Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo toˈmas ˈβarjos ˈβeɾa];[a] born 10 December 1997), also known as Tomás Barrios,[1] is a Chilean professional tennis player. Barrios has a career high ATP rankings in singles of World No. 93 achieved on 15 January 2024 and in doubles of No. 217 achieved on 28 February 2022. He is the current Chilean No. 4.[2]
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Full name | Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chillán, Chile | 10 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Guillermo Gomez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $932,615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 7–14 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 93 (15 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 163 (22 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2021, 2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 14–12 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 217 (7 February 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 250 (15 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He has won three Challenger titles, at Meerbusch (2021), San Luis Potosí and Florianópolis (2023).
Professional career
edit2021: Grand Slam debut, top 150, first Challenger title
editBarrios Vera reached his first challenger final in homesoil, at the Santiago challenger, but lost to Sebastián Báez.
He reached the final of the 2021 Almaty Challenger II losing to Jesper De Jong, which resulted in a career high of No. 210 on 21 June 2021.
In the following week, Barrios qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to former finalist Kevin Anderson in the first round. As a result, he entered the top 200 reaching a career-high ranking of No. 194 on 12 July 2021.
Barrios qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to Jérémy Chardy.
In the following month, Barrios won his first Challenger title in Meerbusch, Germany, defeating Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in two sets at the final.[3] The next day, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 172 on 16 August 2021.
He finished the 2021 season ranked No. 147 in the singles rankings.
2023: First ATP quarterfinal and Major win
editHe reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a wildcard defeating Daniel Galan and eight seed Bernabé Zapata Miralles.[4][5] Later in the year, he clinched his second and third Challenger titles by winning the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger, defeating Dominik Koepfer in straight sets,[6] and the 2023 Florianópolis Challenger defeating Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets.
He won his first Major match against Sebastian Baez at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying into the main draw.
2024: United Cup debut, Top 100
editHe made his debut at the 2024 United Cup in mixed doubles partnering Daniela Seguel where they stunned Greek top 10 duo Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas.[7]
He reached the top 100 at world No. 95 in the singles rankings on 8 January 2024.
Davis Cup
editBarrios Vera represents Chile in the Davis Cup.[8] He was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup and played in a match against Dominican tennis player José Olivares.
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | 1R | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
National representation | ||||||||||
Davis Cup | Z1 | A | A | WG1 | 0 / 0 | 1–1 | ||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Career | |||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 5–10 | ||
Year-end ranking | 563 | 345 | 322 | 254 | 147 | 230 | 103 | 33% |
Doubles
editTournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
National representation | ||||||||
Davis Cup | RR | QR | WG1 | 0 / 1 | 0–5 | |||
ATP Cup | NH | A | A | RR | NH | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career | ||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–12 | |
Year-end ranking | 518 | 275 | 264 | 336 | 725 | 54% |
ATP Tour career finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2024 | Chile Open, Chile | ATP 250 | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo | Orlando Luz Matías Soto |
6–2, 6–4 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2015 | Colombia F9, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | Tigre Hank | 5–7, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2016 | Mexico F2, Pachuca | Futures | Hard | Darian King | 6–1, 7–6 (7–3) |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F4, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | Daniel Elahi Galán | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–5) |
Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2017 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Clay | Marek Jaloviec | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–2 | Dec 2017 | Chile F3, Antofagasta | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo | 5–7, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2018 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay | Fred Gil | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2018 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Marko Tepavac | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2018 | Greece F4, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Stefan Seifert | 7–6 (7–4), 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2018 | Greece F5, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Yannick Jankovits | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Apr 2018 | USA F11, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Noah Rubin | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–5 | Aug 2019 | M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador | WTT | Clay | Juan Pablo Ficovich | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 7–5 | Feb 2020 | M25 Lima, Peru | WTT | Clay | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2020 | M25 Lima, Peru | WTT | Clay | Facundo Argüello | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–7 | Mar 2021 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Báez | 3–6, 6–7 (4–7) |
