.jpg) Seyboth Wild at the2024 Summer Olympics | |
| Country (sports) |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | (2000-03-10)10 March 2000 (age 25) Marechal Cândido Rondon,Paraná, Brazil |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Carlos Eduardo Matos[1] |
| Prize money | US$ 2,258,358 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 39–56 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 58 (20 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 217 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024,2025) |
| French Open | 3R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2020,2024) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024)[2] |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (22 May 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 17 November 2025. | |
Thiago Seyboth Wild (Brazilian Portuguese:[tʃiˈaɡuˈzajbutʃiˈviwdʒi];[3] born 10 March 2000) is a Brazilian professionaltennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 20 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 197, achieved on 22 May 2023. He is currently the No. 4 singles player from Brazil.[4]
Seyboth Wild played on junior circuit and had a combined ITF ranking of No. 8, attained in January 2018. He won theboys' singles title at2018 US Open.
In March 2020, at just 19 years old, Seyboth Wild won his firstATP Tour title at2020 Chile Open, defeating second seedCasper Ruud in the final. Then he became the youngest Brazilian ATP titlist untilJoão Fonseca's trophy at2025 Argentina Open.
Seyboth Wild was born on 10 March 2000 in the municipality ofMarechal Cândido Rondon ofParaná in theSouthern Region ofBrazil. His father, Claudio Ricardo Wild, manages several tennis academies in Brazil, and his mother, Gisela Christine Seyboth, is a dentist. Had he not continued to pursue a career in tennis, he said that he would like to follow in his mother's footsteps as a doctor; he studied biomedicine and administration prior and hopes to continue pursuing his degree in the future. Seyboth Wild has a sister, Luana. Seyboth Wild is of paternalRomanian andRussian descent, whereas his mother is ofGerman heritage.
Through his mother, Seyboth Wild is the great-great-grandson ofDietrich Klagges, an early member of theNazi Party.[5][6][7] Brazilian newspaperO Globo reported in 2023 that Seyboth Wild had boasted to his former girlfriend throughWhatsApp about his family's connection toAdolf Hitler, writing, "My [great-]great-grandfather ... was Hitler’s predecessor .... He was the one who brought him over from Austria and taught Hitler the life."[5][8]
After beginning to play tennis at the age of 4 with the assistance of his father, Seyboth Wild moved toRio de Janeiro at the age of 14 to begin a career professionally. "I feel happy on the court. It's the place I'm supposed to be. The court gives me limits, but at the same time it gives me the space and inspiration to do what I like. Tennis allows me to be myself and express myself on court." Seyboth Wild commented on the sport.[9]
Wild became the second Brazilian to win a junior Grand Slam, at the2018 US Open, on 9 September, joiningTiago Fernandes. He also made the junior semifinal at theRoland Garros, and at the doubles ofUS Open andFrench Open.
Seyboth Wild made his ATP main draw debut at the2018 Brasil Open after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.
On 3 November 2019, at the age of 19, he won his first Challenger inGuayaquil, entering the top 300 in the world for the first time. With the title, he jumped to the 235th place in the world ranking, and became the third best tennis player in Brazil at the moment, behind onlyThiago Monteiro andJoão Menezes.
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In February 2020, he received wildcard to participate in theATP 500 inRio de Janeiro, where he defeated the Spaniard top 100Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in three sets (5–7, 7–6(7–3) and 7–5) in the first round, in the longest match in the history of the tournament (3 hours and 49 minutes). In the next round, he faced world number 32Borna Ćorić, losing in the third set tiebreak. With this result, he entered the world top 200 for the first time on 24 February, moving up to ranking No. 182.
