Júlio Góes (born 25 October 1955, in

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) is a former professional

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player from Brazil.

Career

Goes appeared in 15

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main draws, without registering a win. He entered the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the

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, the only occasion he played in all three draws. In the singles he took the first two sets off

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but ultimately lost the match, retiring at 5-6 down in the fifth. He also came close to a second round appearance at the 1983 US Open when he again couldn't take advantage of winning the first two sets, against

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. He was the runner-up Bahia in 1983 and made the quarter-finals of the 1987 Guarujá Open, both times in the singles. As a doubles player his best result was finishing runner-up with partner Ney Keller at Viña del Mar in 1983. He was also a doubles semi-finalist at Bahia in 1983 and

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in 1986. The Brazilian represented his country at the

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in two ties. He won a singles rubber against Bolivia's Oscar Chiarella and played two further singles matches in 1985, both of which he lost, to Mexicans

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and Francisco Maciel.Davis Cup profile
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Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (5)

Doubles: (2)

References

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