Leonardo Tavares

Leonardo Tavares (born 20 February 1984) is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He has regularly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour throughout his career. In August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186.

Earlier in his career, Tavares played in the ITF Men's Circuit. However, a breakthrough year in 2009 led him to his first Challenger final in August. He became a mainstay at that level, capturing several doubles titles and breaking into the top 100 doubles ranking. Tavares reached a career high no. 95 ranking in September 2010. He played regularly for the Portugal Davis Cup team between 2002 and 2011.

Tavares is currently inactive, having played his last tournament in May 2016.

Career finals

ATP Challenger Tour

Singles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runners-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoors (0–2)Indoors (0–0)

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (5–5)Titles by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (3–4)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoors (5–5)Indoors (0–0)

ITF Men's Circuit

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up) CategoryFutures (2–5)Titles by surfaceHard (1–2)Clay (1–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoors (2–5)Indoors (0–0)

Doubles: 25 (13 titles, 12 runners-up) CategoryFutures (13–12)Titles by surfaceHard (5–5)Clay (8–7)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoors (13–12)Indoors (0–0)

Performance timelines

Current through 2016 ATP World Tour.

Singles

Doubles

Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016 SR W–L Win %

Wins over top 10 players

Doubles

Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players This section contains Tavares' win–loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.

Career earnings YearMajor titlesATP titlesTotal titlesEarnings2002000$2,108 2003000$5,205 2004000$18,369 2005000$6,557 2006000$7,277 2007000$9,778 2008000$9,017 2009000$25,970 2010000$63,912 2011000$18,180 2012000$2,420 2013000$5,618 2014000$4,242 2015000$2,477 2016000* $192 Career *000$183,352 As of 10 April 2017.

National participation

Davis Cup (15 wins, 16 losses) Tavares debuted for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2002 and has played 31 matches in 20 ties. His singles record is 5–9 and his doubles record is 10–7 (15–16 overall).

Group membershipWorld Group (0–0)WG Play-off (0–0)Group I (0–6)Group II (15–10)Group III (0–0)Group IV (0–0)Matches by surfaceHard (2–9)Clay (11–5)Grass (0–0)Carpet (2–2)Matches by typeSingles (5–9)Doubles (10–7)Matches by settingIndoors (3–8)Outdoors (12–8)Matches by venuePortugal (9–5)Away (6–11) indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Awards 2013 – ITF Commitment Award