Pedro Sousa
Portuguese tennis player

Pedro Sousa

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Portuguese tennis player
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Birth:
27 May 1988(Lisbon, Portugal)
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Gemini
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Pedro Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 27 May 1988) is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In February 2019, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Titles by setting
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 (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
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 (0–1)
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up Feb 2020 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Casper Ruud 1–6, 4–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 32 (16–16)

Titles by Surface
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–6)
ITF Futures Tour (9–10)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (14–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–6)
ITF Futures Tour (9–10)
Hard (2–2)
Clay (14–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win Aug 2009 Spain F25, Dénia Futures Clay Gerard Granollers Pujol 6–0, 6–2
Loss Oct 2009 Brazil F22, Bauru Futures Clay Rafael Camilo 1–6, 4–6
Loss Mar 2011 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard Kamil Čapkovič 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss Feb 2012 Spain F3, Murcia Futures Clay Steven Diez 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win Mar 2012 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard Claudio Grassi 6–4, 7–6
Loss Jan 2013 USA F1, Plantation Futures Clay Victor Crivoi 2–6, 4–6
Loss Feb 2013 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard Niels Desein 6–7, 2–6
Win Mar 2013 Portugal F2, Loulé Futures Hard Rui Machado 5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss Nov 2013 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Leonardo Mayer 4–6, 5–7
Win Jan 2016 Tunisia F1, Hammamet Futures Clay Jordan Ubiergo 6–0, 1–2 ret.
Loss Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay Miljan Zekić 3–6, 3–6
Loss Feb 2016 Tunisia F4, Hammamet Futures Clay Jeremy Jahn 6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Win Mar 2016 Tunisia F9, Hammamet Futures Clay Alberto Romero de Ávila Senise 6–4, 6–2
Loss Mar 2016 Tunisia F10, Hammamet Futures Clay Arthur De Greef 6–1, 1–6, 2–6
Win Mar 2016 Tunisia F11, Hammamet Futures Clay Joris De Loore 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss Apr 2016 Tunisia F12, Hammamet Futures Clay Alexander Ward 6–7, 0–6
Loss May 2016 Tunisia F17, Hammamet Futures Clay Oriol Roca Batalla 3–6, 4–6
Win May 2016 Tunisia F18, Hammamet Futures Clay Oriol Roca Batalla 6–3, 6–1
Win May 2016 Tunisia F19, Hammamet Futures Clay Alexander Zhurbin 6–2, 6–1
Win Jun 2016 Netherlands F1, Alkmaar Futures Clay José Pereira 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win Apr 2017 Francavilla, Italy Challenger Clay Alessandro Giannessi 6–3, 7–6
Loss Jul 2017 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Calvin Hemery 3–6, 4–6
Win Aug 2017 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Guilherme Clezar 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win Sep 2017 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Marco Cecchinato 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win May 2018 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Casper Ruud 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Loss Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Andrej Martin 1–6, 2–6
Win Aug 2018 Pullach, Germany Challenger Clay Jan-Lennard Struff 6–1, 6–3
Loss Oct 2018 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Cristian Garín 4–6, 4–6
Loss Nov 2018 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Guido Andreozzi 5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win Jun 2019 Blois, France Challenger Clay Kimmer Coppejans 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win Aug 2019 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Peđa Krstin 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Loss Sep 2019 Florence, Italy Challenger Clay Marco Trungelliti 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

Titles by Surface
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour (5–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour (5–4)
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Oct 2006 Portugal F6, Ponta Delgada Futures Hard Gastão Elias Tuomas Ketola
Juho Paukku 		7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss Jul 2008 Spain F25, Alicante Futures Clay Tiago Godinho David Ollivier Baquero
Carlos Rexach Itoiz 		5–7, 1–6
Win Feb 2012 USA F4, Palm Coast Futures Clay Christian Lindell Vahid Mirzadeh
Michael Shabaz 		6–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win Feb 2012 Spain F2, Mallorca Futures Clay Gonçalo Falcão Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Carlos Poch Gradin 		6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win Mar 2012 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard Gonçalo Falcão Dénes Lukács
Steven Moneke 		7–5, 6–4
Loss Aug 2012 Italy F20, La Spezia Futures Clay Alejandro González Cristian Rodríguez
Óscar Rodríguez Sánchez 		6–7, 4–6
Loss Oct 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Clay Fred Gil Marcelo Demoliner
João Souza 		2–6, 4–6
Win Jan 2013 USA F1, Plantation Futures Clay Franko Škugor João Domingues
Hassan Ndayishimiye 		6–2, 6–3
Win Feb 2013 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard Gonçalo Falcão Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez
Jaime Pulgar-García 		6–3, 6–4
Loss Jan 2016 Tunisia F1, Hammamet Futures Clay Fred Gil Stephan Hoiss
Jeremy Jahn 		4–6, 1–6
Loss Jul 2019 Ludwigshafen, Germany Challenger Clay João Domingues Nathaniel Lammons
Fernando Romboli 		6–7, 1-6
Loss Sep 2019 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Fabrício Neis Andre Begemann
Florin Mergea 		7–5, 5–7, [12–14]

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 3 (3 titles, 0 runners-up)

Titles by setting
Legend
Category Grade A (0–0)
Category Grade 1 (1–0)
Category Grade 2 (1–0)
Category Grade 3 (1–0)
Category Grade 4 (0–0)
Category Grade 5 (0–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Category Grade A (0–0)
Category Grade 1 (1–0)
Category Grade 2 (1–0)
Category Grade 3 (1–0)
Category Grade 4 (0–0)
Category Grade 5 (0–0)
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Outcome Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1 April 2005 Grade 3 3rd SFAX ITF Junior Tournament, Tunisia Hard Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad 6–2, 6–0
Winner 23 April 2006 Grade 2 Istres International Junior Tournament, France Clay Stephane Piro 6–3, 7–6
Winner 23 July 2006 Grade 1 12th Sportastic Junior Open Wels, Austria Clay Matteo Trevisan 6–2, 6–4

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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 2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second round.

