Portuguese tennis player
Gastão Elias Country (sports) PortugalResidence Lourinhã , PortugalBorn (1990-11-24 ) 24 November 1990 (age 34) Lourinhã , PortugalHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2008 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Luís Guilherme Balboa Prize money US $1,504,924 Singles Career record 31–56 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 57 (24 October 2016) Current ranking No. 304 (28 October 2024)[ 1] Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 1R (2017 ) French Open 1R (2014 ,2015 ,2017 ) Wimbledon 1R (2013 ,2016 ,2018 ) US Open 1R (2016 ) Other tournaments Olympic Games 2R (2016 ) Doubles Career record 17–30 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 151 (15 August 2016) Grand Slam doubles results US Open 1R (2016 ) Other doubles tournaments Olympic Games 2R (2016 ) Last updated on: 2 November 2024.
Gastão José Ministro Elias (Portuguese pronunciation: [gɐʃˈtɐ̃w eˈliɐʃ] ;[ 2] born 24 November 1990) is a Portuguese professionaltennis player, who competes on theATP Challenger Tour . In October 2016, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 to become the third highest-ranked Portuguese player, afterJoão Sousa (No. 28) andNuno Borges (No. 30).[ 3] He became the fifth Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 100 of theAssociation of Tennis Professionals singles rankings.[ 4]
Early and personal life [ edit ] Gastão Elias was born on 24 November 1990 inCaldas da Rainha , Portugal. At age four, he started playing tennis with his father. In 2001, he participated in the national under-12 singles competition, falling to futureDavis Cup partnerJoão Sousa in the semifinals. Elias idolizedJames Blake andRoger Federer while growing up. He is a supporter ofSporting Clube de Portugal ,Real Madrid C.F. andLiverpool F.C. [ 5]
Professional career [ edit ] 2016 proved to be a breakthrough year for Elias. After winning anATP Challenger Tour tournament in Turin by defeatingEnrique López Pérez in three sets and earning position in the top 100, being ranked no. 94, Elias continued capitalizing on his Challenger Tour success as he won his sixth Challenger title in Mestre, Italy by defeatingHoracio Zeballos in straight sets. In July 2016, Elias made his first splash onATP World Tour tournament level in Båstad, Sweden after defeatingChristian Lindell ,Taro Daniel , and pulling an upset against compatriotJoão Sousa on his way to his first ATP World Tour semifinal. However, in the semifinals, Elias lost toFernando Verdasco . Later in July 2016, Elias participated in another ATP World Tour tournament in Umag, Croatia. Elias defeatedGuillermo García López in the round of 32 and then pulled one of the biggest upsets of the tournament by defeating top seededPablo Cuevas in a close encounter. That win marked Elias' first win over a top-20 player. Elias then defeatedPablo Carreño Busta and reached his second consecutive ATP World Tour semifinal, where he lost toFabio Fognini in straight sets.
Gastão Elias is offensive baseliner who puts focus on hitting hard and accurate groundstrokes to push his opponents and hitting winners, however also making comparable to winners amount of unforced errors. His serve and forehand shot are dangerous weapons, which are the main instruments in winning points, but return game is one of the weaknesses, which can be exploited by the best players whose game heavily based on strong serve and volley tactic. While feeling most comfortable at the baseline Elias makes occasional runs to the net, though these runs can't be classified as the key aspect of his game. Although his favourite surface is hard, most of his success has come on clay.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[ edit ] Singles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (10–13) ITF Futures/WTT (6–6)
Finals by surface Hard (6–6) Clay (10–13) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Feb 2007 Spain F7, Cartagena Futures Hard Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 Nov 2007 Mexico F11, Ciudad Obregón Futures Hard Pablo Martín Adalia6–2, 6–3 Win 2–1 Jan 2008 USA F3, Boca Raton Futures Hard Alberto Francis7–5, 6–4 Loss 2–2 Nov 2010 Brazil F32, Barueri Futures Hard Daniel Dutra da Silva 7–6(7–0) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–7(5–7) Win 3–2 Jan 2011 Brazil F1, São Paulo Futures Hard André Ghem 6–3, 6–4 Win 4–2 Feb 2011 Colombia F2, Cartagena Futures Hard Malek Jaziri 6–3, 6–3 Loss 4–3 Mar 2011 USA F7, McAllen Futures Hard Wayne Odesnik 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 1–6 Loss 0–1 Sep 2011 Belo Horizonte , BrazilChallenger Clay Júlio Silva 4–6, 4–6 Loss 4–4 Oct 2011 Brazil F33, São Paulo Futures Clay Júlio Silva5–7, 5–7 Loss 0–2 Nov 2011 Buenos Aires , ArgentinaChallenger Clay Carlos Berlocq 1–6, 6–7(3–7) Loss 0–3 Jan 2012 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard Thiago Alves 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(1–7) Loss 0–4 Jun 2012 Caltanissetta , ItalyChallenger Clay Tommy Robredo 3–6, 2–6 Win 1–4 Oct 2012 Rio de Janeiro , BrazilChallenger Clay Boris Pašanski 6–3, 7–5 Loss 1–5 Oct 2012 Porto Alegre , BrazilChallenger Clay Simon Greul 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 5–7 Win 2–5 Apr 2013 Santos , BrazilChallenger Clay Rogério Dutra da Silva 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 Loss 2–6 Apr 2014 Santos, Brazil Challenger Clay Máximo González 5–7, 3–6 Loss 2–7 Jun 2014 Blois , FranceChallenger Clay Máximo González2–6, 3–6 Loss 2–8 Feb 2015 Bucaramanga , ColombiaChallenger Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 Win 3–8 Nov 2015 Lima , PeruChallenger Clay Andrej Martin 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Win 4–8 Nov 2015 Guayaquil , EcuadorChallenger Clay Diego Schwartzman 6–0, 6–4 Win 5–8 Apr 2016 Turin , ItalyChallenger Clay Enrique López Pérez 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 6–8 May 2016 Mestre , ItalyChallenger Clay Horacio Zeballos 7–6(7–0) , 6–2 Loss 6–9 Apr 2017 Barletta , ItalyChallenger Clay Aljaž Bedene 6–7(4–7) , 3–6 Win 7–9 Oct 2017 Campinas , BrazilChallenger Clay Renzo Olivo 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 7–10 Nov 2017 Montevideo , UruguayChallenger Clay Pablo Cuevas 4–6, 3–6 Loss 4–5 Sep 2020 M15 Sintra, Portugal WTT Hard Nuno Borges 2–6, 2–6 Win 5–5 Oct 2020 M25 Porto, Portugal WTT Hard Nuno Borges6–3, 6–3 Win 6–5 Feb 2021 M25 Villena, Spain WTT Hard Holger Rune 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Loss 6–6 Feb 2021 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal WTT Hard Evan Furness 2–6, 4–6 Loss 7–11 Apr 2021 Oeiras , PortugalChallenger Clay Zdeněk Kolář 4–6, 5–7 Win 8–11 May 2021 Oeiras IV , PortugalChallenger Clay Holger Rune 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Win 9–11 Mar 2022 Oeiras , PortugalChallenger Clay Nino Serdarušić 6-3, 6-4 Win 10–11 Apr 2022 Oeiras II , PortugalChallenger Clay Alessandro Giannessi 7–6(7–4) , 6–1 Loss 10–12 Apr 2023 Girona , SpainChallenger Clay Ivan Gakhov 7–5, 4–6, 0–0 ret. Loss 10–13 Jan 2024 Oeiras , PortugalChallenger Hard (i) Maks Kaśnikowski 6–7(1–7) , 6–4, 3–6
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (2–4) ITF Futures/WTT (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Nov 2011 São Leopoldo , BrazilChallenger Clay Frederico Gil Franco Ferreiro Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 7–6(7–4) , 3–6, [9–11] Loss 0–2 Apr 2013 Santos , BrazilChallenger Clay Guilherme Clezar Pavol Červenák Matteo Viola 2–6, 6–4, [6–10] Win 1–2 Oct 2015 Porto Alegre , BrazilChallenger Clay Frederico Ferreira Silva Cristian Garín Juan Carlos Sáez 6–2, 6–4 Loss 1–3 Nov 2015 Guayaquil , EcuadorChallenger Clay Fabrício Neis Guillermo Durán Andrés Molteni 3–6, 4–6 Loss 1–4 Nov 2015 Montevideo , UruguayChallenger Clay Marcelo Demoliner Andrej Martin Hans Podlipnik 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] Win 2–4 Jan 2016 Rio de Janeiro , BrazilChallenger Clay André Ghem Jonathan Eysseric Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
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 Davis Cup .
