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Thiago Alves

BRA Age 44 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 2001–2012

Thiago Alves represented Brazil on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 88. In TennisDB's records, Thiago Alves finished with a career record of 7–23 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

88 (Jul 13, 2009)

Elo peak

1632 (40th percentile)

Career record

7–23 (23.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$739,459

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 →

Thiago Alves's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Marc Gicquel #119	6-4 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2013	Q1 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Wayne Odesnik #107	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 2013	Q1 Q	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Matteo Viola #118	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2013	Q1 Q	Miami Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Dmitry Tursunov #76	7-5 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2013*	Q2 Q	Indian Wells Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Andreas Haider-Maurer #115	6-4 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 2013	Q1 Q	Indian Wells Open	Masters 1000	Hard

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

Rivals all rivalries →

Thiago Alves's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Fernando Gonzalez	2	2	May 26, 2010	H2H
Evgeny Korolev	1	1	Jul 12, 2012	H2H
Simon Greul	1	1	Feb 3, 2011	H2H
Jarkko Nieminen	1	1	Jul 28, 2010	H2H
Rainer Schuettler	1	1	Mar 13, 2010	H2H

Career Results

Thiago Alves career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2001	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	821	286
2002	20	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2005	23	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
2006	24	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—
2006	24	ATP	3	3	6	50.0%	152	106
2007	25	Qualifying Q	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—
2007	25	ATP	1	6	7	14.3%	105	383
2008	26	Qualifying Q	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—
2008	26	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	238	113
2009	27	Qualifying Q	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—
2009	27	ATP	1	5	6	16.7%	126	149
2010	28	Qualifying Q	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—
2010	28	ATP	1	5	6	16.7%	149	150
2011	29	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
2011	29	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	150	343
2012	30	Qualifying Q	7	6	13	53.8%	—	—
2012	30	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	340	130
2013	31	Qualifying Q	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—
Career		—	7	23	30	23.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Thiago Alves 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 %
2001	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	20	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2005	23	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
2006	24	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
2006	24	ATP	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
2007	25	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2007	25	ATP	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
2008	26	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	2	7	71.4%
2008	26	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2009	27	Qualifying Q	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	4	8	50.0%
2009	27	ATP	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2010	28	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	3	0	3	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	5	12	58.3%
2010	28	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
2011	29	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2011	29	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2012	30	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	6	13	53.8%
2012	30	ATP	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2013	31	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
Career	—	—	4	11	15	26.7%	1	9	10	10.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	7	23	30	23.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Thiago Alves 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 %
2001	19	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2006	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
2007	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
2008	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2009	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2010	28	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2011	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2012	30	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%	6	6	12	50.0%	7	23	30	23.3%

Performance Stats

Thiago Alves 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%
2001	19	1/1	4.0	5.0	61.0%	61.1%	43.5%	40.0%	20.0%	54.2%	31.7%
2006	24	6/6	2.0	3.0	67.2%	65.8%	58.3%	40.3%	50.7%	62.9%	37.1%
2007	25	5/7	2.2	1.4	70.2%	63.8%	43.8%	39.0%	22.3%	57.6%	31.0%
2008	26	2/2	5.0	2.0	57.7%	64.4%	47.2%	65.2%	38.1%	57.5%	35.8%
2009	27	6/6	3.0	3.7	59.6%	63.6%	49.6%	47.5%	44.0%	57.7%	29.4%
2010	28	6/6	3.7	2.2	66.2%	61.6%	41.5%	51.3%	32.3%	55.0%	31.3%
2011	29	1/1	2.0	7.0	56.0%	66.7%	39.4%	66.7%	100.0%	54.7%	24.5%
2012	30	1/1	2.0	1.0	66.1%	35.9%	40.0%	53.3%	100.0%	37.3%	39.0%
Career		28/30	2.9	2.8	64.6%	62.8%	47.6%	47.2%	41.8%	57.3%	32.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 28/30 (93.3%) of Thiago Alves's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Thiago Alves 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
2001	19	1495	100.5	+3.41	+0.79	0.694	42.6%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.15
2002	20	1482	98.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	23	1491	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	24	1558	104.0	-1.34	-0.82	1.002	49.6%	+20	—	—	50.0%	-0.06	0–1	0–2	—	+0.46
2007	25	1467	101.3	-1.28	-1.95	0.731	44.3%	—	+20	—	13.3%	-2.33	1–0	0–1	—	+0.08
2008	26	1570	120.8	+1.34	+1.59	0.841	47.8%	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.75	1–0	1–0	—	-0.15
2009	27	1564	110.8	-1.53	-0.71	0.696	44.3%	—	—	—	21.1%	-1.69	1–0	0–1	—	-0.71
2010	28	1556	115.1	-2.85	-2.10	0.696	43.5%	-11	+10	—	25.0%	-1.56	1–1	—	—	-0.16
2011	29	1520	101.2	-0.74	-0.52	0.541	42.2%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.11
2012	30	1511	95.4	-2.05	-1.23	0.622	38.0%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.12
2013	31	1478	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1632	109.0	-1.34	-1.05	0.759	45.2%	+7	+16	—	26.3%	-1.49	4–2 (67%)	1–4 (20%)	101.6	-1.33

