Thiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Hernandez Alves is a retired professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009.
Tennis career
In Grand Slams
He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into theU.S. Open in both 2006 and 2008, Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2009. In 2006, he beat No. 359 Mariano Zabaleta in the first round before losing to No. 22 Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round.
2007 Win Over Moya
At the 2007 Brasil Open, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over No. 4 seed and former French Open champion Carlos Moyà. However, he fell to Juan Mónaco in the second round2008
Alves lost to Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open in three sets.2009
In the first round of the Johannesburg, SA Tennis Open he lost heavily to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He also lost in the first round of the 2009 French Open to Jérémy Chardy.At Wimbledon he played in the first round as a lucky loser and defeated Andrei Pavel. He faced 8th seed Gilles Simon in the second round and won the first set but went on to lose.
Titles (10)
Singles (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
1. | August 15, 2005 | Manta, Ecuador | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
2. | October 10, 2005 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
3. | July 31, 2006 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 |
4. | August 14, 2006 | Manta, Ecuador | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
5. | December 31, 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
6. | January 8, 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 7–6 |
7. | March 18, 2012 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Doubles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
1. | January 2, 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
2. | March 13, 2006 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
3. | August 8, 2010 | Segovia, Spain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, |
Runners-up (17)
Singles (10)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponen | Score |
1. | July 18, 2005 | Tarzana, USA | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
2. | January 2, 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
3. | September 25, 2006 | Gramado, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6, 6–5 ret. |
4. | August 4, 2008 | Segovia, Spain | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
5. | September 29, 2008 | Aracaju, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
6. | July 12, 2009 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
7. | August 8, 2009 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
8. | May 8, 2010 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
9. | August 21, 2010 | Salvador, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
10. | September 16, 2012 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
1. | April 10, 2006 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, |
2. | March 5, 2007 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
3. | September 29, 2008 | Aracaju, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
4. | November 3, 2008 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
5. | October 4, 2009 | Naples, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
6. | May 12, 2012 | Rio Quente, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
7. | September 22, 2013 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |