João Lucas Reis da Silva (born 26 March 2000) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 187 achieved on 10 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 204, reached on 13 November 2023. He is currently the No. 3 singles player from Brazil.
Early life João Lucas Reis da Silva was born on March 26, 2000, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He began playing tennis at the age of three, inspired by his older brother, who also competed at the junior level. At the age of 10, he started competing in national tournaments. At 13, Reis da Silva relocated to São Paulo to advance his training, where he lived and trained for seven years before eventually moving to Rio de Janeiro.
Career
Reis da Silva competed in junior Grand Slam events. He had good results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 104–68 singles win-loss record and reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 30 on 1 January 2018. He
In 2023, Reis da Silva won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Challenger de Santiago with Pedro Boscardin Dias.
In December 2024, Reis da Silva won the Procopio Cup in São Paulo by defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva, securing a spot in the 2025 Rio Open qualifying rounds. This was his first tournament win in four years, following a period marked by injuries.
He also played in the 2026 Rio Open, which made him the first openly gay man to compete in a main draw of an ATP match.
In April 2026, Reis da Silva reached his sixth Challenger final in Tallahassee, but lost to Clément Tabur.
Personal life Reis da Silva came out to his family and friends as gay five years before publicly sharing his identity in December 2024; publicly coming out made him the first out gay active professional male tennis player. He is in a relationship with Brazilian actor and model Gui Sampaio Ricardo. Reis da Silva stated that accepting his identity improved his relationships with those around him, including his coaches and parents.
Reis da Silva considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.
Performance timeline
Singles Tournament20252026SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAQ10 / 00–0French OpenAQ20 / 00–0WimbledonAQ10 / 00–0US OpenQ1A0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00 / 00–0ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells OpenAA0 / 00–0Miami OpenAA0 / 00–0Monte-Carlo MastersAA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAA0 / 00-0Italian OpenAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAA0 / 00–0Shanghai MastersA0 / 00–0Paris MastersA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00 / 00–0
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (1–6)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (1–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Ambato La Gran Ciudad, EcuadorChallengerClay Facundo Bagnis6–7(7–9), 4–6Loss0–2Challenger Coquimbo, ChileChallengerClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6Loss0–3Engie Open Florianópolis, BrazilChallengerClay Enzo Couacaud6–3, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)Win1–3Challenger Santa Fe, ArgentinaChallengerClay Lautaro Midón6–4, 6–3Loss1–4IGMA Open, PeruChallengerClay Tomás Barrios Vera6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)Loss1–5Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, USChallengerClay Clément Tabur4–6, 0–1 ret.Loss1–6NÖ Open, AustriaChallengerClay Mika Brunold4–6, 3–6
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (2–4)Finals by surfaceHard (–)Clay (2–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1São Léo Open, BrazilChallengerClay Felipe Meligeni Alves Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán1–5 ret.Win1–1Challenger de Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Pedro Boscardin Dias Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez6–4, 3–6, [10–7]Loss1–2Open Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Benjamin Lock Finn Reynolds Matías Soto3–6, 4–6Win2–2Punta Open, UruguayChallengerClay Gustavo Heide Facundo Mena Marco Trungelliti6–2, 6–3Loss2–3Buenos Aires Challenger, ArgentinaChallengerClay Pedro Boscardin Dias Guillermo Durán Mariano Kestelboim6–7(3–7), 1–6Loss2–4LA Open, BrazilChallengerClay Felipe Meligeni Alves Gustavo Heide Guto Miguel4–6, 2–6
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (4–5)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (2–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Brazil F4, CuritibaFuturesClay Thiago Seyboth Wild6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–2Loss1–1M15 Lambaré, ParaguayWTTClay Gonzalo Villanueva1–6, 3–6Win2–1M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Colin Sinclair6–2, 6–4Loss2–2M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Paul Jubb6–7(3–7), 0–6Win3–2M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Maximiliano Estévez7–6(13–11), 6–1Loss3–3M25 Medellín, ColombiaWTTClay Gilbert Klier Jr.2–6, 2–6Loss3–4M25 Guayaquil, EcuadorWTTClay Gonzalo Lama4–6, 6–2, 2–6Loss3–5M15 Recife, BrazilWTTClay (i) Eduardo Ribeiro6–3, 3–6, 4–6Win4–5M25 Coquimbo, ChileWTTClay Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (7–4)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (5–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Lithuania F1, VilniusFuturesClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Marc Dijkhuizen Bart Stevens6–2, 6–2Win2–0M15 Balatonalmadi, HungaryWTTClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Lenny Hampel Neil Oberleitner6–4, 7–6(7–1)Loss2–1M15 The Hague, NetherlandsWTTClay Michiel de Krom Ryan Nijboer Jesper de Jong1–6, 4–6Win3–1M15 Quinta do Lago, PortugalWTTHard Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Jonathan Binding Yann Wojcik7–6(7–3), 6–1Loss3–2M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Matias Zukas Raúl Brancaccio5–7, 5–7Loss3–3M15 Villa María, ArgentinaWTTClay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Mateo Nicolás Martínez Gonzalo Villanueva3–6, 3–6Win4–3M15 Brčko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWTTClay Gilbert Klier Jr. Rémy Bertola Maximilian NeuchristwalkoverWin5–3M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWTTClay Jelle Sels Gilbert Klier Jr. Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida4–6, 6–4, [10–4]Loss5–4M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWTTClay Gilbert Klier Jr. Domagoj Bilješko Frane Ninčević2–6, 6–3, [4–10]Win6–4M25 Medellín, ColombiaWTTClay Gilbert Klier Jr. Pedro Boscardin Dias Gustavo Heide6–4, 4–6, [10–8]Win7–4M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWTTHard Dan Added Jake Bhangdia Gabriel Evans6–4, 6–3
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