1 Held asHamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008,Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–L Win % Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open Absent 0 / 0 0–0 N/A French Open Absent 0 / 0 0–0 N/A Wimbledon Absent 0 / 0 0–0 N/A US Open Absent 1R Absent 0 / 1 0–1 0% 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 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0% National representation Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1 50% Davis Cup A Z1 Z2 A A A Z1 Z2 Z1 Z2 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 0 / 8 9–12 43% Career statistics 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–L Win % Tournaments 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 3 1 0 17 Titles 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 Hard win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–0 0–2 1–0 0 / 3 3–12 20% Clay win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 2–6 2–1 0–0 0 / 14 14–17 45% 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 N/A Carpet win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 Discontinued 0 / 0 0–1 0% Outdoor win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–5 1–5 2–3 0–0 0 / 15 14–20 41% Indoor win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0 / 2 3–10 23% Overall win–loss 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–3 3–1 4–7 2–6 2–3 1–0 0 / 17 17–30 36% Win (%) N/A 0% 33% N/A N/A 0% 0% 67% 40% 75% 36% 25% 40% 100% 36.17% Year-end ranking 1257 659 713 1168 1384 506 469 543 280 212 292 273 335 1184 $79,741
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ] Elias has a 1–1 win–loss career record against ATP top 10-ranked players.
Head-to-head against top 20 players [ edit ] This section contains Elias'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 Stan Wawrinka 3 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 4–6) at the2013 Portugal Open [ 6] [ 7] Kei Nishikori 4 1 0 1 0% Lost (1–6, 7–5, 2–6) at the2014 Delray Beach Open [ 8] [ 9] Tommy Robredo 5 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 0–6) at the2013 ATP Buenos Aires [ 10] [ 11] Gaël Monfils 6 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(7–4) , 6–1) at the2016 Stockholm Open [ 12] [ 13] Dominic Thiem 7 3 0 3 0% Lost (7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 5–7) at the2017 Sydney International [ 14] [ 15] Fernando Verdasco 7 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 1–6) at the2016 Swedish Open [ 16] [ 17] Paul-Henri Mathieu 12 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 4–6) at the2016 Estoril Open [ 18] [ 19] Viktor Troicki 12 1 0 1 0% Lost (1–6, 2–6) at the2016 St. Petersburg Open [ 20] [ 21] Alexandr Dolgopolov 13 1 0 1 0% Lost (1–6, 6–7(2–7) , 2–6) at the2013 Wimbledon Championships [ 22] [ 23] Fabio Fognini 13 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 3–6) at the2016 Croatia Open [ 24] [ 25] Nick Kyrgios 13 1 0 1 0% Lost (1–6, 2–6, 2–6) at the2017 Australian Open [ 26] [ 27] Jack Sock 15 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 4–6) at the2016 Stockholm Open [ 28] [ 29] Philipp Kohlschreiber 16 1 0 1 0% Lost (5–7, 1–6) at the2014 International German Open [ 30] [ 31] Benoît Paire 18 1 0 1 0% Lost (7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6) at the2015 French Open [ 32] [ 33] Pablo Carreño Busta 19 1 1 0 100% Won (6–4, 6–4) at the2016 Croatia Open [ 34] [ 35] Pablo Cuevas 19 1 1 0 100% Won (3–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) ) at the2016 Croatia Open [ 36] [ 37] Dmitry Tursunov 20 1 0 1 0% Lost (2–6, 1–6) at the2006 Estoril Open [ 38] [ 39] Total 20 3 17 15.00% Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017
Year Major titles ATP titles Total titles Earnings Ref 2006 0 0 0 $7,379 [ 40] [ 41] 2007 0 0 0 $7,882 [ 42] [ 43] 2008 0 0 0 $13,799 [ 44] [ 45] 2009 0 0 0 $4,758 [ 46] [ 47] 2010 0 0 0 $5,085 [ 48] [ 49] 2011 0 0 0 $47,148 [ 50] [ 51] 2012 0 0 0 $71,148 [ 52] [ 53] 2013 0 0 0 $97,085 [ 54] [ 55] 2014 0 0 0 $144,557 [ 56] [ 57] 2015 0 0 0 $112,164 [ 58] [ 59] 2016 0 0 0 $269,720 [ 60] [ 61] 2017 0 0 0 * $109,560 [ 62] [ 63] Career * 0 0 0 $890,286 [ 5]
* As of 10 April 2017 National participation [ edit ] Davis Cup (13 wins, 17 losses)[ edit ] Elias debuted for thePortugal Davis Cup team in2007 and has played 30 matches in 16 ties. His singles record is 6–8 and his doubles record is 7–9 (13–17 overall).
