The Brazilian João Fonseca is experiencing great rise in the ranking of ATP. Carioca started the year outside the top 100, but now it’s the 58th. He reached the position after a victory over French Ugo Humbert this Saturday (03/22), 2 sets at 0 (6/4 and 6/3), in a match valid for the 64 -end phase of Miami Masters 1000.
João Fonseca arrived in Miami as 60th place in the ATP ranking, but climbed his position after two triumphs in Miami. In the debut, the carioca beat the American Learner Tien by 2 sets to 1.
The triumph over Ugo Humbert made João Fonseca, 18, reach his highest place in the ATP ranking so far. The debut victory had not accounted for points, as he defended 44 from Challenger 75 from Asunción 2024. The result of the debut had given 30 points. Thus, 14 to defend.
Already this Saturday, João Fonseca added 20 points when surpassing Ugo Humbert, going to 50 accumulated and being +6 in the account of the results of the last 52 weeks. Now, the Brazilian has 961 points in the ranking.
The ranking leader is Italian Jannik Sinner, with 10330 points. He is 23 years old.
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ATP Ranking: Point Table
| Tournament | C | F | S | Q | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 |
| Grand Slam | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 16 |
| Masters 1000 (keys with 96 athletes) | 1000 | 650 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| Masters 1000 (48/56) | 1000 | 650 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | – | 30 | 16 |
| ATP 500 (48) | 500 | 330 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 25 | – | – | 16 | 8 |
| ATP 500 (32) | 500 | 330 | 200 | 100 | 50 | – | – | – | 25 | 13 |
| ATP 250 (48) | 250 | 165 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 13 | – | – | 8 | 4 |
| ATP 250 (32) | 250 | 165 | 100 | 50 | 25 | – | – | – | 13 | 7 |
| Challenger 175 | 175 | 90 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 6 | – | – | 6 | 3 |
| Challenger 125 | 125 | 64 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 3 |
| Challenger 100 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Challenger 75 | 75 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Challenger 50 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| ITF M25 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITF M15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
* Players who are “Bye” in the first round and lose their debut (second round) receive first round points.
** The Olympic Tournament and the Davis Cup do not score for the ranking.
ATP Finals
- 200 points for each victory obtained in the round-robin phase
- 400 points in case of victory in the semifinal
- 500 points in case of victory in the final
The points are cumulative, that is, an ATP finals champion without losses can reach 1,500 points
Qualifying
Male professional tournaments give points in case of victory in the first round of QUA in some cases:
- Grand Slam: 8 points get lost in the 2nd round
- Masters 1000: 8 points get lost in the 2nd round in 48 or 56 keys
- ATP 500: 4 points get lost in the 2nd round in keys of 48
- ATP 250: 3 points get lost in the 2nd round in keys of 48
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Best positions of Brazilians in the ATP ranking in history
- 1st: Gustavo Kuerten (Guga)
- 21st: Thomaz Bellucci
- 24º: Thomaz Koch
- 25th: Fernando Meligeni
- 29th: Luiz Mattar
- 30th: Marcos Hocevar
- 34º: Jaime Oncins
- 36º: Frassed Carls
- 44th: Flávio Saretta
- 48th: Cássio Motta
- 50th: Ricardo Mello
- 55th: André Sá
- 56th: Marcos Daniel
- 58th: João Fonseca
- 58º: Thiago Wild
