Thiago Hernandez Alves (Brazilian Portuguese:[tʃiˈaɡuˈawvis]; born May 22, 1982) is a retired Brazilian professional
tennis player who competed mainly on the
ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009.
Tennis career
In Grand Slams
He has made four
Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the
U.S. Open in both 2006 and 2008, Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2009. In 2006, he beat No. 359
Mariano Zabaleta in the first round before losing to No. 22
Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round.
2007 Win Over Moya
At the
2007 Brasil Open, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over No. 4 seed and former
French Open champion
Carlos Moyà. However, he fell to
Juan Mónaco in the second round
2008
Alves lost to
Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open in three sets.
At
Wimbledon he played in the first round as a lucky loser and defeated
Andrei Pavel. He faced 8th seed
Gilles Simon in the second round and won the first set but went on to lose.
Thiago Hernandez Alves (Brazilian Portuguese:[tʃiˈaɡuˈawvis]; born May 22, 1982) is a retired Brazilian professional
tennis player who competed mainly on the
ITF Tour. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 88, achieved in July 2009.
Tennis career
In Grand Slams
He has made four
Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the
U.S. Open in both 2006 and 2008, Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2009. In 2006, he beat No. 359
Mariano Zabaleta in the first round before losing to No. 22
Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round.
2007 Win Over Moya
At the
2007 Brasil Open, Alves, roared on by his home crowd, scored a famous victory over No. 4 seed and former
French Open champion
Carlos Moyà. However, he fell to
Juan Mónaco in the second round
2008
Alves lost to
Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open in three sets.
At
Wimbledon he played in the first round as a lucky loser and defeated
Andrei Pavel. He faced 8th seed
Gilles Simon in the second round and won the first set but went on to lose.