Group membership World Group (0–0) WG Play-off (0–0) Group I (6–13) Group II (7–4) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface Hard (1–14) Clay (11–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–1)
Matches by Type Singles (6–8) Doubles (7–9)
Matches by Setting Indoors (5–15) Outdoors (8–2)
Matches by Venue Portugal (11–4) Away (2–13)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score 2–3; 9–11 February 2007; Tbilisi Sport Palace,Tbilisi , Georgia;Group I Europe/Africa first round ; carpet(i) surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Georgia Lado Chikladze /Irakli Labadze 6–7(6–7) , 7–6(9–7) , 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 3–6 Victory V Singles (dead rubber ) George Khrikadze 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 0–5; 21–23 September 2007;Ahoy ,Rotterdam , Netherlands;Group I Europe/Africa relegation play-off ; hard(i) surfaceDefeat II Singles Netherlands Robin Haase 1–6, 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6 Defeat III Doubles (withFrederico Gil ) Jesse Huta Galung /Peter Wessels 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 4–1; 11–13 April 2008; Clube de Tenis do Estoril,Estoril , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa first round ; clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withLeonardo Tavares ) Tunisia Walid Jallali /Malek Jaziri 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 Defeat IV Singles (dead rubber ) Walid Jallali 5–7, 2–6 0–5; 19–21 September 2008; Megaron Tennis Club,Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine;Group II Europe/Africa semifinal ; hard (i) surfaceDefeat I Singles Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 4–6, 6–7(5–7) , 4–6 Defeat III Doubles (withLeonardo Tavares ) Sergey Bubka /Sergiy Stakhovsky 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 2–3; 6–8 April 2012;Canada Stadium ,Ramat HaSharon , Israel;Group I Europe/Africa quarterfinal ; hard surfaceDefeat III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Israel Andy Ram /Jonathan Erlich 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 1–3; 14–16 September 2012;Aegon Arena ,Bratislava , Slovakia;Group I Europe/Africa relegation play-off ; hard(i) surfaceDefeat I Singles Slovakia Martin Kližan 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(4–7) , 2–6 Defeat III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Michal Mertiňák /Filip Polášek 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 5–0; 5–7 April 2013; Club Internacional de Football,Lisbon , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa quarterfinal ; clay surfaceVictory I Singles Lithuania Lukas Mugevičius 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 Victory III Doubles (withRui Machado ) Lukas Mugevičius /Mantas Bugailiskis 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 3–2; 13–15 September 2013; Manejul de Atletica Usoara,Chișinău , Moldova;Group II Europe/Africa semifinal ; hard(i) surfaceDefeat I Singles Moldova Radu Albot 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 Victory III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Andrei Ciumac /Roman Borvanov 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 2–3; 31 January – 2 February 2014; Teniski klub Triglav Kranj,Kranj , Slovenia;Group I Europe/Africa first round ; hard(i) surfaceDefeat II Singles Slovenia Blaž Kavčič 6–7(14–16) , 1–6, 4–6 Defeat III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Blaž Kavčič /Grega Žemlja 3–6, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) 1–4; 12–14 September 2014;Olympic Stadium , Moscow, Russia;Group I Europe/Africa relegation play-off ; hard(i) surfaceDefeat I Singles Russia Andrey Kuznetsov 6–7(7–9) , 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 Defeat III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Konstantin Kravchuk /Andrey Rublev 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 4–1; 17–19 July 2015; Clube de Ténis de Viana,Viana do Castelo , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa quarterfinal ; clay surfaceVictory III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Finland Henri Kontinen /Jarkko Nieminen 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3, 6–4 3–2; 18–20 September 2015; Clube de Ténis de Viana,Viana do Castelo , Portugal;Group II Europe/Africa semifinal ; clay surfaceVictory I Singles Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik 6–3, 7–6(7–3) , 7–5 Victory III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Sergey Betov /Max Mirnyi 7–6(7–3) , 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3 1–4; 4–6 March 2016; Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube,Guimarães , Portugal;Group I Europe/Africa first round ; hard(i) surfaceDefeat II Singles Austria Dominic Thiem 6–3, 5–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(6–8) Defeat III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Alexander Peya /Dominic Thiem 7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–4) , 1–6, 3–6, 4–6 5–0; 16–18 September 2016; Clube de Ténis de Viana,Viana do Castelo , Portugal;Group I Europe/Africa second round playoffs ; clay surfaceVictory II Singles Slovenia Grega Žemlja 6–4, 7–6(7–1) , 6–4 Victory III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Tom Kočevar-Dešman /Grega Žemlja 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 5–0; 3–5 February 2017;Club Internacional de Foot-ball ,Lisbon , Portugal;Group I Europe/Africa first round ; clay(i) surfaceVictory II Singles Israel Dudi Sela 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 Victory III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Jonathan Erlich /Dudi Sela 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 4–1; 7–9 April 2017;Club Internacional de Foot-ball ,Lisbon , Portugal;Group I Europe/Africa second round ; clay(i) surfaceVictory I Singles Ukraine Artem Smirnov 6–4, 7–6(7–1) , 6–7(6–8) , 3–6, 6–1 Defeat III Doubles (withJoão Sousa ) Denys Molchanov /Artem Smirnov 7–5, 1–6, 3–6, 4–6