In the following week, invited as a wildcard to theATP 250 inSantiago, Wild had his best campaign: he defeatedFacundo Bagnis,Juan Ignacio Londero (world No. 63) and in the quarterfinals, the top seed of the tournament, and champion of the Rio Open, the Chilean world No. 18Cristian Garín, who retired after losing the first set in a tiebreak. In the semifinals he defeatedRenzo Olivo in straight sets becoming the youngest Brazilian to reach a final at this level, surpassing the achievements of former world No. 1Gustavo Kuerten, then aged 20, and ofJaime Oncins andThomaz Bellucci, at 21 years old. He also became the first Brazilian to compete in an ATP level final since Bellucci was runner-up in Houston in April 2017. In the final, he defeated NorwegianCasper Ruud (ranked No. 38 and champion of theArgentina Open two weeks before), in three sets, becoming the youngest Brazilian champion at 19 years old, surpassing Kuerten, who won his first ATP title at the age of 20. He became the first player born in the 2000s to win anATP Tour title. Wild was also the youngest tennis player to win a title in the Latin American clay court swing sinceRafael Nadal wonAcapulco in 2005, at the age of 18. Wild climbed up 69 positions, reaching a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 113, becoming the second-highest ranked tennis player in Brazil.[10][11]
In March, Seyboth Wild became the first professional tennis player to announce a diagnosis ofCOVID-19.[12] He was investigated for an alleged breach of quarantine prior to receiving the test results.[13]After the season was stopped for a few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he made his Major debut at theUS Open.[14]In September, Seyboth Wild participated in the Challenger 125 inAix-en-Provence, France, reaching the final.[15]
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After two years of having poor results, in March, Wild reached the final of the Challenger in Santiago, losing toHugo Dellien, and the following week, he won the Challenger in Vina del Mar, defeating top seedHugo Gaston and returning to the top 230 in the singles rankings on 20 March 2023.[16][17]
He also reached the doubles final at the2023 Chile Open partneringMatías Soto. As a result, he reached a new career career doubles ranking of No. 230 on 20 March 2023.[18]
In April, Wild won theBuenos Aires Challenger in singles and doubles.[19] With that, he returned to the world top 200 in singles, and entered the world top 200 in doubles for the first time.[20][21]
In May, participating in thePiemonte Open, which is anATP Challenger Tour 175 event, he reached the quarterfinals losing to the top seed and top-50 player, ArgentineSebastián Báez, in three sets.[22]
Ranked No. 172, Wild qualified forRoland Garros for the first time. He entered thetournament qualifications as one of the lowest ranked players. He won his three matches againstAntoine Bellier,Ričardas Berankis andDominik Koepfer losing only one set.[23]He upset world No. 2 and second seedDaniil Medvedev in a five-set match to advance to the second round, earning the biggest win of his career.[24] After the defeat, Medvedev said of Wild that "if he keeps playing like this, he will be among the top 30 in the world."[25] Next he defeated former top 20Guido Pella to move to the third round of a Major for the first time in his career.[26] In the third round, facing the 27th seed JapaneseYoshihito Nishioka, Wild was leading two sets to 1, but succumbed to fatigue, being eliminated in 3 sets to 2.[27]
Competing as unranked in the post-Roland Garros Grass tournaments, Wild made his preparation and entered theWimbledon qualifying tournament, while fighting for the No. 1 spot in Brazil, overFelipe Meligeni Alves andThiago Monteiro.[28] He defeatedJelle Sels andPierre-Hugues Herbert, but in the last round of qualifying, facedTomás Barrios Vera. At the beginning of the fifth and final set, he suffered a slight sprain in his ankle that cost him his place in the main draw of Wimbledon. Wild then decided to compete on clay in the Challenger in Karlsruhe, Germany.[29]
After reaching the quarterfinals in Karlsruhe, and the semifinals of theChallenger 125 in Braunschweig, both in Germany, Wild became the No. 1 Brazilian tennis player for the first time, surpassing Thiago Monteiro, who spent five years in this position.[30]
Wild broke into the world top 100 for the first time, when he won theChallenger in Como, Italy.[31] He defeated former top 20Benoît Paire in the semifinal and former top-40Pedro Martínez in the final, winning his fourth career Challenger title and third of the year.[32][33]
The following week, playing in theChallenger 125 in Genoa, Wild won his second Challenger in a row and the fourth of the year, defeating former world top 10Fabio Fognini in the final and becoming the tennis player with the most Challenger titles in 2023 to date.[34]
As a result of those two Challenger titles he reached world No. 76, climbing 30 spots in the rankings on 11 September 2023.[35]
In the final stretch of the 2023 season, he played four ATPs on fast indoor courts (Stockholm, Basel, Paris-Bercy and Metz), a first in his career, aiming to evolve and better adapt to this type of court.[36]
Wild entered theAustralian Open main draw for the first time in his life, having been drawn to face the fifth seed,Andrey Rublev. Wild took the match to a tie-break in the fifth set which he lost to Rublev, in a game lasting almost 4 hours.[37]
At2024 Rio Open, Wild reached the quarterfinals of an ATP 500 for the first time, beatingAlejandro Tabilo andJaume Munar.[38] Facing the second seed and defending champion, world No. 23Cameron Norrie, Wild still managed to win a set, but ended up being eliminated in three sets. As a result, he reached his personal best ranking, No. 73 in the world, at the end of February.[39]
Following his first roundRomán Andrés Burruchaga at the ATP 2502024 Chile Open, he entered the top 70 for the first time in his career.[40]
Ranked No. 65 in the world, Wild entered the Masters 1000,2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as the top seed in the qualifying competition. After winning his two qualifying matches, he entered the main draw facing AmericanJ.J. Wolf, where Wild won in straight sets, recording his first win in the main draw of a Masters 1000, in his career.[41] In the second round, Wild faced world No. 15,Karen Khachanov, and delivered one of his career-best performances by defeating him also in straight sets.[42] SinceThomaz Bellucci's performance in Rome in 2016, a Brazilian player had not recorded two consecutive match wins in the main draw of a Masters.[43]
