Nuno Borges
Portuguese tennis player

Nuno Borges

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Introduction

Nuno Borges (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈβɔɾʒɨʃ]; born February 19, 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player. Borges has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 63 achieved on 10 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 achieved on 19 September 2022. Borges has a career high ITF juniors ranking of World No. 44 achieved on 13 April 2015. He is currently the No.1 ranked Portuguese player.

College career

Borges played US college tennis at the Mississippi State University from 2015 to 2019. He was NCAA singles runner-up in 2019, ITA National Player of the Year in 2019, and won the SEC Player of the Year Award three times (2017, 2018, 2019), having ranked #1 in both singles and doubles at the national level.

Professional career

2021-22: ATP debut, ATP and 6 Challenger doubles titles, top 100 in singles & doubles

Borges made his ATP debut at the 2021 Estoril Open after qualifying for the singles draw. He then defeated Jordan Thompson in the first round to win his first ATP match and lost against former US Open champion Marin Čilić in the second round. He repeated the same feat at the 2022 Estoril Open where he also reached the second round as a wildcard after Pablo Andujar retirement but lost to Frances Tiafoe.

Borges won two ATP Challenger singles titles and nine doubles titles with Francisco Cabral, a record doubles of six in 2021.

He reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal and first ATP final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Cabral as a wildcard pair where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament, and have done so on their ATP doubles debut.

At the 2022 French Open Borges qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw singles debut.

He also qualified for his second Grand Slam of the year at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of Marin Čilić. In doubles at the same tournament he reached the second round on his doubles Major debut partnering with Cabral.

He qualified for his third straight Grand Slam at the US Open defeating Francesco Maestrelli in a third set super tiebreak. He won his first round match against wildcard Ben Shelton. In doubles he reached the second round partnering again with Cabral. As a result he moved into the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 93 and into the top 70 in doubles on 12 September 2022.

2023: Australian Open, top 70, Masters debut and first win

He made his debut at the 2023 Australian Open where he lost in the first round to Lorenzo Sonego.

At the 2023 Delray Beach Open he qualified for the main draw defeating Steve Johnson whom he defeated again in the first round. He lost in the second round to eventual runner-up Miomir Kecmanović.

He reached the top 85 after winning his first title of the season at the 2023 Monterrey Challenger, Mexico defeating Borna Gojo in the final. Borges created history by winning the first ever ATP Challenger 175 category at the Phoenix Challenger. After winning his biggest title of his career and second of the season, he reached the top 70. The following day he entered the qualifying competition at the 2023 Miami Open and won his two qualifying matches to make his Masters 1000 debut.

At the 2023 Italian Openhe earned his first Masters 1000 win over Dušan Lajović. His good form continued at the 2023 French Open where he defeated John Isner for his first win at this Major.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 1–4 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals DNQ 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 Career
Tournaments 1 6 9 Career total: 12
Titles 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–1 6–6 5–10 0 / 17 12–17 41%
Win % 50% 50% 33% Career total: 41.38%
Year-end ranking 194 112 $691,296

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Finals by setting
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Apr 2022 Estoril Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay Francisco Cabral Máximo González
André Göransson
6–2, 6–3

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 25 (14–11)

