Emanuel Couto

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Emanuel Couto
Country (sports)Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Born (1973-08-06) 6 August 1973 (age 52)
Guarda, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 269,001
Singles
Career record15–21 (42%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (22 February 1996)
Doubles
Career record32–33 (49%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 91 (6 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1997)
Wimbledon 2R (1997)
US Open 1R (1995)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1992, 1996)

Emanuel Couto (born 6 August 1973), is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 91 in 1997.

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The highest moment of his career was his only ATP level victory in his home country at the Oporto Open in 1996 with fellow Portuguese player and regular doubles partner Bernardo Mota.

Couto participated in 20 Davis Cup ties for Portugal from 1994 to 2003, posting a 13–5 record in doubles and an 11–10 record in singles.

Couto also represented Portugal in the Olympics in Barcelona 92 and Atlanta 96 in the doubles category.

Career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0/0)
ATP Tour World Championships (0/0)
ATP Masters Series (0/0)
ATP International Series Gold (0/0)
ATP International Series (1/1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0/0)
Clay (1/1)
Grass (0/0)
Carpet (0/0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Mar 1995 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Cunha e Silva Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
6–4, 6–1
Win1.Jun 1996 Oporto, PortugalClay Flag of Portugal (official).svg Bernardo Mota Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent
4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Awards

References

  1. "Frederico Gil distinguido pela ITF por 20 participações na Taça Davis [Frederico Gil honored by ITF for 20 Davis Cup participations]". Record (in Portuguese). 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.