Felipe Meligeni Alves

Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (born 19 February 1998) is a Brazilian tennis player.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Meligeni Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Felipe Meligeni Alves
Full nameFelipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceCampinas, Brazil
Born (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998
Campinas, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMarc Garcia Roman
Prize money$114,757
Singles
Career record0–1 (0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 231 (7 December 2020)
Current rankingNo. 231 (7 December 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2021)
French Open Junior1R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2016)
US Open Junior1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record3–1 (75.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 120 (7 December 2020)
Current rankingNo. 120 (7 December 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior1R (2016)
US Open JuniorW (2016)
Last updated on: 7 December 2020.

Meligeni Alves has a career high ATP singles ranking of 242 achieved on November 30, 2020 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of 123 achieved on November 30, 2020.[1]

Meligeni Alves won the 2016 US Open boys' doubles title, partnering Juan Carlos Aguilar.[2]

Meligeni made his debut in an ATP Tour singles main draw as wildcard at the 2020 Rio Open, losing in three sets to world No. 4 Dominic Thiem in the first round.

Meligeni won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at Guayaquil alongside Venezuelan Luis David Martínez, defeating spaniards Sergio Martos Gornés and Jaume Munar in the final.

Meligeni Alves won his first ATP Challenger singles title at São Paulo, defeating Portuguese Frederico Ferreira Silva, on November 29. He also won his second doubles title alongside Luis David Martínez in the same event.

Meligeni Alves' older sister Carolina Meligeni Alves is also a tennis player[3] and their uncle, Fernando Meligeni, was also a tennis player who reached the semifinals at the 1999 French Open[4] and at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games.[5]

Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2020 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Frederico Ferreira Silva 6–2, 7–6(7–1)

Doubles: 5 (2–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 Segovia, Spain Challenger Clay Orlando Luz Sander Arends
David Pel		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 0–2 Oct 2019 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Luis David Martínez Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar		 6–2, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 1–2 Nov 2020 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Luis David Martínez Sergio Martos Gornés
Jaume Munar		 6–0, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 2–2 Nov 2020 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Luis David Martínez Rogério Dutra Silva
Fernando Romboli		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Dec 2020 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Luis David Martínez Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul		 7–6(7–9), 5–7, [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner2016US OpenHard Juan Carlos Aguilar Félix Auger-Aliassime
Benjamin Sigouin		6–3, 7–6(7–4)

References
  1. https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felipe-meligeni-rodrigues-alves/mw75/overview
  2. http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/tenis/noticia/2016/09/em-nova-york-felipe-meligeni-leva-titulo-de-duplas-do-us-open-juvenil.html
  3. https://globoesporte.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/nunca-ninguem-acreditou-nela-so-nos-da-familia-diz-meligeni-sobre-sucesso-da-sobrinha-carol.ghtml
  4. https://globoesporte.globo.com/tenis/noticia/trajetoria-de-meligeni-a-semi-de-roland-garros-teve-bolada-em-torcedor-e-vacilo-de-guga.ghtml
  5. https://www.esportelandia.com.br/tenis/fernando-meligeni/


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