Pedro Barreiros Cardoso de Sousa[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu ˈsozɐ]; born 27 May 1988) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who primarily competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. In February 2019, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99.

Pedro Sousa
Full namePedro Barreiros Cardoso de Sousa
Country (sports)Portugal Portugal
ResidenceVale Travesso, Portugal
Born (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 35)
Lisbon, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2007
RetiredOctober 2023
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRui Machado
Prize moneyUS$1,102,082
Singles
Career record18–33 (35.3% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 99 (18 February 2019)
Current rankingNo. 475 (3 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019, 2021)
French OpenQ3 (2012, 2017, 2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2020)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record7–11 (38.9% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 241 (22 July 2013)
Current rankingNo. 1499 (3 April 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Last updated on: 3 April 2023.

Career edit

He reached his first ATP final as a lucky loser at the 2020 Argentina Open after the withdrawal of top seed Diego Schwartzman in the semifinals but lost to Casper Ruud in the championship match. He had never reached a tour-level quarterfinal prior to this tournament, becoming only the third player from Portugal in the Open Era to reach a tour-level final.[2][3][4]

In April 2023, using a qualification wildcard, Sousa qualified into the main draw for his last appearance at an ATP Tour event and his home tournament, 2023 Estoril Open. He also announced his retirement from professional tennis, the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open Challenger being his final event.[5]

ATP career finals edit

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2020 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay   Casper Ruud 1–6, 4–6

