Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota (born 14 July 1971 in

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) is a former

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from

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, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in

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, where he was defeated in the first round by

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. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 31 March 1997, when he became number 194 of the world. He was most successful in the doubles category, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 96 in 1997. The highest moment of his career was his only ATP level victory in his home country at the Oporto Open in 1996 with fellow Portuguese player and regular doubles partner Emanuel Couto. After retiring from the circuit, Mota coached top Portuguese players including

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and

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Career finals

Doubles (1 title)

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* * * 1971 births Living people Olympic tennis players of Portugal Portuguese male tennis players Portuguese tennis coaches Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lisbon {{Portugal-tennis-bio-stub