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Joao Souza

BRA Born May 27, 1988 193 cm / 6'4" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 2010–2017

Joao Souza represented Brazil on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 69. TennisDB's records show a 25–47 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 2010 through 2017 and no recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

69 (Apr 6, 2015)

Elo peak

1669 (48th percentile)

Singles record

25–47 (34.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,353,396

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Joao Souza's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Alessandro Giannessi #168	6-7(5) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 2019	Q1 Q	Sao Paulo	ATP 250	Clay
Ruben Bemelmans #116	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 2018*	Q1 Q	Miami Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Ivan Nedelko #272	6-7(5) 1-2 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 2018	Q1 Q	Sao Paulo	ATP 250	Clay
Carlos Berlocq #139	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 19, 2018	Q1 Q	Rio Open	ATP 500	Clay
Gastao Elias #114	6-4 3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 12, 2018	Q1 Q	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Joao Souza's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pablo Carreno Busta	1	2	3	Mar 3, 2017	H2H
Robin Haase	1	2	3	Feb 27, 2014	H2H
Horacio Zeballos	2	0	2	Mar 2, 2017	H2H
Facundo Arguello	2	0	2	Feb 4, 2016	H2H
Malek Jaziri	1	1	2	Aug 25, 2015	H2H

Career Results

Joao Souza career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2007	19	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2008	20	Qualifying Q	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
2009	21	Qualifying Q	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
2010	22	Qualifying Q	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—
2010	22	ATP	3	2	5	60.0%	199	111
2011	23	Qualifying Q	9	6	15	60.0%	—	—
2011	23	ATP	7	8	15	46.7%	111	104
2012	24	Qualifying Q	4	7	11	36.4%	—	—
2012	24	ATP	5	9	14	35.7%	104	144
2013	25	Qualifying Q	11	5	16	68.8%	—	—
2013	25	ATP	1	4	5	20.0%	132	140
2014	26	Qualifying Q	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—
2014	26	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	116	90
2015	27	Qualifying Q	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
2015	27	ATP	6	16	22	27.3%	117	142
2016	28	Qualifying Q	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—
2016	28	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	142	123
2017	29	Qualifying Q	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
2017	29	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	123	246
2018	30	Qualifying Q	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
2019	31	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		—	25	47	72	34.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Joao Souza career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	19	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2008	20	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
2009	21	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
2010	22	Qualifying Q	0	2	2	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
2010	22	ATP	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
2011	23	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	6	2	8	75.0%	—	—	—	—	9	6	15	60.0%
2011	23	ATP	0	2	2	0.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	—	—	—	—	7	8	15	46.7%
2012	24	Qualifying Q	0	3	3	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	7	11	36.4%
2012	24	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	—	—	—	—	5	9	14	35.7%
2013	25	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	—	—	—	—	11	5	16	68.8%
2013	25	ATP	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2014	26	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%
2014	26	ATP	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
2015	27	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
2015	27	ATP	1	4	5	20.0%	5	11	16	31.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	16	22	27.3%
2016	28	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%
2016	28	ATP	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2017	29	Qualifying Q	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
2017	29	ATP	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
2018	30	Qualifying Q	1	3	4	25.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
2019	31	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%	24	39	63	38.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	25	47	72	34.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Joao Souza career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2010	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
2011	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	3	6	50.0%	7	7	14	50.0%
2012	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	9	14	35.7%
2013	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2014	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
2015	27	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	11	15	26.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	6	16	22	27.3%
2016	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2017	29	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	14	27	41	34.1%	10	11	21	47.6%	25	46	71	35.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 71/72 (98.6%) of Joao Souza's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Joao Souza performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2010	22	5/5	3.6	1.8	65.1%	66.0%	51.9%	54.1%	40.8%	61.6%	37.7%
2011	23	15/15	7.2	2.9	63.5%	67.3%	47.7%	52.1%	34.1%	59.6%	37.0%
2012	24	14/14	3.4	2.0	66.2%	63.7%	52.3%	37.2%	42.5%	59.0%	37.7%
2013	25	5/5	5.6	1.6	62.5%	78.6%	54.6%	57.5%	0.0%	69.3%	25.8%
2014	26	4/4	3.0	1.0	65.1%	72.6%	52.1%	71.3%	32.9%	66.4%	36.0%
2015	27	22/22	5.1	2.6	61.3%	69.8%	46.9%	53.6%	44.0%	61.0%	33.5%
2016	28	3/3	8.7	2.0	57.2%	77.3%	51.4%	61.1%	58.3%	66.5%	27.6%
2017	29	4/4	7.5	3.3	58.9%	79.1%	43.8%	57.4%	47.6%	64.7%	29.2%
Career		72/72	5.3	2.3	63.0%	69.4%	49.3%	51.9%	38.6%	61.7%	34.4%