Singles

Tournament/Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
French Open A A A A A A Q3 Q1 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Wimbledon A A A A A A Q1 A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
US Open A A A A A A Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A NH 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 A A Z2 A A Z2 A A Z1 Z1 0 / 6 7–2 78%
Career statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals Reached 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 0 0–1 0%
Clay Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0 / 5 6–6 50%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Carpet Win–Loss 0–0 1–0 0–0 Discontinued 0 / 0 1–0 100%
Outdoor Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 5 2–6 25%
Indoor Win–Loss 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0 / 0 5–1 83%
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0 / 5 7–7 50%
Win (%) 0% 50% N/A N/A 100% 0% 0% 67% N/A N/A 33% 100% 50.00%
Year-End Ranking 988 1479 1071 434 479 338 265 200 1037 786 188 $ 223,676

Doubles

Tournament/Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
French Open 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Wimbledon 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
US Open 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A NH 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 A A Z2 A A Z2 A A Z1 Z1 0 / 5 1–0 100%
Career statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals Reached 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Outdoor Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Indoor Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 1–0 100%
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Win (%) N/A 0% N/A 0% 67% 0% 0% 67% N/A 0% 0% N/A 33.33%
Year-End Ranking 1257 680 1208 1032 446 771 323 416 – 1172 564 $29,189

Head-to-head vs. top-20 players

This section contains Sousa's win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.

Opponent Highest rank Matches Won Lost Win % Last match Ref
Juan Martín del Potro 3 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (2–6, 6–3, 3–6) at the 2011 Estoril Open
David Goffin 7 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (6–7, 6–4, 4–6) at the 2013 Portugal Open
Gilles Simon 6 1 1 0 100.00% Won (6–3, 4–6, 7–6) at the 2018 Estoril Open
Total 3 1 2 33.33% Statistics correct as of 3 May 2018

Career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings References
2006 0 0 0 $1,883
2007 0 0 0 $9,942
2008 0 0 0 $2,724
2009 0 0 0 $11,319
2010 0 0 0 $14,123
2011 0 0 0 $19,242
2012 0 0 0 $46,234
2013 0 0 0 $36,887
2014 0 0 0 $8,833
2015 0 0 0 $21,981
2016 0 0 0 * $42,854
2017 0 0 0 * $7,156
Career * 0 0 0 $223,676

National participation

Davis Cup (9 wins, 3 losses)

Sousa debuted for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2006 and has played 12 matches in 11 ties. His singles record is 8–3 and his doubles record is 1–0 (9–3 overall).

Matches by Venue
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (1–0)
Group I (4–3)
Group II (4–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (8–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Matches by Type
Singles (8–3)
Doubles (1–0)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (6–1)
Outdoors (3–2)
Matches by Venue
Portugal (8–1)
Away (1–2)
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (1–0)
Group I (4–3)
Group II (4–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Hard (0–2)
Clay (8–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Singles (8–3)
Doubles (1–0)
Indoors (6–1)
Outdoors (3–2)
Portugal (8–1)
Away (1–2)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase3–2; 22–24 September 2006; Royale Tennis Club de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off; Clay surface
Defeat V Singles (dead rubber) Morocco Mehdi Tahiri 6–7, 6–4, 2–6
Decrease2–3; 9–11 February 2007; Tbilisi Sport Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Carpet(i) surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Georgia George Chantouria 6–2, 6–4
Increase4–1; 5–7 March 2010; Complexo de Ténis da Maia, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay(i) surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Denmark Frederik Nielsen 6–7, 6–1, 6–1
Increase5–0; 1–3 February 2013; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay(i) surface
Victory II Singles Benin Alexis Klegou 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Victory III Doubles (with João Sousa) Alexis Klegou / Loic Didavi 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Increase5–0; 5–7 April 2013; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal; Clay surface
Victory II Singles Lithuania Dovydas Šakinis 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Decrease1–4; 4–6 March 2016; Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube, Guimarães, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat V Singles (dead rubber) Austria Dennis Novak 4–6, 3–6
Increase5–0; 16–18 September 2016; Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa Second Round Playoffs; Clay surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Slovenia Tomislav Ternar 6–0, 6–4
Increase5–0; 3–5 February 2017; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Clay(i) surface
Victory V Singles (dead rubber) Israel Yshai Oliel 6–2, 6–0
Increase4–1; 7–9 April 2017; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa Second Round; Clay(i) surface
Victory V Singles (dead rubber) Ukraine Illia Biloborodko 6–0, 6–1
Decrease2–3; 15–17 September 2017; Centro de Tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal; World Group Play-offs; Clay surface
Victory II Singles Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 7–5, 7–6
Decrease1–3; 14–15 September 2018; Campa Tennis Club, Bucha, Ukraine; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-Off First Round; Hard surface
Defeat II Singles Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 3–6, 2–6