Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in August 2003. Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five Davis Cup ties in 2002 and 2003.
Career finals
ITF Men's Circuit
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) CategoryFutures (0–2)Satellites (1–1)SurfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)SettingOutdoors (1–3)Indoors (0–0)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up1 – 28 October 2001SatellitesEspinho, Portugal 3Hard Dominique Coene6–7(7–9), 4–6Winner15 July – 11 August 2002SatellitesMiramar, Portugal 2Clay Raul Morant-Rivas7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)Runner-up9 February 2003FuturesEspinho, Portugal F1Hard Mike Scheidweiler6–7(6–8), 4–6Runner-up22 June 2003FuturesLisbon, Portugal F9Clay Nicolás Almagro4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendFutures (0–1)Satellites (4–3)Titles by surfaceHard (0–2)Clay (4–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoors (4–4)Indoors (0–0)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner22 November – 21 December 1997SatellitesPortimão, Portugal 5Clay Nuno Marques Benoit Carelli Meride Zahirovic6–2, 6–3Runner-up14 February – 12 March 2000SatellitesChetumal, MexicoHard António van Grichen Rafael de Mesa Luis Uribe4–6, 3–6Runner-up2 – 28 July 2001SatellitesEspinho, Portugal 2Clay Bernardo Mota Jean-Michel Pequery Gregory Zavialoff6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)Winner22 October – 25 November 2001SatellitesAlbufeira, Portugal 4Clay Bernardo Mota Pedro Pereira Rogier Wassen6–2, 6–3Winner29 April – 26 May 2002SatellitesEspinho, Portugal 1Clay Leonardo Azzaro Iverson Barros Lucas Engel6–3, 6–2Winner29 April – 26 May 2002SatellitesEspinho, Portugal 1Clay Leonardo Azzaro Bernardo Mota Francisco Neves7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3Runner-up15 July – 11 August 2002SatellitesMiramar, Portugal 2Clay André Lopes Guillermo Carry Alejandro Poberaj2–6, 6–3, 3–6Runner-up10 – 16 March 2003FuturesFaro, Portugal F5Hard Bernardo Mota Guillermo García López Santiago Ventura6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players This section contains Lopes' win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.
OpponentHighest rankMatchesWonLostWin %Last match Jarkko Nieminen13101%Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at the 2003 Estoril Open Max Mirnyi18101%Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at the 2002 Davis CupTotal202%Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017
National participation
Davis Cup (2 wins, 4 losses) Lopes played 6 matches in 5 ties for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2002 and 2003. His singles record was 2–3 and his doubles record was 0–1 (2–4 overall).
Group membershipWorld Group (0–0)WG Play-off (0–0)Group I (1–3)Group II (1–1)Group III (0–0)Group IV (0–0)Matches by surfaceHard (0–2)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–2)Matches by TypeSingles (2–3)Doubles (0–1)Matches by SettingIndoors (1–3)Outdoors (1–1)Matches by VenuePortugal (1–0)Away (1–4) indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber resultRubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s) Score0–5; 8–10 February 2002; Harare, Zimbabwe; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Hard(i) surfaceDefeat IVSingles (dead rubber) ZimbabweWayne Black6–7(5–7), 3–61–4; 12–14 July 2002; Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Playoff First Round; Carpet(i) surfaceDefeat IISingles BelarusMax Mirnyi3–6, 3–6, 4–6Victory IVSingles (dead rubber)Alexander Skrypko2–6, 6–3, 6–41–4; 20–22 September 2002; Follonica T.C., Follonica, Italy; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off Second Round; Carpet(i) surfaceDefeat IIIDoubles (with Bernardo Mota) ItalyMassimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–64–1; 4–6 April 2003; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay surfaceVictoryIVSingles (dead rubber) MonacoGuillaume Couillard7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2)0–5; 11–13 July 2003; Westridge Park, Durban, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal; Hard surfaceDefeat ISingles South AfricaRik de Voest6–7(3–7), 1–6, 4–6
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