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André Rezende Sá (Шаблон:IPA-pt; born 6 May 1977) is a former Brazilian tennis player.

In singles, he was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2002. Sá reached the semifinals of ATP tournaments in Memphis and Hong Kong in 2000 and 2001 respectively. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17, winning 11 doubles titles.

Personal

Sá started playing tennis at the age of eight, encouraged by his older brother. At the age of 12 and ranked number one in Brazil, he moved to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he stayed for five years. In 1996, he graduated from Brandenton Academy, where he played basketball for three years.

In 2019 Andre Sá and his family moved to Australia after being appointed to head of player liaison for Tennis Australia.

Professional career

Sá played his first professional match in 1993, in a Challenger in his hometown of Belo Horizonte, where he lost in the first round at the age of 16. In 1997, he started travelling around South America, reaching his first Challenger semifinal in Quito, losing to Mariano Puerta. In August, he reached his first final, again in his hometown, losing to the Brazilian Roberto Jabali. He also reached the semifinal in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 1997, he played his first Davis Cup match, against Alistair Hunt, from New Zealand, in Florianópolis, for the World Group qualifying round. It was the fifth match of the rubber, with a 5–0 win for Brazil. In October, he played his first ATP-Tour match, in Mexico City, where he reached the quarterfinal.

In 1998, Sá won his first Challenger, on February 23, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, beating Juan Antonio Marín, from Costa Rica 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Two weeks later, he won the Salinas Challenger in Ecuador, beating Guillermo Cañas in the final, and on August, he won the Gramado Challenger title over Hideki Kaneko, from Japan. This year saw his first Grand Slam participation, in Wimbledon, where he would reach his best result ever a few years later. He lost to Todd Martin on the first round.

Sá participated in four ATP-Tour tournaments in 1999, reaching the second round in Wimbledon, losing to Karol Kučera, 13th of the world at the time.

In the space of five weeks, he won three Challenger titles: Austin, Texas, beating the American Glenn Weiner, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas, beating Jimy Szymanski in the last two. He had a 13 games winning-streak at the time.

At the beginning of 2000, he reached the final in Waikoloa Challenger and his first ATP semifinal in Memphis, where he lost to eventual winner Swedish Magnus Larsson. He participated in three Grand Slams: Roland Garros (lost 1st round), Wimbledon (lost 1st round) and US Open (lost 2nd round). Sá was part of the Brazilian Davis Cup team that reached the semifinals, losing to Australia 5–0. Sá played the fourth match against Lleyton Hewitt, 4–6, 1–6.

In 2001, Sá again played in three Grand Slams: Australian Open (lost 2nd round), Wimbledon (lost 1st round to Arvind Parmar, who also beat him last year) and US Open (lost 2nd round). He won two Challenger titles: Calabasas, beating Michael Russel, Salvador, Bahia, winning over Brazilian Alexandre Simoni. Sá also reached the Hong Kong ATP semifinal, losing to the German Rainer Schüttler.

Sá's best results were in 2002. Without winning a single title, he reached his career-best ranking, 55, after three excellent ATP results. He participated in all four Grand Slams with a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon. He beat Antony Dupuis, Stefan Koubek, compatriot Flávio Saretta and Spain's Feliciano López, but lost in four sets in a three-hour and ten-minute match to home hero Tim Henman, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. Sá won a career-record amount of $102,198. The following month, he reached the Amersfoort quarterfinal and the Kitzbühel third round, allowing Sá get to 55th place in the rankings.

Sá had a terrible 2003. With 13 first-round defeats on a row, he his first win was at the grass of Queen's, beating Belgium's Gilles Elseneer, but losing at the second round. Sá plummeted on the rankings after a horrible losing streak and only a second round in Wimbledon, failing to retain his points. He dropped to 138th after the British Grand Slam.

2004 was a fine year for Sá, winning two challengers, in São Paulo and College Station. He also reached the Covington final. In 2005, Sá won the Challenger of Campos do Jordão and reached the final in Dallas, along with two other semifinals. In 2006, he reached two Challenger finals in Bogotá and Belo Horizonte, finishing the year with a ranking of 179, as the fifth Brazilian.

In 2007, partnering compatriot Marcelo Melo, he reached the men's doubles' Wimbledon semifinals[1] after beating Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in five sets, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 2–6, 6–3. They then beat Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett in a second round Wimbledon match, which, at 5 hours and 58 minutes and a fifth set of over three hours, is the second longest ever at Wimbledon.[2] The final score was 7–5, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 28–26. Sá and Melo then beat Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya in the third round in another five-set marathon, winning 6–4, 6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, this one lasting only 3h36. After this, Sá continued success with a 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 victory over seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.[3] The team then finally lost 6–7, 4–6, 4–6 to eventual champions Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra.

Discarding the 2002 Wimbledon quarterfinal, Sá reached his best results on doubles. With 21 Challenger and six ATP-Tour titles, along with 11 Challenger and nine ATP-Tour finals, Sá is considered one of the best Brazilian doubles player of all time, reaching the respectable 17th place in the ranking. Partnering with Brazilian Flávio Saretta, he reached the quarterfinals at the 2004 Australian Open and with Paraguayan Ramón Delgado, a third round at the 2006 Wimbledon. Representing Brazil, he won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, in Winnipeg, partnering with Paulo Taicher, besting the Mexican couple Marco Osorio and Óscar Ortiz, 7–6, 6–2. In singles, he lost in the third round to David Nalbandian.

