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Portuguese tennis player For the Portuguese football coach and goalkeeper, see Nuno Marques (footballer).
Nuno Marques
Country (sports)Portugal
ResidencePorto, Portugal
Born (1970-04-09) 9 April 1970 (age 54)
Porto, Portugal
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2001
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 857,479
Singles
Career record51–99 (34%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 86 (25 September 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991)
French Open2R (1990)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1995, 1997, 1999)
US Open2R (1991, 1995)
Doubles
Career record55–76 (42%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 58 (21 April 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000)
French Open1R (1995, 1997, 2000)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 1998)
US Open2R (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)

Nuno Miguel Bacelar de Vasconcelos Marques (born 9 April 1970) is a Portuguese former tennis player. He was the first Portuguese to reach the top 100 ATP rankings and held the record of highest ranked Portuguese player in history until Frederico Gil surpassed him in 2009. Also, he was the highest ranked Portuguese doubles player in history reaching a career high of no. 58 until 2019, when he was surpassed by João Sousa.

Career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour World Championships (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–0)
ATP International Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1995 Newport, United States Grass Australia Paul Kilderry Germany Markus Zoecke
Germany Jörn Renzenbrink 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 0–2 Sep 1996 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Hard France Rodolphe Gilbert United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner 		6–3, 7–6
Win 1–2 Mar 1997 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Portugal João Cunha e Silva Morocco Karim Alami
Morocco Hicham Arazi 		7–6, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R A 2R A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A A 1R 2R 1R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R A A A 1R A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
US Open A A 1R A A 2R A A A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 13 4–13 24%
Grand Prix Championship Series / Super 9 tournaments
Miami A A A A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%
National representation
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0 N/A
Davis Cup ZA ZB Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 PO A Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 0 / 16 21–18 54%
Career statistics
Overall win–loss 0–2 2–2 2–4 5–10 5–9 11–15 1–2 1–2 2–6 6–15 7–16 4–10 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 N/A 51–99 34%
Win (%) 0% 50% 33% 33% 36% 44% 33% 33% 25% 29% 30% 29% 60% 40% 0% N/A N/A 34.00%
Year-end ranking 870 318 219 158 102 148 315 215 165 92 124 215 228 342 704 982 858 $ 857,262

Awards

References

  1. Luso Ténis - Portuguese Rankings History
  2. "Frederico Gil distinguido pela ITF por 20 participações na Taça Davis [Frederico Gil honored by ITF for 20 Davis Cup participations]". Record (in Portuguese). 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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