João Lucas Reis da Silva
| Country (sports) | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 2000 Recife, Brazil |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Arthur Rabelo[1] |
| Prize money | $222,107 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 1 Challenger, 3 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 250 (30 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 250 (30 June 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 1 Challenger, 8 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 204 (13 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 306 (30 June 2025) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
João Lucas Reis da Silva (born 26 March 2000) is a Brazilian professional tennis player from Recife, Pernambuco. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 250 achieved on 30 June 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 204 achieved on 13 November 2023.[1]
Early life
João Lucas Reis da Silva was born on March 26, 2000, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.[1] He began playing tennis at the age of three, inspired by his older brother, who also competed at the junior level.[2] At the age of 10, he started competing in national tournaments.[2] 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.[2]
Career
Reis da Silva plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand and considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.[1]
Reis da Silva has participated in tournaments across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and South America and competed in junior Grand Slam events.[2] He has won 1 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 Rio Open qualifying rounds.[2] This was his first tournament victory in four years, following a period marked by injuries.[2]
Personal life
Reis da Silva came out to his family and friends as gay five years before publicly sharing his identity in December 2024.[2] He is in a relationship with Brazilian actor and model Gui Sampaio Ricardo.[2][3] Reis da Silva stated that accepting his identity improved his relationships with those around him, including his coaches and parents.[2]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Ambato, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2023 | Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2024 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Enzo Couacaud | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 2025 | Santa Fe, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Lautaro Midón | 6–4, 6-3 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
1–5 ret. |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Boscardin Dias | Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2024 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Benjamin Lock | Finn Reynolds Matías Soto |
3–6, 4–6 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | Brazil F4, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Thiago Seyboth Wild | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Lambare, Paraguay | WTT | Clay | Gonzalo Villanueva | 1-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Colin Sinclair | 6-2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Paul Jubb | 6-7(3–7), 0-6 |
| Win | 3-2 | Feb 2020 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Maximiliano Estévez | 7–6(13–11), 6–1 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Sep 2021 | M25 Medellín, Colombia | WTT | Clay | Gilbert Klier Junior | 2-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 3-4 | Aug 2022 | M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador | WTT | Clay | Gonzalo Lama | 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 |
| Loss | 3-5 | Aug 2022 | M15 Recife, Brazil | WTT | Clay | Eduardo Ribeiro | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4-5 | May 2025 | M25 Coquimbo, Chile | WTT | Clay | Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi | 6-2, 7-6(8–6) |
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | Lithuania F1, Vilnius | Futures | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Marc Dijkhuizen Bart Stevens |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | M15 Balatonalmadi, Hungary | WTT | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Lenny Hampel Neil Oberleitner |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2020 | M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Jonathan Binding Yann Wojcik |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Matias Zukas Raúl Brancaccio |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2021 | M15 Villa María, Argentina | WTT | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Mateo Nicolás Martínez Gonzalo Villanueva |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2021 | M25 Medellín, Colombia | WTT | Clay | Gilbert Klier Jr. | Pedro Boscardin Dias Gustavo Heide |
6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | WTT | Hard | Dan Added | Jake Bhangdia Gabriel Evans |
6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Futterman, Matthew; Eccleshare, Charlie. "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, the first out gay active professional male tennis player, was just posting a selfie". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Varela, Sebastián (2024-12-10). "The great tennis taboo falls: Brazilian Joao Reis comes out as gay". CLAY. Retrieved 2024-12-18.