Rui Machado

Rui Machado
Country (sports) Portugal
ResidenceLisbon, Portugal
Born (1984-04-10) April 10, 1984 (age 40)
Faro, Algarve, Portugal
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndré Lopes
Prize money$900,563
Singles
Career record29–52[a]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (3 October 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2011, 2012)
French Open2R (2009)
Wimbledon1R (2012)
US Open2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record4–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (17 January 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2012)
French Open1R (2012)
WimbledonQ1 (2011)
US Open2R (2011)
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Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese retired professional tennis player who is regarded as one of the best Portuguese players of all time. In October 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking at 59, at the time the highest ranking a Portuguese player had ever held (since surpassed by João Sousa, Gastão Elias and Nuno Borges).
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