João Lucas Reis da Silva
| Country (sports) | Brazil |
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| Born | 26 March 2000 Recife, Brazil |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] |
| Coach | Arthur Rabelo[1] |
| Prize money | US$ 291,623 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (10 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 203 (8 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 2 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 204 (13 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 335 (8 December 2025) |
| Last updated on: 8 December 2025. | |
João Lucas Reis da Silva (born 26 March 2000) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 187, achieved on 10 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 204, achieved on 13 November 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 3 singles player from Brazil.[2]
Early life
João Lucas Reis da Silva was born on March 26, 2000, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.[1] He began playing tennis at the age of three, inspired by his older brother, who also competed at the junior level.[3] At the age of 10, he started competing in national tournaments.[3] At 13, Reis da Silva relocated to São Paulo to advance his training, where he lived and trained for seven years before eventually moving to Rio de Janeiro.[3]
Career
Reis da Silva has participated in tournaments across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and South America and competed in junior Grand Slam events.[3] He won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Challenger de Santiago with Pedro Boscardin Dias.[4]
In December 2024, Reis da Silva won the Procopio Cup in São Paulo by defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva, securing a spot in the Rio Open qualifying rounds.[3] This was his first tournament victory in four years, following a period marked by injuries.[3]
Personal life
Reis da Silva came out to his family and friends as gay five years before publicly sharing his identity in December 2024; publicly coming out made him the first out gay active professional male tennis player.[3] He is in a relationship with Brazilian actor and model Gui Sampaio Ricardo.[3][5] Reis da Silva stated that accepting his identity improved his relationships with those around him, including his coaches and parents.[3]
Reis da Silva plays considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.[1]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Ambato La Gran Ciudad, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2023 | Challenger de Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2024 | Engie Open Florianópolis, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Enzo Couacaud | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 2025 | Challenger Santa Fe, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Lautaro Midón | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2025 | IGMA Open, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Tomás Barrios Vera | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | São Léo Open, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
1–5 ret. |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2023 | Challenger de Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Boscardin Dias | Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2024 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Benjamin Lock | Finn Reynolds Matías Soto |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2025 | Punta Open, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Gustavo Heide | Facundo Mena Marco Trungelliti |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2025 | Buenos Aires Challenger, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Boscardin Dias | Guillermo Durán Mariano Kestelboim |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | Brazil F4, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Thiago Seyboth Wild | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Lambaré, Paraguay | WTT | Clay | Gonzalo Villanueva | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Colin Sinclair | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Paul Jubb | 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2020 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Maximiliano Estévez | 7–6(13–11), 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2021 | M25 Medellín, Colombia | WTT | Clay | Gilbert Klier Jr. | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2022 | M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador | WTT | Clay | Gonzalo Lama | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2022 | M15 Recife, Brazil | WTT | Clay (i) | Eduardo Ribeiro | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | May 2025 | M25 Coquimbo, Chile | WTT | Clay | Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | Lithuania F1, Vilnius | Futures | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Marc Dijkhuizen Bart Stevens |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | M15 Balatonalmadi, Hungary | WTT | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Lenny Hampel Neil Oberleitner |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2019 | M15 The Hague, Netherlands | WTT | Clay | Michiel de Krom | Ryan Nijboer Jesper de Jong |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2020 | M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Jonathan Binding Yann Wojcik |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Matias Zukas Raúl Brancaccio |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Apr 2021 | M15 Villa María, Argentina | WTT | Clay | Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida | Mateo Nicolás Martínez Gonzalo Villanueva |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2021 | M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Gilbert Klier Jr. | Rémy Bertola Maximilian Neuchrist |
walkover |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2021 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Jelle Sels | Gilbert Klier Jr. Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida |
4–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2021 | M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Gilbert Klier Jr. | Domagoj Bilješko Frane Ninčević |
2–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2021 | M25 Medellín, Colombia | WTT | Clay | Gilbert Klier Jr. | Pedro Boscardin Dias Gustavo Heide |
6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | WTT | Hard | Dan Added | Jake Bhangdia Gabriel Evans |
6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Brazil Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Futterman, Matthew; Eccleshare, Charlie. "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, the first out gay active professional male tennis player, was just posting a selfie". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Pedro Boscardin e João Lucas Reis desbancam favoritos e são campeões em Santiago". bolamarela.com.br.
- ^ Varela, Sebastián (2024-12-10). "The great tennis taboo falls: Brazilian Joao Reis comes out as gay". CLAY. Retrieved 2024-12-18.