Loss | 7–8 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Jesper de Jong | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–8 | Aug 2021 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 8–9 | May 2022 | Salvador, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | João Domingues | 6–7(9–11), 1-6 |
Loss | 8–10 | May 2022 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Arthur Rinderknech | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 8–11 | Jan 2023 | Piracicaba, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Collarini | 2–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Win | 9–11 | Apr 2023 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Dominik Koepfer | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Win | 10–11 | Apr 2023 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–12 | Jun 2023 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Navone | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 10–13 | Jul 2024 | Trieste, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Agustín Gómez | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–13 | Jul 2024 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Alexey Zakharov | 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Chile F6, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Jorge Montero | Jorge Aguilar Victor Núñez |
walkover |
Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2015 | Chile F8, Temuco | Futures | Clay | Jorge Montero | Franco Agamenone Patricio Heras |
6–2, 6–7 (5–7), [8–10] |
Win | 1–2 | Dec 2015 | Chile F9, Osorno | Futures | Clay | Jorge Montero | Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–3 | Dec 2015 | Chile F10, Puerto Montt | Futures | Hard | Jorge Montero | Franco Agamenone Tomás Lipovšek Puches |
3–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
Win | 2–3 | Dec 2016 | Chile F12, Talca | Futures | Clay | Jorge Montero | Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo Federico Moreno |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 1–0 | Mar 2017 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Jarry | Máximo González Andrés Molteni |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2017 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Bonzi | Yaraslav Shyla Dzmitry Zhyrmont |
4–6, 7–6 (7–5), [10–7] |
Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2017 | Chile F7, Talca | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Sáez | Mariano Kestelboim Matias Zukas |
6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 2020 | M25 Lima, Peru | WTT | Clay | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | Nicolás Alberto Arreche Jorge Panta |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2021 | Lima II, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo | Sergio Galdós Gonçalo Oliveira |
2–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Davis Cup
editParticipations (2–5)
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Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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5–0; 3-5 February 2017; Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Davis Cup Group I semi-finals; hard (outdoor) surface | ||||||
Victory | 1 | IV | Singles | Dominican Republic | José Olivares | 7–610–8, 7–67–2 |
3–2; 1-2 February 2019; Salzburgarena, Salzburg, Austria; Davis Cup Finals Qualifying Round; clay (indoor) surface | ||||||
Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Hans Podlipnik) | Austria | Oliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
1–2; 21 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, España; Davis Cup Finals; hard (indoor) surface | ||||||
Defeat | 3 | III | Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) | Germany | Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
1–3; 6-7 March 2020; Royal Tennis Hall, Stockholm, Sweden; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface | ||||||
Defeat | 4 | II | Singles | Sweden | Mikael Ymer | 2–6, 3–6 |
Defeat | 5 | III | Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) | Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt | 4–6, 4–6 | |
1–3; 17-18 September 2021; NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia; Davis Cup World Group I; hard (indoor) surface | ||||||
Defeat | 6 | III | Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) | Slovakia | Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
4–0; 4-5 March 2022; Club de Tenis Unión, Viña del Mar, Chile; Davis Cup World Group I play-offs; clay (outdoor) surface | ||||||
Victory | 5 | III | Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) | Slovenia | Sebastian Dominko / Blaž Rola | 6–2, 6–3 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tomás Barrios – Player Profile – Tennis".
- ^ "Rankings | Singles".
- ^ "Tomás Barrios wins the first major title of his career and reaches the best ranking of his life". Sport-Journal.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Cecchinato Knocks off Home Favourite Bagnis in Córdoba". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Tomás Barrios jugará cuartos de final de ATP por primera vez". 8 February 2023.
- ^ "¡Notable campaña! Tomás Barrios es campeón del Challenger de San Luis de Potosí tras derrotar al alemán Koepfer". 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Chile stuns Greece at United Cup". 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Equipos Copa Davis de Chile y RD participan en un encuentro social y de confraternidad" [Davis Cup teams from Chile and RD participate in a social and fellowship meeting]. elnuevodiario.com.do (in Spanish). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.