José Pereira (born 26 January 1991), also known as Zé Pereira, is a Brazilian professional tennis player.[1][2][3]
Full name | José Pereira Jr |
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Country (sports) | |
Born | Santana do Ipanema, Brazil | 26 January 1991
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $198,937 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 232 (14 September 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 570 (15 January 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0-0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 260 (10 February 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 1300 (15 January 2024) |
Biography
editEarly life
editBorn in Santana do Ipanema, Pereira moved to Curitiba as a young child. His father, José Sr, was originally a sugarcane cutter but got work in Curitiba at a tennis academy and eventually the entire family got involved in tennis. Teliana Pereira, José's elder sister, competed on the WTA Tour and is the most successful of his tennis playing siblings,.[4]
Tennis career
editPereira had a world ranking as high as four on the ITF Junior Circuit and was a two-time winner of the Copa Gerdau. In 2010 he won his first ITF Futures title.[5] He attained his career high ranking of 232 in the world in 2015 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2016 Australian Open. Injuries have hampered his progress in recent seasons and his ranking fell significantly, but in 2022 he secured his first singles title for five years and has re-entered the world's top 400.[6]
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 31 (12–19)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | Brazil F3, Uberlândia | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2010 | Brazil F2, Bauru | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2011 | Brazil F21, Curitiba | Futures | Hard | 7–6(4), 6–2 | |
Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2012 | Brazil F7, Lages | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2012 | Argentina F5, Villa del Dique | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 7–6(7), 4–6 | |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F20, Lorena | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3 | |
Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2012 | Brazil F24, Arapongas | Futures | Clay | 6–7(2), 6–4, 6–7(5) | |
Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2013 | Mexico F12, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | 6–7(6), 4–6 | |
Win | 4–5 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F3, Porto Velho | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F5, Natal | Futures | Clay | 6–7(4), 2–6 | |
Loss | 4–7 | Sep 2013 | Brazil F10, Rio Preto | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(4) | |
Win | 5–7 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F20, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–8 | Feb 2014 | Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 5–9 | Oct 2014 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay | 6–7(4), 4–6 | |
Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2014 | Chile F6, Villa Alemana | Futures | Clay | 6–7(7), 3–6 | |
Win | 6–10 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Loss | 6–11 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |
Win | 7–11 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 7–12 | Mar 2015 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(2) | |
Win | 8–12 | Jun 2015 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Loss | 8–13 | Aug 2015 | Colombia F6, Medellín | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 5–7 | |
Loss | 8–14 | Aug 2015 | Colombia F7, Bucaramanga | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 9–14 | Nov 2015 | Brazil F9, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Loss | 9–15 | Jun 2016 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 10–15 | Jul 2016 | Brazil F4, Campos do Jordão | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | |
Win | 11–15 | Nov 2017 | Brazil F3, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Loss | 11–16 | Aug 2021 | M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(3) | |
Loss | 11–17 | Sep 2021 | M15 Recife, Brazil | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 12–17 | Jun 2022 | M15 Frascati, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Loss | 12–18 | Aug 2022 | M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(4) | |
Loss | 12–19 | Oct 2022 | M25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 33 (19–14)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2010 | Brazil F5, Teresina |
Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F29, São Leopoldo |
Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2011 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 1–3 | Sep 2011 | Brazil F29, Arapongas |
Futures | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 1–3 | May 2012 | Brazil F9, Goiânia |
Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(6) | ||
Loss | 1–4 | May 2012 | Brazil F10, Manaus |
Futures | Clay | 6–7(7), 6–3, [5–10] | ||
Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2012 | Brazil F18, Pelotas |
Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 2–5 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F20, Lorena |
Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] | ||
Win | 3–5 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F21, Rio Preto |
Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2013 | Mexico F12, Quintana Roo |
Futures | Hard | 7–6(2), 6–7(3), [8–10] | ||
Win | 4–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F3, Porto Velho |
Futures | Hard | 7–6(5), 6–2 | ||
Win | 5–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F4, Manaus |
Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F6, Campos do Jordão |
Futures | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 6–7 | Sep 2013 | Brazil F9, Belém |
Futures | Hard | 7–6(5), 7–6(9) | ||
Win | 7–7 | Oct 2013 | Brazil F10, Rio Preto |
Futures | Clay | 6–1, 7–6(1) | ||
Loss | 7–8 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F19, Porto Alegre |
Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(4) | ||
Win | 8–8 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F20, Santa Maria |
Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Win | 9–8 | Jan 2014 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh |
Futures | Clay | 6–3, 1–6, [10–1] | ||
Win | 10–8 | Jan 2014 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh |
Futures | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
Win | 11–8 | Feb 2014 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh |
Futures | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
Win | 12–8 | Oct 2014 | Chile F4, Santiago |
Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Win | 13–8 | Oct 2014 | Chile F5, Coquimbo |
Futures | Clay | 5–7, 6–2, [13–11] | ||
Win | 14–8 | Nov 2015 | Brazil F8, Campos do Jordão |
Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2016 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(3) | ||
Win | 15–8 | Jul 2016 | Netherlands F4, Amstelveen |
Futures | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [10–3] | ||
Win | 16–8 | Jul 2017 | Austria F4, St. Poelten |
Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 17–8 | Aug 2017 | Germany F9, Essen |
Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 17–9 | Sep 2017 | Argentina F6, Buenos Aires |
Futures | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2017 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 17–10 | Oct 2018 | Brazil F6, Curitiba |
Futures | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, [9–11] | ||
Win | 18–10 | Oct 2019 | M15 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–65, 4–6, [11–9] | ||
Win | 19–10 | Feb 2022 | M15 Naples, Naples, Florida |
World Tennis Tour | Clay | 0–6, 6–2, [14–12] |
References
edit- ^ "Um Zé para o tênis do Brasil". Revista TÊNIS (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2008.
- ^ "Futuro do tênis brasileiro está na mão de dois alagoanos". Cadaminuto (in Portuguese). 7 September 2009.
- ^ Melo, Pedro (29 December 2020). "Em quadra na última semana do ano, José Pereira diz que filha é motivação para retorno ao tênis". Banda B (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Sparring de Nadal no Rio Open e irmão de Teliana, Zé Pereira é destaque em torneio em Belém (PA)". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Novo tenista alagoano conquista o torneio Future de Bauru". Aqui Acontece (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Zé Pereira é o novo integrante de time de Itajaí (SC)". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 December 2019.