Thiago Hernandez Alves (; born May 22, 1982) is a retired professional

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player who competed mainly on the ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009.

Tennis career

In Grand Slams

He has made four

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main draw appearances, qualifying into the U.S. Open in both 2006 and 2008, Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2009. In 2006, he beat No. 359

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in the first round before losing to No. 22

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in the 2nd round.

2007 Win Over Moya

At the

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, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over No. 4 seed and former

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champion

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. However, he fell to

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in the second round

2008

Alves lost to

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in the second round of the US Open in three sets.

2009

In the first round of the

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he lost heavily to

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. He also lost in the first round of the

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. At

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he played in the first round as a lucky loser and defeated

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. He faced 8th seed

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in the second round and won the first set but went on to lose.

Career titles

Singles (7)

Doubles (3)

Runners-up

Singles (10)

Doubles (7)

External links

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