Challenger and Futures finals edit

Singles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runner-ups) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–8)
ITF Futures Tour (9–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (15–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2009 Spain F25, Dénia Futures Clay   Gerard Granollers Pujol 6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2009 Brazil F22, Bauru Futures Clay   Rafael Camilo 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2011 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard   Kamil Čapkovič 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2012 Spain F3, Murcia Futures Clay   Steven Diez 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2012 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard   Claudio Grassi 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2–4 Jan 2013 USA F1, Plantation Futures Clay   Victor Crivoi 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Feb 2013 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard   Niels Desein 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win 3–5 Mar 2013 Portugal F2, Loulé Futures Hard   Rui Machado 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–6 Nov 2013 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Leonardo Mayer 4–6, 5–7
Win 4–6 Jan 2016 Tunisia F1, Hammamet Futures Clay   Jordan Ubiergo 6–0, 1–2 ret.
Loss 4–7 Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay   Miljan Zekić 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–8 Feb 2016 Tunisia F4, Hammamet Futures Clay   Jeremy Jahn 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–8 Mar 2016 Tunisia F9, Hammamet Futures Clay   Alberto Romero de Ávila Senise 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–9 Mar 2016 Tunisia F10, Hammamet Futures Clay   Arthur De Greef 6–1, 1–6, 2–6
Win 6–9 Mar 2016 Tunisia F11, Hammamet Futures Clay   Joris De Loore 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss 6–10 Apr 2016 Tunisia F12, Hammamet Futures Clay   Alexander Ward 6–7(6–8), 0–6
Loss 6–11 May 2016 Tunisia F17, Hammamet Futures Clay   Oriol Roca Batalla 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–11 May 2016 Tunisia F18, Hammamet Futures Clay   Oriol Roca Batalla 6–3, 6–1
Win 8–11 May 2016 Tunisia F19, Hammamet Futures Clay   Alexander Zhurbin 6–2, 6–1
Win 9–11 Jun 2016 Netherlands F1, Alkmaar Futures Clay   José Pereira 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 10–11 Apr 2017 Francavilla, Italy Challenger Clay   Alessandro Giannessi 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 10–12 Jul 2017 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Calvin Hemery 3–6, 4–6
Win 11–12 Aug 2017 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Guilherme Clezar 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win 12–12 Sep 2017 Como, Italy Challenger Clay   Marco Cecchinato 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 13–12 May 2018 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay   Casper Ruud 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 13–13 Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Andrej Martin 1–6, 2–6
Win 14–13 Aug 2018 Pullach, Germany Challenger Clay   Jan-Lennard Struff 6–1, 6–3
Loss 14–14 Oct 2018 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Cristian Garín 4–6, 4–6
Loss 14–15 Nov 2018 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Guido Andreozzi 5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win 15–15 Jun 2019 Blois, France Challenger Clay   Kimmer Coppejans 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 16–15 Aug 2019 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay   Peđa Krstin 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Loss 16–16 Sep 2019 Florence, Italy Challenger Clay   Marco Trungelliti 2–6, 3–6
Loss 16–17 Oct 2020 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay   Francisco Cerúndolo 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 16–18 Oct 2020 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay   Jaume Munar 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win 17–18 Dec 2020 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay   Carlos Taberner 6–0, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour (5–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2006 Portugal F6, Ponta Delgada Futures Hard   Gastão Elias   Tuomas Ketola
  Juho Paukku
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2008 Spain F25, Alicante Futures Clay   Tiago Godinho   David Ollivier Baquero
  Carlos Rexach Itoiz
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2012 USA F4, Palm Coast Futures Clay   Christian Lindell   Vahid Mirzadeh
  Michael Shabaz
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
Win 2–2 Feb 2012 Spain F2, Mallorca Futures Clay   Gonçalo Falcão   Miguel Ángel López Jaén
  Carlos Poch Gradin
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 3–2 Mar 2012 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard   Gonçalo Falcão   Dénes Lukács
  Steven Moneke
7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Aug 2012 Italy F20, La Spezia Futures Clay   Alejandro González   Cristian Rodríguez
  Óscar Rodríguez
6–7(1–7), 4–6
Loss 3–4 Oct 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Clay   Fred Gil   Marcelo Demoliner
  João Souza
2–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Jan 2013 USA F1, Plantation Futures Clay   Franko Škugor   João Domingues
  Hassan Ndayishimiye
6–2, 6–3
Win 5–4 Feb 2013 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard   Gonçalo Falcão   Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez
  Jaime Pulgar-García
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–5 Jan 2016 Tunisia F1, Hammamet Futures Clay   Fred Gil   Stephan Hoiss
  Jeremy Jahn
4–6, 1–6
Loss 5–6 Jul 2019 Ludwigshafen, Germany Challenger Clay   João Domingues   Nathaniel Lammons
  Fernando Romboli
6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 5–7 Sep 2019 Como, Italy Challenger Clay   Fabrício Neis   Andre Begemann
  Florin Mergea
7–5, 5–7, [12–14]

ITF Junior Circuit edit

Singles: 3 (3 titles) edit

Legend
Grade A (0–0)
Grade 1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (1–0)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (0–0)
Grade 5 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win Apr 2005 3rd SFAX ITF Junior Tournament, Tunisia Grade 3 Hard   Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad 6–2, 6–0
Win Apr 2006 Istres International Junior Tournament, France Grade 2 Clay   Stéphane Piro 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win Jul 2006 12th Sportastic Junior Open Wels, Austria Grade 1 Clay   Matteo Trevisan 6–2, 6–4

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles edit

Current through the 2021 US Open.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A Q1 A 1R Q1 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A A A A A Q3 Q1 A Q1 A Q3 Q2 A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A A A Q1 A A Q1 A Q3 A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A A A A Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 A A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0 / 4 0–4 0%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH NH A NH A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 A A Z2 A A Z2 A A Z1 Z1 Z1 RR Z1 0 / 8 10–5 67%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 7 3 8 26
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–4 0 / 7 2–11 15%
Clay win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 0–5 3–2 1–3 0 / 18 14–18 42%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Carpet win–loss 0–0 1–0 0–0 Discontinued 0 / 0 1–0 100%
Outdoor win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–6 3–3 2–8 0 / 25 12–27 31%
Indoor win–loss 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0 / 1 6–4 60%
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 4–1 3–3 0–9 4–3 2–8 0 / 26 18–31 37%
Win (%) 0% 50%  –   –  100% 0% 0% 67%  –   –  33% 80% 50% 0% 57% 20% 36.73%
Year-end ranking 988 1479 1071 434 479 338 265 200 1037 786 188 126 104 140 105 $885,033

