Tiago Fernandes
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Fernandes at the 2009 junior edition of the US Open | |
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Birthday: | January 29, 1993 |
Resignation: | 2014 |
Trainer: | Larri Passos |
Prize money: | $ 47,095 |
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Career record: | 0-0 |
Highest ranking: | 371 (August 1, 2011) |
Double | |
Career record: | 0: 2 |
Highest ranking: | 483 (July 16, 2012) |
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Tiago Fernandes (born January 29, 1993 in Maceió ) is a former Brazilian tennis player . Fernandes was number one in the tennis junior world rankings.
Career
At the age of 16, Tiago Fernandes became the first Brazilian to win a Junior Grand Slam title . He won the 2010 Australian Open and was number one in the junior world rankings. In the same year, the 1.88 m tall South American gained experience at the futures level . After his first Challenger final in 2011, he made a big jump in the ATP ranking, but fell back again in 2012. On the ATP World Tour he made his double debut in 2010 thanks to a wildcard in Costa do Sauípe . In 2011 he received another wildcard for the doubles competition in Nice .
In 2014 Fernandes announced the end of his career as he would rather concentrate on his studies.
Web links
- ATP profile Tiago Fernandes (English)
- ITF profile of Tiago Fernandes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TENNIS STORIES Former world junior number 1 Tiago Fernandes quits tennis at the age of 21 Former world junior number 1 Tiago Fernandes quits tennis at the age of 21. In: tennisworldusa.org. August 14, 2014, accessed November 25, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Fernandes, Tiago |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1993 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maceió , Brazil |