Frederico Ferreira Silva
Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese tennis player who currently plays at ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012, Silva became the first Portuguese player to win a Grand Slam title with the win at the US Open junior doubles tournament, teaming with Brit Kyle Edmund.[1] In 2013, he would repeat the feat at the French Open junior doubles with Edmund.[2]
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| Full name | Frederico Ferreira Silva |
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| Country (sports) | |
| Residence | Foz do Arelho, Portugal |
| Born | 18 March 1995 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2010 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $363,645 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–8 (38.5% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 173 (8 March 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 174 (15 March 2021) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
| French Open | Q3 (2020) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2021) |
| US Open | Q1 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–5 (28.6% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (29 August 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 856 (15 March 2021) |
| Last updated on: 19 March 2021. | |
In March 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 173. He is coached by Pedro Felner.[1]
Career
Junior career
Silva began his junior career in 2009. In May 2010, he won his first singles and doubles titles in a Grade 4 tournament at Istanbul, Turkey. Silva made his debut at Junior Grand Slams at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the 3rd round.[3] Silva was also the runner-up in the 2012 European Junior Championship (U18 division).[4]
He reached a junior high world no. 6 in January 2012.
Professional career
Silva made his ITF Men's Circuit debut at the age of 14, at Albufeira F3 doubles competition, and reached the final.
Career finals
Singles: 32 (16 titles, 16 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | May 2013 | Portugal F6, Monfortinho | Futures | Carpet | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Dec 2013 | Spain F41, Puerto del Carmen | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Mar 2014 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2-2 | May 2014 | Portugal F5, Pombal | Futures | Hard | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2-3 | Jun 2014 | Belgium F2, Binche | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
| Loss | 2-4 | Aug 2014 | Spain F21, Béjar | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2-5 | Aug 2014 | Romania F13, Brașov | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 2-6 | Oct 2014 | Portugal F9, Porto | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 3-6 | Oct 2014 | Portugal F10, Ponta Delgada | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3-7 | Oct 2014 | Portugal F11, Ponta Delgada | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3-8 | Dec 2014 | Turkey F43, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 2–1 ret. | |
| Win | 4-8 | May 2015 | Portugal F7, Idanha-a-Nova | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5-8 | Nov 2015 | Egypt F37, Sharm el Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 5-9 | Nov 2015 | Egypt F38, Sharm el Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | |
| Win | 6-9 | Nov 2015 | Egypt F39, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 6-10 | Feb 2016 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 7-10 | Mar 2016 | Portugal F3, Loulé | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 8-10 | Dec 2016 | Turkey F48, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 9-10 | May 2017 | Ukraine F1, Cherkassy | Futures | Clay | 6-1, 6-2 | |
| Win | 10-10 | Jun 2017 | Tunisia F22, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| Loss | 10-11 | Jul 2017 | Portugal F10, Torres Vedras | Futures | Hard | 3-6, 2-6 | |
| Loss | 10-12 | Jul 2017 | Portugal F11, Povoa De Varzim | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 10-13 | Sep 2017 | Tunisa F27, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 0-6, 4-6 | |
| Win | 11-13 | Feb 2018 | Portugal F1, Vale Do Lobo | Futures | Hard | 6-2, 6-7(3-7), 7-5 | |
| Win | 12-13 | Mar 2018 | Portugal F3, Loulé | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 6–1, 3–1 ret. | |
| Loss | 12-14 | Apr 2018 | Portugal F6, Lisbon | Futures | Hard | 6-7(2-7), 6-7(3-7) | |
| Win | 13-14 | Apr 2018 | Portugal F8, Cascais | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 14-14 | Jun 2018 | Tunisia F23, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 7-6(7-5), 6-7(7-9), 7-5 | |
| Win | 15-14 | Aug 2018 | Portugal F14, Sintra | Futures | Hard | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| Loss | 15-15 | Aug 2018 | Portugal F15, Sintra | Futures | Hard | 6-4, 6-7(5-7), 5-7 | |
| Win | 16-15 | Oct 2019 | M25 Tavira, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| Loss | 16-16 | Nov 2020 | São Paulo, Brasil | Challenger | Clay | 2-6, 6-7(1-7) |
Doubles: 22 (12 titles, 10 runners-up)
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| Outcome | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 20 March 2010 | Futures | Albufeira, Portugal F3 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 16 August 2013 | Futures | Vigo, Spain F26 | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Winner | 20 October 2013 | Futures | Guimarães, Portugal F10 | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–8] | ||
| Winner | 10 November 2013 | Futures | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt F32 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 17 November 2013 | Futures | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt F33 | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Winner | 23 February 2014 | Futures | Faro, Portugal F3 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 16 March 2014 | Futures | Antalya, Turkey F7 | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Runner-up | 23 March 2014 | Futures | Antalya, Turkey F8 | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 17 May 2014 | Futures | Monfortinho, Portugal F4 | Carpet | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [4–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 31 May 2014 | Futures | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal F6 | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] | ||
| Winner | 14 June 2014 | Futures | Binche, Belgium F2 | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Runner-up | 5 October 2014 | Futures | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F8 | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, [4–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 11 October 2014 | Futures | Porto, Portugal F9 | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 18 October 2014 | Futures | Ponta Delgada, Portugal F10 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 6 December 2014 | Futures | Antalya, Turkey F43 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Winner | 10 May 2015 | Futures | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal F4 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 5 September 2015 | Futures | Arlon, Belgium F13 | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Winner | 4 October 2015 | Challenger | Porto Alegre, Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 25 October 2015 | Futures | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt F36 | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 13 February 2016 | Futures | Antalya, Turkey F6 | Hard | 6–7(7–9), 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Winner | 19 March 2016 | Futures | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt F9 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, [10–6] | ||
