Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional

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player who competed in the

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. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the

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(ATP) in August 2003. Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five

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ties in 2002 and 2003.

Career finals

ITF Men's Circuit

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players

This section contains Lopes' win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.

National participation

Davis Cup (2 wins, 4 losses)

Lopes played 6 matches in 5 ties for the Portugal Davis Cup team in

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and

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. His singles record was 2–3 and his doubles record was 0–1 (2–4 overall). * indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by

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, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Hélder 1977 births Living people Portuguese male tennis players Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen