Nuno Borges (tennis)

Nuno Borges (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈβɔɾʒɨʃ];[lower-alpha 1] born February 19, 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player. Borges has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 63 achieved on 10 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 achieved on 19 September 2022.[1] Borges has a career high ITF juniors ranking of World No. 44 achieved on 13 April 2015.[2] He is currently the No.1 ranked Portuguese player.[3]

Nuno Borges
Borges at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports) Portugal
ResidencePortugal
Born (1997-02-19) February 19, 1997
Maia, Portugal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeMississippi State
CoachRui Machado
Prize money$ 1,041,091
Singles
Career record16–25 (39.0%) (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 63 (10 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 88 (18 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record11–6 (64.7%) (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 69 (19 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 251 (18 September 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open2R (2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup4–3
Last updated on: 21 September 2023.

College career

Borges played US college tennis at the Mississippi State University from 2015 to 2019.[4] He was NCAA singles runner-up in 2019, ITA National Player of the Year in 2019, and won the SEC Player of the Year Award three times (2017, 2018, 2019), having ranked #1 in both singles and doubles at the national level. [5][6][7]

Professional career

2021-22: ATP debut, ATP and 6 Challenger doubles titles, top 100 in singles & doubles

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.[8][9]

Borges won two ATP Challenger singles titles and nine doubles titles with Francisco Cabral, a record doubles of six in 2021.[10]

He reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal[11][12] 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, and have done so on their ATP doubles debut.[13][14][15][16]

At the 2022 French Open Borges qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw singles debut.[17]

He also qualified for his second Grand Slam of the year at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of Marin Čilić. In doubles at the same tournament he reached the second round on his doubles Major debut partnering with Cabral.

He qualified for his third straight Grand Slam at the US Open defeating Francesco Maestrelli in a third set super tiebreak.[18] He won his first round match against wildcard Ben Shelton. In doubles he reached the second round partnering again with Cabral. As a result he moved into the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 93 and into the top 70 in doubles on 12 September 2022.[19]

2023: Australian Open, Masters debut and first win, top 65

He made his debut at the 2023 Australian Open where he lost in the first round to Lorenzo Sonego.

At the 2023 Delray Beach Open he qualified for the main draw defeating Steve Johnson whom he defeated again in the first round. He lost in the second round to eventual runner-up Miomir Kecmanović.

He reached the top 85 after winning his first title of the season at the 2023 Monterrey Challenger, Mexico defeating Borna Gojo in the final. Borges created history by winning the first ever ATP Challenger 175 category at the Phoenix Challenger. After winning his biggest title of his career and second of the season, he reached the top 70.[20] The following day he entered the qualifying competition at the 2023 Miami Open and won his two qualifying matches to make his Masters 1000 debut.[21]

At the 2023 Italian Open he earned his first Masters 1000 win over Dušan Lajović.[22] His good form continued at the 2023 French Open where he defeated John Isner for his first win at this Major.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 1–4 0 / 7 2–7 22%

Year-end Championships
ATP Finals DNQ 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters Not Held A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
202120222023Career
Tournaments 1 6 9 Career total: 12
Titles 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 1–1 6–6 5–10 0 / 17 12–17 41%
Win % 50% 50% 33% Career total: 41.38%
Year-end ranking 194 112 $691,296

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 Portugal Francisco Cabral Argentina Máximo González
Sweden André Göransson		 6–2, 6–3

