Nélson Almeida

Nélson Almeida
Full nameNélson de Almeida
Country (sports) Angola
Born (1979-04-06) 6 April 1979 (age 45)
Luanda, Angola
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1142 (14 June 1999)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 1183 (22 May 2000)

Nélson de Almeida (born 6 April 1979) is an Angolan former professional tennis player.[1]

Almeida, who was born in Luanda, earned world rankings in both singles and doubles. In 2000 he made an ATP Tour main draw appearance at the Estoril Open, as a wildcard pairing with Franco Mata in the doubles event.[2] He played Davis Cup for Angola from 2001 to 2003, winning a team record 11 singles and six doubles rubbers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Angola: Tennis: Nelson Almeida in Master 2003". AllAfrica. 3 October 2003.
  2. ^ "Estoril Open: João Cunha e Silva e Bernardo Mota ganham em pares". Record (in European Portuguese). 12 April 2000.
  3. ^ "Angola". daviscup.com.