Titles by surface
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–3)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (10–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–3)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (10–8)
Hard (9–7)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Jun 2017 Portugal F8, Lisbon Futures Hard João Monteiro 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win Jul 2017 Portugal F9, Setúbal Futures Hard João Monteiro 6–3, 6–0
Win Jul 2017 Portugal F13, Idanha-a-Nova Futures Hard Andrés Artuñedo 7–6, 6–4
Loss Jun 2018 Portugal F8, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Tseng Chun-hsin 3–6, 4–6
Loss Jul 2018 Portugal F11, Castelo Branco Futures Hard Mark Whitehouse 4–6, 4–6
Loss Jul 2018 Portugal F12, Porto Futures Hard Máté Valkusz 3–6, 2–6
Win Aug 2018 Portugal F13, Caldas da Rainha Futures Clay Daniel Batista 6–0, 6–2
Win Nov 2018 United States F32, Pensacola Futures Clay Ricardo Rodríguez 6–4, 6–3
Win Jun 2019 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Fred Gil 6–3, 6–4
Win Jul 2019 M15 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Fred Gil 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Zizou Bergs 6–4, 7–6
Win Sep 2020 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Gastão Elias 6–2, 6–2
Loss Oct 2020 M25 Porto, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Gastão Elias 3–6, 3–6
Loss Oct 2020 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Sebastian Fanselow 4–6, 6–7
Loss Nov 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Kacper Żuk 4–6, 3–6
Win Nov 2020 M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Michael Geerts 6–0, 6–1
Win Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Miljan Zekić 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss Apr 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Pedro Cachin 6–7, 6–7
Loss May 2021 M15 Majadahonda, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Johan Nikles 4–6, 3–6
Win Nov 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Ryan Peniston 6–4, 6–3
Loss Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Tseng Chun-hsin 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Taberner 2–6, 3–6
Win Apr 2022 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Miljan Zekić 6–3, 7–5
Win Feb 2023 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard Borna Gojo 6–4, 7–6
Win Mar 2023 Phoenix, USA Challenger Hard Alexander Shevchenko 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 26 (16–10)

Titles by surface
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (7–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (7–5)
Hard (8–3)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Nov 2015 Morocco F4, Casablanca Futures Clay Francisco Cabral Amine Ahouda
Yassine Idmbarek
2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win Jun 2017 Portugal F8, Lisbon Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Sam Barry
Bradley Mousley
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win Jul 2017 Portugal F9, Setúbal Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Harry Bourchier
Daniel Nolan
7–6, 6–4
Win Jun 2018 Portugal F9, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Romain Bauvy
Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 6–4
Loss Jun 2018 Portugal F10, Setúbal Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Wilfredo González
5–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Win Jul 2018 Portugal F11, Castelo Branco Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Maxime Tchoutakian
Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 6–4
Win Jul 2019 M15 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Francisco Cabral Francisco Dias
Gonçalo Falcão
6–4, 6–3
Win Oct 2020 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Francisco Cabral Mateus Alves
Igor Marcondes
6–2, 6–7, [10–7]
Loss Oct 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Francisco Cabral Jesper de Jong
Jelle Sels
6–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss Nov 2020 M15 Villena, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Francisco Cabral Alberto Barroso Campos
Benjamín Winter López
5–7, 5–7
Loss Jan 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Raúl Brancaccio
Davide Galoppini
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Jacopo Berrettini
Raúl Brancaccio
4–6, 7–6, [10–6]
Win Apr 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Pavel Kotov
Tseng Chun-hsin
6–1, 6–2
Win Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Jesper de Jong
Bart Stevens
6–3, 6–7, [10–5]
Loss Oct 2021 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja
6–7, 3–6
Loss Oct 2021 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Harri Heliövaara
Roman Jebavý
4-6, 3-6
Win Nov 2021 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Francisco Cabral Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja
6-3, 6-4
Win Nov 2021 Manama, Bahrain Challenger Hard Francisco Cabral Maximilian Neuchrist
Michail Pervolarakis
7–5, 6–7, [10–8]
Win Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Andrej Martin
Gonçalo Oliveira
6–3, 6–4
Win Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Francisco Cabral Piotr Matuszewski
David Pichler
6–4, 7–5
Win Mar 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Sanjar Fayziev
Markos Kalovelonis
6–3, 6–0
Win Apr 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Zdeněk Kolář
Adam Pavlásek
6–4, 6–0
Win May 2022 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Andrew Paulson
Adam Pavlásek
6–4, 6–7, [10–5]
Loss Jul 2022 Porto, Portugal Challenger Hard Francisco Cabral Yuki Bhambri
Saketh Myneni
4-6, 6-3, [6-10]
Loss Nov 2022 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Francisco Cabral Julian Cash
Henry Patten
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss May 2023 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Jason Kubler
John Peers
7–6, 4–6, [7–10]

