Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (born 19 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 117 achieved on 21 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 75 achieved on 20 June 2022.
Career 2016: Juniors Meligeni Alves won the 2016 US Open boys' doubles title, partnering Juan Carlos Aguilar.
2020: ATP debut, Maiden Challenger singles and doubles titles In January 2020, he reached the semifinals of the Punta del Este Challenger.Thiago Monteiro e Felipe Meligeni fazem semifinal e garantem Brasil na decisão em Punta del Este
Meligeni made his debut in an ATP Tour singles main draw as wildcard at the 2020 Rio Open, losing in three sets to world No. 4 Dominic Thiem in the first round.
Meligeni won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at Guayaquil alongside Venezuelan Luis David Martínez, defeating Spaniards Sergio Martos Gornés and Jaume Munar in the final.
Meligeni Alves won his first ATP Challenger singles title at São Paulo, defeating Portuguese Frederico Ferreira Silva, on 29 November 2020. He also won his second doubles title alongside Luis David Martínez in the same event.Felipe Meligeni conquista título em São Paulo
2021: First ATP title and top 100 debut in doubles In March 2021, Meligeni Alves won his first ATP 250 doubles title alongside Rafael Matos at the 2021 Córdoba Open defeating Romain Arneodo and Benoît Paire. He reached the top 100 on 14 June 2021 at world No. 99 in doubles.
In March, he reached the semifinals of the Santiago Challenger.Meligeni goes to the semi in Santiago In June he reaches the semi of the Challenger in Biella,Felipe Meligeni stops in the semi in Biella, but will have a better ranking and in July, in the Iasi Challenger semi.Felipe Meligeni focuses on the top 150 and wants title in Romania He reached the final of the Santiago Challenger in October, losing in the final to Sebastián Báez.Felipe Meligeni takes Baez's turnaround final of the Challenger in Santiago He even reached the semi-final of the Challenger in São Paulo.Dove Men+Care La Legión Circuit: Felipe Meligeni is in the semifinals of the ATP Challenger 80
2022: Top 150 in singles, Major debut & Second ATP title & top 75 in doubles In doubles, he made his Grand Slam debut partnering Rafael Matos at the 2022 Australian Open. In February 2022, Meligeni Alves won his second ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Chile Open alongside Matos.
In singles, he reached the top 150 at No. 144 on 18 July 2022 following his second Challenger title at the 2022 Iași Open in Romania and a career-high singles ranking of No. 137 on 25 July 2022.
In April 2022, he reached the semifinals at Challenger in Mexico.Felipe Meligeni loses to Swiss In June, went to the Buenos Aires Challenger semi.Felipe Meligeni stops in the semi in Buenos Aires, but returns to the top 200 He was champion of the Challenger in Iasi, Romania, in July.Felipe Meligeni is champion of the Challenger of Romania He also reached the semifinals of the São Leopoldo Challenger in November.Foreigners decide São Léo Open title this Sunday
He finished the year ranked at No. 149 in singles on 21 November 2022.
2023: Masters and Grand Slam debuts He entered the main draw of a Masters 1000 for the first time, at the 2023 Miami Masters 1000.Felipe Meligeni perde estreia em Miami, mas deixa tio Fernando feliz na TV In May he went to the semifinals of the Challenger of Oeiras.Meligeni goes to the semi in Portugal and Wild stops in the quarterfinals in Turin He reached the best ranking of his career, 129 in the world, when he became champion of the Lyon Challenger in June.best-ranking-of-career Meligeni saves match point in the final, is champion in Lyon and achieves best ranking of his career Reached the 2nd round of the 2023 US Open.Felipe Meligeni abandona, e Báez vai à terceira rodada do US Open In November, he reached the semifinals of the Challenger in Guayaquil.Meligeni loses to head 2 and ends up in the semi-finals
2024: Roland Garros and Wimbledon debuts Meligeni reached the round of 16 at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, after passing through the qualifiers.Monteiro vence Meligeni e é 2º brasileiro garantido nas quartas do Rio Open In March, he reached the semifinals of the São Leopoldo Challenger.Demoliner e Luz conquistam o título de duplas em São Leo At Challenger 175 in Turin, Meligeni skipped the qualifiers, and then won the first two matches of the main draw, reaching the quarterfinals.Felipe Meligeni cai para top-30 do mundo no Challenger de Turim
He qualified for the main draw of the 2024 French Open making his debut at this Major. He lost to seventh seed Casper Ruud in the first round in straight sets. Ranked No. 147, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making also his debut.
Personal life Meligeni Alves is of Argentine descent through his mother. Meligeni Alves' older sister Carolina Meligeni Alves is also a tennis player and their uncle, Fernando Meligeni, was also a tennis player who reached the semifinals at the 1999 French Open and 4th place at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games.
