Gustavo Heide (born 28 February 2002) is a Brazilian tennis player.

Gustavo Heide
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$138,311
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 174 (22 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 197 (2 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 238 (1 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Doubles
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Heide has a career high ATP singles ranking of 174 achieved on 1 April 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 197 achieved on 2 October 2023.[1]

Heide has won 1 singles ATP Challenger singles title at the 2024 Paraguay Open and 2 doubles titles at the 2021 Aberto da República and at the 2023 Florianópolis Challenger.

Career edit

2023: First singles Challenger final, Top 250 edit

He made it into his first singles Challenger final at the 2023 Open Bogotá but withdrew before the match handing the title to Thiago Agustin Tirante. Despite this, he reached the top 250 climbing more then 50 positions up in the rankings on 2 October 2023.[2]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, Heide almost won a medal in singles, despite being only No. 252 in the world. He reached the semifinals, where he faced the tournament's top seed Facundo Díaz Acosta, ranked No. 109 in the world, and had match-point to close the game, but ended up losing in the tiebreak of the last set. In the bronze medal match, against compatriot Thiago Monteiro, he also lost in the last set tiebreak.[3][4] In doubles, Heide, playing with Marcelo Demoliner, overcame the pro-Chilean crowd and took gold.[5]

At the Montevideo Challenger, Heide reached the semifinals, losing again to Acosta.[6]

For winning the IV Maria Esther Bueno Cup at the end of 2023, Heide earned an invitation to compete in the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, in February 2024.[7]

2024: ATP debut, maiden Challenger title, top 200 edit

He participated in the tie between Brazil and Sweden for the Davis Cup World Qualifier, in February 2024.[8]

At the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro, he made his ATP debut as a wildcard, where he faced Chilean Tomás Barrios Vera but lost in the first round.[9]

In March, Heide reached the semifinals of the Challenger in Santiago[10] and soon after, at the inaugural Challenger in Asunción, Paraguay, he reached the final, defeating world No. 95 and top seed Juan Pablo Varillas.[11] He won the championship match, lifting his maiden title by defeating his compatriot João Fonseca and made his top 200 debut at world No. 174 on 1 April 2024, moving more then 50 positions up in the rankings.[12][13]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (7–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 M15 Ibagué, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay   Alejandro Gómez 7-6(10-8), 7–5
Win 2–0 Sep 2021 M15 Recife, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   José Pereira 6-4, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Oct 2021 M25 Rio do Sul, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Pedro Boscardin Dias 6-7(4-7), 4–6
Win 3–1 Nov 2021 M15 Brasília, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Oscar José Gutierrez 2-6, 6–0, 6-4
Win 4–1 Oct 2022 M25 Ibagué, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay   Gonzalo Lama 6-3, 7–5
Loss 4–2 Oct 2022 M15 Manizales, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay   Jorge Panta 1-6, 6–3, 6-7(3-7)
Win 5–2 Nov 2022 M25 Salta, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay   Gonzalo Lama 6-4, 6–4
Win 6–2 Aug 2023 M25 Trujillo, Peru World Tennis Tour Clay   Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-3, 6–0
Loss 6–3 Sep 2023 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Thiago Agustín Tirante walkover
Win 7–3 Mar 2024 Asunción, Paraguay Challenger Clay   João Fonseca 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2021 M25 Medellín, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay   Pedro Boscardin Dias   Gilbert Klier Júnior
  João Lucas Reis da Silva
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2021 M15 Recife, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Pedro Boscardin Dias   Daniel Dutra da Silva
  Marcelo Zormann
7-6(7-1), 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2021 M25 Rio do Sul, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Pedro Boscardin Dias   Daniel Dutra da Silva
  Igor Marcondes
4-6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2021 M25 Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   Daniel Dutra da Silva   Alejandro González
  Matías Zukas
6-3, 6–3
Win 3–2 Nov 2021 Brasilia, Brazil Challenger Clay   Mateus Alves   Luciano Darderi
  Genaro Alberto Olivieri
6-3, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Oct 2022 M25 Ibagué, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay   João Victor Couto Loureiro   Arklon Huertas del Pino
  Conner Huertas del Pino
2-6, 6–7(6-8)
Loss 3–4 Nov 2022 M25 Lajeado, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   João Victor Couto Loureiro   Orlando Luz
  Marcelo Zormann
3-6, 2–6
Win 4–4 Dec 2022 M25 Vacaria, Brazil World Tennis Tour Clay   João Victor Couto Loureiro   Grigoriy Lomakin
  Igor Gimenez
3-6, 7–6(7-5), [10–5]
Win 5–4 Apr 2023 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay   Pedro Boscardin Dias   Christian Oliveira
  Pedro Sakamoto
6–2, 7–5

References edit

  1. ^ "Gustavo Heide | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "No jugó pero ganó: Thiago Tirante, campeón en Bogotá".
  3. ^ Gustavo Heide desperdiça match point na semi e vai disputar o bronze no Pan-Americano
  4. ^ "Pan 2023: Thiago Monteiro é bronze no tênis após duelo entre brasileiros".
  5. ^ "Heide e Demoliner superam torcida hostil e levam o Ouro na dupla masculina no Pan".
  6. ^ "Monteiro vence e alcança sua 15ª final de challenger".
  7. ^ Gustavo Heide é primeiro brasileiro confirmado na chave principal do Rio Open de 2024
  8. ^ Heide sofre virada e suecos igualam confronto contra o Brasil
  9. ^ Após 1º set equilibrado, Gustavo Heide se despede do Rio Open
  10. ^ Heide é superado nas semis em Santiago
  11. ^ Heide busca primeiro challenger em final brasileira
  12. ^ Heide bate Fonseca em batalha brasileira e é campeão em Assunção
  13. ^ "#NextGenATP Rocha downs Basilashvili for maiden Challenger title; Heide beats Fonseca in Asuncion Challenger final". 25 March 2024.

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