Orlando Luz

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Orlando Luz
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Luz in 2014
Full nameOrlando Moraes Luz
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceBalneário Camboriú, Brazil
Born (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 23)
Carazinho, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJose Luis Lopez
Prize money$184,778
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 272 (16 August 2021)
Current rankingNo. 295 (20 December 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open JuniorSF (2014)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2014)
US Open Junior2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 90 (27 September 2021)
Current rankingNo. 94 (20 December 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open JuniorF (2016)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2014)
US Open JuniorQF (2014)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Singles
Last updated on: 24 October 2021.

Orlando Moraes Luz (born 8 February 1998 in Carazinho) is a Brazilian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 272 achieved on 16 August 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 90 achieved on 27 September 2021.

Juniors[]

Luz along with Marcelo Zormann won the 2014 Wimbledon boys' doubles title after defeating Stefan Kozlov and Andrey Rublev 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 in the final.

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing China, Luz (seeded 2nd) won the silver medal in singles, falling to Kamil Majchrzak of Poland 4–6, 5–7 in the final. Additionally, he and compatriot Marcelo Zormann teamed up to win the gold medal in doubles, defeating the Russian pairing of Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov 7–5, 3–6, [10–3] in the final also seeded second.

He and Chung Yun-seong lost to Yishai Oliel of Israel and Patrik Rikl of the Czech Republic in the final of the 2016 French Open Boys' Doubles tournament, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

Professional career[]

Luz made his ATP singles debut on 6 March 2017, when he was given a wildcard to the first round of the Brasil Open. He was defeated by Gastão Elias 2–6, 5–7.[2]

Luz alongside Rafael Matos made history defeating the 2019 Wimbledon and 2019 US Open champions, and ATP doubles World number 1, Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah, at 2020 Rio Open, 6–1, 4–6, [10–8].[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]

Singles: 17 (8–9)[]

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (8–8)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (8–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 Italy F23, Este Futures Clay Italy Francisco Bahamonde 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2015 Brazil F7, Santa Maria Futures Clay Brazil João Menezes 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–2 Jul 2016 Czech Republic F5, Pardubice Futures Clay Germany Peter Torebko 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–2 Dec 2016 Uruguay F1, Punta del Este Futures Clay Brazil João Pedro Sorgi 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–3 May 2017 Spain F13, Valldoreix Futures Clay Argentina Pedro Cachín 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2017 Italy F16, Padova Futures Clay Argentina Andrea Collarini 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 May 2018 Egypt F17, Cairo Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–5 May 2018 Spain F12, Vic Futures Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 7–6(8–6), 4–2 ret.
Win 4–5 Jul 2018 Germany F8, Kassel Futures Clay Brazil João Souza 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 4–6 Apr 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay France Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 4–7 May 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos 5–7, 5–7
Win 5–7 May 2019 M15 Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–7 Jul 2019 M25 Troyes, France World Tennis Tour Clay France Jules Okala 6–0, 7–5
Loss 6–8 Aug 2019 M25 Santander, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Oscar Jose Gutierrez 4–6, 1–6
Win 7–8 Sep 2019 M25 Seville, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–8 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Giacomo Dambrosi 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 8-9 Aug 2021 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Denmark Holger Rune 6-1, 2-6, 3-6

Doubles: 41 (31–10)[]

