Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida

Brazilian tennis player
Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
Pucinelli de Almeida at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceBarueri, Brazil
Born (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23)
Campinas, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-Handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRafael Pacioaroni
Prize money$246,081
Singles
Career record3–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (26 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 274 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023)
French OpenQ1 (2022)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 251 (9 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 354 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open JuniorW (2019)
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida (born 1 April 2001) is a Brazilian tennis player.

Pucinelli de Almeida has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 190 achieved on 26 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 251 achieved on 9 May 2022.

Pucinelli de Almeida won the 2019 French Open – Boys' doubles title.[1]

Career

Pucinelli de Almeida made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Chile Open after receiving entry from the qualifying draw.

National representation

Davis Cup

Puccinelli was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon.[2] Pucinelli made his debut in Davis Cup against Roey Tabet and won in straight sets which allowed the Brazilian team to confirm the 4–0 tie and advance into the 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round.[3] Currently, Puccinelli sports a 1–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only singles matches thus far.

All Davis Cup Matches: 1–0 (Singles: 1–0)
2020 Davis Cup World Group I
Round Date Opponent Final match score Location Surface Match Opponent Rubber Score
WGI September 18–19, 2021  Lebanon 2–0 Jounieh Clay Singles 4 Roey Tabet 6–0, 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4-3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1-1)
ITF Futures (3-2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4-3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Miljan Zekic 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Miljan Zekic 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2022 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay United States Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 May 2023 Coquimbo, Chile Challenger Clay Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva 7–6(7–1), 6–7(4–7), 6–4

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2018 Lithuania F1, Vilnius Futures Clay Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva Netherlands Bart Stevens
Netherlands Marc Dijkhuizen 		6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jun 2019 M15 Balatonalmadi, Hungary World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva Austria Lenny Hampel
Austria Neil Oberleitner 		6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 2–1 Sep 2019 M15 Champaign, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Brazil Alex Blumenberg United States Zachary Svajda
Syria Kareem Al Allaf 		5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–1 Nov 2020 M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva United Kingdom Jonathan Binding
Poland Yann Wojcik 		7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 3–2 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva Argentina Matias Zukas
Italy Raúl Brancaccio 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Apr 2021 M15 Villa María, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva Argentina M N Martinez
Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 		3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 France French Open Clay Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante Italy Flavio Cobolli
Switzerland Dominic Stricker 		7–6(7–3), 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Otro argentino hizo historia en Roland Garros". June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "TenisBrasil - Em grande fase, Pucinelli comemora vaga na Davis".
  3. ^ "Brasil vence o Líbano e avança aos playoffs da Copa Davis - Gazeta Esportiva".

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