In 2004, Sá participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, with Flávio Saretta, at the doubles tournament. They beat the Spanish duo Carlos Moyà/Rafael Nadal in the first round 7–6, 6–1, losing to Zimbabwe's Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett, 3–6, 4–6.

Sá was the second last Brazilian to secure his place at the 2004 Olympics, Sá only participated at the Games because another team gave up their spot.[4]

Sá played 17 Davis Cup matches, in 12 ties. He won ten matches and lost seven. In doubles, he has an impressive record of seven wins and three losses. He was part of the 2000 Brazilian team that reached the World Group Semifinals.

Sá retired from professional tennis in 2018. He played his last doubles match with compatriot Thomaz Bellucci at 2018 Brasil Open.[5]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 30 (11 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (11–18)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (7–9)
Grass (1–5)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (10–17)
Indoor (1–2)
Result W–L Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 [[1998 Sybase Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Pacific Coast Championships, United States World Series Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Nelson Aerts Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Woodforde
Шаблон:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 [[2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Bogota Open, Colombia International Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Martín Rodríguez Шаблон:Flagicon Mariano Hood
Шаблон:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–4
Loss 0–3 [[2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States International Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Glenn Weiner Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan
6–3, 7–5
Win 1–3 [[2001 Salem Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Hong Kong Open, China International Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Шаблон:Flagicon Petr Luxa
Шаблон:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek
6–0, 7–5
Loss 1–4 [[2002 Energis Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Dutch Open, Netherlands International Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni Шаблон:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee
Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Haggard
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss 1–5 [[2002 Brasil Open – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Brasil Open, Brazil International Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Humphries
Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Merklein
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 1–6 [[2003 Priority Telecom Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Dutch Open, Netherlands (2) International Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Haggard Шаблон:Flagicon Devin Bowen
Шаблон:Flagicon Ashley Fisher
6–0, 6–4
Win 2–6 [[2007 Estoril Open – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Martín García
Шаблон:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 3–6 [[2008 Brasil Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Brasil Open International Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Albert Montañés
Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago Ventura
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 4–6 [[2008 Hypo Group Tennis International – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Hypo Group Tennis International, Austria International Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Julian Knowle
Шаблон:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11]
Loss 4–7 [[2008 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom International Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Шаблон:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 5–7 [[2008 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] New Haven Open, United States International Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Knowles
7–5, 6–2
Loss 5–8 [[2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Delray Beach Open, United States 250 Series Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–8 [[2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Andrei Pavel
Шаблон:Flagicon Horia Tecău
6–7(9–11), 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 6–9 [[2009 Aegon Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (2) 250 Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Wesley Moodie
Шаблон:Flagicon Mikhail Youzhny
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 6–10 [[2011 Copa Claro – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Buenos Aires Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Franco Ferreiro Шаблон:Flagicon Oliver Marach
Шаблон:Flagicon Leonardo Mayer
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 6–11 [[2011 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Franco Ferreiro Шаблон:Flagicon Daniele Bracciali
Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago González
6–7(1–7), 6–4, [9–11]
Win 7–11 [[2011 Open de Moselle – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Moselle Open, France 250 Series Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Murray Шаблон:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý
Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 7–12 [[2012 Brasil Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Brasil Open (2) 250 Series Clay (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Butorac
Шаблон:Flagicon Bruno Soares
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 7–13 [[2012 Copa Claro – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (2) 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Шаблон:Flagicon David Marrero
Шаблон:Flagicon Fernando Verdasco
4–6, 4–6
Loss 7–14 [[2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Delray Beach Open, United States (2) 250 Series Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Шаблон:Flagicon Colin Fleming
Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Hutchins
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [13–15]
Loss 7–15 [[2012 MercedesCup – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Шаблон:Flagicon Jérémy Chardy
Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot
1–6, 3–6
Win 8–15 [[2015 Argentina Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Buenos Aires Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Jarkko Nieminen Шаблон:Flagicon Pablo Andújar
Шаблон:Flagicon Oliver Marach
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 9–15 [[2015 Aegon Open Nottingham – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Nottingham Open, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Guccione Шаблон:Flagicon Pablo Cuevas
Шаблон:Flagicon David Marrero
6–2, 7–5
Win 10–15 [[2015 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Umag Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Máximo González Шаблон:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago González
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 10–16 [[2015 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Shenzhen Open, China 250 Series Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Guccione Шаблон:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich
Шаблон:Flagicon Colin Fleming
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [6–10]
Loss 10–17 [[2016 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Romanian Open 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Guccione Шаблон:Flagicon Florin Mergea
Шаблон:Flagicon Horia Tecău
5–7, 4–6
Loss 10–18 [[2016 Aegon Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 500 Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Guccione Шаблон:Flagicon Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 11–18 [[2017 Brasil Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Brasil Open 250 Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Rogério Dutra Silva Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Daniell
Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 11–19 [[2017 Aegon International Eastbourne – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [3–10]

Challenger Tour singles titles (11)

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Singles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 W–L
Australian Open A A A 2R 1R 1R A 1–3
French Open A A 1R A 1R 1R A 0–3
Wimbledon 1R 2R 1R 1R QF 2R 1R 6–7
US Open A A 2R 2R 1R A A 2–3
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 4–4 1–3 0–1 9–16

Doubles

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R A A 1R 1R QF 1R A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 7–16
French Open A 1R A A A 3R 1R 1R 1R A 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R 15–16
Wimbledon A 1R A A A 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R SF 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 16–16
US Open 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R A A QF 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 13–18
Win–loss 0–1 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–4 2–4 5–4 0–3 2–1 10–3 5–4 3–4 2–4 0–4 2–4 4–4 5–4 2–4 6–4 1–4 51–66

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