Francisco Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku kɐˈβɾal]; born 8 January 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 45 achieved on 12 September 2022.[1]
Cabral has won two ATP doubles titles, one partnering with Nuno Borges and another pairing with Tomislav Brkić. He has also won nine ATP Challenger doubles titles with Nuno Borges, including a record of six in the year of 2021,[2] as well as one with Szymon Walków and another with Nicolás Barrientos.
Career
2021-2024: Record Six Challenger titles in a year, ATP historic title, Top 50, Olympics debut
Since 2021 Francisco Cabral has focused his professional career on doubles and in that year he won a record of six doubles titles partnering with Nuno Borges.[3]
In May 2022, he reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal [4][5] and first ATP 250 final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Borges as a wildcard pair, where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament and all this on their ATP doubles debut.[6][7][8][9]
In July 2022, Francisco Cabral won his second ATP 250 title at the 2022 Swiss Open in Gstaad this time pairing with Tomislav Brkić.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2022 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay |  Nuno Borges
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 Máximo González André Göransson
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2022 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay |  Tomislav Brkić
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 Robin Haase Philipp Oswald
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2023 | Banja Luka Open, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 250 Series | Clay |  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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 Jamie Murray Michael Venus
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5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2023 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay |  Rafael Matos
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 Gonzalo Escobar Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2023 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Rafael Matos
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 Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
ATP Challenger Tour titles
Doubles (11)
| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 11 April 2021 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges
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 Pavel Kotov Tseng Chun-hsin
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 25 September 2021 | Challenger | Braga, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges
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Jesper de Jong Bart Stevens
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
| Win | 6 November 2021 | Challenger | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Nuno Borges
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 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Purav Raja
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6–3, 6-4 |
| Win | 27 November 2021 | Challenger | Manama, Bahrain | Hard | Nuno Borges
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Maximilian Neuchrist Michail Pervolarakis
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7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
| Win | 11 December 2021 | Challenger | Maia, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges
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 Andrej Martin Gonçalo Oliveira
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6-3, 6-4 |
| Win | 18 December 2021 | Challenger | Maia, Portugal | Clay (i) | Nuno Borges
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 Piotr Matuszewski David Pichler
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6-4, 7-5 |
| Win | 2 April 2022 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges
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 Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9 April 2022 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Nuno Borges
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 Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 23 April 2022 | Challenger | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Szymon Walków
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Tristan Lamasine Lucas Pouille
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6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
| Win | 7 May 2022 | Challenger | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Nuno Borges
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Andrew Paulson Adam Pavlásek
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] |
| Win | 29 April 2023 | Challenger | Rome, Italy | Clay |  Nicolás Barrientos
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Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov
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6–3, 6–1 |
References
- ^ "Francisco Cabral | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Borges to Face Tseng in Maia Open Final". 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Borges to Face Tseng in Maia Open Final". 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Home Favourites Nuno Borges/Francisco Cabral Continue Dream Run in Estoril | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Francisco Cabral e Nuno Borges estão nas meias finais do Millennium Estoril Open". 29 April 2022.
- ^ @EstorilOpen (30 April 2022). "HISTORY IN ESTORIL!Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges are the first ever Portuguese doubles pair to reach the final…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Portugueses Nuno Borges e Francisco Cabral fazem história no Estoril Open".
- ^ "Maximo Gonzalez/Andre Goransson Reach Estoril Final on Team Debut | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Estoril Open | Results | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
External links
- Francisco Cabral at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Francisco Cabral at the International Tennis Federation
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