Best Grand Slam results details

French Open
Australian Open
2023 Australian Open
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
1R Lorenzo Sonego No. 47 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 1–6 No. 111
French Open
2023 French Open
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
1R John Isner No. 90 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 No. 80
2R Diego Schwartzman No. 95 6–7 4–6, 3–6
2023 Australian Open
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
1R Lorenzo Sonego No. 47 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 1–6 No. 111
2023 French Open
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
1R John Isner No. 90 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 No. 80
2R Diego Schwartzman No. 95 6–7 4–6, 3–6
US Open
Wimbledon Championships
2022 Wimbledon (Lucky loser)
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
Q1 Matteo Arnaldi No. 226 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 No. 122
Q2 Hiroki Moriya No. 247 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Q3 Max Purcell (30) No. 156 6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 6–7
1R Mackenzie McDonald No. 55 4–6, 4–6, 6–7 No. 123
US Open
2022 US Open (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
Q1 Alex Rybakov (WC) No. 295 6–7, 7–6, 3–0 ret. No. 105
Q2 Govind Nanda (WC) No. 372 6–4, 6–4
Q3 Francesco Maestrelli No. 202 3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1R Ben Shelton (WC) No. 165 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 No. 104
2R Wu Yibing (Q) No. 174 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
2022 Wimbledon (Lucky loser)
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
Q1 Matteo Arnaldi No. 226 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 No. 122
Q2 Hiroki Moriya No. 247 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Q3 Max Purcell (30) No. 156 6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 6–7
1R Mackenzie McDonald No. 55 4–6, 4–6, 6–7 No. 123
2022 US Open (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Rank Score NBR
Q1 Alex Rybakov (WC) No. 295 6–7, 7–6, 3–0 ret. No. 105
Q2 Govind Nanda (WC) No. 372 6–4, 6–4
Q3 Francesco Maestrelli No. 202 3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1R Ben Shelton (WC) No. 165 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 No. 104
2R Wu Yibing (Q) No. 174 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6

Record against top 10 players

Borges' record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Player Years Matches Record Win% Hard Grass Clay Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Carlos Alcaraz 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Barcelona 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (7–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Estoril 2R
Stefanos Tsitsipas 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (3-6, 3-6) at 2023 Italian Open 2R
Number 6 ranked players
Holger Rune 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2023 Acapulco 2R
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner 2023 1 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6) at 2023 French Open 1R
Karen Khachanov 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 French Open 1R
Diego Schwartzman 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (6–7, 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 French Open 2R
Jannik Sinner 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Sofia 2R
Total 2021–23 8 1–7 13% 0–2
0–2
1–3
* Statistics correct as of 31 May 2023.

Davis Cup

Participations: (6–3)

Matches by type
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (1–1)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (5–2)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (4–1)
Doubles (2–2)
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (1–1)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (5–2)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Hard (3–2)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Singles (4–1)
Doubles (2–2)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease1–3; 18–19 September 2021; Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 1 III Doubles (with João Sousa) Romania Marius Copil / Horia Tecău 4–6, 3–6
Increase4–0; 4–5 March 2022; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; World Group I play-off; clay surface
Victory 2 II Singles Poland Kamil Majchrzak 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Victory 3 III Doubles (with Francisco Cabral) Szymon Walków / Jan Zieliński 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Increase3–1; 16–17 September 2022; Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 4 II Singles Brazil Thiago Monteiro 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Defeat 5 III Doubles (with Francisco Cabral) Rafael Matos / Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 6–0, 3–6
Decrease1–3; 4–5 February 2023; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Davis Cup qualifying round; clay (indoor) surface
Defeat 6 I Singles Czech Republic Jiří Lehečka 4–6, 4–6
Victory 7 III Doubles (with Francisco Cabral) Tomáš Macháč / Adam Pavlásek 7–5, 7–6
Increase3–1; 15–16 September 2023; Multiversum, Schwechat, Austria; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 8 I Singles Austria Jurij Rodionov 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Victory 9 IV Singles Dennis Novak 6–2, 6–2