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2025 Argentina Open – Singles
João Fonseca (tennis), João Fonseca defeated Francisco Cerúndolo in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) to win the singles tennis title at the 2025 Argentina Open. He saved two match points (in the quarterfinals against Mariano Navone) en route to his first ATP Tour title. Fonseca was the youngest Brazilian man and the second-youngest South American in the Open Era, behind only Guillermo Pérez Roldán in 1987, and the first man born in 2006, to win a top-level title. He entered the tournament through the Next Gen ATP Finals#History, Next Gen Accelerator Program introduced by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP in 2024, being the first player entered under the system to win a tour-level title. Fonseca was the first Brazilian man to win the Argentina Open title since Gustavo Kuerten in 2001 Copa AT&T – Singles, 2001, and the lowest-ranked champion (world No. 99) in tournament history. Facundo Díaz Acosta was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Thiago S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Fonseca (tennis)
João Franca Guimarães Fonseca (; born 21 August 2006) is a Brazilians, Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 57, achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 431, achieved on 26 February 2024. Fonseca has won one ATP Tour singles title, as well as the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals, 2024 NextGen Finals. He is the current No. 1 player from Brazil. Early life Fonseca was born in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, to parents Roberta and Christiano Fonseca. His father is CEO and co-founder of IP Capital Partners, the first independent hedge fund in Brazil. Fonseca began playing tennis at the age of 4 at the Rio de Janeiro Country Club, which was next to his home. Career 2023: Junior world No. 1, ATP debut Fonseca reached the final of the boys' doubles at 2023 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, 2023 Australian Open Jr. partnering with Belgian Alexander Blockx. Later on that year, he won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
