Portuguese tennis player (born 1995)
Frederico Silva Full name Frederico Ferreira Silva Country (sports) PortugalResidence Foz do Arelho , PortugalBorn (1995-03-18 ) 18 March 1995 (age 30) Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Turned pro 2013 Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Pedro Felner Prize money US $ 757,849 Singles Career record 5–8 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 168 (24 May 2021) Current ranking No. 264 (30 June 2025) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 1R (2021 ) French Open Q3 (2020 ,2023 ) Wimbledon Q3 (2021 ,2023 ) US Open Q1 (2021 ,2023 ) Doubles Career record 2–6 Career titles 0 1Challenger Highest ranking No. 242 (29 August 2016) Current ranking No. 1651 (30 June 2025) Last updated on: 30 June 2025.
Frederico Ferreira "Kiko "Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɨðɨˈɾiku fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ ˈkiku ˈsilvɐ] ; born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguesetennis player who currently competes mainly on theATP Challenger Tour . On May 24, 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-high of No. 242 in doubles in August 2016.
In 2012, Silva became the first Portuguese player to win a Grand Slam title with the win at theUS Open junior doubles tournament , teaming with BritKyle Edmund .[ 1] In 2013, he would repeat the feat at the French Open junior doubles with Edmund.[ 2] He reached a junior high world no. 6 in January 2012.
Silva began his junior career in 2009. In May 2010, he won his first singles and doubles titles in a Grade 4 tournament at Istanbul, Turkey. Silva made his debut at Junior Grand Slams at the2011 Wimbledon Championships , reaching the 3rd round.[ 3] Silva was also the runner-up in the 2012 European Junior Championship (U18 division).[ 4]
Professional career [ edit ] In 2010, Silva made hisITF Men's Circuit debut at the age of 14, at theAlbufeira F3 doubles competition, and reached the final. He made his Grand Slam debut at the2021 Australian Open after qualifying for the main draw.
In November 2022, he reached two back-to-back finals in Japan at theHyogo Noah Challenger in Kobe and inYokkaichi losing toYosuke Watanuki in both and moved more than 85 positions up into the top 225 at world No. 204 on 28 November 2022.
Anti-doping suspension [ edit ] In September 2025, it was announced that Silva had accepted a one month suspension after failing an in-competition doping test. TheInternational Tennis Integrity Agency said the offence took place in February 2025 and it had accepted his explanation that the banned substance involved,trimetazidine , had entered his system as the result of contamination from the use of a prescribed medicine.[ 5] [ 6]
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ] Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–4)
Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Nov 2020 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Clay Felipe Meligeni Alves 2–6, 6–7(3–7) Loss 0–2 Nov 2022 Kobe , JapanChallenger Hard (i) Yosuke Watanuki 7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 4–6 Loss 0–3 Nov 2022 Yokkaichi , JapanChallenger Hard Yosuke Watanuki2–6, 2–6 Loss 0–4 Jun 2023 Troisdorf , GermanyChallenger Clay Ivan Gakhov 2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[ edit ] Singles: 37 (20 titles, 17 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend ITF Futures/WTT (20–17)
