Nuno Borges (tennis)

Nuno Borges (born February 19, 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player.

Nuno Borges
Country (sports) Portugal
ResidencePortugal
Born (1997-02-19) February 19, 1997
Maia, Portugal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeMississippi State
CoachJoão Maio
Prize money$157,785
Singles
Career record3–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (18 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 132 (2 May 2022)
Doubles
Career record5–1
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 99 (2 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 99 (2 May 2022)
Last updated on: 02 May 2022.

Borges has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 131 achieved on 18 April 2022 and a doubles ranking of World No. 125 achieved on 18 April 2022.[1] Borges has a career high ITF juniors ranking of World No. 44 achieved on 13 April 2015.[2]

College career

Borges played college tennis at the Mississippi State University between 2015 and 2019.[3] He won the SEC Player of the Year Award three times (2017, 2018, 2019).[4][5][6]

Professional Career

2021-2022: ATP debut, Record Six Challenger doubles titles in a year, first historic ATP title & Top 100 debut

Borges made his ATP debut at the 2021 Estoril Open after qualifying for the singles draw. He then defeated Jordan Thompson in the first round to win his first ATP match and lost against former US Open champion Marin Čilić in the second round. He repeated the same feat at the 2022 Estoril Open where he also reached the second round as a wildcard after Pablo Andujar retirement but lost to Frances Tiafoe.[7][8]

Borges won two ATP Challenger singles titles and eight doubles titles with Francisco Cabral, a record doubles of six in 2021.[9]

He reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal[10][11] and first ATP final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Cabral as a wildcard pair where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament on their ATP doubles debut.[12][13][14][15]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2022 Estoril Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay Francisco Cabral Máximo González
André Göransson		 6–2, 6–3

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 23 (12–11)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (10–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2017 Portugal F8, Lisbon Futures Hard João Monteiro 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jul 2017 Portugal F9, Setúbal Futures Hard João Monteiro 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–1 Jul 2017 Portugal F13, Idanha-a-Nova Futures Hard Andrés Artuñedo 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 2018 Portugal F8, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Tseng Chun-hsin 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2018 Portugal F11, Castelo Branco Futures Hard Mark Whitehouse 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 2018 Portugal F12, Porto Futures Hard Máté Valkusz 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Aug 2018 Portugal F13, Caldas da Rainha Futures Clay Daniel Batista 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–4 Nov 2018 United States F32, Pensacola Futures Clay Ricardo Rodríguez 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–4 Jun 2019 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Fred Gil 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–4 Jul 2019 M15 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Fred Gil 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–4 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Zizou Bergs 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 8–4 Sep 2020 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Gastão Elias 6–2, 6–2
Loss 8–5 Oct 2020 M25 Porto, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Gastão Elias 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8–6 Oct 2020 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Sebastian Fanselow 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 8–7 Nov 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Kacper Żuk 4–6, 3–6
Win 9–7 Nov 2020 M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Michael Geerts 6–0, 6–1
Win 10–7 Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Miljan Zekić 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss 10–8 Apr 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Pedro Cachín 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 10–9 May 2021 M15 Majadahonda, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Johan Nikles 4–6, 3–6
Win 11–9 Nov 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Ryan Peniston 6–4, 6–3
Loss 11–10 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Tseng Chun-hsin 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 11–11 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Taberner 2-6, 3-6
Win 12–11 Apr 2022 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Miljan Zekić 6–3, 7-5

