World Tennis Phenomenon, the Brazilian João Fonseca returns to the courts in March. Carioca’s next challenge is the Masters 1000 de Indian Wellsin California, in the United States. The tournament starts on March 5th. The first rival has not yet been defined.
João Fonseca, just 18 years old, is the 78th place in the ATP ranking. It comes from elimination in the first round of the ATP 500 Rio Open, when it lost to French Alexandre Muller by 2 sets to 0, with partials from 1-6 and 6-7.
Two days before the fall on the Open River, John had been sacred ATP 250 Argentina Open Championwinning in the final the Argentine Francisco Cerudolo by 2 sets to 0, with partials from 6-4 and 7-6.
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João Fonseca: Next Championships
- Indian Wells [Masters 1000] – Tournament from 5 to 16 March – First rival to define
- Phoenix [Challenger 175] – will play if it does not advance to the second week of Indian Wells – Tournament from 11 to 16 March
- Miami Open [Masters 1000] – Tournament from March 19 to 30 – First rival to define
João Fonseca: Career titles
- 2023: US Open Youth Simple Champion
- 2024: Challenger Champion of Lexington (the youngest to win a tournament of this level of the season.)
- 2024: Next Gen ATP Final Champion
- 2025: Challenger Champion of Canberra, Australia
- 2025: Argentine champion Open – ATP 250
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João Fonseca: made in the career
- Younger Brazilian to win a match of Grand Slam in the Open Era: Made in Australian Open 2025, when João Fonseca defeated Andrey Rublev, key head number 9.
- Australian Open 2025 fastest forehand: In the same match against Rublev, Fonseca recorded a Forehand at 181 km/h.
- First tennis player born in 2006 to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament: In Rio Open 2024, Fonseca reached the quarterfinals, being the first of its generation to reach this phase in an ATP level tournament.
- Younger Brazilian to reach a final and win an ATP title: Made in Argentina Open 2025.
- Youngest Brazilian tennis player to become number 1 in the country: Brand obtained with 68th place in the world ranking at the end of Argentina Open.
- Tenth younger tennis player to be champion at ATP Tour was: Since 1990
- First Brazilian champion of the US Open Youth of simple
- First Brazilian champion of the Next Generation ATP finis
João Fonseca: History in Tennis
João Fonseca was born on August 21, 2006, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). His career gained notoriety in 2023, when he won the youth title of simple at US Open, becoming the first Brazilian to reach this feat.
In December 2023, Fonseca was the first Brazilian youth world champion, for ending the season as number 1 in the junior ranking.
In early 2024, at the age of 17, Fonseca reached the semifinals of Challenger de Buenos Aires, demonstrating their potential in professional tournaments. In February, he participated in the Open River, where, after receiving a Wildcard, he obtained his first ATP level victory by defeating the seventh head of key Arthur Fils in direct sets. With this victory, he became the first player born in 2006 to win a match on the ATP circuit. He then surpassed Cristian Garin, reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In March 2024, Fonseca arrived at his first Challenger final in Paraguay, consolidating his position among professionals. In April, he received a Wildcard for the Masters 1000 in Madrid, where he beat American Alex Michelsen, recording his first victory at this level of competition.
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In August 2024, he won his first Challenger title in Lexington, United States, at the age of 17, becoming the youngest Challenger champion of the season. This victory boosted him to the top 175 of the world ranking.
In late November 2024, Fonseca qualified for the Next Generation ATP Finals, being unbeaten tournament champion, equating the feat of big names in tennis such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
In January this year, he played in the Challenger final of Canberra, Australia, and won the title by hitting the US Ethan Quinn in the final, by 2 sets to 0.
Shortly after winning Canberra’s Challenger, Fonseca entered the Australian Open qualifying, where he won three games easily, in two applying “tires” (6 x 0) to opponents. He was drawn to play against Russian Andrey Rublev, Top 10 World, in the first round of the main key. The Brazilian took the best for 3 sets to 0, qualifying for the second round against Italian Lorenzo Sonego, 55 ° in the world, for those who fell by 3 sets to 2.
The next challenge would be at the Davis Cup, with defeat to Frenchman Ugo Humbert 2-0. However, a glorious walk would soon come. In Argentina Open, the Brazilian lined five wins and became champion.
His most recent commitment was on Rio Open, debut two days after the title in Buenos Aires. The fall came in the first game, with defeat to the Frenchman Alexandre Muller by 2 sets to 0.
