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Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida

Pucinelli de Almeida at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Barueri, Brazil
Born	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-Handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Rafael Pacioaroni
Prize money	$246,081
Singles
Career record	3–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 190 (26 September 2022)
Current ranking	No. 274 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2023)
French Open	Q1 (2022)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2022)
US Open	Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 251 (9 May 2022)
Current ranking	No. 354 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior	W (2019)
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida (born 1 April 2001) is a Brazilian tennis player.

Pucinelli de Almeida has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 190 achieved on 26 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 251 achieved on 9 May 2022.

Pucinelli de Almeida won the 2019 French Open – Boys' doubles title.

Career

Pucinelli de Almeida made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Chile Open after receiving entry from the qualifying draw.

National representation

Davis Cup

Puccinelli was first nominated to play for Brazil in Davis Cup in September 2021 against Lebanon. Pucinelli made his debut in Davis Cup against Roey Tabet and won in straight sets which allowed the Brazilian team to confirm the 4–0 tie and advance into the 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round. Currently, Puccinelli sports a 1–0 record in Davis Cup matches. He has played only singles matches thus far.

All Davis Cup Matches: 1–0 (Singles: 1–0)
2020 Davis Cup World Group I
Round	Date	Opponent	Final match score	Location	Surface	Match	Opponent	Rubber Score
WGI	September 18–19, 2021	Lebanon	2–0	Jounieh	Clay	Singles 4	Roey Tabet	6–0, 6–1

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2022	Braga, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Nicolas Moreno de Alboran	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	May 2023	Coquimbo, Chile	Challenger	Clay	João Lucas Reis da Silva	7–6, 6–7, 6–4

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2021	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Miljan Zekić	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Mar 2021	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Miljan Zekić	1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	2–1	May 2021	M15 Cairo, Egypt	WTT	Clay	Simon Anthony Ivanov	7–5, 1–0 ret.
Win	3–1	May 2021	M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina	WTT	Clay	Francesco Forti	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	3–2	May 2021	M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	WTT	Clay	Hernán Casanova	2–6, 0–6
Win	4–2	Oct 2024	M25 Lajeado, Brazil	WTT	Clay	Daniel Dutra da Silva	6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2018	Lithuania F1, Vilnius	Futures	Clay	João Lucas Reis da Silva	Marc Dijkhuizen Bart Stevens	6–2, 6–2
Win	2–0	Jun 2019	M15 Balatonalmadi, Hungary	WTT	Clay	João Lucas Reis da Silva	Lenny Hampel Neil Oberleitner	6–4, 7–6
Loss	2–1	Sep 2019	M15 Champaign, USA	WTT	Hard	Alex Blumenberg	Zachary Svajda Kareem Al Allaf	5–7, 6–7
Win	3–1	Nov 2020	M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal	WTT	Hard	João Lucas Reis da Silva	Jonathan Binding Yann Wojcik	7–6, 6–1
Loss	3–2	Mar 2021	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	João Lucas Reis da Silva	Matias Zukas Raúl Brancaccio	5–7, 5–7
Loss	3–3	Apr 2021	M15 Villa María, Argentina	WTT	Clay	João Lucas Reis da Silva	Mateo Nicolás Martínez Gonzalo Villanueva	3–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2019	French Open	Clay	Thiago Agustín Tirante	Flavio Cobolli Dominic Stricker	7–6, 6–4

References

1. "Otro argentino hizo historia en Roland Garros". June 8, 2019.
2. "TenisBrasil - Em grande fase, Pucinelli comemora vaga na Davis".
3. "Brasil vence o Líbano e avança aos playoffs da Copa Davis - Gazeta Esportiva".

External links

• Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida at the International Tennis Federation

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Brazilian male singles tennis players
As of Dec 15, 2024
1. Thiago Seyboth Wild (74 ) 2. Thiago Monteiro (109 ) 3. Joao Fonseca (145 ) 4. Felipe Meligeni Alves (149 ) 5. Gustavo Heide (172 1)
6. Karue Sell (258 1) 7. Mateus Alves (281 ) 8. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (303 ) 9. Daniel Dutra da Silva (304 1) 10. Pedro Sakamoto (335 2)

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