Lucas Feltes Engel (born 1 December 1981) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
A native of Novo Hamburgo, Engel competed in ATP Challenger and ITF Futures events, reaching a career high singles ranking of 297 in the world. He won six Futures singles titles and was a semi-finalist at the 2006 Joinville Challenger, with wins over Ricardo Mello and André Sá. In doubles, Engel was ranked as high as 207 and won the 2007 Florianópolis Challenger, along with 10 Futures tournaments.
In 2020 it was revealed that Engel was undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Engel's younger brother, Thomás, was a promising junior tennis player who in 2001, at the age of 16, was killed in a police shooting. He was being searched by police at the time and was on his back when he was fired upon. A police lieutenant was convicted of murder.
ITF Futures titles Singles: (6) LegendITF Futures (6) No.DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore1.Mexico F10, AcapulcoFuturesClay Paul Capdeville7–6(1), 7–6(5)2.Brazil F7, CanelaFuturesClay André Ghem7–6(7), 4–6, 6–43.Brazil F11, Porto AlegreFuturesClay André Ghem2–6, 6–2, 6–24.Brazil F1, RecifeFuturesClay Alexandre Simoni6–4, 6–15.Brazil F9, ItajaíFuturesClay Franco Ferreiro2–6, 6–4, 6–46.Brazil F20, CriciúmaFuturesClay Franco Ferreiro7–5, 6–2
Doubles: (11) LegendATP Challenger (1)ITF Futures (10) No.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1.Mexico F4, Ciudad ObregónFuturesHard Marcelo Melo Juan Ignacio Cerda Jasper Smit7–6(4), 6–42.Colombia F2, PereiraFuturesClay André Ghem Júlio Silva Rogério Dutra Silva6–4, 6–33.Colombia F3, MedellínFuturesClay André Ghem Jorge Aguilar Guillermo Hormazábal7–6(2), 6–34.Brazil F10, Campo GrandeFuturesClay André Ghem Júlio Silva Rogério Dutra Silva6–0, 6–15.Colombia F3, CaliFuturesClay André Ghem Pablo González Michael Quintero6–4, 6–46.Brazil F4, PiracicabaFuturesClay André Ghem Marcelo Melo Alexandre Simoni6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(3)7.Brazil F5, FlorianópolisFuturesClay André Ghem Rafael Farias Rodrigo Guidolin6–4, 6–48.Brazil F7, CanelaFuturesClay André Ghem Alexandre Bonatto Henrique Pinto-Silva7–5, 6–11.Florianópolis 1 Challenger, FlorianópolisChallengerClay Márcio Carlsson Brian Dabul Máximo González6–4, 2–6, [14–12]9.Brazil F12, CriciúmaFuturesClay Franco Ferreiro Henrique Pinto-Silva Gabriel Pitta1–6, 6–3, [10–8]10.Brazil F22, Porto AlegreFuturesClay Mattia Livraghi Eric Gomes Tiago Lopes7–6(4), 2–6, [10–7]
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