Jaime Faria

Jaime Faria
Country (sports)	Portugal
Born	6 August 2003 (age 21); Lisbon
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US $210,682
Singles
Career record	0–4
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 120 (28 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 120 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2024)
US Open	Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 192 (6 May 2024)
Current ranking	No. 297 (28 October 2024)
	Last updated on: 2 November 2024.

Jaime Faria (born 6 August 2003) is a Portuguese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 120 achieved on 28 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 192 achieved on 6 May 2024.^[2]

Career

In October 2021, He won his first ATP point in Setúbal.^[3] In July 2022, he won his first singles and doubles titles in Castelo Branco, Portugal, on consecutive days.^[4] In January 2023, he made his debut on the ATP Challenger circuit.^[5] The same month he made headlines when he threw his racquet in frustration during a match at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II in Portugal and nearly struck his opponent Aziz Dougaz.^[6]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 120

In February and March, he won four consecutive tournaments on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, winning the Vale do Lobo Open in Portugal as well as the Vila Real de Santo António, the Faro Open, and the Quinta do Lago.^[7]^[8]

He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open, making his ATP Tour debut.^[9]

In May, following his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Open de Oeiras II, Portugal, he reached the top 200 at world No. 183 on 20 May 2024. Faria won his second title at the 2024 Curitiba Challenger and moved into the top 120 in the rankings on 28 October 2024.^[10]^[11]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2024	Oeiras II, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Elias Ymer	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Loss	1–1	Oct 2024	Valencia, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Pedro Martínez	1–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	Oct 2024	Curitiba, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2023	Oeiras II, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Henrique Rocha	Luke Johnson Sem Verbeek	7–6^(8–6), 5–7, [6–10]
Loss	0–2	Oct 2023	Lisbon, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Henrique Rocha	Karol Drzewiecki Zdeněk Kolář	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	1–2	Apr 2024	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Henrique Rocha	Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner	7–5, 6–3
Win	2–2	Sep 2024	Cassis, France	Challenger	Hard	Henrique Rocha	Manuel Guinard Matteo Martineau	7–6^(7–5), 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (6–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2022	M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Robin Bertrand	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
Win	2–0	Oct 2022	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Hady Habib	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Sep 2023	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Harry Wendelken	6–3, 2–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	3–1	Feb 2024	M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Jelle Sels	6–3, 6–0
Win	4–1	Mar 2024	M25 Faro, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Vilius Gaubas	6–1, 6–3
Win	5–1	Mar 2024	M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Hady Habib	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–3), 6–1
Win	6–1	Mar 2024	M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Hynek Bartoň	6–2, 3–1, ret.

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2023	M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	WTT	Clay	Henrique Rocha	Kai Wenhelt Mick Veldheer	6–3, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss	0–2	Sep 2023	M25 Mataró, Spain	WTT	Clay	Henrique Rocha	Rémy Bertola Gianmarco Ferrari	6–7^(4–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Win	1–2	Jun 2023	M25 Martos, Spain	WTT	Hard	Henrique Rocha	Parikshit Somani Ramkumar Ramanathan	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	1–3	Sep 2023	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Henrique Rocha	Johannes Ingildsen Fred Simonsson	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss	1–4	Sep 2023	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Henrique Rocha	Dali Blanch Martin Damm Jr.	1–6, 2–6
Win	2–4	Oct 2023	M25 Setúbal, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Henrique Rocha	Diogo Marques Fred Gil	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–4	Oct 2023	M25 Tavira, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Henrique Rocha	Aleksandr Braynin David Pichler	6–3, 6–1
Win	4–4	Feb 2024	M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	WTT	Hard	João Domingues	Thomas Fancutt Hunter Reese	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2)

Personal information

Faria trains at the Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor in Lisbon, Portugal.^[12]

References

^ "Jaime Faria". tietennis.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Jaime Faria". Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Sousa, Daniel (7 October 2021). "Jaime Faria defeated by seed in the second round in Setúbal". Raquetc.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Pinto, Pedro (31 July 2022). "Jaime Faria ends his dream week and becomes champion in Castelo Branco". Bolamarela. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Jaime Faria eliminated in the first round of the Oeiras 2 challenger". Record.pt. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ Martelli, Joel (13 January 2023). "Tennis player Jaime Faria throws his racquet and 'nearly decapitates' opponents in furious outburst". 7News. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Jaime Faria wins the Vale do Lobo Open". Sul Informação. March 17, 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Jaime Faria wins Faro Open". The Portugal News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Estoril Open: Jaime Faria debuts in the main table of an ATP tournament". dn.pt. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Faria's childhood art was in a museum... now he's a professional tennis player". ATPTour. 28 October 2024.
^ "Virtanen saves three championship points to make Top 100 debut; Faria, 21, captures second Challenger title of season". ATPTennis. 28 October 2024.
^ Morgado, José (July 14, 2022). "Jaime Faria was close to a big victory in Idanha". Bolamarela.pt. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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External links

Jaime Faria at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Jaime Faria at the International Tennis Federation

[1] "Jaime Faria". tietennis.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[2] "Jaime Faria". Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[3] Sousa, Daniel (7 October 2021). "Jaime Faria defeated by seed in the second round in Setúbal". Raquetc.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[4] Pinto, Pedro (31 July 2022). "Jaime Faria ends his dream week and becomes champion in Castelo Branco". Bolamarela. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[5] "Jaime Faria eliminated in the first round of the Oeiras 2 challenger". Record.pt. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[6] Martelli, Joel (13 January 2023). "Tennis player Jaime Faria throws his racquet and 'nearly decapitates' opponents in furious outburst". 7News. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[7] "Jaime Faria wins the Vale do Lobo Open". Sul Informação. March 17, 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[8] "Jaime Faria wins Faro Open". The Portugal News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[9] "Estoril Open: Jaime Faria debuts in the main table of an ATP tournament". dn.pt. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[10] "Faria's childhood art was in a museum... now he's a professional tennis player". ATPTour. 28 October 2024.

[11] "Virtanen saves three championship points to make Top 100 debut; Faria, 21, captures second Challenger title of season". ATPTennis. 28 October 2024.

[12] Morgado, José (July 14, 2022). "Jaime Faria was close to a big victory in Idanha". Bolamarela.pt. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Portuguese male singles tennis players
As of Nov 25, 2024
1. Nuno Borges (33 ) 2. Jaime Faria (121 ) 3. Henrique Rocha (173 5) 4. Gastao Elias (292 2) 5. Frederico Ferreira Silva (336 48)
6. Pedro Araujo (433 35) 7. Duarte Vale (517 2) 8. Joao Domingues (527 1) 9. Tiago Pereira (541 7) 10. Joao Sousa (665 3)