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles) LegendGrand Slam (–)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (–)ATP 250 (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (2–0)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (2–0)Indoor (–)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Córdoba Open, ArgentinaATP 250Clay Rafael Matos Romain Arneodo Benoît Paire6–4, 6–1Win2–0Chile Open, ChileATP 250Clay Rafael Matos Andre Goransson Nathaniel Lammons7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (5–2)ITF Futures/WTT (6–4)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (10–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0São Paulo Challenger, BrazilChallengerClay Frederico Ferreira Silva6–2, 7–6(7–1)Loss1–1Challenger de Santiago III, ChileChallengerClay Sebastián Báez6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6Win2–1Iași Open, RomaniaChallengerClay Pablo Andújar6–3, 4–6, 6–2Win3–1Open Sopra Steria, FranceChallengerClay Alexander Ritschard6–4, 0–6, 7–6(9–7)Loss3–2Curitiba Challenger, BrazilChallengerClay Jaime Faria4–6, 4–6Win4–2Yucatán Open, MexicoChallengerClay Juan Pablo Ficovich6–2, 1–6, 6–2Win5–2Mexico City Open, MexicoChallengerClay Luka Pavlovic6–3, 6–3Win1–0F17 Cairo, EgyptFuturesClay Orlando Luz7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)Loss1–1F6 Curitiba, BrazilFuturesClay Francisco Cerúndolo6–7(3–7), 2–6Loss1–2F7 São Carlos, BrazilFuturesClay João Souza3–6, 3–6Win2–2M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Evan Hoyt6–4, 6–3Win3–2M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Ivan Nedelko6–7(5–7), 7–5 ret.Win4–2M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Clement Geens6–3, 1–0 ret.Loss4–3M15 Las Palmas, SpainWTTClay Eduard Esteve Lobato2–6, 3–6Loss4–4M15 Las Palmas, SpainWTTClay Eduard Esteve Lobato4–6, 1–6Win5–4M25 São Paulo, BrazilWTTClay Paulo André Saraiva dos Santos6–4, 6–3Win6–4M25 Londrina, BrazilWTTClay Paulo André Saraiva dos Santos6–3, 7–5
Doubles: 21 (8 titles, 13 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (8–13)ITF Futures/WTT (20+)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (8–13)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Open Castilla y León, SpainChallengerClay Orlando Luz Sander Arends David Pel4–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss0–2Lima Challenger, PeruChallengerClay Luis David Martínez Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar2–6, 6–2, [3–10]Win1–2Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Luis David Martínez Sergio Martos Gornés Jaume Munar6–0, 4–6, [10–3]Win2–2São Paulo Challenger, BrazilChallengerClay Luis David Martínez Rogério Dutra Silva Fernando Romboli6–3, 6–3Loss2–3Campeonato Internacional, BrazilChallengerClay Luis David Martínez Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul7–6(9–7), 5–7, [7–10]Loss2–4Challenger de Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Rafael Matos Luis David Martínez Gonçalo Oliveira5–7, 1–6Loss2–5Biella Challenger V, ItalyChallengerClay Rafael Matos Andre Goransson Nathaniel Lammons6–7(3–7), 3–6Win3–5Iași Open, RomaniaChallengerClay Orlando Luz Hernán Casanova Roberto Ortega Olmedo6–3, 6–4Loss3–6Tampere Open, FinlandChallengerClay Orlando Luz Pedro Cachín Facundo Mena5–7, 3–6Win4–6Trieste Challenger, ItalyChallengerClay Orlando Luz Antoine Hoang Albano Olivetti7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]Win5–6Como Challenger, ItalyChallengerClay Rafael Matos Luis David Martínez Andrea Vavassori6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–6]Loss5–7NÖ Open, AustriaChallengerClay Rafael Matos Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori6–7(5–7), 1–6Win6–7Uruguay Open, UruguayChallengerClay Rafael Matos Ignacio Carou Luciano Darderi6–4, 6–4Win7–7Campinas International, BrazilChallengerClay Rafael Matos Gilbert Klier Jr. Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 6–3, 6–1Loss7–8São Paulo Challenger, BrazilChallengerClay Rafael Matos Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro GómezwalkoverLoss7–9San Luis Open, MexicoChallengerClay Luis David Martínez Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–7(11–13), 2–6Win8–9Challenger de Tigre II, ArgentinaChallengerClay Guillermo Durán Luciano Darderi Juan Bautista Torres3–6, 6–4, [10–3]Loss8–10Salvador Challenger, BrazilChallengerClay Orlando Luz Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez5–7, 1–6Loss8–11São Léo Open, BrazilChallengerClay João Lucas Reis da Silva Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán1–5 ret.Loss8–12Buenos Aires Challenger, ArgentinaChallengerClay Marcelo Zormann Murkel Dellien Facundo Mena6–1, 2–6, [10–12]Loss8–13LA Open, BrazilChallengerClay João Lucas Reis da Silva Gustavo Heide Guto Miguel4–6, 2–6
National representation
Davis Cup
Meligeni Alves was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon. Meligeni Alves made his debut in Davis Cup against Hady Habib and won in straight sets in the second rubber which after allowed the Brazilian team to confirm the 4–0 tie and advance into the 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round. Currently, Meligeni Alves sports a 3–2 record in Davis Cup matches.
All Davis Cup Matches: 1–0 (Singles: 1–0)2020 Davis Cup World Group IRoundDateOpponentFinal match scoreLocationSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber ScoreWGISeptember 18–19, 2021 2–0JouniehClaySingles 4Hady Habib6–1, 6–3
United Cup He represented Brazil at the 2023 United Cup as the No. 2 player.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2016US OpenHard Juan Carlos Aguilar Félix Auger-Aliassime Benjamin Sigouin6–3, 7–6(7–4)
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