Jaime Faria

Jaime Faria
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 21)
Lisbon
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
Prize moneyUS $210,682
Singles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 120 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ3 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 192 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 297 (28 October 2024)
Last updated on: 2 November 2024.

Jaime Faria (born 6 August 2003) is a Portuguese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 120 achieved on 28 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 192 achieved on 6 May 2024.[2]

Career

In October 2021, He won his first ATP point in Setúbal.[3] In July 2022, he won his first singles and doubles titles in Castelo Branco, Portugal, on consecutive days.[4] In January 2023, he made his debut on the ATP Challenger circuit.[5] The same month he made headlines when he threw his racquet in frustration during a match at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II in Portugal and nearly struck his opponent Aziz Dougaz.[6]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 120

In February and March, he won four consecutive tournaments on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, winning the Vale do Lobo Open in Portugal as well as the Vila Real de Santo António, the Faro Open, and the Quinta do Lago.[7][8]

He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open, making his ATP Tour debut.[9]

In May, following his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Open de Oeiras II, Portugal, he reached the top 200 at world No. 183 on 20 May 2024. Faria won his second title at the 2024 Curitiba Challenger and moved into the top 120 in the rankings on 28 October 2024.[10][11]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2024 Oeiras II, Portugal Challenger Clay Sweden Elias Ymer 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2024 Valencia, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Pedro Martínez 1–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2024 Curitiba, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2023 Oeiras II, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Henrique Rocha United Kingdom Luke Johnson
Netherlands Sem Verbeek 		7–6(8–6), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 0–2 Oct 2023 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Henrique Rocha Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–2 Apr 2024 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Portugal Henrique Rocha Germany Jakob Schnaitter
Germany Mark Wallner 		7–5, 6–3
Win 2–2 Sep 2024 Cassis, France Challenger Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha France Manuel Guinard
France Matteo Martineau 		7–6(7–5), 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (6–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal WTT Hard France Robin Bertrand 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 2–0 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Lebanon Hady Habib 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal WTT Hard United Kingdom Harry Wendelken 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 3–1 Feb 2024 M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal WTT Hard Netherlands Jelle Sels 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–1 Mar 2024 M25 Faro, Portugal WTT Hard Lithuania Vilius Gaubas 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–1 Mar 2024 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Lebanon Hady Habib 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 6–1 Mar 2024 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal WTT Hard Czech Republic Hynek Bartoň 6–2, 3–1, ret.

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy WTT Clay Portugal Henrique Rocha Germany Kai Wenhelt
Netherlands Mick Veldheer 		6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss 0–2 Sep 2023 M25 Mataró, Spain WTT Clay Portugal Henrique Rocha Switzerland Rémy Bertola
Italy Gianmarco Ferrari 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 1–2 Jun 2023 M25 Martos, Spain WTT Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha India Parikshit Somani
India Ramkumar Ramanathan 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–3 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha Denmark Johannes Ingildsen
Sweden Fred Simonsson 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha United States Dali Blanch
United States Martin Damm Jr. 		1–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 Oct 2023 M25 Setúbal, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha Portugal Diogo Marques
Portugal Fred Gil 		6–3, 6–3
Win 3–4 Oct 2023 M25 Tavira, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal Henrique Rocha Ukraine Aleksandr Braynin
Austria David Pichler 		6–3, 6–1
Win 4–4 Feb 2024 M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal João Domingues Australia Thomas Fancutt
United States Hunter Reese 		7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)

Personal information

Faria trains at the Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor in Lisbon, Portugal.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Jaime Faria". tietennis.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jaime Faria". Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ Sousa, Daniel (7 October 2021). "Jaime Faria defeated by seed in the second round in Setúbal". Raquetc.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ Pinto, Pedro (31 July 2022). "Jaime Faria ends his dream week and becomes champion in Castelo Branco". Bolamarela. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Jaime Faria eliminated in the first round of the Oeiras 2 challenger". Record.pt. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Martelli, Joel (13 January 2023). "Tennis player Jaime Faria throws his racquet and 'nearly decapitates' opponents in furious outburst". 7News. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Jaime Faria wins the Vale do Lobo Open". Sul Informação. March 17, 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Jaime Faria wins Faro Open". The Portugal News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Estoril Open: Jaime Faria debuts in the main table of an ATP tournament". dn.pt. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Faria's childhood art was in a museum... now he's a professional tennis player". ATPTour. 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Virtanen saves three championship points to make Top 100 debut; Faria, 21, captures second Challenger title of season". ATPTennis. 28 October 2024.
  12. ^ Morgado, José (July 14, 2022). "Jaime Faria was close to a big victory in Idanha". Bolamarela.pt. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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