Hélder Lopes (tennis)

Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in August 2003.[1] Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five Davis Cup ties in 2002 and 2003.[2][3]

Hélder Lopes
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (1977-08-07) 7 August 1977
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,783
Singles
Career record2–4 (33.3% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest ranking455 (4 August 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–4 (0% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest ranking373 (4 November 2002)
Last updated on: N/A.

Career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Category
Futures (0–2)
Satellites (1–1)
Surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1 – 28 October 2001 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 3 Hard Dominique Coene 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Winner 15 July – 11 August 2002 Satellites Miramar, Portugal 2 Clay Raul Morant-Rivas 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 9 February 2003 Futures Espinho, Portugal F1 Hard Mike Scheidweiler 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Runner-up 22 June 2003 Futures Lisbon, Portugal F9 Clay Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
Futures (0–1)
Satellites (4–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (4–4)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 22 November – 21 December 1997 Satellites Portimão, Portugal 5 Clay Nuno Marques Benoit Carelli
Meride Zahirovic		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 14 February – 12 March 2000 Satellites Chetumal, Mexico Hard António van Grichen Rafael de Mesa
Luis Uribe		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2 – 28 July 2001 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 2 Clay Bernardo Mota Jean-Michel Pequery
Gregory Zavialoff		 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner 22 October – 25 November 2001 Satellites Albufeira, Portugal 4 Clay Bernardo Mota Pedro Pereira
Rogier Wassen		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 29 April – 26 May 2002 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 1 Clay Leonardo Azzaro Iverson Barros
Lucas Engel		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 29 April – 26 May 2002 Satellites Espinho, Portugal 1 Clay Leonardo Azzaro Bernardo Mota
Francisco Neves		 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Runner-up 15 July – 11 August 2002 Satellites Miramar, Portugal 2 Clay André Lopes Guillermo Carry
Alejandro Poberaj		 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 10 – 16 March 2003 Futures Faro, Portugal F5 Hard Bernardo Mota Guillermo García López
Santiago Ventura		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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
Tournament/Year20022003SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Davis Cup Z1 Z2 0 / 2 2–3 40%
Career statistics
20022003SRW–LWin %
Tournaments 0 1 1
Titles 0 0 0
Finals Reached 0 0 0
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 0 0–2 %
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Carpet Win–Loss 1–1 0–0 0 / 0 1–1 50%
Outdoor Win–Loss 0–0 1–2 0 / 1 1–2 33%
Indoor Win–Loss 1–2 0–0 0 / 0 1–2 33%
Overall Win–Loss 1–2 1–2 0 / 1 2–4 33%
Win (%) 33% 33% 33.33%
Year-End Ranking 681 537 $18,783

Doubles
Tournament/Year2000200120022003SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
French Open 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Wimbledon 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
US Open 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
National Representation
Summer Olympics A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Davis Cup A A Z1 Z2 0 / 2 0–1 %
Career statistics
2000200120022003SRW–LWin %
Tournaments 1 1 1 0 3
Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Finals Reached 0 0 0 0 0
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Clay Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 3 0–3 %
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Carpet Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 0 0–1 %
Outdoor Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 3 0–3 %
Indoor Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 0 0–1 %
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 0 / 3 0–4 %
Win (%) % % % N/A 0.00%
Year-End Ranking 883 504 477 1236 $6,960

Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players

This section contains Lopes' win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.

Opponent Highest rank Matches Won Lost Win % Last match Ref
Jarkko Nieminen 13 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at the 2003 Estoril Open [4][5]
Max Mirnyi 18 1 0 1 0.00% Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at the 2002 Davis Cup [6][7]
Total 2 0 2 0.00% Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017

National participation

Davis Cup (2 wins, 4 losses)

Lopes played 6 matches in 5 ties for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2002 and 2003. His singles record was 2–3 and his doubles record was 0–1 (2–4 overall).

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (1–3)
Group II (1–1)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Matches by Type
Singles (2–3)
Doubles (0–1)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (1–3)
Outdoors (1–1)
Matches by Venue
Portugal (1–0)
Away (1–4)
Rubber result Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
0–5; 8–10 February 2002; Harare, Zimbabwe; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat IV Singles (dead rubber) Zimbabwe Wayne Black 6–7(5–7), 3–6
1–4; 12–14 July 2002; Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Playoff First Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat II Singles Belarus Max Mirnyi 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Alexander Skrypko 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1–4; 20–22 September 2002; Follonica T.C., Follonica, Italy; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off Second Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat III Doubles (with Bernardo Mota) Italy Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
4–1; 4–6 April 2003; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay surface
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Monaco Guillaume Couillard 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2)
0–5; 11–13 July 2003; Westridge Park, Durban, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal; Hard surface
Defeat I Singles South Africa Rik de Voest 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 4–6

References
  1. "Hélder Lopes ATP Ranking History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. "Hélder Lopes Career Singles Activity". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. "Hélder Lopes Career Doubles Activity". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. "Helder Lopes vs. Jarkko Nieminen ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. "Jarkko Nieminen ATP Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. "Helder Lopes vs. Max Mirnyi ATP Head 2 Head". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  7. "Max Mirnyi ATP Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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