Finals by surface Hard (15–12) Clay (4–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 May 2013 Portugal F6, Monfortinho Futures Carpet Iván Arenas-Gualda6–4, 7–6(7–5) Loss 1–1 Dec 2013 Spain F41, Puerto del Carmen Futures Hard Alexey Vatutin 4–6, 4–6 Loss 1–2 Mar 2014 Turkey F9, Antalya Futures Hard Wilson Leite5–7, 2–6 Win 2–2 May 2014 Portugal F5, Pombal Futures Hard João Domingues 6–0, 6–3 Loss 2–3 Jun 2014 Belgium F2, Binche Futures Hard Alexander Ward 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(7–9) Loss 2–4 Aug 2014 Spain F21, Béjar Futures Clay Brydan Klein 3–6, 3–6 Loss 2–5 Aug 2014 Romania F13, Brașov Futures Clay Nikola Ćaćić 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 Loss 2–6 Oct 2014 Portugal F9, Porto Futures Clay Frederico Gil 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 0–6 Win 3–6 Oct 2014 Portugal F10, Ponta Delgada Futures Hard Sam Barry 6–4, 6–3 Loss 3–7 Oct 2014 Portugal F11, Ponta Delgada Futures Hard Rui Machado 2–6, 3–6 Loss 3–8 Dec 2014 Turkey F43, Antalya Futures Hard Roman Safiullin 1–6, 2–1 ret. Win 4–8 May 2015 Portugal F7, Idanha-a-Nova Futures Hard João Domingues6–4, 6–2 Win 5–8 Nov 2015 Egypt F37, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Marko Tepavac 7–5, 6–3 Loss 5–9 Nov 2015 Egypt F38, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Marko Tepavac6–7(5–7) , 1–6 Win 6–9 Nov 2015 Egypt F39, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Marko Tepavac6–1, 6–2 Loss 6–10 Feb 2016 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard Hong Seong-chan 5–7, 4–6 Win 7–10 Mar 2016 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Rui Machado1–6, 6–3, 6–1 Win 8–10 Dec 2016 Turkey F48, Antalya Futures Hard Lorenzo Frigerio6–2, 6–3 Win 9–10 May 2017 Ukraine F1, Cherkassy Futures Clay Artem Smirnov 6-1, 6-2 Win 10–10 Jun 2017 Tunisia F22, Hammamet Futures Clay Fabiano de Paula6-4, 6-4 Loss 10–11 Jul 2017 Portugal F10, Torres Vedras Futures Hard Roberto Ortega Olmedo 3-6, 2-6 Loss 10–12 Jul 2017 Portugal F11, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Alex de Minaur 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 10–13 Sep 2017 Tunisia F27, Hammamet Futures Clay Filippo Baldi 0-6, 4-6 Win 11–13 Feb 2018 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard Tiago Cação 6–2, 6–7(3–7) , 7–5 Win 12–13 Mar 2018 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard David Vega Hernández 5–7, 6–1, 3–1 ret. Loss 12–14 Apr 2018 Portugal F6, Lisbon Futures Hard Lloyd Harris 6–7(2–7) , 6–7(3–7) Win 13–14 Apr 2018 Portugal F8, Cascais Futures Clay Tiago Cação6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Win 14–14 Jun 2018 Tunisia F23, Hammamet Futures Clay Oriol Roca Batalla 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(7–9) , 7–5 Win 15–14 Aug 2018 Portugal F14, Sintra Futures Hard Tiago Cação6-3, 6-1 Loss 15–15 Aug 2018 Portugal F15, Sintra Futures Hard Youssef Hossam 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 5–7 Win 16–15 Oct 2019 M25 Tavira, Portugal WTT Hard Alexandre Müller 6-2, 6-1 Win 17–15 Jul 2024 M25 Castelo Branco, Portugal WTT Hard Michael Geerts 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Loss 17–16 Sep 2024 M25 Satu Mare, Romania WTT Clay Filip Cristian Jianu 4–6, 3–6 Win 18–16 Oct 2024 M25 Sintra, Portugal WTT Hard Gauthier Onclin 7–5, 6–4 Win 19–16 Nov 2024 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal WTT Hard Pedro Araujo6–4, 6–2 Loss 19–17 Nov 2024 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal WTT Hard Gauthier Onclin 5–7, 1–6 Win 20–17 Feb 2025 M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal WTT Hard Sandro Kopp5–7, 6–1, 7–6(14–12)
Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend ITF Futures (11–10)
