Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (Portuguese pronunciation:[fɾɨðɨˈɾikufɨˈʁɐjɾɐˈkikuˈsilvɐ]; born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese
tennis player who currently competes mainly on the
ITF Men's Circuit and
ATP Challenger Tour. On May 24, 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-high of No. 242 in doubles in August 2016. In 2012, Silva became the first Portuguese player to win a Grand Slam title with the win at the
US Open junior doubles tournament, teaming with Brit
Kyle Edmund.[1] In 2013, he would repeat the feat at the French Open junior doubles with Edmund.[2] He reached a junior high world no. 6 in January 2012.
Juniors
Silva began his junior career in 2009. In May 2010, he won his first singles and doubles titles in a Grade 4 tournament at Istanbul, Turkey. Silva made his debut at Junior Grand Slams at the
2011 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the 3rd round.[3] Silva was also the runner-up in the 2012 European Junior Championship (U18 division).[4]
Professional career
2010
In 2010, Silva made his
ITF Men's Circuit debut at the age of 14, at the
Albufeira F3 doubles competition, and reached the final.
2021: Major debut and career-high ranking in top 200
He made his Grand Slam debut at the
2021 Australian Open after qualifying for the main draw.
2022: Two Challenger finals
In November he reached two back-to-back finals in Japan at the
Hyogo Noah Challenger in Kobe and in
Yokkaichi losing to
Yosuke Watanuki in both and moved more than 85 positions up into the top 225 at world No. 204 on 28 November 2022.
(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.
Silva has played for the
Portugal Davis Cup team since
2014 and has played 6 matches in 5 ties. His singles record is 3–2 and his doubles record is 1–0 (4–2 overall).
Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (Portuguese pronunciation:[fɾɨðɨˈɾikufɨˈʁɐjɾɐˈkikuˈsilvɐ]; born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese
tennis player who currently competes mainly on the
ITF Men's Circuit and
ATP Challenger Tour. On May 24, 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-high of No. 242 in doubles in August 2016. In 2012, Silva became the first Portuguese player to win a Grand Slam title with the win at the
US Open junior doubles tournament, teaming with Brit
Kyle Edmund.[1] In 2013, he would repeat the feat at the French Open junior doubles with Edmund.[2] He reached a junior high world no. 6 in January 2012.
Juniors
Silva began his junior career in 2009. In May 2010, he won his first singles and doubles titles in a Grade 4 tournament at Istanbul, Turkey. Silva made his debut at Junior Grand Slams at the
2011 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the 3rd round.[3] Silva was also the runner-up in the 2012 European Junior Championship (U18 division).[4]
Professional career
2010
In 2010, Silva made his
ITF Men's Circuit debut at the age of 14, at the
Albufeira F3 doubles competition, and reached the final.
2021: Major debut and career-high ranking in top 200
He made his Grand Slam debut at the
2021 Australian Open after qualifying for the main draw.
2022: Two Challenger finals
In November he reached two back-to-back finals in Japan at the
Hyogo Noah Challenger in Kobe and in
Yokkaichi losing to
Yosuke Watanuki in both and moved more than 85 positions up into the top 225 at world No. 204 on 28 November 2022.
(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.
Silva has played for the
Portugal Davis Cup team since
2014 and has played 6 matches in 5 ties. His singles record is 3–2 and his doubles record is 1–0 (4–2 overall).