João Lucas Reis da Silva

João Lucas Reis da Silva
	Reis da Silva in 2023
Country (sports)	Brazil
Born	26 March 2000; Recife, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Arthur Rabelo
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. 207 (5 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2026)
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 considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.^[1]

Performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2025	2026	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte Carlo Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A		0 / 0	0-0	–
Italian Open	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Shanghai Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (1–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (2–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4–5)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (7–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (5–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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.

External links

[:0-1] "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.

[2] "Brazil Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.

[:1-3] ^ ^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.

[4] "Pedro Boscardin e João Lucas Reis desbancam favoritos e são campeões em Santiago". bolamarela.com.br.

[5] Varela, Sebastián (2024-12-10). "The great tennis taboo falls: Brazilian Joao Reis comes out as gay". CLAY. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

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Association of Tennis Professionals Top Brazilian male singles tennis players
As of Feb 15, 2026
1. Joao Fonseca (38 5) 2. Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva (207 ) 3. Thiago Monteiro (208 1) 4. Thiago Seyboth Wild (219 22) 5. Felipe Meligeni Alves (238 4)
6. Pedro Boscardin Dias (256 3) 7. Gustavo Heide (258 1) 8. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (289 ) 9. Daniel Dutra da Silva (320 4) 10. Igor Marcondes (348 2)