Hélder Lopes (tennis)

Hélder Lopes
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (1977-08-07) 7 August 1977 (age 47)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,783
Singles
Career record2–4
Career titles0
Highest ranking455 (4 August 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest ranking373 (4 November 2002)
Last updated on: N/A.

Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in August 2003.[1] Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five Davis Cup ties in 2002 and 2003.[2][3]

Career finals

ITF Men's Circuit

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Category
Futures (0–2)
Satellites (1–1)
Surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1 – 28 October 2001 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 3 Hard Belgium Dominique Coene 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Winner 15 July – 11 August 2002 Satellites Miramar, Portugal 2 Clay Spain Raul Morant-Rivas 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 9 February 2003 Futures Espinho, Portugal F1 Hard Luxembourg Mike Scheidweiler 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Runner-up 22 June 2003 Futures Lisbon, Portugal F9 Clay Spain Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–4, 3–6

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

Legend
Futures (0–1)
Satellites (4–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (4–4)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 22 November – 21 December 1997 Satellites Portimão, Portugal 5 Clay Portugal Nuno Marques France Benoit Carelli
Germany Meride Zahirovic
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 14 February – 12 March 2000 Satellites Chetumal, Mexico Hard Portugal António van Grichen United States Rafael de Mesa
Mexico Luis Uribe
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2 – 28 July 2001 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 2 Clay Portugal Bernardo Mota France Jean-Michel Pequery
France Gregory Zavialoff
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner 22 October – 25 November 2001 Satellites Albufeira, Portugal 4 Clay Portugal Bernardo Mota Portugal Pedro Pereira
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
6–2, 6–3
Winner 29 April – 26 May 2002 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 1 Clay Italy Leonardo Azzaro Brazil Iverson Barros
Brazil Lucas Engel
6–3, 6–2
Winner 29 April – 26 May 2002 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 1 Clay Italy Leonardo Azzaro Portugal Bernardo Mota
Portugal Francisco Neves
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Runner-up 15 July – 11 August 2002 Satellites Miramar, Portugal 2 Clay Portugal André Lopes Argentina Guillermo Carry
Argentina Alejandro Poberaj
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 10 – 16 March 2003 Futures Faro, Portugal F5 Hard Portugal Bernardo Mota Spain Guillermo García López
Spain Santiago Ventura
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6

Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players

This section contains Lopes' 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
Finland Jarkko Nieminen 13 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at the 2003 Estoril Open [4][5]
Belarus Max Mirnyi 18 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at the 2002 Davis Cup [6][7]
Total 2 0 2 0.00% Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017

National participation

Davis Cup (2 wins, 4 losses)

Lopes played 6 matches in 5 ties for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2002 and 2003. His singles record was 2–3 and his doubles record was 0–1 (2–4 overall).

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (1–3)
Group II (1–1)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Matches by Type
Singles (2–3)
Doubles (0–1)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (1–3)
Outdoors (1–1)
Matches by Venue
Portugal (1–0)
Away (1–4)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease0–5; 8–10 February 2002; Harare, Zimbabwe; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat IV Singles (dead rubber) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Wayne Black 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Decrease1–4; 12–14 July 2002; Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Playoff First Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat II Singles Belarus Belarus Max Mirnyi 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Alexander Skrypko 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Decrease1–4; 20–22 September 2002; Follonica T.C., Follonica, Italy; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off Second Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat III Doubles (with Bernardo Mota) Italy Italy Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
Increase4–1; 4–6 April 2003; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Monaco Monaco Guillaume Couillard 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2)
Decrease0–5; 11–13 July 2003; Westridge Park, Durban, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal; Hard surface
Defeat I Singles South Africa South Africa Rik de Voest 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ "Hélder Lopes ATP Ranking History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Hélder Lopes Career Singles Activity". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Hélder Lopes Career Doubles Activity". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Helder Lopes vs. Jarkko Nieminen ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Jarkko Nieminen ATP Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Helder Lopes vs. Max Mirnyi ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Max Mirnyi ATP Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.