Rafael Fabris de Matos (born 6 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional

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player. Matos has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 27 achieved on 14 November 2022. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 440 achieved on 21 May 2018.

Career

2019-2020: ATP debut

Matos made his ATP main draw debut at the

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in the doubles draw partnering

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. At the

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, Matos alongside

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defeated the 2019 Wimbledon and 2019 US Open champions, and ATP doubles World No. 1,

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and Robert Farah 6–1, 4–6, 0–8

2021-2022: Major debut & win, First ATP title & top 30 debut

In February 2021, Matos won his first

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doubles title alongside

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at the ATP 250 Córdoba Open defeating

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and

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. He reached the top 100 in doubles on 3 May 2021 at World No. 99. He made his Grand Slam debut at the

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with compatriot Thiago Monteiro where they reached the second round. In February 2022, Matos won his second ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Chile Open alongside Meligeni Alves. In April 2022, Matos won his third ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Grand Prix Hassan II alongside spaniard

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. At the 2022 BMW Open he reached his second final with Vega Hernández and fifth overall. At the

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on his debut at this Major, the pair reached the third round with a win over

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and

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but not before defeating 13th seeded pair of

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and Andres Molteni. They reached the quarterfinals where they lost to 12th seeded pair of

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and

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. As a result he made his debut in the top 50 in the rankings at world No. 43 on 6 June 2022. Matos reached the top 30 on 31 October 2022 following a fifth title for the season at the 2022 Sofia Open and a final showing at the ATP 500 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships with Vega Hernández.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 9 (4–5)

Doubles: 20 (11–8)

National representation

Davis Cup

Matos was first nominated to play for

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in September 2021 against

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in doubles. Matos alongside

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made his debut in Davis Cup against

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and Habib Hady and won in three sets at the third rubber of that tie. Later, the Brazilian team confirmed the 4-0 tie and advanced into the 2022 Davis Cup Qualifying Round. Currently, Matos sports a 1–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only doubles matches thus far.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matos, Rafael 1996 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Sportspeople from Porto Alegre