Finals by surface Hard (3–6) Clay (8–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 May 2010 Portugal F3, Albufeira Futures Hard Diogo Soares Diego MatosAndré Miele 1–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 Aug 2013 Spain F26, Vigo Futures Clay David Pérez Sanz Juan-Samuel Araúzo-Martínez Jean-Marc Werner6–2, 7–6(7–3) Win 2–1 Oct 2013 Portugal F10, Guimarães Futures Hard João Domingues Gonçalo Falcão Gonçalo Pereira7–6(7–5) , 1–6, [10–8] Win 3–1 Nov 2013 Egypt F32, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Romain Barbosa Yan Sabanin Andrei Șoltoianu6–3, 6–3 Win 4–1 Nov 2013 Egypt F33, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Romain Barbosa Maxim KravtsovIvan Nedelko 4–6, 6–1, [10–5] Win 5–1 Feb 2014 Portugal F3, Faro Futures Hard Frederico Gil Juan-Samuel Araúzo-Martínez Jaime Pulgar-García6–1, 6–4 Win 6–1 Mar 2014 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Clay Romain Barbosa Peter Heller Maxi Pongratz2–6, 6–4, [10–6] Loss 6–2 Mar 2014 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Clay Romain BarbosaRoman Jebavý Jan Šátral 2–6, 2–6 Loss 6–3 May 2014 Portugal F4, Monfortinho Futures Carpet Romain BarbosaJordan Kerr Fabrice Martin 2–6, 7–6(7–3) , [4–10] Loss 6–4 May 2014 Portugal F6, Caldas da Rainha Futures Clay Romain Barbosa Gonçalo Falcão Gonçalo Pereira6–4, 3–6, [5–10] Win 7–4 Jun 2014 Belgium F2, Binche Futures Clay Romain BarbosaOscar Otte Peter Torebko 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Loss 7–5 Oct 2014 Portugal F8, Oliveira de Azeméis Futures Hard Romain Barbosa Frederico GilLeonardo Tavares 1–6, 6–3, [4–10] Loss 7–6 Oct 2014 Portugal F9, Porto Futures Clay Romain Barbosa Frederico Gil Leonardo Tavares6–2, 3–6, [6–10] Loss 7–7 Oct 2014 Portugal F10, Ponta Delgada Futures Hard Romain Barbosa Gonçalo Falcão Frederico Gil4–6, 2–6 Loss 7–8 Dec 2014 Turkey F43, Antalya Futures Hard Romain BarbosaMārtiņš Podžus Jānis Podžus 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] Win 8–8 May 2015 Portugal F4, Caldas da Rainha Futures Clay Frederico Gil João DominguesDavid Vega Hernández 6–3, 6–2 Win 9–8 Sep 2015 Belgium F13, Arlon Futures Clay Romain Barbosa Vincent Jaensch-Mueller Pedro Munafo6–2, 6–1 Win 10–8 Oct 2015 Egypt F36, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay André Gaspar Murta Luke Bambridge Richard Gabb7–6(7–4) , 6–3 Loss 10–9 Feb 2016 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard Vadim AlekseenkoLukáš Klein Alex Molčan 6–7(7–9) , 6–7(5–7) Win 11–9 Mar 2016 Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Pablo Vivero GonzálezMichael Geerts Jonas Merckx3–6, 6–1, [10–6] Loss 11–10 Mar 2016 Egypt F10, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Tom Schonenberg Tomáš PapikMatěj Vocel 6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ] Finals by setting Outdoors (2–6) Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 15 May 2010 Grade 4 Enka ITF Junior , TurkeyHard Enzo Py6–0, 6–4 Loss 23 May 2010 Grade 4 Nazmi Bari Cup ITF Junior , TurkeyHard Aleksandre Metreveli 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 7 August 2010 Grade 4 16th Internacional Junior de Leiria , PortugalClay Enzo Couacaud 3–6, 4–6 Loss 22 August 2010 Grade 3 Vila do Conde Junior Tennis Cup , PortugalCarpet Robert Carter3–6, 4–6 Win 21 August 2011 Grade 3 Vila do Conde Junior Tennis Cup , PortugalCarpet Konstantin Gerlakh6–3, 6–4 Loss 1 January 2012 Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano , MexicoClay Stefano Napolitano 4–6, 4–6 Loss 22 April 2012 Grade 2 X Internacional Junior Pilar de la Horadada , SpainHard Stefano Napolitano4–6, 4–6 Loss 29 July 2012 Grade B1 2012 European Junior Championships ,SwitzerlandClay Kimmer Coppejans 2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ] Finals by setting Outdoors (9–5) Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 14 May 2010 Grade 4 Enka ITF Junior , TurkeyHard Diogo RochaJulien Delaplane Florian Lakat 6–4, 6–3 Win 6 August 2010 Grade 4 16th Internacional Junior de Leiria , PortugalClay Vasco Mensurado João MonteiroJoão Domingues 6–2, 7–5 Loss 22 January 2011 Grade 1 Copa