José Pereira (born 26 January 1991), also known as Zé Pereira, is a Brazilian professional
tennis
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player.
Biography
Early life
Born in
Santana do Ipanema, Pereira moved to
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
as a child. His father, José Sr, was originally a sugarcane cutter but got work in Curitiba at a tennis academy and eventually the entire family became involved in tennis.
Teliana Pereira, José's elder sister, competed on the WTA Tour and is the most successful of his tennis-playing siblings.
Tennis career
Pereira had a world ranking as high as four on the
ITF Junior Circuit and was a two-time winner of the
Copa Gerdau. In 2010 he won his first
ITF Futures title. He attained his career high ranking of 232 in the world in 2015 and featured in the qualifying draw for the
2016 Australian Open. Injuries have hampered his progress in recent seasons and his ranking fell significantly, but in 2022 he secured his first singles title for five years and has re-entered the world's top 400.
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 31 (12–19)
Doubles: 33 (19–14)
References
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1991 births
Living people
Brazilian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Alagoas
Sportspeople from Curitiba
Tennis players from Paraná (state)
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen