Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida (born 1 April 2001) is a Brazilian
tennis
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player.
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.
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
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in
Davis Cup
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in September 2021 against
Lebanon
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. 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
The 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round was held on 4–5 March 2022. The twelve winners of this round qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup Finals while the twelve losers will qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup World Group I.
Teams
Twenty-four teams played f ...
.
Currently, Puccinelli sports a 1–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only singles matches thus far.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Junior Grand Slam Finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Brazilian male tennis players
French Open junior champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Sportspeople from Campinas
Tennis players from São Paulo (state)
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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