Hélder Lopes (tennis)

Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in August 2003.[1] Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five Davis Cup ties in 2002 and 2003.[2][3]

Hélder Lopes
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (1977-08-07) 7 August 1977 (age 47)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,783
Singles
Career record2–4
Career titles0
Highest ranking455 (4 August 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest ranking373 (4 November 2002)
Last updated on: N/A.

Career finals

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ITF Men's Circuit

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Category
Futures (0–2)
Satellites (1–1)
Surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1 – 28 October 2001 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 3 Hard   Dominique Coene 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Winner 15 July – 11 August 2002 Satellites Miramar, Portugal 2 Clay   Raul Morant-Rivas 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 9 February 2003 Futures Espinho, Portugal F1 Hard   Mike Scheidweiler 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Runner-up 22 June 2003 Futures Lisbon, Portugal F9 Clay   Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Futures (0–1)
Satellites (4–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (4–4)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 22 November – 21 December 1997 Satellites Portimão, Portugal 5 Clay   Nuno Marques   Benoit Carelli
  Meride Zahirovic
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 14 February – 12 March 2000 Satellites Chetumal, Mexico Hard   António van Grichen   Rafael de Mesa
  Luis Uribe
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2 – 28 July 2001 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 2 Clay   Bernardo Mota   Jean-Michel Pequery
  Gregory Zavialoff
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner 22 October – 25 November 2001 Satellites Albufeira, Portugal 4 Clay   Bernardo Mota   Pedro Pereira
  Rogier Wassen
6–2, 6–3
Winner 29 April – 26 May 2002 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 1 Clay   Leonardo Azzaro   Iverson Barros
  Lucas Engel
6–3, 6–2
Winner 29 April – 26 May 2002 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 1 Clay   Leonardo Azzaro   Bernardo Mota
  Francisco Neves
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Runner-up 15 July – 11 August 2002 Satellites Miramar, Portugal 2 Clay   André Lopes   Guillermo Carry
  Alejandro Poberaj
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 10 – 16 March 2003 Futures Faro, Portugal F5 Hard   Bernardo Mota   Guillermo García López
  Santiago Ventura
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6

Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players

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This section contains Lopes' win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.

Opponent Highest rank Matches Won Lost Win % Last match Ref
  Jarkko Nieminen 13 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at the 2003 Estoril Open [4][5]
  Max Mirnyi 18 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at the 2002 Davis Cup [6][7]
Total 2 0 2 0.00% Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017

National participation

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Davis Cup (2 wins, 4 losses)

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Lopes played 6 matches in 5 ties for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2002 and 2003. His singles record was 2–3 and his doubles record was 0–1 (2–4 overall).

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (1–3)
Group II (1–1)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Matches by Type
Singles (2–3)
Doubles (0–1)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (1–3)
Outdoors (1–1)
Matches by Venue
Portugal (1–0)
Away (1–4)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 0–5; 8–10 February 2002; Harare, Zimbabwe; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat IV Singles (dead rubber)   Zimbabwe Wayne Black 6–7(5–7), 3–6
 1–4; 12–14 July 2002; Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Playoff First Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat II Singles   Belarus Max Mirnyi 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Alexander Skrypko 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
 1–4; 20–22 September 2002; Follonica T.C., Follonica, Italy; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off Second Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat III Doubles (with Bernardo Mota)   Italy Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
 4–1; 4–6 April 2003; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber)   Monaco Guillaume Couillard 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2)
 0–5; 11–13 July 2003; Westridge Park, Durban, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal; Hard surface
Defeat I Singles   South Africa Rik de Voest 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Hélder Lopes ATP Ranking History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Hélder Lopes Career Singles Activity". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Hélder Lopes Career Doubles Activity". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Helder Lopes vs. Jarkko Nieminen ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Jarkko Nieminen ATP Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Helder Lopes vs. Max Mirnyi ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Max Mirnyi ATP Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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