Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (born 19 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 129 achieved on 19 June 2023 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 75 achieved on 20 June 2022.[1] He is currently the No. 3 Brazilian tennis player.[2]
 Meligeni Alves at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
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| Country (sports) |  Brazil |
| Residence | Campinas, Brazil |
| Born | 19 February 1998 Campinas, Brazil |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Cesar Chiappari |
| Prize money | US$ 1,024,341 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 128 (22 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 147 (24 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2021, 2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 15–9 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 75 (20 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 490 (24 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 3–2 |
| Last updated on: 28 June 2024. | |
Junior career
editMeligeni Alves won the 2016 US Open boys' doubles title, partnering Juan Carlos Aguilar.[3]
Professional career
edit2020: ATP debut and maiden Challenger singles and doubles titles
editIn January 2020, he reached the semifinals of the Punta del Este Challenger.[4]
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.[5]
2021: First ATP title and top 100 debut in doubles
editIn 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.[6] In June he reaches the semi of the Challenger in Biella,[7] and in July, in the Iasi Challenger semi.[8] He reached the final of the Santiago Challenger in October, losing in the final to Sebastián Báez.[9] He even reached the semi-final of the Challenger in São Paulo.[10]
2022: Top 150 in singles, Major debut & Second ATP title & top 75 in doubles
editIn 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.[11] In June, went to the Buenos Aires Challenger semi.[12] He was champion of the Challenger in Iasi, Romania, in July.[13] He also reached the semifinals of the São Leopoldo Challenger in November.[14]
He finished the year ranked at No. 149 in singles on 21 November 2022.
2023: Masters and Grand Slam debuts
editHe entered the main draw of a Masters 1000 for the first time, at the 2023 Miami Masters 1000.[15] In May he went to the semifinals of the Challenger of Oeiras.[16] He reached the best ranking of his career, 129 in the world, when he became champion of the Lyon Challenger in June.[17] Reached the 2nd round of the 2023 US Open.[18] In November, he reached the semifinals of the Challenger in Guayaquil.[19]
2024: Roland Garros and Wimbledon debuts
editMeligeni reached the round of 16 at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, after passing through the qualifiers.[20] In March, he reached the semifinals of the São Leopoldo Challenger.[21] At Challenger 175 in Turin, Meligeni skipped the qualifiers, and then won the first two matches of the main draw, reaching the quarterfinals.[22]
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.[23] Ranked No. 147, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making also his debut.[24]
Personal life
editMeligeni Alves is of Argentine descent through his mother.[25] Meligeni Alves' older sister Carolina Meligeni Alves is also a tennis player[26] and their uncle, Fernando Meligeni, was also a tennis player who reached the semifinals at the 1999 French Open[27] and at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games.[28]
ATP Tour career finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2021 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Rafael Matos
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 Romain Arneodo Benoît Paire
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2022 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Rafael Matos
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 André Göransson  Nathaniel Lammons
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7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3) |
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | Egypt F17, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Orlando Luz
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | Brazil F6, Curitiba | Futures | Clay |  Francisco Cerúndolo
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6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2018 | Brazil F7, Sao Carlos | Futures | Clay | João Souza
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Futures | Hard |  Evan Hoyt
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay |  Ivan Nedelko
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6–7(5–7), 7–5 Ret. |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay |  Clement Geens
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6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2019 | M15 Las Palmas, Spain | Futures | Clay |  Eduard Esteve Lobato
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2019 | M15 Las Palmas, Spain | Futures | Clay | Eduard Esteve Lobato
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2020 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Frederico Ferreira Silva
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6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 5–5 | Oct 2021 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Báez
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6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2022 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Andújar
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6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jun 2023 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay |  Alexander Ritschard
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6–4, 0–6, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2024 | Curitiba, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Jaime Faria
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4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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 Sander Arends David Pel
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2019 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Luis David Martínez
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 Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar
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6–2, 2–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2020 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez
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Sergio Martos Gornés Jaume Munar
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6–0, 4–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2020 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez
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Rogério Dutra Silva Fernando Romboli
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2020 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez
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Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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7–6(7–9), 5–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2021 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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Luis David Martínez Gonçalo Oliveira
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | May 2021 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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André Göransson Nathaniel Lammons
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2021 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Hernán Casanova Roberto Ortega Olmedo
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2021 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Pedro Cachin Facundo Mena
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 2021 | Trieste, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Antoine Hoang Albano Olivetti
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7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–5] |
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2021 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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Luis David Martínez Andrea Vavassori
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6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 2021 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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 Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori
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6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Nov 2021 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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Ignacio Carou Luciano Darderi
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–7 | Nov 2021 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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Gilbert Klier Júnior Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Nov 2021 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Rafael Matos
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 Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro Gómez
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w/o |
| Loss | 7–9 | Apr 2022 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez
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Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
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6–7(11–13), 2–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | Apr 2022 | Tigre, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo Durán
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Luciano Darderi Juan Bautista Torres
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3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 8–10 | May 2022 | Salvador, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Orlando Luz
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Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Nov 2022 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | João Lucas Reis da Silva
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Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán
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1–5 ret. |
National representation
editDavis Cup
editMeligeni Alves was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon.[29] 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.[30] Currently, Meligeni Alves sports a 3–2 record in Davis Cup matches.