Doubles: 23 (15–7)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–2)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (7–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–2)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Morocco F4, Casablanca Futures Clay Francisco Cabral Amine Ahouda
Yassine Idmbarek		 2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2017 Portugal F8, Lisbon Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Sam Barry
Bradley Mousley		 6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 2–1 Jul 2017 Portugal F9, Setúbal Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Harry Bourchier
Daniel Nolan		 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 3–1 Jun 2018 Portugal F9, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Romain Bauvy
Hugo Voljacques		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jun 2018 Portugal F10, Setúbal Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Wilfredo González		 5–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 4–2 Jul 2018 Portugal F11, Castelo Branco Futures Hard Francisco Cabral Maxime Tchoutakian
Hugo Voljacques		 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2019 M15 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Francisco Cabral Francisco Dias
Gonçalo Falcão		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–2 Oct 2020 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Francisco Cabral Mateus Alves
Igor Marcondes		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 6–3 Oct 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Francisco Cabral Jesper de Jong
Jelle Sels		 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 6–4 Nov 2020 M15 Villena, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Francisco Cabral Alberto Barroso Campos
Benjamín Winter López		 5–7, 5–7
Loss 6–5 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Raúl Brancaccio
Davide Galoppini		 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 7–5 Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Jacopo Berrettini
Raúl Brancaccio		 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6]
Win 8–5 Apr 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Pavel Kotov
Tseng Chun-hsin		 6–1, 6–2
Win 9–5 Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Jesper de Jong
Bart Stevens		 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
Loss 9–6 Oct 2021 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 9–7 Oct 2021 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Harri Heliövaara
Roman Jebavý		 4-6, 3-6
Win 10–7 Nov 2021 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Francisco Cabral Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja		 6-3, 6-4
Win 11–7 Nov 2021 Manama, Bahrain Challenger Hard Francisco Cabral Maximilian Neuchrist
Michail Pervolarakis		 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Win 12–7 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Andrej Martin
Gonçalo Oliveira		 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–7 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Francisco Cabral Piotr Matuszewski
David Pichler		 6–4, 7–5
Win 14–7 Mar 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Sanjar Fayziev
Markos Kalovelonis		 6–3, 6–0
Win 15–7 Apr 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Francisco Cabral Zdeněk Kolář
Adam Pavlásek		 6–4, 6–0

Record against top 10 players

Borges' record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Player Years Matches Record Win% Hard Grass Clay Last Match
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić 2021 1 0–1 0.0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Estoril 2R
Total 2021 1 0–1 0.0% 0–0
(0.0%)		 0–0
(0.0%)		 0–1
(0.0%)		 * Statistics correct as of 10 May 2021.

Davis Cup

Participations: (2–1)
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (2–1)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (1–0)
Doubles (1–1)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
1–3; 18–19 September 2021; Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; World Group I First round; Hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 1 III Doubles (with João Sousa) Romania Marius Copil / Horia Tecău 4–6, 3–6
4–0; 4–5 March 2022; Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia, Porto, Portugal; World Group I Play-off; Clay surface
Victory 2 II Singles Poland Kamil Majchrzak 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Victory 3 III Doubles (with Francisco Cabral) Szymon Walków / Jan Zieliński 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. "Nuno Borges profile at the ATP". ATP. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Nuno Borges Junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. "Nuno Borges Bio - Mississippi State University Official Athletic Site". hailstate.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. "Men's Tennis All-SEC Teams announced". www.secsports.com. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. "2018 SEC Men's Tennis Awards announced". www.secsports.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. "2019 SEC Men's Tennis Awards announced". www.secsports.com. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/33816966/frances-tiafoe-battles-wildcard-nuno-borges-advance-estoril-open
  8. https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2022/04/25/rising-nuno-borges-estoril-where-do-you-guys-find-those-stats/
  9. https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/83557/borges-to-face-tseng-in-maia-open-final
  10. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/estoril-munich-2022-doubles-friday
  11. https://www.raquetc.com/2022/04/29/francisco-cabral-e-nuno-borges-estao-nas-meias-finais-do-millennium-estoril-open/
  12. https://twitter.com/EstorilOpen/status/1520390606987706372
  13. https://www.ojogo.pt/modalidades/tenis/noticias/portugueses-nuno-borges-e-francisco-cabral-fazem-historia-no-estoril-open-14814015.html
  14. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/estoril-munich-2022-doubles-saturday
  15. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/borges-cabral-estoril-2022-doubles-final
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