| Runner-up | 26 March 2016 | Futures | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt F10 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
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| Outcome | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 15 May 2010 | Grade 4 | Enka ITF Junior, Turkey | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 23 May 2010 | Grade 4 | Nazmi Bari Cup ITF Junior, Turkey | Hard | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 7 August 2010 | Grade 4 | 16th Internacional Junior de Leiria, Portugal | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 22 August 2010 | Grade 3 | Vila do Conde Junior Tennis Cup, Portugal | Carpet | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 21 August 2011 | Grade 3 | Vila do Conde Junior Tennis Cup, Portugal | Carpet | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 1 January 2012 | Grade A | Abierto Juvenil Mexicano, Mexico | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 22 April 2012 | Grade 2 | X Internacional Junior Pilar de la Horadada, Spain | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 29 July 2012 | Grade B1 | 2012 European Junior Championships, Switzerland | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runners-up)
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| Outcome | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 14 May 2010 | Grade 4 | Enka ITF Junior, Turkey | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 6 August 2010 | Grade 4 | 16th Internacional Junior de Leiria, Portugal | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 22 January 2011 | Grade 1 | Copa Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(11–9), [5–10] | ||
| Winner | 20 August 2011 | Grade 3 | Vila do Conde Junior Tennis Cup, Portugal | Carpet | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 15 September 2011 | Grade 3 | U18 Canadian World Ranking Event, Canada | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 31 December 2011 | Grade A | Abierto Juvenil Mexicano, Mexico | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Runner-up | 13 April 2012 | Grade 2 | VI ITF Junior Benicarló, Spain | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 21 April 2012 | Grade 2 | X Internacional Junior Pilar de la Horadada, Spain | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Runner-up | 28 June 2012 | Grade 1 | AEGON Junior International Roehampton, Great Britain | Grass | 1–6, 6–4, [6–10] | ||
| Winner | 8 September 2012 | Grade A | US Open Junior Tennis Championships, United States | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 28 December 2012 | Grade A | Abierto Juvenil Mexicano, Mexico (2) | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 7 June 2013 | Grade A | Roland Garros Junior French Championships, France | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 27 June 2013 | Grade 1 | AEGON Junior International Roehampton, Great Britain | Grass | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [10–5] | ||
| Runner-up | 8 September 2013 | Grade A | US Open Junior Tennis Championships, United States | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | NH | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – |
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Year-end ranking | 603 | 297 | 298 | 316 | 355 | 324 | 202 | 183 | 240 | $ 102,733 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||||
| French Open | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||||
| US Open | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A |
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| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | ||||||
| Davis Cup | A | Z1 | Z2 | A | Z1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–0 | 100% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Year-end ranking | 578 | 409 | 390 | 387 | 599 | – | – | 825 | 493 | $19,451 | |||
Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players
This section contains Silva's win–loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.
| Opponent | Highest rank | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match | Ref |
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| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | % | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at the 2016 Estoril Open | [5] | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017 | ||
Career earnings
| Year | Major titles | ATP titles | Total titles | Earnings | Ref |
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| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $9,619 | [6][7] |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $19,183 | [8][9] |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $29,445 | [10][11] |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $39,595 | [12][13] |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * $3,022 | [14][15] |
| Career * | 0 | 0 | 0 | $102,733 | [16] |
- * As of 10 April 2017.
National participation
Davis Cup (4 wins, 2 losses)
Silva has played for the Portugal Davis Cup team since 2014 and has played 6 matches in 5 ties. His singles record is 3–2 and his doubles record is 1–0 (4–2 overall).
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indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber result | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| Victory | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Mike Urbanija | 4–6, 4–3, ret | |
| Defeat | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Andrey Rublev | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Victory | III | Doubles (with João Sousa) | Lamine Ouahab / Younès Rachidi | 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Defeat | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Lamine Ouahab | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |
| Victory | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Micke Kontinen | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Victory | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Daniel Cukierman | 6–2, 6–0 | |
References
- "Frederico Silva Wins 2012 Junior US Open Doubles Final". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- "Roland Garros: Frederico Silva conquista variante de pares! [Roland Garros: Frederico Silva wins doubles!]" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "Júnior português nos oitavos-de-final de Wimbledon [Portuguese junior reaches Wimbledon last 16]". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "European Junior Championships 18 & Under". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva vs. Nicolas Almagro ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2013 Singles Activity". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2013 Doubles Activity". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2014 Singles Activity". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2014 Doubles Activity". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2015 Singles Activity". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2015 Doubles Activity". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2016 Singles Activity". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2016 Doubles Activity". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2017 Singles Activity". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva 2017 Doubles Activity". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "Frederico Ferreira Silva ATP profile". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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