Wild also qualified into the main draw at the2024 Miami Open following two qualifying wins, similar to his showing at the previous Masters inIndian Wells.[44] He defeatedNuno Borges to record his first win at this tournament.[45] In the second round, Wild faced 12th seedTaylor Fritz and won in straight sets, without a break on his serve to reach a second consecutive third round showing at a Masters level.[46][47] In a 3-hour battle against No.23 seedNicolás Jarry, where both served at a high level throughout the game, Wild came out ahead but was eliminated by 2 sets to 1.[48]
Wild returned playing at theATP 250 in Bucharest in April, defeatingLuca Nardi in his debut.[49] As a result, he reached the 63º position in the rankings.[50]
Wild entered into the main draw of theMasters 1000 in Madrid, where he was drawn to faceRoman Safiullin.[50] Wild defeated the Russian number 42 in the world in straight sets, and in the 2nd round, he facedLorenzo Musetti, seeded 28th and 29th in the rankings, and, repeating the2018 US Open youth final, also won in straight sets, reaching the 3rd round where he played with the current two-time Madrid Masters 1000 champion and former world No. 1Carlos Alcaraz, losing by double 6/3. With this, Wild reached the best ranking of his career, number 61 in the world, equalingThiago Monteiro's best ranking and becoming the 14th best Brazilian male tennis player of all time.[51][52][53]
At theMasters 1000 in Rome, Wild defeatedGrégoire Barrère, but in the 2nd round he was eliminated by ArgentineTomás Martín Etcheverry, top 30 in the world.[54][55] Due to the result, he reached his best career ranking, becoming 58th in the world.[56]
In November 2024, Wild underwent surgery to remove three hernias in his abdomen and a cyst in his shoulder, ending his season.[57]
Seyboth Wild's is a clay-court specialist, and he excels with his down-the-line forehand shot. His favorite tournament is theFrench Open. Growing up, he admiredRafael Nadal and strives to emulate Nadal's energy and intensity on the court.
Seyboth Wild currently resides inBuenos Aires, Argentina. He is an avid football fan, having supportedGrêmio since his youth. His favourite player is defender and current team captainPedro Geromel.[9]
In September 2021, it was revealed that Seyboth Wild was being investigated by BrazilianCivil Police of Rio de Janeiro State for physical and emotional abuse towards ex-girlfriend Thayane Lima,[58] for which he received arestraining order.[59] Seyboth Wild has since denied the charges,[60] and has launched adefamation andextortion attempt lawsuit.[61][62] Two lawsuits investigating the allegations of domestic and psychological violence and moral damage were filed in April 2023, with the government indicting Wild. A third investigation is currently in progress and runs in secrecy of Justice.[63]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | QR | A | QR | WG1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| ATP 1000 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | 67% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2-2 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | 50% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–5 | 2-3 | 0 / 9 | 10-9 | 53% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 35 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 4–6 | 20-25 | 4-7 | 26-37 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 449 | 211 | 116 | 131 | 417 | 73 | 74 | ||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2020 | Chile Open, Chile | ATP 250 | Clay |  Casper Ruud | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | Chile Open, Chile | ATP 250 | Clay |  Matías Soto |  Andrea PellegrinoAndrea Vavassori | 4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2019 | Challenger de Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Hugo Dellien | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | Open du Pays d'Aix, France | Challenger | Clay |  Oscar Otte | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2023 | Challenger de Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Hugo Dellien | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2023 | Viña Challenger, Chile | Challenger | Clay |  Hugo Gaston | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | Challenger AAT, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Luciano Darderi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2023 | Città di Como Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Pedro Martínez | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Sep 2023 | AON Open, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Fabio Fognini | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2024 | Bad Waltersdorf Trophy, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Jaume Munar | 2–6, 1–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | Challenger de Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Sakamoto |  Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2023 | Challenger AAT, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Francisco Comesaña | Hernán CasanovaSantiago Rodríguez Taverna | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–6] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2017 | F39 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Jordi Samper Montaña | 6–0, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2017 | F42 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Bonadio | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2018 | F1 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | Futures | Clay | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2018 | F4 Curitiba, Brazil | Futures | Clay | João Lucas Reis da Silva | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2019 | M25 Montauban, France | WTT | Clay | Hugo Gaston | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | F42 Antalyav, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Diego Hidalgo |  Takashi Saito Koray Kırcı | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | F3 Brasília, Brazil | Futures | Clay | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | Oscar José GutierrezIgor Marcondes | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–9] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | M25 Montauban, France | WTT | Clay | Dan Added |  Alejandro Gómez Junior Alexander Ore | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2019 | M25+H Ajaccio, France | WTT | Hard | Yanais Laurent | Fabian FallertHendrik Jebens | 6–4, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2018 | US Open | Hard | Lorenzo Musetti | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Season | 2023 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TSWR |
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| 2023 | |||||||
| 1. |  Daniil Medvedev | 2 | French Open, France | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 172 |
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