Jaime Faria

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Jaime Faria
Country (sports)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Born (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 21)
Lisbon
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand) [1]
Prize money$139,020
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 159 (12 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 159 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 192 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 236 (22 July 2024)
Last updated on: 22 July 2024.

Jaime Faria (born 6 August 2003) is a Portuguese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 161 achieved on 5 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 192 achieved on 6 May 2024. [2]

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Career

In October 2021, He won his first ATP point in Setúbal. [3] In July 2022, he won his first singles and doubles titles in Castelo Branco, Portugal, on consecutive days. [4] In January 2023, he made his debut on the ATP Challenger circuit. [5] The same month he made headlines when he threw his racquet in frustration during a match at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II in Portugal and nearly struck his opponent Aziz Dougaz. [6]

In February and March 2024, he won four consecutive tournaments on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, winning the Vale do Lobo Open in Portugal as well as the Vila Real de Santo António, the Faro Open, and the Quinta do Lago. [7] [8]

He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open, making his ATP Tour debut. [9]

In May 2024, following his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Open de Oeiras II, Portugal, he reached the top 200 at world No. 183 on 20 May 2024.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 May 2024 Open de Oeiras, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Elias Ymer 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2023 Open de Oeiras, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek 		7–6(8–6), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss0–2 Oct 2023 Lisboa Belém Open, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win1–2 Apr 2024 Ostra Group Open, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Germany.svg Jakob Schnaitter
Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallner 		7–5, 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (6–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2022M15 Castelo Branco, PortugalWTTHard Flag of France.svg Robin Bertrand 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win2–0Oct 2022M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Lebanon.svg Hady Habib 7–5, 6–4
Loss2–1Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Wendelken6–3, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win3–1Feb 2024M25 Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Sels 6–3, 6–0
Win4–1Mar 2024M25 Faro, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Lithuania.svg Vilius Gaubas 6–1, 6–3
Win5–1Mar 2024M25 Quinta do Lago, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Lebanon.svg Hady Habib 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win6–1Mar 2024M25 Vale do Lobo, PortugalWTTHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hynek Barton6–2, 3–1, ret.

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2023M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wenhelt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mick Veldheer 		6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss0–2Sep 2023M25 Mataró, SpainWTTClay Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmarco Ferrari 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win1–2Jun 2023M25 Martos, SpainWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of India.svg Parikshit Somani
Flag of India.svg Ramkumar Ramanathan 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–3Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Fred Simonsson 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss1–4Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of the United States.svg Dali Blanch
Flag of the United States.svg Martin Damm Jr. 		1–6, 2–6
Win2–4Oct 2023M25 Setúbal, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Marques
Flag of Portugal.svg Fred Gil 		6–3, 6–3
Win3–4Oct 2023M25 Tavira, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha Flag of Ukraine.svg Aleksandr Braynin
Flag of Austria.svg David Pichler		6–3, 6–1

Personal information

Faria trains at the Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor in Portugal. [10]

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