Hugo Calderano

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is Calderano.

Hugo Calderano
Calderano in 2012
Personal information
Full nameHugo Marinho Borges Calderano
Born (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking3 (1 February 2022)[1]
Current ranking3 (6 August 2024)[2]
ClubTTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
WTT Cup Finals
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Singapore Singles
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Incheon Singles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cartagena de Indias Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cartagena de Indias Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima Singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Havana Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Havana Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asunción Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guaynabo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Guaynabo Singles
Latin American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santo Domingo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Buenos Aires Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Buenos Aires Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 San Juan Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 San Juan Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santo Domingo Doubles
Latin American Table Tennis Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guatemala City Singles
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Singles

Hugo Marinho Borges Calderano (born 22 June 1996, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian table tennis player.[3][4] In January 2022, he peaked at number 3 in the world rankings, becoming the highest-ranked Americas player in history.[5] By becoming the first table tennis player from the Americas to reach an Olympic semi-final, he returned to the world No. 3 position in August 2024.[6]

Calderano is the first-ever player from Latin America to reach the Top 10 of the ITTF World Rankings. He has placed in the top three in many major competitions, including the Table Tennis World Cup, the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, the WTT Champions and the Grand Smash, in addition to placing fifth in the World Table Tennis Championships and fourth in the Olympic Games. He notably defeated China's Fan Zhendong twice: in the quarterfinals of the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, and at the 2024 WTT Champions.[7] He also defeated China's Liang Jingkun in the quarterfinals of the 2024 WTT Champions Chongqing.[8]

  1. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2022 Week #5". ittf.com. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ Time Brasil Hugo Calderano (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "Table Tennis: CALDERANO Hugo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ Hugo Calderano reaches the best ranking of his career: 3rd in the world in table tennis
  6. ^ Hugo Calderano volta a ser 3º do ranking mundial, melhor posição de um mesatenista das Américas
  7. ^ Hugo Calderano vence bicampeão mundial e avança à final do WTT Champions em Incheon
  8. ^ Após bater Liang Jingkun, Hugo Calderano se despede do WTT Champions Chongqing na semifinal contra Fan Zhendong