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Francisco Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku kɐˈβɾal]; born 8 January 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player.
Cabral has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 862 achieved on 5 March 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 45 achieved on 12 September 2022.
Career
2021-2022: Record Six Challenger titles in a year, First ATP historic title & Top 100 in doubles
Cabral won eight ATP Challenger doubles titles with Nuno Borges, a record doubles of six in 2021, and one with Szymon Walków.
In May 2022, he reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinaland first ATP final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Borges as a wildcard pair, where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament on their ATP doubles debut.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-up)
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 250 Series (2–2) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Finals by setting |
| Outdoor (2–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP Tour 250 Series (2–2) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Outdoor (2–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Apr 2022 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Nuno Borges | Máximo González André Göransson | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2022 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Robin Haase Philipp Oswald | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Apr 2023 | Srpska Open, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 250 Series | Clay | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Jamie Murray Michael Venus | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2023 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Rafael Matos | Gonzalo Escobar Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 2–6, 2–6 |
Tour titles
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (11) |
Doubles
| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 11 April 2021 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges | Pavel Kotov Tseng Chun-hsin | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 25 September 2021 | Challenger | Braga, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges | Jesper de Jong Bart Stevens | 6–3, 6–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 6 November 2021 | Challenger | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Nuno Borges | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Purav Raja | 6–3, 6-4 |
| Win | 27 November 2021 | Challenger | Manama, Bahrain | Hard | Nuno Borges | Maximilian Neuchrist Michail Pervolarakis | 7–5, 6–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 11 December 2021 | Challenger | Maia, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges | Andrej Martin Gonçalo Oliveira | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Win | 18 December 2021 | Challenger | Maia, Portugal | Clay (i) | Nuno Borges | Piotr Matuszewski David Pichler | 6-4, 7-5 |
| Win | 2 April 2022 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges | Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9 April 2022 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges | Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 23 April 2022 | Challenger | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Szymon Walków | Tristan Lamasine Lucas Pouille | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 7 May 2022 | Challenger | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Nuno Borges | Andrew Paulson Adam Pavlásek | 6–4, 6–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 29 April 2023 | Challenger | Rome, Italy | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos | Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov | 6–3, 6–1 |