Barranquilla , ColombiaClay David Biosca GirventHugo Dellien Diego Hidalgo 3–6, 7–6(11–9) , [5–10] Win 20 August 2011 Grade 3 Vila do Conde Junior Tennis Cup , PortugalCarpet Artur Completo Carlos Benito Hergueta Adam Sanjurjo Hermida6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7] Win 15 September 2011 Grade 3 U18 Canadian World Ranking Event , CanadaHard Wayne Montgomery Hugo Di FeoBrayden Schnur 6–2, 6–2 Win 31 December 2011 Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano , MexicoClay Connor FarrenMatteo Donati Stefano Napolitano 4–6, 6–4, [10–4] Loss 13 April 2012 Grade 2 VI ITF Junior Benicarló , SpainClay Jeroen Vanneste Eduard Esteve LobatoPol Toledo Bagué 2–6, 6–3, [6–10] Loss 21 April 2012 Grade 2 X Internacional Junior Pilar de la Horadada , SpainHard Stefano Napolitano Eduard Esteve Lobato Pol Toledo Bagué4–6, 6–7(6–8) Loss 28 June 2012 Grade 1 AEGON Junior International Roehampton , Great BritainGrass Evgeny Karlovskiy Luke Saville Jordan Thompson 1–6, 6–4, [6–10] Win 8 September 2012 Grade A US Open Junior Tennis Championships , United StatesHard Kyle Edmund Nick Kyrgios Jordan Thompson5–7, 6–4, [10–7] Win 28 December 2012 Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano , Mexico(2) Clay Nikola Milojević Franko Miocić Guillermo Núñez7–5, 6–3 Win 7 June 2013 Grade A Roland Garros Junior French Championships , FranceClay Kyle EdmundCristian Garín Nicolás Jarry 6–3, 6–3 Win 27 June 2013 Grade 1 AEGON Junior International Roehampton , Great BritainGrass Nicolás JarryPedro Cachín Guillermo Núñez7–6(7–3) , 6–7(1–7) , [10–5] Loss 8 September 2013 Grade A US Open Junior Tennis Championships , United StatesHard Quentin Halys Kamil Majchrzak Martin Redlicki 3–6, 4–6
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ] Performance timelines [ edit ] 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 the2022 Australian Open .
Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players [ edit ] This section contains Silva's win–loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.
* As of 10 April 2017. National participation [ edit ] Davis Cup (4 wins, 2 losses)[ edit ] Silva has played for thePortugal Davis Cup team since2014 and has played 6 matches in 5 ties. His singles record is 3–2 and his doubles record is 1–0 (4–2 overall).
Group membership World Group (0–0) WG Play-off (0–0) Group I (2–1) Group II (2–1) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Matches by Type Singles (3–2) Doubles (1–0)
Matches by Setting Indoors (3–2) Outdoors (1–0)
Matches by Venue Portugal (3–1) Away (1–1)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score 2–3; 31 January – 2 February 2014; Teniski klub Triglav Kranj,Kranj , Slovenia;Group I Europe/Africa first round ; Hard(i) surfaceVictory V Singles (dead rubber ) Slovenia Mike Urbanija 4–6, 4–3, ret 1–4; 12–14 September 2014;Olympic Stadium , Moscow, Russia;Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off ; Hard(i) surfaceDefeat V Singles (dead rubber ) Russia Andrey Rublev 4–6, 4–6 4–1; 6–8 March 2015; Centro Desportivo do Jamor,Cruz Quebrada , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa first round ; Hard(i) surfaceVictory III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Morocco Lamine Ouahab /Younès Rachidi 7–6(8–6) , 6–0, 6–1 Defeat IV Singles (dead rubber ) Lamine Ouahab 6–7(5–7) , 4–6 4–1; 17–19 July 2015; Clube de Ténis de Viana,Viana do Castelo , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Clay surfaceVictory V Singles (dead rubber ) Finland Micke Kontinen 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 5–0; 3–5 February 2017;Club Internacional de Foot-ball ,Lisbon , Portugal;Group I Europe/Africa first round ; Clay(i) surfaceVictory IV Singles (dead rubber ) Israel Daniel Cukierman 6–2, 6–0