Portuguese tennis players

215 players, 35 ranked now

215 Portuguese players sit in our archive, 35 ranked across the ATP and WTA tours right now. The men, led by Nuno Borges (No. 49) and Jaime Faria (No. 79); the highest-ranked woman is Francisca Jorge (No. 232).

Portuguese players, recent results

Top ranked Portuguese players

Portuguese tennis, a short history

Portuguese tennis is yet to produce a Grand Slam champion or finalist, so its high points are measured in tour titles. Joao Sousa is the benchmark, the most decorated player the country has fielded with 4 tour-level titles and a career high of world No. 28 in 2016. Nuno Borges has since carried the standard forward, winning his first tour title in Bastad in 2024 by beating Rafael Nadal in a clay-court final and climbing to a career high of No. 30.

On the women's side the record is lighter, with the Jorge sisters, Francisca Jorge and Matilde Jorge, leading the present generation rather than a roll of past champions.

Titles and records run from 1968, the start of the Open era.

Most decorated in the archive

Tour titles in our records since 1968.

Every Portuguese player A to Z

All 215 players from Portugal in our coverage, by tour and surname.

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