Advanced Stats

Joao Souza advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2007	19	1484	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	20	1465	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	21	1442	100.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	22	1489	113.7	-0.74	-1.77	0.981	49.6%	—	+102	—	54.5%	0.00	1–0	1–1	—	+0.20
2011	23	1604	120.9	-1.85	-1.44	0.918	48.4%	—	+138	—	48.6%	-0.62	2–3 (40%)	5–0 (100%)	102.5	+1.15
2012	24	1555	119.7	-2.70	-1.09	0.919	48.1%	—	+85	—	35.7%	-1.07	1–2 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	97.3	-0.19
2013	25	1632	124.7	+3.16	-3.69	0.838	46.9%	—	+71	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–2	—	-0.26
2014	26	1599	111.2	-0.41	-1.62	1.070	51.2%	—	+109	—	50.0%	+0.25	0–2	0–1	—	+0.15
2015	27	1500	119.7	-2.27	-3.09	0.858	47.3%	-40	+40	—	29.8%	-1.14	4–5 (44%)	3–4 (43%)	98.3	+1.16
2016	28	1533	116.2	+0.98	-2.09	0.824	47.4%	—	+19	—	42.9%	-0.86	0–1	1–1	—	+0.08
2017	29	1505	107.0	+0.31	-2.25	0.829	46.5%	—	+45	—	33.3%	-1.11	0–1	1–0	—	+0.13
2018	30	1450	102.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	31	1439	100.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1669	121.1	-1.40	-2.14	0.899	48.0%	-40	+81	—	37.0%	-0.92	8–14 (36%)	13–12 (52%)	94.4	+3.36

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Joao Souza Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2008	20	—	Q2	Q1	Q1	1–3 (25%)
2009	21	—	Q1	Q1	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2010	22	—	Q2	Q1	Q1	1–3 (25%)
2011	23	Q1	Q2	—	R128	4–3 (57%)
2012	24	R128	R128	—	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2013	25	—	Q2	—	Q2	2–2 (50%)
2014	26	—	Q1	Q1	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2015	27	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2016	28	—	Q1	—	Q2	1–2 (33%)
2017	29	Q1	Q1	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2018	30	Q1	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–5 (0%)	4–10 (29%)	0–5 (0%)	5–9 (36%)	9–29 (24%)

Masters 1000

Joao Souza Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	W-L Win %
2010	22	—	—	Q1	Q1	—	0–2 (0%)
2011	23	Q1	—	Q1	Q1	—	0–3 (0%)
2012	24	—	Q1	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2013	25	—	—	R64	Q2	—	3–2 (60%)
2015	27	—	—	Q1	Q1	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2016	28	—	—	—	Q2	—	1–1 (50%)
2017	29	—	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2018	30	—	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	2–7 (22%)	0–1 (0%)	4–14 (22%)

ATP 500

Joao Souza ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	MEX	BAR	BEI	HAM	RIO	W-L Win %
2011	23	—	—	Q1	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2012	24	Q2	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2013	25	—	—	—	Q2	—	1–1 (50%)
2014	26	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2015	27	—	R64	—	—	QF	2–2 (50%)
2016	28	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2017	29	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2018	30	—	—	—	—	Q1	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–5 (29%)	4–9 (31%)