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 26 (14–12)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (10–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–8)
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 Portugal João Monteiro 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jul 2017 Portugal F9, Setúbal Futures Hard Portugal João Monteiro 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–1 Jul 2017 Portugal F13, Idanha-a-Nova Futures Hard Spain Andrés Artuñedo 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 2018 Portugal F8, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2018 Portugal F11, Castelo Branco Futures Hard United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 2018 Portugal F12, Porto Futures Hard Hungary Máté Valkusz 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Aug 2018 Portugal F13, Caldas da Rainha Futures Clay Portugal Daniel Batista 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–4 Nov 2018 United States F32, Pensacola Futures Clay Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–4 Jun 2019 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Fred Gil 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–4 Jul 2019 M15 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Fred Gil 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–4 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Zizou Bergs 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 8–4 Sep 2020 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Gastão Elias 6–2, 6–2
Loss 8–5 Oct 2020 M25 Porto, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Gastão Elias 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8–6 Oct 2020 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 8–7 Nov 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Poland Kacper Żuk 4–6, 3–6
Win 9–7 Nov 2020 M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Michael Geerts 6–0, 6–1
Win 10–7 Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Miljan Zekić 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss 10–8 Apr 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 10–9 May 2021 M15 Majadahonda, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Johan Nikles 4–6, 3–6
Win 11–9 Nov 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay United Kingdom Ryan Peniston 6–4, 6–3
Loss 11–10 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 11–11 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Carlos Taberner 2–6, 3–6
Win 12–11 Apr 2022 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Serbia Miljan Zekić 6–3, 7–5
Win 13–11 Feb 2023 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard Croatia Borna Gojo 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 14–11 Mar 2023 Phoenix, USA Challenger Hard Main Page Alexander Shevchenko 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 14–12 Oct 2023 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard United States Aleksandar Kovacevic 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 26 (16–10)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)
ITF Futures / World Tennis Tour (7–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (8–7)
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 Portugal Francisco Cabral Morocco Amine Ahouda
Morocco Yassine Idmbarek		 2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2017 Portugal F8, Lisbon Futures Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
Australia Bradley Mousley		 6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 2–1 Jul 2017 Portugal F9, Setúbal Futures Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Australia Harry Bourchier
Australia Daniel Nolan		 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 3–1 Jun 2018 Portugal F9, Póvoa de Varzim Futures Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral France Romain Bauvy
France Hugo Voljacques		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jun 2018 Portugal F10, Setúbal Futures Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Guatemala Wilfredo González		 5–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 4–2 Jul 2018 Portugal F11, Castelo Branco Futures Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral France Maxime Tchoutakian
France Hugo Voljacques		 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2019 M15 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Portugal Francisco Dias
Portugal Gonçalo Falcão		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–2 Oct 2020 M15 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Brazil Mateus Alves
Brazil Igor Marcondes		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 6–3 Oct 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Netherlands Jesper de Jong
Netherlands Jelle Sels		 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 6–4 Nov 2020 M15 Villena, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Spain Alberto Barroso Campos
Spain Benjamín Winter López		 5–7, 5–7
Loss 6–5 Jan 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay United States Alex Rybakov Italy Raúl Brancaccio
Italy Davide Galoppini		 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 7–5 Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay United States Alex Rybakov Italy Jacopo Berrettini
Italy Raúl Brancaccio		 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6]
Win 8–5 Apr 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Russia Pavel Kotov
Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin		 6–1, 6–2
Win 9–5 Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Netherlands Jesper de Jong
Netherlands Bart Stevens		 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
Loss 9–6 Oct 2021 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
India Purav Raja		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 9–7 Oct 2021 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Finland Harri Heliövaara
Czech Republic Roman Jebavý		 4-6, 3-6
Win 10–7 Nov 2021 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
India Purav Raja		 6-3, 6-4
Win 11–7 Nov 2021 Manama, Bahrain Challenger Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Austria Maximilian Neuchrist
Greece Michail Pervolarakis		 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Win 12–7 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Slovakia Andrej Martin
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira		 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–7 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Portugal Francisco Cabral Poland Piotr Matuszewski
Austria David Pichler		 6–4, 7–5
Win 14–7 Mar 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev
Greece Markos Kalovelonis		 6–3, 6–0
Win 15–7 Apr 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář
Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek		 6–4, 6–0
Win 16–7 May 2022 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Czech Republic Andrew Paulson
Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek		 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
Loss 16–8 Jul 2022 Porto, Portugal Challenger Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral India Yuki Bhambri
India Saketh Myneni		 4-6, 6-3, [6-10]
Loss 16–9 Nov 2022 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Portugal Francisco Cabral United Kingdom Julian Cash
United Kingdom Henry Patten		 3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 16–10 May 2023 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay Portugal Francisco Cabral Australia Jason Kubler
Australia John Peers		 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [7–10]

Best Grand Slam results details

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 1 ranked players
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 2023 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Barcelona 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Croatia Marin Čilić 2021 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Estoril 2R
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2023 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3-6, 3-6) at 2023 Rome 2R
Number 4 ranked players
Denmark Holger Rune 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2023 Acapulco 2R
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Jannik Sinner 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Sofia 2R
Number 8 ranked players
United States John Isner 2023 1 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(11–9)) at 2023 French Open 1R
Russia Karen Khachanov 2022 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 French Open 1R
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2023 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 French Open 2R
Number 10 ranked players
United States Frances Tiafoe 2022 1 0–1 100% – – 0–1 Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–4, 0–6) at 2022 Estoril 2R
Total 2021–23 9 1–8 11% 0–2
(0%)		 0–2
(0%)		 1–4
(20%)		 * Statistics correct as of 31 May 2023.

Davis Cup

Participations: (6–3)
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (1–1)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (5–2)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (4–1)
Doubles (2–2)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease1–3; 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 Romania Marius Copil / Horia Tecău 4–6, 3–6
Increase4–0; 4–5 March 2022; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; World Group I play-off; clay surface
Victory 2 II Singles Poland 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
Increase3–1; 16–17 September 2022; Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 4 II Singles Brazil Brazil Thiago Monteiro 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Defeat 5 III Doubles (with Francisco Cabral) Rafael Matos / Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 6–0, 3–6
Decrease1–3; 4–5 February 2023; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Davis Cup qualifying round; clay (indoor) surface
Defeat 6 I Singles Czech Republic Czech Republic Jiří Lehečka 4–6, 4–6
Victory 7 III Doubles (with Francisco Cabral) Tomáš Macháč / Adam Pavlásek 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Increase3–1; 15–16 September 2023; Multiversum, Schwechat, Austria; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 8 I Singles Austria Austria Jurij Rodionov 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3
Victory 9 IV Singles Dennis Novak 6–2, 6–2

Notes
  1. In isolation, Borges is pronounced [ˈbɔɾʒɨʃ].

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