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–5)
ITF Futures Tour (20–5)
Finals by Surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (26–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2014 Brazil F12, São Paulo Futures Clay Brazil Fernando Romboli Brazil Daniel Dutra da Silva
Brazil Pedro Sakamoto
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [11–9]
Win 2–0 Oct 2015 Brazil F6, Porto Alegre Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil Ricardo Hocevar
Brazil C. Eduardo Severino
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Dec 2016 Uruguay F3, Salto Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Uruguay Marcel Felder
Argentina G. Alejandro Hidalgo
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 4–0 Jun 2017 Italy F18, Sassuolo Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Italy Marco Bortolotti
Italy Walter Trusendi
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Nov 2017 Brazil F2, Santos Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil Caio Silva
Brazil Thales Turini
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–0 May 2018 Egypt F16, Cairo Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Italy Marco Bortolotti
Italy Nicolo Turchetti
6–3, 6–4
Win 7–0 May 2018 Egypt F17, Cairo Futures Clay Egypt M. Abdel-Aziz India T.A. Chilakalapudi
India Vignesh Peranamallur
6–1, 6–4
Win 8–0 May 2018 Spain F11, Valldoreix Futures Clay United States Sebastian Korda Netherlands Michiel de Krom
Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 8–1 Jul 2018 Germany F8, Kassel Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil João Souza
Spain David Vega Hernández
1–6, 4–6
Win 9–1 Jul 2018 Portugal F12, Porto Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Portugal Fred Gil
Austria David Pichler
7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 10–1 Sep 2018 Spain F26, Oviedo Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Brazil Diego Matos
Brazil João Pedro Sorgi
5–7, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss 10–2 Sep 2018 Spain F27, Seville Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Guatemala Wilfredo González
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [5–10]
Loss 10–3 Feb 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Italy Erik Crepaldi
United States Joseph W. Van Meter
3–6, 3–6
Win 11–3 Mar 2019 M15 Portimao, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Portugal Fred Gil
Colombia Eduardo Struvay
6–3, 6–4
Win 12–3 Mar 2019 M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Colombia Alejandro Gomez
United States Michael Zhu
7–6(7-2), 6–3
Win 13–3 Apr 2019 M15 Reus, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Portugal Francisco Cabral
Portugal Luis Faria
6–3, 4-6, [10–6]
Win 14–3 Apr 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Italy Erik Crepaldi
Serbia Darko Jandric
6–4, 7–5
Win 15–3 May 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Franco Agamenone
Argentina Franco Emanuel Egea
6–4, 6–4
Loss 15–4 May 2019 M15 Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
6–1, 4–6, [9–11]
Win 16–4 Jun 2019 Little Rock, USA Challenger Hard Argentina Matías Franco Descotte Philippines Treat Huey
United States Max Schnur
7–5, 1–6, [12–10]
Loss 16–5 Jul 2019 M25 Troyes, Frances World Tennis Tour Clay France Dan Added France Joffrey De Schepper
France Pierre Faivre
6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 16–6 Aug 2019 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Netherlands Sander Arends
Netherlands David Pel
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 17–6 Aug 2019 M25 Santander, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Russia Ivan Gakhov
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
7–5, 6–4
Win 18–6 Sep 2019 M25 Seville, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Spain Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol
Spain Sergi Perez Conti
6–1, 6–3
Win 19–6 Oct 2019 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Brazil Fernando Romboli
6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 19–7 Oct 2019 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Uruguay Ariel Behar
Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 19–8 Nov 2019 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Facundo Bagnis
Argentina Andrés Molteni
4–6, 7–5, [10–12]
Win 20–8 Feb 2020 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante
6–4, 6-2
Loss 20–9 Mar 2020 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Portugal Goncalo Oliveira
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win 21–9 Feb 2021 Concepcion, Chile Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Peru Sergio Galdós
Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
7-5, 6-4
Win 22–9 Apr 2021 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos United States Sekou Bangoura
United States Donald Young
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 23–9 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Switzerland Sandro Ehrat
Austria Alexander Erler
6–2, 7–6 (7–2)
Win 24–9 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Italy
Italy
6–7(0–7), 7–5, [10–4]
Win 25–9 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Uruguay Italy
Italy Andrea Basso
7–5, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 26–9 Jun 2021 Forli, Italy Challenger Clay Peru Sergio Galdós Argentina Pedro Cachín
Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli
7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 27–9 Jul 2021 Iași, Romania Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Argentina Hernán Casanova
Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo
6–3, 6–4
Loss 27–10 Jul 2021 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Argentina Pedro Cachín
Argentina Facundo Mena
5–7, 3–6
Win 28–10 Jul 2021 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves France Antoine Hoang
France Albano Olivetti
7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Win 29-10 Aug 2021 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Peru Sergio Galdós
Argentina Renzo Olivo
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 30-10 Sep 2021 Kiev, Ukraine Challenger Clay Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov Ukraine Denys Molchanov
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–4, 6-4
Win 31-10 Dec 2021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Rafael Matos United States James Cerretani
Brazil Fernando Romboli
6–3, 7-6(7–2)

Junior Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 2014 Wimbledon Grass Brazil Marcelo Zormann United States Stefan Kozlov
Russia Andrey Rublev
6–4, 3–6, 8–6
Runner-up 2016 French Open Clay South Korea Chung Yun-seong Israel Yshai Oliel
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
3–6, 4–6

Olympic medal matches[]

Singles[]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics Hard Poland Kamil Majchrzak 4–6, 5–7

Doubles[]

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics Hard Brazil Marcelo Zormann Russia Karen Khachanov
Russia Andrey Rublev
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oliel wins first junior tennis grand slam title".
  2. ^ "Orlando Luz perde para Gastão Elias e cai na estreia do Brasil Open". Gazeta Press/ESPN.
  3. ^ "Orlandinho e Matos eliminam favoritos Cabal e Farah – Rio Open". rioopen.com (in Portuguese).

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