| All Davis Cup Matches: 1–0 (Singles: 1–0) | ||||||||
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| 2020 Davis Cup World Group I | ||||||||
| Round | Date | Opponent | Final match score | Location | Surface | Match | Opponent | Rubber Score |
| WGI | September 18–19, 2021 |  Lebanon
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2–0 | Jounieh | Clay | Singles 4 | Hady Habib | 6–1, 6–3 |
United Cup
editHe represented Brazil at the 2023 United Cup as the No. 2 player.
Junior Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 2016 | US Open | Hard |  Juan Carlos Aguilar |
 Félix Auger-Aliassime Benjamin Sigouin |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
References
edit- ^ "Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". www.atptour.com.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
- ^ redação, Por GloboEsporte comDa (10 September 2016). "Em Nova York, Felipe Meligeni leva título de duplas do US Open juvenil". globoesporte.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Thiago Monteiro e Felipe Meligeni fazem semifinal e garantem Brasil na decisão em Punta del Este
- ^ Felipe Meligeni conquista título em São Paulo
- ^ Meligeni goes to the semi in Santiago
- ^ Felipe Meligeni stops in the semi in Biella, but will have a better ranking
- ^ Felipe Meligeni focuses on the top 150 and wants title in Romania
- ^ Felipe Meligeni takes Baez's turnaround final of the Challenger in Santiago
- ^ Dove Men+Care La Legión Circuit: Felipe Meligeni is in the semifinals of the ATP Challenger 80
- ^ Felipe Meligeni loses to Swiss
- ^ Felipe Meligeni stops in the semi in Buenos Aires, but returns to the top 200
- ^ Felipe Meligeni is champion of the Challenger of Romania
- ^ Foreigners decide São Léo Open title this Sunday
- ^ Felipe Meligeni perde estreia em Miami, mas deixa tio Fernando feliz na TV
- ^ Meligeni goes to the semi in Portugal and Wild stops in the quarterfinals in Turin
- ^ best-ranking-of-career Meligeni saves match point in the final, is champion in Lyon and achieves best ranking of his career
- ^ Felipe Meligeni abandona, e Báez vai à terceira rodada do US Open
- ^ Meligeni loses to head 2 and ends up in the semi-finals
- ^ Monteiro vence Meligeni e é 2º brasileiro garantido nas quartas do Rio Open
- ^ Demoliner e Luz conquistam o título de duplas em São Leo
- ^ Felipe Meligeni cai para top-30 do mundo no Challenger de Turim
- ^ "Red-hot Ruud continues form in Roland Garros opener". ATPtour.com. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Chacon, Paulo (November 30, 2020). "Fernando Meligeni e a relação Argentina-Brasil em sua carreira". Olimpíada Todo Dia.
- ^ ""Nunca ninguém acreditou nela, só nós da família", diz Meligeni sobre sucesso da sobrinha Carol". globoesporte.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Trajetória de Meligeni à semi de Roland Garros teve bolada em torcedor e "vacilo" de Guga". globoesporte.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Fernando Meligeni: saiba tudo da trajetória de Fininho no tênis". www.esportelandia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Brasil convoca tenistas para a disputa da Copa Davis". 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Brasil vence o Líbano e avança aos playoffs da Copa Davis". Gazeta Esportiva. 19 September 2021.
