Gustavo Heide (born 28 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 116 achieved on 5 October 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 197 achieved on 2 October 2023. He is currently the No. 2 singles player from Brazil.
Career
2020: Juniors Heide had good results on the ITF junior circuit, with a 79–26 singles win-loss record. He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 16 on 24 February 2020.
2023: First Challenger singles final, Top 250 Heide made it into his first singles Challenger final at the 2023 Open Bogotá but withdrew before the match handing the title to Thiago Agustin Tirante. Despite this, he reached the top 250 climbing more than 50 positions up in the rankings on 2 October 2023.
At the 2023 Pan American Games, Heide almost won a medal in singles, despite being only No. 252 in the world. He reached the semifinals, where he faced the tournament's top seed Facundo Díaz Acosta, ranked No. 109 in the world, and had match-point to close the game, but ended up losing in the tiebreak of the last set. In the bronze medal match, against compatriot Thiago Monteiro, he also lost in the last set tiebreak.Gustavo Heide desperdiça match point na semi e vai disputar o bronze no Pan-Americano In doubles, Heide, playing with Marcelo Demoliner, overcame the pro-Chilean crowd and took gold.
At the Montevideo Challenger, Heide reached the semifinals, losing again to Acosta.
For winning the IV Maria Esther Bueno Cup at the end of 2023, Heide earned an invitation to compete in the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, in February 2024.Gustavo Heide é primeiro brasileiro confirmado na chave principal do Rio Open de 2024
2024: ATP, Major and top 150 debuts, Challenger singles title Heide participated in the tie between Brazil and Sweden for the Davis Cup World Qualifier, in February 2024.Heide sofre virada e suecos igualam confronto contra o Brasil
At the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro, he made his ATP debut as a wildcard, where he faced Chilean Tomás Barrios Vera but lost in the first round.Após 1º set equilibrado, Gustavo Heide se despede do Rio Open
In March, Heide reached the semifinals of the Challenger in SantiagoHeide é superado nas semis em Santiago and soon after, at the inaugural Challenger in Asunción, Paraguay, he reached the final, defeating world No. 95 and top seed Juan Pablo Varillas.Heide busca primeiro challenger em final brasileira He won the championship match, lifting his maiden title by defeating his compatriot João Fonseca and made his top 200 debut at world No. 159 on 10 June 2024, moving more than 50 positions up in the rankings.Heide bate Fonseca em batalha brasileira e é campeão em Assunção
Ranked No. 174 at the time, Heide qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open after defeating Lukáš Klein, Bu Yunchaokete, and Matteo Gigante in the qualifying competition.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (4–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Open de Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Thiago Agustín TirantewalkoverWin1–1Paraguay Open, ParaguayChallengerClay João Fonseca7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1Win2–1Engie Open Florianópolis, BrazilChallengerClay Andrea Collarini6–2, 6–3Win3–1Internacional de Campinas, BrazilChallengerClay Gonzalo Bueno6–2, 7-5Loss3–2Abruzzo Open Francavilla al Mare, ItalyChallengerClay Facundo Díaz Acosta7–5 1–6 2–6Win4–2Poznań Open, PolandChallengerClay Facundo Díaz Acosta6–2, 6–2Loss4–3Curitiba, BrazilChallengerClay Guido Iván Justo1–6, 4–6
Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (5–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Aberto da República, BrazilChallengerClay Mateus Alves Luciano Darderi Genaro Alberto Olivieri6–3, 6–3Win2–0Florianópolis Challenger, BrazilChallengerClay Pedro Boscardin Dias Christian Oliveira Pedro Sakamoto 6–2, 7–5Win3–0RD Open, Dominican RepublicChallengerClay Pedro Boscardin Dias Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez6–4, 7–5Loss3–1Lima Challenger II, PeruChallengerClay Luís Britto Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski5–7, 4–6Win4–1Punta Open, UruguayChallengerClay João Lucas Reis da Silva Facundo Mena Marco Trungelliti6–2, 6–3Win5–1LA Open, BrazilChallengerClay Guto Miguel Felipe Meligeni Alves João Lucas Reis da Silva6–4, 6–2
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (7–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0M15 Ibagué, ColombiaWTTClay Alejandro Gómez7–6(10–8), 7–5Win2–0M15 Recife, BrazilWTTClay (i) José Pereira6–4, 6–2Loss2–1M25 Rio do Sul, BrazilWTTClay Pedro Boscardin Dias6–7(4–7), 4–6Win3–1M15 Brasília, BrazilWTTClay Oscar José Gutierrez2–6, 6–0, 6–4Win4–1M25 Ibagué, ColombiaWTTClay Gonzalo Lama6–3, 7–5Loss4–2M15 Manizales, ColombiaWTTClay Jorge Panta1–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)Win5–2M25 Salta, ArgentinaWTTClay Gonzalo Lama6–4, 6–4Win6–2M25 Trujillo, PeruWTTClay Juan Pablo Ficovich6–3, 6–0Loss6–3M25 Londrina, BrazilWTTClay Daniel Vallejo4–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss6–4M25 Barueri, BrazilWTTHard Andrés Andrade4–6, 3–6Win7–4M25 Lajeado, BrazilWTTClay Santiago Rodríguez Taverna6–1, 6–4
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (3–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1M25 Medellín, ColombiaWTTClay Pedro Boscardin Dias Gilbert Klier Jr. João Lucas Reis da Silva4–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win1–1M15 Recife, BrazilWTTClay (i) Pedro Boscardin Dias Daniel Dutra da Silva Marcelo Zormann7–6(7–1), 3–6, [10–8]Loss1–2M25 Rio do Sul, BrazilWTTClay Pedro Boscardin Dias Daniel Dutra da Silva Igor Marcondes4–6, 3–6 Win2–2M25 Aparecida de Goiânia, BrazilWTTClay Daniel Dutra da Silva Alejandro González Matías Zukas6–3, 6–3Loss2–3M25 Ibagué, ColombiaWTTClay João Victor Couto Loureiro Arklon Huertas del Pino Conner Huertas del Pino2–6, 6–7(6–8) Loss2–4M25 Lajeado, BrazilWTTClay João Victor Couto Loureiro Marcelo Zormann Orlando Luz3–6, 2–6Win3–4M25 Vacaria, BrazilWTTClay João Victor Couto Loureiro Igor Gimenez Grigoriy Lomakin3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
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