, 6–7 (5–7), [8–10]
Win 1–2 Dec 2015 Osorno, Chile Futures Clay Jorge Montero Guillermo Rivera-Aranguiz
Cristobal Saavedra-Corvalan		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Dec 2015 Puerto Montt, Chile Futures Hard Jorge Montero Franco Agamenone
Tomas Lipovsek Puches		 3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 2–3 Dec 2016 Talca, Chile Futures Clay Jorge Montero Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
Federico Moreno		 6–4, 6–3
Win 1–0 Mar 2017 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Nicolás Jarry Máximo González
Andrés Molteni		 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 Mar 2017 Heraklion, Greece Futures Hard Benjamin Bonzi Yaraslav Shyla
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		 4–6, 7–6 (7–5), [10–7]
Loss 3–4 Nov 2017 Talca, Chile Futures Clay Juan Carlos Saez Mariano Kestelboim
Matias Zukas		 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 4–4 Feb 2020 Lima, Peru M25 Clay Carlos Gómez-Herrera Nicolás Alberto Arreche
Jorge Panta		 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2021 Lima II, Peru Challenger Clay Alejandro Tabilo Sergio Galdós
Gonçalo Oliveira		 2–6, 6–2, [5–10]

Notes
  1. In isolation, Tomás, Barrios and Vera are pronounced [toˈmas], [ˈbarjos] and [ˈbeɾa], respectively.

References
  1. "Tomás Barrios wins the first major title of his career and reaches the best ranking of his life". Sport-Journal.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "Equipos Copa Davis de Chile y RD participan en un encuentro social y de confraternidad" [Davis Cup teams from Chile and RD participate in a social and fellowship meeting]. elnuevodiario.com.do (in Spanish). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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