Emanuel Couto

Emanuel Couto
Nation:	Portugal
Birthday:	August 6, 1973
Size:	183 cm
Weight:	73 kg
1st professional season:	1990
Resignation:	2003
Playing hand:	Right
Prize money:	$ 269,186
singles
Career record:	15:21
Highest ranking:	174 (February 26 1996)
Double
Career record:	32:33
Career title:	1
Highest ranking:	91 (June 9 1997)
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Emanuel Couto (born August 6, 1973 in Guarda ) is a former Portuguese tennis player.

Career

Along with Nuno Marques , João Cunha e Silva and Bernardo Mota, Couto is part of the so-called “golden generation” of Portuguese tennis. The only tournament victory of his career he achieved in 1996 at the ATP tournament in Porto in doubles with Bernardo Mota. At Grand Slam tournaments he reached the second round in 1997 at Wimbledon and Roland Garros .

He took part in the Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta . Both times he competed with Bernardo Mota in the doubles competition, but each time he was eliminated in the opening round without winning a set.

Couto played a total of 20 games for the Portuguese Davis Cup team between 1994 and 2003 . Both his individual balance with 11:10 and his double balance with 13: 5 are positive. With 13 double victories, Couto is the most successful double player in his country's Davis Cup history.

successes

Legend

Grand Slam

Tennis Masters Cup

ATP Masters Series ATP World Tour Masters 1000

ATP International Series Gold ATP World Tour 500

ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250 (1)

Double

Victories

No.	date	competition	Topping	partner	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	June 16, 1996	postage	sand	Bernardo Mota	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4

Web links

• ATP profile of Emanuel Couto (English)
• ITF profile Emanuel Couto (English)
• Davis Cup stats by Emanuel Couto (English)