Portuguese tennis player (born 1984)
Leonardo Tavares Country (sports) Portugal Residence Espinho , PortugalBorn (1984-02-20 ) 20 February 1984 (age 41) Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 2001 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 183,352Singles Career record 6–10[ a] Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 186 (16 August 2010) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open Q1 (2011 ) French Open Q1 (2010 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2010 ) US Open Q1 (2010 ) Doubles Career record 15–16[ b] Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 95 (13 September 2010) Last updated on: 10 April 2017.
Leonardo Tavares (born 20 February 1984) is aPortuguese professionaltennis player. He has regularly competed on theATP Challenger Tour throughout his career. In August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186.
Earlier in his career, Tavares played in theITF Men's Circuit . However, a breakthrough year in 2009 led him to his first Challenger final in August. He became a mainstay at that level, capturing several doubles titles and breaking into the top 100 doubles ranking. Tavares reached a career high no. 95 ranking in September 2010. He played regularly for thePortugal Davis Cup team between 2002 and 2011.
Tavares is currently inactive, having played his last tournament in May 2016.
ATP Challenger Tour [ edit ] Singles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runners-up)[ edit ] Titles by setting Outdoors (0–2) Indoors (0–0)
Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up)[ edit ] Titles by setting Outdoors (5–5) Indoors (0–0)
Outcome Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 22 November 2009 Challenger Cancún , MexicoHard Andre Begemann Adil Shamasdin Greg Ouellette 6–1, 6–7(6–7) , [10–8] Winner 25 April 2010 Challenger Curitiba , BrazilClay Dominik Meffert Ramón Delgado André Sá 3–6, 6–2, [10–4] Runner-up 30 May 2010 Challenger Carson , United StatesHard Artem Sitak Brian Battistone Nicholas Monroe 7–5, 3–6, [4–10] Winner 6 June 2010 Challenger Ojai , United StatesHard Artem Sitak Harsh Mankad Izak van der Merwe 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] Winner 4 July 2010 Challenger Braunschweig , GermanyClay Simone Vagnozzi Igor Kunitsyn Yuri Schukin 7–5, 7–6(7–4) Winner 1 August 2010 Challenger Tampere , FinlandClay João Sousa Andis Juška Deniss Pavlovs 7–6(7–3) , 7–5 Runner-up 25 February 2011 Challenger Casablanca , MoroccoClay Simone Vagnozzi Guillermo Alcaide Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 2–6, 1–6 Runner-up 16 April 2011 Challenger Blumenau , BrazilClay Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Franco Ferreiro André Sá 2–6, 6–3, [4–10] Runner-up 17 June 2011 Challenger Milan , ItalyClay Andrea Arnaboldi Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Simone Vagnozzi 6–0, 3–6, [5–10] Runner-up 3 March 2012 Challenger Florianópolis , BrazilClay Javier Martí Blaž Kavčič Antonio Veić 3–6, 3–6
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)[ edit ] Titles by setting Outdoors (2–5) Indoors (0–0)
Outcome Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score Runner-up 7 June 2004 Futures Riyadh , Saudi Arabia F2Hard Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 3–6 Runner-up 11 October 2004 Futures Santa Cruz , Bolivia F2Clay Cristian Villagrán 3–6, 3–6 Winner 15 October 2007 Futures Porto , Portugal F4Clay Cristian Villagrán 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Runner-up 8 August 2008 Futures Wahlstedt , Germany F16Clay Adrián García 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 Winner 6 April 2009 Futures Albufeira , Portugal F3Hard Raemon Sluiter 6–3, 6–4 Runner-up 17 March 2013 Futures Guimarães , Portugal F4Hard Jules Marie 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 Runner-up 15 November 2014 Futures Casablanca , Morocco F5Clay Oriol Roca Batalla 3–6, 3–6
Doubles: 25 (13 titles, 12 runners-up)[ edit ] Titles by setting Outdoors (13–12) Indoors (0–0)
Outcome Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner-up 18 June 2001 Futures Agadir , Morocco F3Clay João Paulo Magalhães Kane Dewhurst David McNamara 0–6, 1–6 Runner-up 17 November 2002 Futures Nonthaburi , Thailand F2Hard Tiago Godinho Hiroki Kondo Michihisa Onoda 3–6, 2–6 Runner-up 24 November 2002 Futures Hanoi , Vietnam F1Hard Tiago Godinho Johan Du Randt Dirk Stegmann 5–7, 6–7(2–7) Winner 15 June 2003 Futures Lisbon , Portugal F8Clay Harsh Mankad Baptiste Dupuy Gregory Girault 6–1, 6–2 Winner 22 June 2003 Futures Lisbon , Portugal F9Clay Harsh Mankad Fábrice Betencourt Baptiste Dupuy 6–4, 6–3 Runner-up 28 June 2003 Futures Lisbon , Portugal F10Clay Jorge Laranjeiro Tiago Godinho António van Grichen 4–6, 4–6 Runner-up 22 March 2004 Futures Albufeira , Portugal F2Hard Frederico Gil Juan Ignacio Cerda Jasper Smit 4–6, 4–6 Winner 7 June 2004 Futures Riyadh , Saudi Arabia F1Hard Jamie Delgado Mustafa Ghouse Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Runner-up 4 October 2004 Futures La Paz , Bolivia F1Clay Guillermo Carry Michael Quintero Carlos Salamanca 5–7, 4–6 Runner-up 21 March 2005 Futures Lagos , Portugal F3Hard Frederico Gil Richard Holstrom Christian Johansson walkover Winner 29 May 2006 Futures Napoli , Italy F14Clay Marcelo Melo Deniss Pavlovs Giancarlo Petrazzuolo 6–3, 6–2 Runner-up 16 April 2007 Futures Cairo , Egypt F1Clay Cesar Ferrer-Victoria Adrian Cruciat Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 Runner-up 25 June 2007 Futures Minsk , Belarus F3Clay Cesar Ferrer-Victoria Mikhail Elgin Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy 4–6, 0–6 Runner-up 30 July 2007 Futures Saint-Gervais-les-Bains , France F11Clay Ivan Sergeyev Jonathan Eysseric Adrian Mannarino 1–6, 4–6 Winner 13 October 2008 Futures Porto , Portugal F7Clay Nuno Marques Vladislav Bondarenko Vladyslav Klymenko 6–4, 6–3 Runner-up 20 October 2008 Futures Espinho , Portugal F8Clay Javier Martí Vladislav Bondarenko Vladyslav Klymenko 4–6, 6–3, [5–10] Runner-up 16 February 2009 Futures Abidjan , Ivory Coast F1Hard Andre Begemann Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Andreas Haider-Maurer 1–6, 7–6(7–5) , [12–14] Winner 27 June 2009 Futures Toulon , France F9Clay Augustin Gensse Julien Jeanpierre Nicolas Renavand 6–2, 6–2 Winner 15 August 2009 Futures Bolzano , Italy F23Clay Manuel Jorquera Marius Copil Antal van der Duim 6–7(2–7) , 6–3, [10–5] Winner 24 February 2012 Futures Itajaí , Brazil F8Clay Goran Tošić Jonathan Eysseric Fernando Romboli 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] Winner 4 October 2014 Futures Oliveira de Azeméis , Portugal F8Hard Frederico Gil Romain Barbosa Frederico Ferreira Silva 6–1, 3–6, [10–4] Winner 11 October 2014 Futures Porto , Portugal F9Clay Frederico Gil Romain Barbosa Frederico Ferreira Silva 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] Winner 1 November 2014 Futures Elvas , Portugal F12Hard Romain Barbosa Jaime Pulgar-Garcia Javier Pulgar-Garcia walkover Winner 1 March 2015 Futures Vale do Lobo , Portugal F1Hard Romain Barbosa Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martinez Ivan Arenas-Gualda 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] Winner 15 March 2015 Futures Loulé , Portugal F3Hard Romain Barbosa João Domingues David Vega Hernández 6–1, 4–6, [12–10]
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 through2016 ATP World Tour .
Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L Win % Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A French Open A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A Wimbledon A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A US Open A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A 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 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A National representation Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A Davis Cup Z1 Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 A Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 A A A A A 0 / 9 5–9 36% Career statistics 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L Win % Tournaments 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard win–loss 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 1–4 20% Clay win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 4–5 44% 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 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A Carpet win–loss 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Discontinued 0 / 0 1–2 33% Outdoor Win–loss 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 5–6 45% Indoor win–loss 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 1–5 17% Overall win–loss 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 6–11 35% Win (%) 0% 0% 33% 100% N/A N/A 50% 100% 33% 0% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 35.29% Year-end ranking 920 715 444 625 1024 504 606 262 234 759 1048 686 726 1367 – $ 183,352
Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L Win % National representation Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A Davis Cup Z1 Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 A Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 A A A A A 0 / 9 10–7 63% Career statistics 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L Win % Tournaments 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 1–5 17% Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 12–11 55% 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 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A Carpet win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 Discontinued 0 / 0 2–0 100% Outdoor Win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 13–13 50% Indoor win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 2–3 40% Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 1–5 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 15–16 48% Win (%) N/A 0% 50% 75% 33% N/A 50% 50% 83% 17% N/A 0% N/A N/A N/A 48.39% Year-end ranking 532 528 375 531 554 775 731 230 125 256 598 1312 746 881 – $60,445
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ] Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players [ edit ] This section contains Tavares' win–loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.
Year Major titles ATP titles Total titles Earnings Ref 2002 0 0 0 $2,108 [ 3] [ 4] 2003 0 0 0 $5,205 [ 5] [ 6] 2004 0 0 0 $18,369 [ 7] [ 8] 2005 0 0 0 $6,557 [ 9] [ 10] 2006 0 0 0 $7,277 [ 11] [ 12] 2007 0 0 0 $9,778 [ 13] [ 14] 2008 0 0 0 $9,017 [ 15] [ 16] 2009 0 0 0 $25,970 [ 17] [ 18] 2010 0 0 0 $63,912 [ 19] [ 20] 2011 0 0 0 $18,180 [ 21] [ 22] 2012 0 0 0 $2,420 [ 23] [ 24] 2013 0 0 0 $5,618 [ 25] [ 26] 2014 0 0 0 $4,242 [ 27] [ 28] 2015 0 0 0 $2,477 [ 29] [ 30] 2016 0 0 0 * $192 [ 31] [ 32] Career * 0 0 0 $183,352 [ 33]
* As of 10 April 2017. National participation [ edit ] Davis Cup (15 wins, 16 losses)[ edit ] Tavares debuted for thePortugal Davis Cup team in2002 and has played 31 matches in 20 ties. His singles record is 5–9 and his doubles record is 10–7 (15–16 overall).
Group membership World Group (0–0) WG Play-off (0–0) Group I (0–6) Group II (15–10) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface Hard (2–9) Clay (11–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (2–2)
Matches by type Singles (5–9) Doubles (10–7)
Matches by setting Indoors (3–8) Outdoors (12–8)
Matches by venue Portugal (9–5) Away (6–11)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score 1–4; 12–14 July 2002; Olympic Training Centre,Minsk , Belarus;Group I Europe/Africa Quarterfinals ; Carpet(i) surfaceDefeat IV Singles (dead rubber ) Belarus Alexander Shvets 2–6, 6–7(4–7) 1–4; 20–22 September 2002; Follonica T.C.,Follonica , Italy;Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off ; Carpet(i) surfaceDefeat II Singles Italy Davide Sanguinetti 3–6, 2–6, 1–6 4–1; 4–6 April 2003; Complexo Municipal de Ténis,Maia , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa First Round ; Clay surfaceDefeat V Singles (dead rubber ) Monaco Emmanuel Heussner 2–6, 4–6 0–5; 11–13 July 2003; Westridge Park,Durban , South Africa;Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Hard surfaceDefeat II Singles South Africa Wesley Moodie 3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(7–9) Defeat III Doubles (withRui Machado ) Chris Haggard /Robbie Koenig 5–7, 3–6, 2–6 Defeat V Singles (dead rubber ) Rik de Voest 1–6, 4–6 3–2; 9–11 April 2004; Centre National de Tennis,Tunis , Tunisia;Group II Europe/Africa First Round ; Hard surfaceVictory I Singles Tunisia Haythem Abid 7–6(7–5) , 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 Victory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Haythem Abid /Malek Jaziri 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 0–5; 16–18 July 2004; Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia,Maia , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Clay surfaceDefeat I Singles Serbia and Montenegro Boris Pašanski 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 Defeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Nikola Ćirić /Dušan Vemić 6–1, 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 1–6, 4–6 4–1; 4–6 March 2005; Kadrioru Tennis Center,Tallinn , Estonia;Group II Europe/Africa First Round ; Carpet(i) surfaceVictory II Singles Estonia Alti Vahkal 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Victory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Mait Künnap /Alti Vahkal 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 3–2; 15–17 July 2005;Estádio Nacional ,Lisbon , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Algeria Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine /Slimane Saoudi 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) 4–1; 23–25 September 2005; Clube de Ténis do Estoril,Estoril , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Semifinal ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Slovenia Rok Jarc /Grega Žemlja 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 Victory V Singles Marko Tkalec 6–4, 7–5 1–4; 10–12 February 2006; National Tennis Centre,Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg;Group I Europe/Africa First Round ; Hard(i) surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Luxembourg Gilles Müller /Mike Scheidweiler 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 1–6 4–1; 11–13 April 2008; Clube de Ténis do Estoril,Estoril , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa First Round ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withGastão Elias ) Tunisia Walid Jallali /Malek Jaziri 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 Victory II Singles (dead rubber ) Slah Mbarek 6–2, 6–4 5–0; 18–20 July 2008; Lawn Tennis Club da Foz,Porto , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Cyprus Photos Kallias /Demetrios Leontis 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 0–5; 19–21 September 2008; Megaron Tennis Club,Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine;Group II Europe/Africa Semifinal ; Hard (i) surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withGastão Elias ) Ukraine Sergei Bubka /Sergiy Stakhovsky 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 Defeat V Singles (dead rubber ) Ivan Sergeyev 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 3–6 2–3; 6–8 March 2009; National Tennis Centre,Nicosia , Cyprus;Group II Europe/Africa First Round ; Hard surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis /Photos Kallias 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 5–0; 10–12 July 2009; Office des parc Omnisport Wilaya d'Oran,Oran , Algeria;Group II Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Algeria Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine /Valentin Rahmine 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 Victory V Singles (dead rubber ) Valentin Rahmine 6–1, 6–0 4–1; 5–7 March 2010; Complexo de Ténis da Maia,Maia , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa First Round ; Clay(i) surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Denmark Frederik Nielsen /Martin Pedersen 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 Defeat V Singles (dead rubber ) Martin Pedersen 5–7, 4–6 5–0; 9–11 July 2010; Centro de Ténis do Jamor,Cruz Quebrada , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Cyprus Eleftherios Christou /Rareș Cuzdriorean 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 3–2; 17–19 September 2010; Centro de Ténis do Jamor,Cruz Quebrada , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa Semifinal ; Clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Bosnia and Herzegovina Amer Delić /Aldin Šetkić 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 4–1; 4–6 March 2011; Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor,Cruz Quebrada , Portugal;Group I Europe/Africa First Round ; Clay surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Slovakia Michal Mertiňák /Filip Polášek 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 0–5; 8–10 July 2011;PostFinance-Arena ,Bern , Switzerland;Group I Europe/Africa Quarterfinal ; Hard(i) surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Switzerland Roger Federer /Stan Wawrinka 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 Defeat V Singles (dead rubber ) Stan Wawrinka 6–7(1–7) , 0–6
^ The official ATP records are incomplete as they do not count one Davis Cup loss against Serbia and Montenegro in 2004. ^ The official ATP records are incomplete as they do not count one Davis Cup loss against Serbia and Montenegro in 2004.