Nélson de Almeida (born 6 April 1979) is an Angolan former professional tennis player.[1]

Nélson Almeida
Full nameNélson de Almeida
Country (sports) Angola
Born (1979-04-06) 6 April 1979 (age 45)
Luanda, Angola
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1142 (14 June 1999)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 1183 (22 May 2000)

Almeida, who was born in Luanda, earned world rankings in both singles and doubles. In 2000 he made an ATP Tour main draw appearance at the Estoril Open, as a wildcard pairing with Franco Mata in the doubles event.[2] He played Davis Cup for Angola from 2001 to 2003, winning a team record 11 singles and six doubles rubbers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Angola: Tennis: Nelson Almeida in Master 2003". AllAfrica. 3 October 2003.
  2. ^ "Estoril Open: João Cunha e Silva e Bernardo Mota ganham em pares". Record (in European Portuguese). 12 April 2000.
  3. ^ "Angola". daviscup.com.
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