Doubles edit

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 A A Z2 A A Z2 A A Z1 Z1 Z1 RR Z1 0 / 8 3–0 100%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 13
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0 / 12 5–12 29%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Outdoor win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 0 / 13 4–13 24%
Indoor win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0 / 0 3–0 100%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 0 / 13 7–13 35%
Win (%) 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 35%
Year-end ranking 1257 680 1208 1032 446 771 323 416 1172 564 283 303 301

Record against top 10 players edit

Sousa's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.

* As of 8 February 2021.

Career earnings edit

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings References
2006 0 0 0 $1,883 [6][7]
2007 0 0 0 $9,942 [8][9]
2008 0 0 0 $2,724 [10][11]
2009 0 0 0 $11,319 [12][13]
2010 0 0 0 $14,123 [14][15]
2011 0 0 0 $19,242 [16][17]
2012 0 0 0 $46,234 [18][19]
2013 0 0 0 $36,887 [20][21]
2014 0 0 0 $8,833 [22][23]
2015 0 0 0 $21,981 [24][25]
2016 0 0 0 $39,820 [26][27]
2017 0 0 0 $109,827 [28][29]
2018 0 0 0 $101,179
2019 0 0 0 $149,893
2020 0 0 0 $177,969
Career * 0 0 0 $814,521 [30]
* As of 10 April 2017.

National participation edit

Davis Cup (9 wins, 3 losses) edit

Sousa debuted for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2006 and has played 12 matches in 11 ties. His singles record is 8–3 and his doubles record is 1–0 (9–3 overall).

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (1–0)
Group I (4–3)
Group II (4–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (8–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Matches by Type
Singles (8–3)
Doubles (1–0)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (6–1)
Outdoors (3–2)
Matches by Venue
Portugal (8–1)
Away (1–2)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 3–2; 22–24 September 2006; Royale Tennis Club de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco; Group I Europe/Africa relegation play-off; clay surface
Defeat V Singles (dead rubber)   Morocco Mehdi Tahiri 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 2–6
 2–3; 9–11 February 2007; Tbilisi Sport Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia; Group I Europe/Africa first round; carpet(i) surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber)   Georgia George Chantouria 6–2, 6–4
 4–1; 5–7 March 2010; Complexo de Ténis da Maia, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa first round; clay(i) surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber)   Denmark Frederik Nielsen 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–1
 5–0; 1–3 February 2013; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa first round; clay(i) surface
Victory II Singles   Benin Alexis Klegou 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Victory III Doubles (with João Sousa) Alexis Klegou / Loic Didavi 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
 5–0; 5–7 April 2013; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa quarterfinal; clay surface
Victory II Singles   Lithuania Dovydas Šakinis 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
 1–4; 4–6 March 2016; Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube, Guimarães, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa first round; hard(i) surface
Defeat V Singles (dead rubber)   Austria Dennis Novak 4–6, 3–6
 5–0; 16–18 September 2016; Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa second round playoffs; clay surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber)   Slovenia Tomislav Ternar 6–0, 6–4
 5–0; 3–5 February 2017; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa first round; clay(i) surface
Victory V Singles (dead rubber)   Israel Yshai Oliel 6–2, 6–0
 4–1; 7–9 April 2017; Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal; Group I Europe/Africa second round; clay(i) surface
Victory V Singles (dead rubber)   Ukraine Illya Beloborodko 6–0, 6–1
 2–3; 15–17 September 2017; Centro de Tenis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal; World Group play-offs; clay surface
Victory II Singles   Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
 1–3; 14–15 September 2018; Campa Tennis Club, Bucha, Ukraine; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-Off first round; hard surface
Defeat II Singles   Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 3–6, 2–6

References edit

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External links edit