ATP 250

Joao Souza ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BUC	BUE	DOH	EST	GEN	GST	MUN	AUS	PUN	STG	WSA	BAN	BEL	COS	NIC	QUI	SAO	SYD	U.S	W-L Win %
2007	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2009	21	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q3	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2010	22	—	—	Q2	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	8–4 (67%)
2011	23	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	R16	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	12–7 (63%)
2012	24	R16	R32	Q2	—	—	—	Q2	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	Q2	—	R32	Q1	R32	8–11 (42%)
2013	25	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	6–4 (60%)
2014	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	Q3	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	6–3 (67%)
2015	27	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	R32	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	Q3	R32	6–11 (35%)
2016	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	Q1	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2017	29	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2018	30	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	Q1	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2019	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	3–6 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	9–4 (69%)	1–1 (50%)	11–5 (69%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	4–5 (44%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	9–8 (53%)	2–2 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	57–55 (51%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 6, 2015

First Top 100

Aug 8, 2011

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Joao Souza ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2006	18	880	882	896	911	819	786	770	743	863	818	696	638
2007	19	645	647	637	604	530	514	434	393	394	323	346	313
2008	20	313	275	213	203	220	211	214	216	228	236	205	212
2009	21	200	202	243	247	222	223	200	191	172	186	199	199
2010	22	201	160	156	118	125	117	139	134	112	101	111	111
2011	23	111	126	125	148	125	128	112	90	102	104	104	104
2012	24	108	100	104	116	118	117	133	155	152	135	143	144
2013	25	128	132	123	106	114	117	122	121	143	131	140	140
2014	26	118	129	140	135	149	133	110	113	93	92	90	90
2015	27	115	77	70	78	78	81	86	91	126	144	143	142
2016	28	149	211	239	183	186	183	177	119	122	122	123	123
2017	29	125	131	123	138	140	150	156	215	217	243	255	246
2018	30	241	235	291	299	308	323	365	394	408	410	312	400
2019	31	404	410	405	415	411	420	435	481	482	510	725	721
2020	32	742	963	982	—	—	—	—	978	988	989	997	1009
2021	33	1009	1014	1051	1180	1177	1185	1200	1212	1201	1194	1205	1205
2022	34	1203	1205	1309	1306	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Joao Souza's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Tim Smyczek	USA	#68	1,768	128	43	85	33.6%	$2,067,979	2008–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Blaz Kavcic	SLO	#68	1,813	122	41	81	33.6%	$2,019,168	2008–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Gerald Melzer	AUT	#68	1,673	46	16	30	34.8%	$990,350	2010–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Fabbiano	ITA	#70	1,748	90	27	63	30.0%	$2,431,440	2008–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Jurgen Zopp	EST	#71	1,715	47	16	31	34.0%	$1,120,622	2011–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Rogerio Dutra Silva	BRA	#63	1,747	84	24	60	28.6%	$1,854,319	2007–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Evgeny Donskoy	RUS	#65	1,793	165	52	113	31.5%	$3,426,092	2008–2021	Rivalries	Match log
Alejandro Gonzalez	COL	#70	1,698	46	12	34	26.1%	$1,156,362	2013–2016	Rivalries	Match log
Tobias Kamke	GER	#64	1,766	163	62	101	38.0%	$2,576,019	2007–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (active player)	GER	#71	1,756	78	29	49	37.2%	$1,609,348	2011–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Tatsuma Ito	JPN	#60	1,726	85	28	57	32.9%	$1,795,064	2008–2020	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Dancevic	CAN	#65	1,771	144	54	90	37.5%	$1,888,019	2002–2017	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Joao Souza born?: Joao Souza was born on May 27, 1988.
Which country did Joao Souza represent?: Joao Souza represented Brazil in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Joao Souza?: Joao Souza is 193 cm / 6'4".
Does Joao Souza use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Joao Souza uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Joao Souza left-handed or right-handed?: Joao Souza plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Joao Souza won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Joao Souza in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Joao Souza won?: TennisDB does not group any of Joao Souza's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Joao Souza's highest ATP ranking?: Joao Souza's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 69, first achieved on April 6, 2015.
What is Joao Souza's career win-loss record?: Joao Souza has 25 wins and 47 losses (34.7%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 2010 through 2017.
How much career prize money has Joao Souza earned?: Joao Souza has earned at least $1,353,396 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Joao Souza?: TennisDB records 2006 as Joao Souza's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Joao Souza's career appear in TennisDB?: Joao Souza appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 2010 through 2017.
On which surface does Joao Souza have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Joao Souza's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 38.1% (24–39).
Who has Joao Souza faced most often?: Joao Souza's most frequent opponent is Pablo Carreno Busta, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.