Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida

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Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
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Pucinelli de Almeida at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Residence Barueri, Brazil
Born (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 24)
Campinas, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-Handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRafael Pacioaroni
Prize money$ 301,181
Singles
Career record3–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (26 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 286 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023)
French Open Q1 (2022)
Wimbledon Q2 (2022)
US Open Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 251 (9 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 660 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  JuniorW (2019)
Last updated on: 16 June 2025.

Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida (born 1 April 2001) is a Brazilian tennis player.

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Pucinelli de Almeida has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 190 achieved on 26 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 251 achieved on 9 May 2022.

Pucinelli de Almeida won the 2019 French Open – Boys' doubles title. [1]

Career

Pucinelli de Almeida made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Chile Open after receiving entry from the qualifying draw.

National representation

Davis Cup

Puccinelli was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon. [2] Pucinelli made his debut in Davis Cup against Roey Tabet and won in straight sets which allowed the Brazilian team to confirm the 4–0 tie and advance into the 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round. [3] Currently, Puccinelli sports a 1–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only singles matches thus far.

All Davis Cup Matches: 1–0 (Singles: 1–0)
2020 Davis Cup World Group I
RoundDateOpponentFinal match scoreLocationSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber Score
WGISeptember 18–19, 2021Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2–0 Jounieh ClaySingles 4Roey Tabet6–0, 6–1

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Sep 2022 Braga, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 2–6, 4–6
Win1–1 May 2023 Coquimbo, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva 7–6(7–1), 6–7(4–7), 6–4

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1Mar 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win2–1May 2021M15 Cairo, EgyptWTTClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Simon Anthony Ivanov7–5, 1–0 ret.
Win3–1May 2021M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Forti 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss3–2May 2021M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Casanova 2–6, 0–6
Win4–2Oct 2024M25 Lajeado, BrazilWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Dutra da Silva 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2018Lithuania F1, VilniusFuturesClay Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Dijkhuizen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens
6–2, 6–2
Win2–0Jun 2019M15 Balatonalmadi, HungaryWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva Flag of Austria.svg Lenny Hampel
Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Loss2–1Sep 2019M15 Champaign, USAWTTHard Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Blumenberg Flag of the United States.svg Zachary Svajda
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Kareem Al Allaf
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win3–1Nov 2020M15 Quinta do Lago, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Binding
Flag of Poland.svg Yann Wojcik
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss3–2Mar 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Zukas
Flag of Italy.svg Raúl Brancaccio
5–7, 5–7
Loss3–3Apr 2021M15 Villa María, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva Flag of Argentina.svg Mateo Nicolás Martínez
Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Villanueva
3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2019 Flag of France.svg French Open Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustín Tirante Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cobolli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker
7–6(7–3), 6–4

References

  1. "Otro argentino hizo historia en Roland Garros". June 8, 2019.
  2. Tenisbrasil. "TenisBrasil - Em grande fase, Pucinelli comemora vaga na Davis". TenisBrasil, a cobertura completa do circuito do tênis está aqui.
  3. "Brasil vence o Líbano e avança aos playoffs da Copa Davis - Gazeta Esportiva". 19 September 2021.