Hélder Lopes (born 7 August 1977) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 455 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in August 2003. Though he played almost his entire career in the minor circuits, Lopes did play singles and doubles events at the Estoril Open between 2000 and 2003. He also entered five Davis Cup ties in 2002 and 2003.
Career finals
ITF Men's Circuit
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Category
Futures (0–2)
Satellites (1–1)
Surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Result
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1 – 28 October 2001
Satellites
Espinho, Portugal 3
Hard
Dominique Coene
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Winner
15 July – 11 August 2002
Satellites
Miramar, Portugal 2
Clay
Raul Morant-Rivas
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up
9 February 2003
Futures
Espinho, Portugal F1
Hard
Mike Scheidweiler
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Runner-up
22 June 2003
Futures
Lisbon, Portugal F9
Clay
Nicolás Almagro
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
Futures (0–1)
Satellites (4–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (4–4)
Indoors (0–0)
Result
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
22 November – 21 December 1997
Satellites
Portimão, Portugal 5
Clay
Nuno Marques
Benoit Carelli Meride Zahirovic
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
14 February – 12 March 2000
Satellites
Chetumal, Mexico
Hard
António van Grichen
Rafael de Mesa Luis Uribe
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up
2 – 28 July 2001
Satellites
Espinho, Portugal 2
Clay
Bernardo Mota
Jean-Michel Pequery Gregory Zavialoff
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner
22 October – 25 November 2001
Satellites
Albufeira, Portugal 4
Clay
Bernardo Mota
Pedro Pereira Rogier Wassen
6–2, 6–3
Winner
29 April – 26 May 2002
Satellites
Espinho, Portugal 1
Clay
Leonardo Azzaro
Iverson Barros Lucas Engel
6–3, 6–2
Winner
29 April – 26 May 2002
Satellites
Espinho, Portugal 1
Clay
Leonardo Azzaro
Bernardo Mota Francisco Neves
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Runner-up
15 July – 11 August 2002
Satellites
Miramar, Portugal 2
Clay
André Lopes
Guillermo Carry Alejandro Poberaj
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up
10 – 16 March 2003
Futures
Faro, Portugal F5
Hard
Bernardo Mota
Guillermo García López Santiago Ventura
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
A
P
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
NH
Singles
Tournament/Year
2002
2003
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
French Open
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Wimbledon
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
US Open
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
National Representation
Summer Olympics
Not Held
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Davis Cup
Z1
Z2
0 / 2
2–3
40%
Career statistics
2002
2003
SR
W–L
Win %
Tournaments
0
1
1
Titles
0
0
0
Finals Reached
0
0
0
Hard Win–Loss
0–1
0–1
0 / 0
0–2
0%
Clay Win–Loss
0–0
1–1
0 / 1
1–1
50%
Grass Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Carpet Win–Loss
1–1
0–0
0 / 0
1–1
50%
Outdoor Win–Loss
0–0
1–2
0 / 1
1–2
33%
Indoor Win–Loss
1–2
0–0
0 / 0
1–2
33%
Overall Win–Loss
1–2
1–2
0 / 1
2–4
33%
Win (%)
33%
33%
33.33%
Year-End Ranking
681
537
$18,783
Doubles
Tournament/Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
French Open
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Wimbledon
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
US Open
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
National Representation
Summer Olympics
A
Not Held
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Davis Cup
A
A
Z1
Z2
0 / 2
0–1
0%
Career statistics
2000
2001
2002
2003
SR
W–L
Win %
Tournaments
1
1
1
0
3
Titles
0
0
0
0
0
Finals Reached
0
0
0
0
0
Hard Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Clay Win–Loss
0–1
0–1
0–1
0–0
0 / 3
0–3
0%
Grass Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 0
0–0
N/A
Carpet Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0 / 0
0–1
0%
Outdoor Win–Loss
0–1
0–1
0–1
0–0
0 / 3
0–3
0%
Indoor Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0 / 0
0–1
0%
Overall Win–Loss
0–1
0–1
0–2
0–0
0 / 3
0–4
0%
Win (%)
0%
0%
0%
N/A
0%
Year-End Ranking
883
504
477
1236
$6,960
Head-to-head vs. Top 20 players
This section contains Lopes' win-loss record against players who have been ranked 20th or higher in the world rankings during their careers.
Opponent
Highest rank
Matches
Won
Lost
Win %
Last match
Ref
Jarkko Nieminen
13
1
0
1
0%
Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at the 2003 Estoril Open
Max Mirnyi
18
1
0
1
0%
Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at the 2002 Davis Cup
Total
2
0
2
0%
Statistics correct as of 10 April 2017
National participation
Davis Cup (2 wins, 4 losses)
Lopes played 6 matches in 5 ties for the Portugal Davis Cup team in 2002 and 2003. His singles record was 2–3 and his doubles record was 0–1 (2–4 overall).
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (1–3)
Group II (1–1)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Matches by Type
Singles (2–3)
Doubles (0–1)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (1–3)
Outdoors (1–1)
Matches by Venue
Portugal (1–0)
Away (1–4)
indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber result
Rubber
Match type (partner if any)
Opponent nation
Opponent player(s)
Score
0–5; 8–10 February 2002; Harare, Zimbabwe; Group I Europe/Africa First Round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Zimbabwe
Wayne Black
6–7(5–7), 3–6
1–4; 12–14 July 2002; Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Playoff First Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat
II
Singles
Belarus
Max Mirnyi
3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Victory
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Alexander Skrypko
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1–4; 20–22 September 2002; Follonica T.C., Follonica, Italy; Group I Europe/Africa Relegation Play-off Second Round; Carpet(i) surface
Defeat
III
Doubles (with Bernardo Mota)
Italy
Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
4–1; 4–6 April 2003; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia, Portugal; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Clay surface
Victory
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Monaco
Guillaume Couillard
7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2)
0–5; 11–13 July 2003; Westridge Park, Durban, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa Quarterfinal; Hard surface
Defeat
I
Singles
South Africa
Rik de Voest
6–7(3–7), 1–6, 4–6
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