Nuno Borges (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈnunuˈβɔɾʒɨʃ];[a] born February 19, 1997) is a Portuguese professional
tennis player. Borges has a career high
ATP singles ranking of world No. 46 achieved on 12 February 2024 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 achieved on 19 September 2022.[1] He is currently the No.1 ranked Portuguese player.[2]
Juniors
Borges reached a career high
ITF juniors ranking of world No. 44 achieved on 13 April 2015.[3]
2021–22: ATP debut, ATP and 6 Challenger doubles titles, top 100 in singles & doubles
Borges made his ATP debut at the
2021 Estoril Open after qualifying for the singles draw. He then defeated
Jordan Thompson in the first round to win his first ATP match and lost against former
US Open champion
Marin Čilić in the second round.
He repeated the same feat at the
2022 Estoril Open where he also reached the second round as a wildcard after
Pablo Andújar retirement but lost to
Frances Tiafoe.[8][9]
He reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal[11][12] and first ATP final showing at the
2022 Estoril Open with Cabral as a wildcard pair where they defeated the top seeded pair
Jamie Murray and
Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament, and have done so on their ATP doubles debut.[13][14][15][16]
At the
2022 French Open Borges qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw singles debut.[17]
He also qualified for his second Grand Slam of the year at the
2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of
Marin Čilić. In doubles at the same tournament he reached the second round on his doubles Major debut partnering with Cabral.
He qualified for his third straight Grand Slam at the
US Open defeating
Francesco Maestrelli in a third set super tiebreak.[18] He won his first round match against wildcard
Ben Shelton. In doubles he reached the second round partnering again with Cabral. As a result, he moved into the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 93 and into the top 70 in doubles on 12 September 2022.[19]
2023: Australian Open, Masters debut and first win, top 70
He won his first title of the season at the
2023 Monterrey Challenger, Mexico defeating
Borna Gojo in the final and reached the top 85. Borges created history by winning the first ATP Challenger 175 category at the
Phoenix Challenger. After winning his biggest title of his career and second of the season, he reached the top 70.[20] The following day he entered the qualifying competition at the
2023 Miami Open and won his two qualifying matches to make his Masters 1000 debut.[21]
2024: Historic Australian Open fourth round, top 50
He reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career at the
2024 Australian Open defeating
Maximilian Marterer, 23rd seed
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina[23] and 13th seed
Grigor Dimitrov, his first top 20 win, becoming the first Portuguese player to reach the fourth round of either singles draw at this Major. He was also just the second Portuguese player to reach the second week of a Grand Slam after
João Sousa.[24][25] He lost to
Daniil Medvedev in four sets.[26]
As a result he became the second Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 50 of the ATP rankings.[27] He defended his Challenger title at the
2024 Arizona Tennis Classic.[28]
Performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(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.
Nuno Borges (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈnunuˈβɔɾʒɨʃ];[a] born February 19, 1997) is a Portuguese professional
tennis player. Borges has a career high
ATP singles ranking of world No. 46 achieved on 12 February 2024 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 achieved on 19 September 2022.[1] He is currently the No.1 ranked Portuguese player.[2]
Juniors
Borges reached a career high
ITF juniors ranking of world No. 44 achieved on 13 April 2015.[3]
2021–22: ATP debut, ATP and 6 Challenger doubles titles, top 100 in singles & doubles
Borges made his ATP debut at the
2021 Estoril Open after qualifying for the singles draw. He then defeated
Jordan Thompson in the first round to win his first ATP match and lost against former
US Open champion
Marin Čilić in the second round.
He repeated the same feat at the
2022 Estoril Open where he also reached the second round as a wildcard after
Pablo Andújar retirement but lost to
Frances Tiafoe.[8][9]
He reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal[11][12] and first ATP final showing at the
2022 Estoril Open with Cabral as a wildcard pair where they defeated the top seeded pair
Jamie Murray and
Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament, and have done so on their ATP doubles debut.[13][14][15][16]
At the
2022 French Open Borges qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw singles debut.[17]
He also qualified for his second Grand Slam of the year at the
2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of
Marin Čilić. In doubles at the same tournament he reached the second round on his doubles Major debut partnering with Cabral.
He qualified for his third straight Grand Slam at the
US Open defeating
Francesco Maestrelli in a third set super tiebreak.[18] He won his first round match against wildcard
Ben Shelton. In doubles he reached the second round partnering again with Cabral. As a result, he moved into the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 93 and into the top 70 in doubles on 12 September 2022.[19]
2023: Australian Open, Masters debut and first win, top 70
He won his first title of the season at the
2023 Monterrey Challenger, Mexico defeating
Borna Gojo in the final and reached the top 85. Borges created history by winning the first ATP Challenger 175 category at the
Phoenix Challenger. After winning his biggest title of his career and second of the season, he reached the top 70.[20] The following day he entered the qualifying competition at the
2023 Miami Open and won his two qualifying matches to make his Masters 1000 debut.[21]
2024: Historic Australian Open fourth round, top 50
He reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career at the
2024 Australian Open defeating
Maximilian Marterer, 23rd seed
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina[23] and 13th seed
Grigor Dimitrov, his first top 20 win, becoming the first Portuguese player to reach the fourth round of either singles draw at this Major. He was also just the second Portuguese player to reach the second week of a Grand Slam after
João Sousa.[24][25] He lost to
Daniil Medvedev in four sets.[26]
As a result he became the second Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 50 of the ATP rankings.[27] He defended his Challenger title at the
2024 Arizona Tennis Classic.[28]
Performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(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.