Gustavo Heide

Gustavo Heide
Country (sports)	Brazil
Born	28 February 2002 (age 22); São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$138,311
Singles
Career record	1–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 174 (1 April 2024)
Current ranking	No. 174 (1 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 197 (2 October 2023)
Current ranking	No. 238 (1 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
	Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Last updated April 28, 2024

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

Career

2023: First singles Challenger final, Top 250

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

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

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

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)

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

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[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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v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Brazilian male singles tennis players
As of Apr 21, 2024
1. Thiago Seyboth Wild (63 4) 2. Thiago Monteiro (118 5) 3. Felipe Meligeni Alves (128 3) 4. Gustavo Heide (174 1) 5. Joao Fonseca (242 )
6. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (277 4) 7. Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva (282 3) 8. Pedro Sakamoto (305 6) 9. Orlando Luz (333 12) 10. Gilbert Klier Junior (362 )