Rafael Fabris de Matos (born 6 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 26 achieved on 6 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 440 achieved on 21 May 2018. He won the mixed doubles at the 2023 Australian Open with compatriot Luisa Stefani, becoming the first Brazilian pair to win a Grand Slam.
_(52883157151).jpg) Matos in 2023 | |
| Full name | Rafael Fabris de Matos |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Brazil |
| Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Born | 6 January 1996 Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Franco Ferreiro |
| Prize money | $838,041 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 440 (21 May 2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 88–62 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (6 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 37 (22 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | QF (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2022, 2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2023, 2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2023) |
| French Open | QF (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2023, 2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2022, 2024) |
| Last updated on: 22 July 2024. | |
Career
edit2019–20: ATP debut
editMatos made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Brasil Open in the doubles draw partnering Igor Marcondes.[1]
At the 2020 Rio Open, Matos alongside Orlando Luz defeated the 2019 Wimbledon and 2019 US Open champions, and ATP doubles World No. 1, Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah 6–1, 4–6, [10–8].[2]
2021–22: Major debut & first win & quarterfinal, Six titles & top 30 debut
editIn February 2021, Matos won his first ATP Tour doubles title alongside Felipe Meligeni Alves at the ATP 250 Córdoba Open defeating Romain Arneodo and Benoît Paire. He reached the top 100 in doubles on 3 May 2021 at World No. 99.
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships with compatriot Thiago Monteiro where they reached the second round.
In February 2022, Matos won his second ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Chile Open alongside Meligeni Alves.
In April 2022, Matos won his third ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Grand Prix Hassan II alongside Spaniard David Vega Hernández. At the 2022 BMW Open he reached his second final with Vega Hernández and fifth overall.[3]
At the 2022 French Open on his debut at this Major, the pair reached the third round with a win over Łukasz Kubot and Édouard Roger-Vasselin but not before defeating 13th seeded pair of Santiago González and Andrés Molteni. They reached the quarterfinals where they lost to 12th seeded pair of Marcelo Arévalo and Jean-Julien Rojer. As a result, he made his debut in the top 50 in the rankings at world No. 43 on 6 June 2022.
Matos reached the top 30 on 31 October 2022 following a fifth title for the season at the 2022 Sofia Open and a final showing at the ATP 500 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships with Vega Hernández. He ended 2022 with six ATP career titles, and having reached world No. 27 in the doubles rankings on 14 November 2022.
2023: Historic Major mixed doubles title
editPlaying in mixed doubles of the 2023 Australian Open with fellow Brazilian Luisa Stefani, they won the first Grand Slam title for Brazil, an unprecedented feat both as a 100% Brazilian duo and individually.[4]
Throughout 2023, Matos' best results in doubles were: a third round at Roland Garros[5] and runner-up at the ATP 250 in Bastad and Chengdu with Francisco Cabral,[6][7] a semifinal at the ATP 250 in Córdoba with Vega Hernández,[8][9] and quarterfinals at the ATP 500 in Acapulco, Barcelona and Halle.
2024: First ATP 500 title
editIn 2024, Matos began a partnership with Nicolás Barrientos which started to produce good results. At the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires, they reached the semifinals, and in the following ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro, they won their biggest title, defeating strong pairs such as Krawietz/Putz, Bolelli/Vavassori and Erler/Miedler in the final.[10][11][12]
Performance timeline
editCurrent through the 2024 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| French Open | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Paris Masters | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Career | |||
| Titles | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Finals | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 67 | 27 | 59 | |||
Significant finals
editGrand Slam finals
editMixed doubles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Luisa Stefani
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 Sania Mirza Rohan Bopanna
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7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
ATP Tour career finals
editDoubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2021 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | ATP 250 | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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 Romain Arneodo Benoît Paire
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2021 | Belgrade Open, Serbia | ATP 250 | Clay |  André Göransson
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 Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2022 | Chile Open, Chile | ATP 250 | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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André Göransson  Nathaniel Lammons
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7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2022 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | ATP 250 | Clay |  David Vega Hernández
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 Andrea Vavassori Jan Zieliński
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6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2022 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | ATP 250 | Clay | David Vega Hernández
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 Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies
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6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2022 | Mallorca Championships, Spain | ATP 250 | Grass | David Vega Hernández
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 Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar
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7–67–5, 6–76–8, [10–1] |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2022 | Swedish Open, Sweden | ATP 250 | Clay | David Vega Hernández
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Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini
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6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2022 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | ATP 250 | Hard (i) | David Vega Hernández
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Fabian Fallert Oscar Otte
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2022 | Japan Open, Japan | ATP 500 | Hard | David Vega Hernández
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Mackenzie McDonald Marcelo Melo
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4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jul 2023 | Swedish Open, Sweden | ATP 250 | Clay |  Francisco Cabral
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Gonzalo Escobar Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2023 | Chengdu Open, China | ATP 250 | Hard | Francisco Cabral
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Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Feb 2024 | Rio Open, Brazil | ATP 500 | Clay |  Nicolás Barrientos
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 Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2024 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | ATP 250 | Grass | Marcelo Melo
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Robert Galloway  Julian Cash
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3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–5 | Jul 2024 | Swedish Open, Sweden | ATP 250 | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Manuel Guinard Grégoire Jacq
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2024 | Washington Open, United States | ATP 500 | Clay | Marcelo Melo
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Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow
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5–7, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | Brazil F15, Foz do Iguaçu | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2017 | Spain F14, Vic | Futures | Clay |  Pedro Cachin
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4–6, 6–0, 1–0r |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2017 | Spain F25, Vigo | Futures | Clay | Marc Giner
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2–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2017 | Brazil F2, Santos | Futures | Clay | Wilson Leite
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6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2018 | Brazil F2, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Gonzalo Villanueva
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | May 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | WTT | Clay | Orlando Luz
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2019 | M15 Valldoreix, Spain | WTT | Clay | Orlando Luz
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2019 | M15 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | WTT | Clay | Juan Pablo Ficovich
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2019 | M15 São Paulo, Brazil | WTT | Clay |  Bastian Malla
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3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 20 (11–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2019 | Campinas, Brasil | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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 Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Fernando Romboli
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6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2020 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Juan Manuel Cerúndolo Thiago Agustín Tirante
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Orlando Luz
|
Karol Drzewiecki Gonçalo Oliveira
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2020 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | João Menezes
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 Treat Huey Nathaniel Lammons
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2021 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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 Sergio Galdós Diego Hidalgo
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Mar 2021 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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 Luis David Martinez Gonçalo Oliveira
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 5-2 | Apr 2021 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Sekou Bangoura Donald Young
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7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | May 2021 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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André Göransson Nathaniel Lammons
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 6-3 | Aug 2021 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Sergio Galdós Renzo Olivo
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 6-4 | Aug 2021 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | João Menezes
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 Zdeněk Kolář Luis David Martínez
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6–1, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 7-4 | Aug 2021 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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Luis David Martínez Andrea Vavassori
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6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Sep 2021 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori
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6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 8-5 | Nov 2021 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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Ignacio Carou Luciano Darderi
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9-5 | Nov 2021 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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Gilbert Klier Júnior Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Nov 2021 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves
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Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro Gómez
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w/o |
| Loss | 9–7 | Dec 2021 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Martín Cuevas
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Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro Gómez
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10-7 | Dec 2021 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Orlando Luz
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James Cerretani Fernando Romboli
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6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 10-8 | Apr 2022 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | David Vega Hernández
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Adam Pavlásek Igor Zelenay
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3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Win | 11-8 | May 2022 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | David Vega Hernández
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Hugo Nys Jan Zieliński
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6-4, 6-0 |
National representation
editDavis Cup
editMatos was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon in doubles.[13] Matos alongside Marcelo Demoliner made his debut in Davis Cup against Benjamin Hassan and Habib Hady and won in three sets at the third rubber of that tie. Later, the Brazilian team confirmed the 4–0 tie and advanced into the 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round.[14] Currently, Matos sports a 3–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only doubles matches thus far.
| All Davis Cup Matches: 3–0 (Doubles: 3–0) | |||||||||
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| 2020 Davis Cup World Group I | |||||||||
| Round | Date | Opponent | Final match score | Location | Surface | Match | Partner | Opponents | Rubber Score |
| WGI | September 18–19, 2021 |  Lebanon
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4–0 | Jounieh | Clay | III | Marcelo Demoliner | Benjamin Hassan / Habib Hady |
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2022 Davis Cup World Group I | |||||||||
| WGI | September 16–17, 2022 | Portugal
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1–3 | Viana do Castelo | Hard(i) | III | Felipe Meligeni Alves | Nuno Borges / Francisco Cabral |
6–3, 0–6, 6–3 |
| 2023 Davis Cup World Group I | |||||||||
| Play-offs | February 3–4, 2023 |  China
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4–0 | Florianópolis | Clay | III | Felipe Meligeni Alves | Cui Jie / Zhang Ze |
6–2, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2014 | US Open | Hard | João Menezes |
 Omar Jasika  Naoki Nakagawa |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
References
edit- ^ "Após polêmica, Brasil Open justifica convite para uruguaio Cuevas: "Opção contundente"". Globoesporte. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Orlandinho e Matos eliminam favoritos Cabal e Farah – Rio Open". rioopen.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Home Favourites Nuno Borges/Francisco Cabral Continue Dream Run in Estoril". ATP Tour.
- ^ Stefani e Matos fazem história com título na Austrália
- ^ Marcelo Melo e Rafael Matos perdem nas duplas e são eliminados em Roland-Garros
- ^ Rafael Matos é vice-campeão no ATP de Bastad
- ^ Rafael Matos e Cabral são vice-campeões no ATP de Chengdu
- ^ "Matos/Vega Hernandez Save MP In Cordoba QF Win".
- ^ Rafael Matos se despede na semi do ATP de Córdoba
- ^ Brasileiros param na semifinal do ATP 250 de Buenos Aires
- ^ Matos é finalista na dupla e tenta título inédito para o Brasil no Rio
- ^ @ATPTour (25 February 2024). "CHAMPS 🏆🇧🇷 Rafael Matos & Nicolas Barrientos secure the title after knocking out Erler & Miedler 6-4 6-3. @RioOpenOficial #RioOpen10anos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "TenisBrasil – Nova geração defende Brasil contra Líbano na Davis".
- ^ "Brasil vence o Líbano e avança aos playoffs da Copa Davis – Gazeta Esportiva". 19 September 2021.