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Thiago Alves Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2002	20	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2005	23	—	Q1	Q2	Q3	3–3 (50%)
2006	24	—	Q1	—	R64	4–2 (67%)
2007	25	Q1	—	Q1	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2008	26	—	Q3	—	R64	6–2 (75%)
2009	27	—	R128	R64	R128	5–5 (50%)
2010	28	—	R128	Q2	Q1	4–3 (57%)
2011	29	Q2	Q1	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2012	30	—	Q2	Q2	Q1	2–3 (40%)
2013	31	—	—	Q1	Q1	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	8–8 (50%)	6–8 (43%)	10–8 (56%)	25–26 (49%)

Masters 1000

Thiago Alves Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	MIA	W-L Win %
2007	25	—	Q2	1–1 (50%)
2009	27	Q1	Q1	0–2 (0%)
2010	28	R128	Q2	3–2 (60%)
2013	31	Q2	Q1	1–2 (33%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	5–7 (42%)

ATP 500

Thiago Alves ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	TKY	W-L Win %
2010	28	Q1	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Thiago Alves ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BUE	CHN	DLB	GST	AUS	NAP	NWP	STG	BAN	COS	JOH	LOS	SAO	SYD	W-L Win %
2001	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2006	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2007	25	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	RR	—	R16	—	R32	—	Q1	1–7 (12%)
2008	26	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2009	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2010	28	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	Q1	R32	R16	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2011	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2012	30	R32	—	—	—	Q3	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	5–4 (56%)
2013	31	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	11–25 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jul 13, 2009

First Top 100

Sep 18, 2006

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Thiago Alves ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2000	18	1154	1148	1154	1152	915	913	909	877	822	788	809	821
2001	19	823	825	797	554	577	528	378	347	349	299	286	286
2002	20	282	278	254	274	279	282	286	301	363	379	382	381
2003	21	388	379	457	465	473	346	446	405	413	409	408	413
2004	22	413	423	442	445	449	647	723	950	631	566	351	353
2005	23	314	272	254	241	237	229	198	169	163	145	152	152
2006	24	133	140	140	138	133	132	136	122	97	101	106	106
2007	25	122	120	119	130	136	136	159	219	261	359	374	383
2008	26	237	250	253	205	207	166	166	137	130	113	111	113
2009	27	125	124	121	120	117	118	88	107	115	146	149	149
2010	28	141	134	123	116	107	105	144	139	143	149	150	150
2011	29	178	186	205	228	291	328	355	498	553	350	347	343
2012	30	238	239	163	153	149	145	140	138	119	136	131	130
2013	31	141	136	178	189	195	202	226	222	343	362	388	439
2014	32	554	600	655	708	861	874	880	877	888	885	—	—

Similar Players

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

Thiago Alves's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Roko Karanusic	CRO	88	1,658	50	12	38	24.0%	2003–2009	Match log
Juan Pablo Brzezicki	ARG	94	1,623	24	6	18	25.0%	2005–2011	Match log
Julian Knowle	AUT	86	1,552	42	9	33	21.4%	1992–2012	Match log
Alexander Peya	AUT	92	1,692	63	18	45	28.6%	2001–2011	Match log
Alexander Waske	GER	89	1,629	89	27	62	30.3%	2002–2007	Match log
Olivier Patience	FRA	87	1,665	79	26	53	32.9%	2002–2010	Match log
Edgardo Massa	ARG	91	1,565	24	8	16	33.3%	2002–2006	Match log
Danai Udomchoke	THA	77	1,631	70	18	52	25.7%	2001–2012	Match log
Thierry Ascione	FRA	81	1,646	75	22	53	29.3%	2002–2010	Match log
Juan-Pablo Guzman	ARG	100	1,555	23	6	17	26.1%	2002–2007	Match log
Zeljko Krajan	CRO	88	1,539	34	8	26	23.5%	1997–2005	Match log
Alex Bogdanovic	GBR	108	1,555	39	10	29	25.6%	2002–2011	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Thiago Alves?: Thiago Alves is 44 years old, born on May 22, 1982.
Which country does Thiago Alves represent?: Thiago Alves represents Brazil in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Thiago Alves?: Thiago Alves is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Thiago Alves use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Thiago Alves uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Thiago Alves left-handed or right-handed?: Thiago Alves plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Thiago Alves won?: Thiago Alves has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Thiago Alves won?: TennisDB does not group any of Thiago Alves's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Thiago Alves' highest ATP ranking?: Thiago Alves' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 88, first achieved on July 13, 2009.
What is Thiago Alves' career win-loss record?: Thiago Alves has a career ATP singles record of 7 wins and 23 losses (23.3%).
How much career prize money has Thiago Alves earned?: Thiago Alves has earned at least $739,459 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Thiago Alves?: TennisDB records 2000 as Thiago Alves's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Thiago Alves's career appear in TennisDB?: Thiago Alves appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 2001 through 2012.
Who has Thiago Alves faced most often?: Thiago Alves' most frequent opponent is Fernando Gonzalez, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.