João Lucas Reis da Silva

Early life João Lucas Reis da Silva was born on March 26, 2000, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. At the age of 10, he started competing in national tournaments. He

In 2023, Reis da Silva won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Challenger de Santiago with Pedro Boscardin Dias.

In December 2024, Reis da Silva won the Procopio Cup in São Paulo by defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva, securing a spot in the 2025 Rio Open qualifying rounds.

In April 2026, Reis da Silva reached his sixth Challenger final in Tallahassee, but lost to Clément Tabur.

Personal life Reis da Silva came out to his family and friends as gay five years before publicly sharing his identity in December 2024; publicly coming out made him the first out gay active professional male tennis player. Reis da Silva stated that accepting his identity improved his relationships with those around him, including his coaches and parents.

Reis da Silva considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.

Performance timeline

Singles

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (1–5)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (1–5)

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (2–4)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (2–4)

ITF Tour finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (4–5)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (2–4)

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (7–4)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (5–4)